Countries Lagos commissioner quits over building collapse Lagos – A Nigerian state commissioner in charge of construction safety and oversight in Lagos has resigned, a day after... Read more 7 Sep, 2022
Countries Two dead after Lagos building collapse Lagos – At least two people were killed and more were trapped on Sunday after a seven-story unfinished building... Read more 4 Sep, 2022
Countries Floods impact half a million this year in Nigeria Yola – Half a million Nigerians have been affected by floods caused by heavy rains since the start of... Read more 31 Aug, 2022
Countries Without official aid, Durban flood victims dig themselves out Durban – Entering their fourth day without power or water, Durban’s poorest residents lined up on Thursday to collect... Read more 14 Apr, 2022
Countries Crocs swept away by KZN floods recaptured Durban – More than a dozen crocodiles that went missing from breeding ponds after heavy rains that pummelled South... Read more 14 Apr, 2022
Countries At least five dead in South Africa floods, mudslides Johannesburg – At least five people have been killed in floods and mudslides across South Africa’s port city of... Read more 12 Apr, 2022
congo Climate-related health emergencies on the rise in Africa, says WHO Brazzaville – Climate-related health emergencies are on the rise in Africa, though the continent contributes the least to global warming,... Read more 7 Apr, 2022
Countries Cyclone Emnati lashes Madagascar Antananarivo – Cyclone Emnati overnight lashed the island nation of Madagascar, still reeling from the impact of another cyclone earlier... Read more 23 Feb, 2022
Countries Four children among six dead in DRC’s deluge Bukavu – Six people including four children died after heavy rainfall triggered flooding and damaged buildings in the city of... Read more 22 Feb, 2022
World ‘They’re never coming back’: Eight kids among 12 dead in US house fire Philadelphia – Jacuita Purifoy lost ten family members when a fire tore through a converted three-story house in Philadelphia... Read more 6 Jan, 2022