Desert locust swarms reach Sudan, Eritrea, and Djibouti, as flooding continues in Zambia and Angola1. Over the past two weeks flash floods have been reported in Luanda,Uige, and Cabinda provinces of Angola.2. Increasing numbers of desert locust swarms ...
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January 17, 2020 Web Desk
Judicial, Legal-Judicial
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1. IntroductionTropical cyclone Idai, which made landfall in March 2019 near the port city of Beira in Mozambique was the most severe natural disaster to affect southern Africa in over three decades, causing catastrophic damages in towns and rural area...
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January 17, 2020 Web Desk
General
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IntroductionClimatic shocks, on top of economic and political challenges, continue to affect millions of people in the Southern Africa and Indian Ocean region. Because of poor rainfall and failed harvests, extensive areas are currently suffering from a...
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January 16, 2020 Web Desk
Judicial, Legal-Judicial
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The European Commission is mobilising a humanitarian aid package of Euros 22.8 million to help address emergency food needs and support vulnerable people in Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The funding comes as large parts of souther...
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January 16, 2020 Web Desk
Health Services
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JOHANNESBURG/LONDON A record 45 million people mostly women and children in the 16nation Southern African Development Community are gravely food insecure following repeated drought, widespread flooding and economic disarray. As the crisis deepens, t...
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January 16, 2020 Web Desk
Health Services, Medical
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