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Ghana gives expired food aid to flood victims

Flood victims in northern Ghana have been given expired food aid, compounding their stressful situation. The country's Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia was the senior...

Floods in Ghana kill 34, displace thousands

Flooding in northern Ghana has killed at least thirty-four people, local disaster management officials have said. The flooding caused by the spillage of the Bagre...

Floods in Nigeria kill hundreds of people

Hundreds of people are reported dead from floods in Nigeria. Officials say the deaths were recorded across the country. But according to officials the highest...

Woman rejects being rescued from flood without her dogs

A woman refused to leave her flooded house in India’s Kerala state without her 25 dogs, a rescuer said Saturday, as the death toll...

India’s ‘worst’ floods kill hundreds

At least 324 people have been killed in flooding in the southern Indian state of Kerala in what local officials say is the worst...

Niger floods kill 22, displaces thousands

Twenty-two people are dead and thousands have been left homeless in Niger after torrential rains caused heavy flooding, authorities said. "As of August 6, 49...

Japan floods kill at least 100 after record rainfall

At least 100 people are thought to have died after record rainfall caused flooding and landslides in western Japan, a government spokesman says. Dozens more...

Kenya: 7 killed by floods , 11 missing

Floods in parts of Kenya have killed seven people with eleven others reported to have gone missing, according to local media.

Algeria floods kill at least 6

Six people including two children were killed in 48 hours as flash floods swept away their cars in heavy rainfall over northwest Algeria, rescue services announced on Thursday.

DRC mourns flood victims amid fears of cholera outbreak

Democratic Republic of Congo started two days of national mourning on Monday for 48 people killed by floods and mudslides in the capital Kinshasa amid concerns of a cholera outbreak in the vast city of 10 million.

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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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