Drought
Adjah Tetteh Bewails Hearts of Oak Nine-Year Trophy Dry Spell
Former Hearts of Oak midfielder dynamo Lawrence Adjah Tetteh has bemoaned the club's nine-year trophy drought. The...
Starvation Looms As Food Runs Out In Drought-Hit Ethiopia
The Somali people of Ethiopia's southeast have a name for the drought that has killed livestock, dried up wells and...
Kenya To Promote Policies To Combat Desertification
Kenya has pledged to promote policies frameworks, strategies and actions to combat desertification, a senior government...
Reliable Climate, Weather Data Key To Africa’s Agric Transformation [Article]
Though it has about 60% of the world’s uncultivated arable land, Africa’s net food import is predicted to grow from...
10,000 Residents Evacuated Amid Fire
Up to 10,000 people have been evacuated from a scenic coastal town in South Africa that has been devastated by...
South African Fires Force ‘10,000 To Flee’
Up to 10,000 people have been evacuated from a scenic coastal town in South Africa that has been devastated by...
Cape Town Contends With Worst Drought In Over A Century
The worst drought in a century is forcing the most stringent water restrictions ever implemented for South Africa's...
Cape Town Cuts Back To Survive Worst Drought In 100 Years
As Cape Town suffers its worst drought in a century, residents have been told to restrict showers to two minutes and...
South Africa To Harvest the Highest Maize Crop In 40 Years
South Africa is expecting to harvest its biggest maize crop in four decades a year after drought devastated output of...
Cape Town Region Declares Drought Disaster
South Africa's Western Cape region which includes Cape Town declared a drought disaster on Monday as the province...
Drought, Conflict and Famine In Africa
Drought and conflict have pushed the Horn of Africa, Nigeria and Yemen to the brink of famine, and a lack of aid...
Growing Risk of ‘mass’ Starvation Deaths In Africa
The United Nations warned Tuesday that "the risk of mass deaths from starvation ... is growing" among people in...
California Governor Declares End To Drought Emergency
One of the worst droughts in California history has officially ended, Governor Jerry Brown declared, but not before it...
California Declares Stubborn Drought Officially Over
California Governor Jerry Brown declared Friday the official end of the state's drought that lasted more than five...
Drought Shatters Turkana’s Dreams of A Better Future
In just a few years water, oil and money would flow. Roads, schools and hospitals would follow. Turkana's generations...
Somalia Faces Major Cholera Outbreak
The United Nations has raised alarm over a major outbreak of cholera in southern Somalia. Aid groups are already...
Finland Allocates $20 Million To Famine-Hit African Countries
The Finnish government has allocated over EUR 18 million (over $20 million) to five famine-hit African countries at...
World Water Day: One In Four Children Will Live With Water Scarcity By 2040
One in four of the world’s children will be living in areas with extremely limited water resources by 2040 as a...
Act Now To Help Starving Children In East Africa
Sir Mo Farah has said it "breaks his heart" to hear how families are facing starvation in East Africa as he backed a UK...