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Zimbabweans ‘pray it rains’ as severe drought hits the country

Families in the southern Zimbabwean city of Bulawayo are going up to four days without running water as drought dries the dams the city...

Zimbabwe secures $108 mln to fix power crisis

Zimbabwe's government said it has secured combined loans of $108 million from the Export-Import Bank of China and Export-Import Bank of India to fix...

Food crisis hits Zimbabwe with over 5 million in need of aid

Zimbabwe has been hit by a food crisis with more than five million people in dire need of food aid. The United Nations has said...

Ethiopia is planting 4 Billion trees to save the planet

Ethiopia this year launched an ambitious project to plant 4 billion trees to fight deforestation. It will not only save the environment in Ethiopia, Africa’s...

Drought declared a national disaster in South Africa

Officials in South Africa have declared a national disaster following recent drought which has hit the country's southern and western regions.

AfDB approves US$1 million grant for Kenya drought victims

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a US$ 1 million Emergency Humanitarian Assistance to people affected by...

Food support project launched to end hunger in Zimbabwe

A major support project has been launched by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to end hunger in the Southern African country of Zimbabwe.

One in three children malnourished in Kenya

Three years of poor rains have triggered a national disaster in Kenya, with 2.6 million people hungry, critical rates of child malnutrition and devastating livestock deaths, the United Nations said as it appealed for $166 million in aid.

Farmers in Sahel learn ways to avoid drought disaster

Seydou Walaga, a grey-haired farmer in western Niger, lifts the hatch of his grain silo, a round hut made of sticks and straw, to reveal piles of sorghum and millet.

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Nigerian High Commission apartments in Ghana demolished

Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers. The apartments have been constructed to...

Covid-19: Ghana records significant recovery numbers

Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered. The significant number of recoveries means the country now...

DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million. Moyo is accused of illegally...

Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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