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Drought and Famine: Ethiopia’s deadly Cycle Continues
As Ethiopia remains caught in a deadly cycle of drought and famine, aid agencies warn that erratic rainfall and
Wild Winds whip up fierce forest fires on Spain’s Canary Islands
LA PALMA, Canary Islands -- Strong winds fanned forest fires for a second day Sunday on the Spanish Canary
Climate change to hit Africa fisheries hard-study
African nations will be the most vulnerable to the impact of climate change on fisheries, ranging from damage to
Rabies Plague kills over 50 Angolan children in 3 months
LUANDA - Rabies has killed over 50 children in Angola's capital Luanda in the past three months, raising alarm
Pollution trial opens in Ivory Coast
ABIDJAN (AFP) - The trial opened in Ivory Coast on Monday of 12 people charged with involvement in a
Drought and soaring food prices threaten millions of Somalis
ROME (Reuters) - Soaring food prices, a devalued currency and drought mean millions of people in Somalia cannot feed
Norway gives Tanzania funds to fight climate change
OSLO (AFP) - A Norwegian aid package will give 500 million kroner (100 million dollars, 63 million euros) to
Extreme weather starving Uganda’s pastoralists
The semi-arid region has typically experienced drought since the 1960s, every five to 10 years. But since 2000, the phenomenon
Arsenic poisoning water wells
OUAGADOUGOU, With signs that people are developing diseases linked to arsenic poisoning, the government said that it had turned