When we hear the word “disaster” we often think of floods, droughts or earthquakes – events caused by nature. But what really turns these events into disasters is how prepared we are to deal with them ...

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group ( www.AfDB.org) has approved a $6 million grant to support the ...

The Reserve Bank warns that the ongoing US tariffs on local exports and the end of AGOA will eat away at already low growth ...

KZN MEC Thulasizwe Buthelezi launched a vital summer disaster risk reduction campaign aimed at educating communities about ...

Johannesburg — South Africa was under a declared state of national disaster on Thursday as the death toll from floods caused by severe rains in the Eastern Cape region rose to 92. The Eastern Cape ...

Mozambique is one of Africa’s most climate-vulnerable nations, frequently impacted by cyclones, tropical storms, flooding, ...

Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa walks with members of the search and rescue mission looking for the bodies of those who were killed following flash floods and landslides near the slopes of ...

The United Arab Emirates, represented by the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA), ...

Groups of people faced off on both sides of the police cordons with officers in full gear standing in several rows between ...

As Africa strives to strengthen food and nutrition security amid mounting climate shocks, key stakeholders and experts are calling for gender inclusive, sustainable financing and resilient agri-food ...