Kenya flooding death toll climbs to 70 since March | Floods News

Kenya flooding death toll climbs to 70 since March | Floods News

More than 120,000 people have been displaced, Kenyan government says, with 22 others injured and eight reported missing. Flooding and heavy rains in Kenya have killed at least 70 people since mid-March, according to a government spokesperson, twice as many as were reported earlier this week. Kenya and other countries…

At least 155 killed in Tanzania as heavy rains pound East Africa | Climate Crisis News

At least 155 killed in Tanzania as heavy rains pound East Africa | Climate Crisis News

More than 200,000 people and 51,000 households have been affected by the rains, Tanzania’s prime minister said. Flooding and landslides in Tanzania caused by weeks of heavy rain have killed 155 people and injured 236 others, the country’s prime minister has said, as intense downpours continue across East Africa. Prime…

Floods kill 58 in Tanzania with heavy rains persisting | Climate Crisis News

Floods kill 58 in Tanzania with heavy rains persisting | Climate Crisis News

More than 100,000 people have been affected by the flooding, which has hit Tanzania’s coastal areas especially hard. Floods have killed 58 people in Tanzania over the last two weeks, spurring the East African country to seek an answer in major infrastructure projects. The government announced the death toll late…

Packed Tanzania protests offer hope but reforms remain a distant dream | Protests

Packed Tanzania protests offer hope but reforms remain a distant dream | Protests

Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania – As thousands of supporters carrying placards stating their demands marched through Dar-es-Salaam on Wednesday, opposition party Chadema deputy chairperson Tunde Lissu declared to reporters that the rallies were the beginning of a mission to get a new constitution and get the electoral commission truly independent. Deemed the…

Landslide in small-scale mine leaves 22 dead in Tanzania | Mining News

Landslide in small-scale mine leaves 22 dead in Tanzania | Mining News

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan expressed ‘great sadness’ at the loss. Twenty-two people have been killed following a landslide at a small-scale mine in northern Tanzania, government officials said. The accident occurred at the Ng’alita mine in the Bariadi district of Simiyu region, Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan said on…

How to pay for genocide: Namibian victims of German colonialism want a say | Conflict

How to pay for genocide: Namibian victims of German colonialism want a say | Conflict

Berlin, Germany – South of Berlin, the expansive Treptower Park stretches out alongside the Spree river – an oasis of tranquillity in an otherwise restless city. On a recent Saturday, small groups of people strolled along the paths, and on the river, a boat fitted with a jacuzzi floated lazily…