Water stress and hazards like withering droughts and devastating floods are hitting African communities, economies and ...

Persistent and incredibly destructive multi-year droughts will continue to advance as Earth’s climate warms, scientists say ...

Loveness Madangawa prepares lunch over an open fire in Mutare in eastern Zimbabwe – she has an electric stove, but power cuts caused partly by drought hitting the main hydropower station means she has ...

Cholera topped the list of disease outbreaks in Africa last year as a warming world increased both flooding and droughts in ...

Africa's small-scale farming sector is hit hard when there's a drought because these farmers rely on rainwater. South Africa has been affected by major drought episodes over the years. However ...

A study finds that severe drought plaguing parts of Somalia since 2022 has killed at least 71,000 people beyond the number expected. About 40% of the lives lost were children under the age of 5 ...

PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA — South Africa will remain a net exporter of corn in marketing year 2024-25 despite challenging ...

Limpopo is South Africa’s northernmost province, bordering Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Botswana. Droughts that have always plagued the region have worsened, even if climate change barely features ...

US$ 35 million deal backed by the World Bank aims to address acute food insecurity and support vulnerable households across ...