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Cyclone Batsirai: 48,000 People In Need Of New Homes In Madagascar
An intense tropical storm tagged Cyclone Batsirai has struck several villagers in Madagascar, sweeping away the homes of over 48,000 people with a death toll of at least 10 people, the country’s office of disaster and risk management reports. Among the regions heavily affected by the storm is the small town of Ambalavao, about 460km (286…
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Why Is The UNHCR Calling For Evacuation Aid In Ethiopia?
Set by the border between Sudan and Ethiopia, is a small regional state in northwestern Ethiopia called Benishangul Gumuz. This region is home to over 700,000 people of which 70,000 are Sudanese and South Sudanese refugees and over 500,000 people are internally displaced Ethiopians. Conflict recently broke out in the town of Tongo reportedly between…
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7 African Cities To Join Global Mega Cities’ List By 2100
Forecasts by the University of Toronto’s Global Cities Institute, Environment & Urban Journal, The Whitaker Group, etc, have shown that at least 10 African cities would top the list of 20 largest cities in the world by the end of the century. Various research material has revealed that the fast-paced population growth in Africa is…
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High-Voltage Cable Kills Dozens In DRC
Local authorities have reported the death of at least 26 people on Wednesday after an overhead high-voltage cable fell into a drainage ditch at a market in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s capital Kinshasa. Charles Mbutamuntu, the spokesman for the Kinshasa provincial government revealed that the cable snapped and the live end of it…
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Aliko Dangote’s Automobile Company Begins Car Assembling In Nigeria
Aliko Dangote’s automobile company has begun operations in Nigeria, starting with the assembling of the Land Trek, 3008, 5008 and the new 508 models. The Dangote Peugeot Automobiles Nigeria Limited (DPAN) begins operations nearly four years after joint owners Dangote Group received approval to take over the non-functional Peugeot plant, now known as PAN Nigeria…
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Nigerian Oil Vessel Explosion Sparks Fear Of Massive Spill
An oil production and storage vessel has exploded off the coast of Nigeria’s Delta state, raising fears of likely environmental hazards, as well as concerns about the fate of crew members on board the ship. The Trinity Spirit, with its storage capacity of up to two million barrels of oil, was engulfed in flames with…
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Why Is South Africa Scrapping Isolation For Asymptomatic COVID Patients?
The South African government has announced they would no longer require people who test positive for COVID-19 without symptoms to isolate, based on the trajectory of the pandemic and levels of vaccination in the country, According to a statement issued by Mondli Gungubele, a minister in the presidency, Isolation for patients who exhibit symptoms have…
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Nigeria’s Foreign Exchange Reserve Losses: What You Should Know
New figures made available by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revealed that the West African country’s foreign reserves recorded a $481.4 million decline in January 2022 to close at $40.04 billion, showing a 1.2% fall from the previous month. Data from the CBN show a steady monthly decline from November 2021 till now.…
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What To Know About The New Omicron Sub-Variant?
The World Health Organization has announced it has discovered a highly contagious sub-variant of the Omicron coronavirus strain. According to the United Nation’s health body, the BA.2, also known as the “stealth variant”, has been detected in 57 countries, including the UK, Sweden, India and the US. According to Denmark’s Statens Serum Institut (SSI), BA.2…
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Visualizing Food Insecurity In Sub-Saharan Africa
Recent reports by the United Nations have shown varying degrees of food insecurity across the globe, with alarming rates found especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. The COVID-19 pandemic, constant conflict, drought, economic woes, and extreme weather have been labelled as active causes of food shortage across the world, according to the 2022 UN Global Humanitarian review (pdf).…