Despite training programs provided by the Justice and Peace Commission-JPC, Nakere Rural Women Activists-NARWOA, and Mercy Corps among other NGO’s, beneficiaries report that the project is struggling to gain traction. By Bondry Kilenga Briquettes (Internet photo) Briquettes making initiative in Kotido district…
By Admin Dozens of people have died from floods following heavy rains in recent days in the Angolan capital, Luanda, and other areas across the country. Emergency services have reported at least 29 deaths in Luanda and the central city of Benguela,…
Scientists fear that a natural warming phase called El Niño – expected to begin later this year – could soon bring further heat records. In response to the report, UN Secretary General António Guterres reiterated his call for countries to move away…
Prosper Gibolo Uganda’s peak dry season has taken an unexpected turn, with intensifying February rains sweeping across much of the country and prompting a nationwide flood and landslide alert. Traditionally marked by hot, dry, and sunny conditions, February signals the tail end…
At least 6,000 children have been displaced and nearly 29,000 left without access to school in Madagascar following Tropical Cyclone Gezani, which struck the eastern coast on February 10, 2026, with winds exceeding 200 km/h, UNICEF warns. This was the second major…
AGENCIES The regional body responsible for weather monitoring in Eastern Africa has warned that the region is likely to experience wetter-than-normal conditions from February through to May 2026. The IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) says above-average rainfall is expected across…
Locals looking at destroyed houses helplessly ( Courtesy Photo) More than 38 households in Lokwakwa village, Lorengedwat sub-county, Nabilatuk district, have been left homeless with nothing to eat after wildfire razed down their grass-thatched houses. The devastating fire, which was fanned by…