Countries Water supply fears as Morocco hit by worst drought since 1980s Rabat – As Morocco withers under its worst drought in 40 years, experts warn that a combination of climate... Read more 25 Mar, 2022
Countries UN worried about lack of funds to tackle Somalia drought Nairobi – The United Nations warned on Wednesday that it faces a crippling lack of funds to tackle Somalia’s devastating... Read more 10 Mar, 2022
Countries Baidoa: Crossroads of despair in drought-ravaged Somalia Baidoa – Under the blazing sun, Salado Adan Mohamed puts the finishing touches to her makeshift shelter, cobbled together from... Read more 3 Mar, 2022
Countries Drought, famine are Ethiopia’s worst ever ‘enemy’, says PM Nairobi – Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Friday that drought and famine were the worst enemy his... Read more 26 Feb, 2022
Countries PICS | Horn of Africa drought drives at least 13 million to hunger Nairobi – Vast swathes of land stretching from southern Ethiopia to northern Kenya and Somalia are in the grip of... Read more 23 Feb, 2022
Agriculture Morocco announces $1 billion drought relief plan Rabat – Morocco said on Wednesday it will launch a nearly $1 billion aid programme to help its agriculture industry,... Read more 17 Feb, 2022
Countries At least 13 million face hunger as Horn of Africa drought worsens, says UN Nairobi – An estimated 13 million people in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia are facing severe hunger as the Horn of... Read more 8 Feb, 2022
Countries One in four Somalis face acute hunger due to drought, UN says Nairobi – Nearly one in four people in Somalia are facing acute hunger as drought ravages the conflict-wracked country,... Read more 20 Dec, 2021
Agriculture Hunger stalks jihadist-battered Niger Niamey – Few countries in the world struggle with as many burdens as Niger. The arid Sahel state is... Read more 3 Dec, 2021
News Somalia faces ‘rapidly worsening’ drought, says UN Nairobi – Somalia’s “rapidly worsening” drought has left more than two million people facing severe food and water shortages, the... Read more 19 Nov, 2021