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The government of Cape Verde has declared a state of emergency after a tropical storm devastated parts of the African ...
South Africa is studying whether some of its largest cities should take out flood insurance after a series of disasters in ...
Parts of northwestern Nigeria are now underwater after a heavy deluge triggered flash flooding across Adamawa State. The flooding began Sunday in five communities around Yola, sweeping away homes and ...
The business community of Elegu Town Council in Amuru District, which borders Uganda and South Sudan, have raised concerns ...
Cape Verde has declared a state of emergency on the islands of São Vicente and Santo Antão, after deadly floods which killed at least nine people and forced 1,500 from their homes.
The eThekwini Municipality has set aside R120 million to repair and upgrade sewer networks and pump stations in Prospecton, ...
Elegu is Uganda’s third-largest informal trade gateway. It is located about 500 metres south of the South Sudanese town of ...
Nigerian weather forecasters on Wednesday warned that parts of 21 of the country’s 36 states are likely to experience ...
South Africa is considering a new kind of flood insurance for its high-risk cities, which could mean faster payouts when disasters happen.
Addis Abeba- Torrential rainfall over the weekend triggered severe flooding along the Awash River in Ilu and Sebeta Hawas districts of the Southwest Shewa Zone, Oromia region, displacing more than ...
One in three people in informal settlements in the global south live in floodplains and are at risk of a “disastrous flood”.