Pakistan’s worst floods since 2022 have killed over 1,000 people, displaced millions, and left three eastern rivers at record levels.

A devastating landslide struck the rural commune of Manéah, about 50 kilometers from Guinea’s capital, Conakry, late Wednesday night, killing at least 15 people and injuring several others. Triggered by days of intense rainfall, the collapse buried homes housing more than 20 families, prompting a large-scale emergency response. Initial reports cited 11 fatalities, but updated […]

A boat carrying 154 Ethiopian migrants capsized early Sunday off the coast of Yemen’s Abyan province, leaving at least 68 confirmed dead and 74 others missing, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Only 12 survivors were rescued from the wreckage, making this one of the deadliest maritime disasters in the region this year. […]

At least 23 people have died and 11 remain missing after flash floods swept through Adamawa State in northeastern Nigeria, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) confirmed Tuesday. Torrential rains submerged several neighborhoods in Yola, the state capital, displacing more than 5,500 residents and injuring dozens. The flooding, which began […]

Despite a brief uptick in rainfall across parts of the continent, Africa’s water crisis is worsening, driven by rising temperatures, erratic precipitation, and the continued use of fossil fuels. According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), surface temperatures across Africa are projected to rise by up to 4°C by 2050, with Southern Africa already experiencing […]

The death toll from the devastating floods that struck South Africa’s Eastern Cape two weeks ago has risen to 105, local authorities confirmed Friday. The region, already one of the country’s poorest, continues to grapple with the aftermath of torrential rains that displaced thousands and destroyed critical infrastructure. Acting Police Commissioner Thandiswa Kupiso reported that […]

At least 29 students lost their lives and more than 260 others were injured in a devastating stampede at Barthelemy Boganda High School in the capital of the Central African Republic, authorities confirmed Thursday. The tragedy unfolded on Wednesday afternoon as over 5,300 students gathered to sit for the second day of their baccalaureate exams. […]

The United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) has warned of increasing hunger in 13 hotspots around the world, with 5 of them facing an immediate risk of starvation and death in the coming months. A latest Hunger Hotspots report released Monday by the WFP and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warns that urgent […]

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa visited the region Friday, where devastating floods have left at least 78 people dead in the southeast of the country as search and rescue operations continued for a fourth day and authorities said they expect the death toll to rise. Ramaphosa travelled to the town of Mthatha in Eastern Cape […]

At least 200 people have died and 500 remain missing after devastating floods swept through Mokwa, Niger State, following torrential rains last week. Local authorities have called off rescue operations, fearing that no more survivors will be found. The disaster, described as the worst flooding in the region in six decades, has displaced over 3,000 […]