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Ten crises to look out for in 2025
Every year, natural disasters and conflicts dominate the headlines around the world, but many equally devastating...
Madagascar: Tropical Cyclone Dikeledi - Flash Update No. 1 (11 January 2025)
Highlights Tropical Cyclone Dikeledi is expected to make a landfall in Vohémar and Antsiranana districts in northern...
Mozambique: Tropical Cyclone Chido Flash Appeal - January - June 2025
Executive Summary Communities in Mozambique are suffering from the devastating effects of Tropical Cyclone Chido, which has...
DR Congo mission chief says humanitarian disaster ‘unfolding before our very eyes’
Ms. Keita, who also heads the UN peacekeeping mission in the country, MONUSCO, sounded the alarm over...
Tanzania Declares Marburg Outbreak: Africa CDC Mobilizes Immediate Response
ADDIS ABABA, January 20, 2025 – Tanzania has declared a Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak after confirming...
UNFPA Mozambique Cyclone Chido Flash Update #2
Cyclone Chido struck Cabo Delgado and Nampula provinces in northern Mozambique on December 15, 2024, resulting...
Global Weather Hazards Summary, January 16, 2025 – January 22, 2025
Africa Weather Hazards Heavy rainfall and Tropical Cyclone DIKELEDI trigger flooding in eastern southern Africa. Inundation remains in...
Mysterious Flu-Like Illness Spreads in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: WHO Responds
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has an outbreak of a flu-like disease referred to...
Death toll in Uganda landslide rises to 28
KAMPALA, Dec 3 (Reuters) - The bodies of two three-year-old boys were among those pulled from...
Saturday's weather: Heatwave, extremely hot and uncomfortable conditions forecast across SA
It is going to be a hot day across the whole country. Extremely high fire danger conditions...
COP29: Africa’s negotiating strategy must build on past lessons
A stronger Africa is essential for the world to effectively build resilience against the impacts of...
COP29 UN Climate Conference Agrees to Triple Finance to Developing Countries, Protecting Lives and Livelihoods
UN Climate Change News, 24 November 2024 – The UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) closed today with...
Ocean & Climate Platform: A healthy ocean, a protected climate
The curtain fell on COP29 on Sunday 24 November after two weeks of intense and challenging...
Democratic Republic of the Congo: FAO sounds alarm over persisting high levels of hunger
New data reveals that about a quarter of the population continues to face Crisis or Emergency...
PICS: Storm leaves trail of destruction behind!
THREE municipalities in Mpumalanga hit hard by a severe storm. The storm left hundreds of families...
One Dead After Snowstorm Leaves Hundreds Stranded in South Africa
A woman has tragically died after being stranded overnight in one of numerous vehicles trapped in...
North-East Nigeria: Adamawa State - Flood Update, As of 22 August 2024
In the early hours of August 20, 2024, the Kiri Dam in Tudun Tsira, Shelleng LGA,...
WCDRR: Public Invest. in Infrastructure to Reduce Flood Disaster Risk in Algiers, Djillali Benouar
WCDRR: African Higher Education Institutions in Advancing DRR, Djillali Benouar
