Humanitarian
Lagos News
At least 100 dead in Lagos oil pipeline blast.
At least 100 people including many children have died in an oil pipeline explosion in the Ijegun suburb of Lagos, local Red Cross sources report.
The blast occurred on 15 May after a bulldozer alleg...
Cape Town News
Hundreds destitute in Cape Town following strong winds.
Hundreds of people have been left destitute in Cape Town after strong winds destroyed their homes on 15 March. Many of the victims are former squatters who were evicted from unfinished government hous...
Maputo News
Cyclone Jokwe hits Mozambique.
At least eight people have been killed and thousands more displaced by cyclone Jokwe in the northern coastal province of Nampula, local news sources report. The tropical storm hit land on 8 March with...
Maputo News
Mozambique risks further flooding.
Tens of thousands of Mozambicans in the Zambezi river valley are being evacuated following the decision by the river authorities to open a floodgate in the Kariba dam upstream on the Zambia-Zimbabwe b...
Maputo News
Roughly 50 people are thought to have died in heavy flooding in Mozambique according to the UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The problem is particularly acute along the Zambezi...
Maputo News
At least six people have died and thousands have been displaced from their homes as a result of heavy flooding in central Mozambique. The areas worst affected are along the Zambezi, Pungue, Buzi and S...
