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UN pledges support after Zimbabwe declared drought a disaster

The United Nations has pledged to assist Zimbabwe in mobilising resources to address the El Nino-induced drought crisis. This commitment follows President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s declaration...

Hunger grips southern Africa as Zimbabwe declares drought disaster

 President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, declared Zimbabwe’s drought a national disaster and said the country needed more than $2 billion in...

Sri Lanka to estimate damage caused by drought to agriculture

Sri Lanka’s Minister of Agriculture, Mahinda Amaraweera, on Monday, August 7, 2023, instructed the Agriculture and Agrarian Insurance Board to estimate the damage caused...

2.7m people displaced by drought in Horn of Africa – WFP

Drought conditions in the Horn of Africa region have displaced around 2.7 million people, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said. In a regional...

Horn of Africa drought not possible without climate change – Study

The drought that has left some 4.35 million people in the Horn of Africa in dire need of humanitarian aid – with 43,000 in...

UN seeks $2bn support for Somalia to address drought, famine

UN and partners on Wednesday, February 8, 2023, solicited the support of international community to raise $2.6 billion to assist some 7.6 million people...

Extreme drought deepens hunger in Horn of Africa, says WFP

Extreme drought has  deepened hunger in the Horn of Africa, which is also beset by conflict, the World Food Programme (WFP) has warned on...

Immediate global action required to prevent famine in Horn of Africa

A fifth consecutive season of drought has been set in motion by a poor start to October – December rains, and below average rainfall...

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Oscar-nominated Chicago filmmaker teaches wildlife conservationists in Rwanda, Uganda to make documentaries

A Chicago filmmaker decided to create a classroom in Africa, where he shares his knowledge and insight with wildlife...

Groups frown as Lagos forcefully evicts Makoko floating community

Two non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have decried the ongoing attack by the Lagos State Government on Makoko community, an impoverished...

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