Wide areas of farmland are submerged in north and eastern regions of the West African country, sweeping away the livelihoods of a population largely dependent on agriculture. Over 56 000 people have ...

The recent rains that washed through West Africa didn’t fall just on one country ... In September, Nigeria’s Alau Dam ...

The overflowing of the Senegal and Gambia rivers is due to water releases from the Manantali (in Mali) and Faleme dams, which ...

Struggling with lethal murky floodwater of recent decades, the urgent need in Nigeria for adaptation strategies using ...

Devastating flooding in South Sudan is affecting around 1.4 million people, with more than 379,000 displaced, according to a ...

Africa faces escalating climate risks that threaten its people and businesses. While governments and development finance institutions lack the capital to address these challenges, John Macomber argues ...

Torrential rains that triggered floods and landslides have killed hundreds of people and displaced millions across parts of ...

“Seasons of heavy downpour have already become the new normal in countries such as Nigeria, Sudan, Chad and Cameroon,” stated ...

As much as a foot of rain fell in mere hours in and around the city of Valencia, flooding homes and sweeping away cars.

But in September, torrential rains triggered floods in southern parts of Morocco, killing at least 28 people, according to authorities. The rare heavy rains come as the North African kingdom ...

So we often hear calls for more dams. But is that the answer ... There were deep concerns that flood-dependent farmers downstream might lose some of their livelihoods. Indigenous communities ...

Flooding is almost inevitable around Lokoja in Nigeria’s Kogi state, where Africa’s third-longest river meets its main tributary, the Benue. But across vast areas of Africa, climate change has thrown ...