Weeks of relentless rainfall have plunged East Africa into a state of emergency, affecting hundreds of thousands of people across Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, and Tanzania. According to the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, as of May 3, a staggering 637,000 individuals have been affected, with 234,000 forced from their homes, and […]
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Nigeria is among the ten countries in the world least able to deal with looming environmental disasters like increased flooding, drought and extreme hot weather, international humanitarian organisations say. Nigeria joins countries like Somalia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic and Yemen, because “political tensions and widespread conflict have contributed to the country’s fragility, […]
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A terrifying mudslide that slipped off the side of Mount Cameroon and flowed into the town of Buea, killing two children, might not have been so damaging if the local population did not defy rules laid down about where they build their houses, and how they exploit natural resources, the local government say. Residents of […]
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This is not the best of times for many residents of Maiduguri, Borno State, Northeast Nigeria, as floods occasioned by heavy downpour continues to steal their happiness. Before the rains, the Borno State Ministry of Environment had enforced the evacuation of blocked drainages around all major streets as well as nooks and crannies of Maiduguri […]
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Changing climates are having serious environmental impacts across different parts of the world, and Maiduguri in Borno State, Northeast Nigeria, is not exempted from this. Currently faced with a 12-year-old insurgency with its ever-changing dynamics, resource access has become far more limited in the state capital than ever before. The insurgency, which has displaced millions […]
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Saturday, April 10 was a day the people of the ancient town of Aguleri in Anambra East Local Government Area, Anambra State, Southeast Nigeria would not forget so soon. A light rain shower soon turned to a storm running into hours nonstop. By the time the storm calmed, two schools, a high court building, many […]
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Flooding caused by the overflow of River Hadejia in Jigawa State, Northwest Nigeria, has killed 40 people and Displaced many, Yusuf Sani, the Chairman of Jigawa State Emergency Management Agency, said on Tuesday. “The flood is getting worse by the day. It has now reached the Hadejia area and has forced many people out of […]
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Inhabitants of the capital of the Central African Republic, Bangui are still in shock upon waking on Monday morning to realize that they could not leave their houses because they were submerged in water. The floods followed several days of torrential rains and damage is estimated at hundreds of millions of FCFA. Fortunately, no deaths […]
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