A year after that paper was published, West and Central Africa was swept by one of the worst seasonal flooding disasters on record with more than 8.5 million people affected across 20 countries ...

Deadly flooding in West and Central Africa leaves corpses of crocodiles and snakes floating among human bodies September 20, 2024 / 11:23 AM EDT / CBS/AP 280 students reportedly abducted in Nigeria ...

Torrential rains have unleashed catastrophic floods in West and Central Africa, affecting over four million people in 14 countries - the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today warns. The ...

According to a UNICEF estimate, $6 million (€5.4 million) in flexible emergency funding is needed to reach vulnerable children and families affected by the flooding in West and Central Africa.

As torrential rains sweep through Central and West Africa, floods have killed more than 1,000 people and displaced hundreds of thousands across the region By Associated Press Sept. 20, 2024 ...

Maiduguri is the latest city in West Africa to experience deadly floods after a heavier than usual rainy season. The rains have swept through Mali, Niger, Liberia, Chad and Cameroon.

In sub-Saharan Africa, the cost of adapting to extreme weather events is estimated between $30-50 billion annually over the next decade, the report said. It warned that up to 118 million Africans ...

As torrential rains sweep through Central and West Africa, floods have killed more than 1,000 people and displaced hundreds of thousands across the region. Skip to content Local News ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Houses swept away to the very last brick. Inmates frantically fleeing the city’s main prison as its walls got washed away by water rising from an overflowing dam. Corpses ...