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Chilobwe, Malawi CNN — Tropical Cyclone Freddy has killed at least 326 people after it ripped through southern Malawi, the country’s Department of Disaster Management Affairs told CNN Thursday. The resulting devastation has left survivors trapped and fighting for survival. Chilobwe, one of the hardest-hit areas, is a township near the city of Blantyre. Located … Read More “Cyclone Freddy survivors dig with bare hands for victims as death toll reaches 326 | CNN” »
CNN — More than 120 people have died in the Congolese capital of Kinshasa after torrential rains caused severe flooding in the city, according to a government statement issued Wednesday. The rainfall began on Monday and continued through Tuesday, it said. Severe damage could be seen in video obtained by news agency Reuters, with roofs … Read More “Floods kill at least 120 in Kinshasa | CNN” »
Editor’s Note: Adjoa Adjei-Twum. She is the Founder & CEO of the Africa-focused and UK-based advisory firm Emerging Business Intelligence and Innovation (EBII) Group for global investors interested in Africa and emerging markets.The opinions expressed in this article are solely hers. CNN — The recently-concluded COP27 was dubbed the “African COP” – with the continent … Read More “Opinion: ‘Africa’s COP’ made some big promises. Here’s how to deliver | CNN” »
CNN — As global leaders converge in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, for the UN’s annual climate summit, researchers, advocates and the United Nations itself are warning the world is still wildly off-track on its goal to halt global warming and prevent the worst consequences of the climate crisis. Over the next two weeks, negotiators from nearly … Read More “As countries convene at climate summit in Egypt, reports show the world is wildly off track. Here’s what to watch at COP27 | CNN” »
CNN — Hundreds of elephants, wildebeests, and zebras have died across Kenya amid the nation’s longest drought in decades. “The Kenya Wildlife Service Rangers, Community Scouts, and Research Teams counted the deaths of 205 elephants, 512 wildebeests, 381 common zebras, 51 buffalos, 49 Grevy’s zebras, and 12 giraffes in the past nine months,” a report … Read More “Hundreds of elephants, wildebeests and zebras dead in Kenya amid prolonged drought | CNN” »
CNN — A grueling two-year drought in Kenya has wiped out 2% of the world’s rarest zebra species and increased elephant deaths as well, as the climate crisis takes its toll on the east African nation’s wildlife. Animal carcasses rotting on the ground – including giraffes and livestock – have become a common sight in … Read More “2% of the world’s rarest zebras wiped out in Kenya’s relentless drought | CNN” »
CNN — Until a year ago, crossing the Zambezi River between Botswana and Zambia was a slow and congested affair. For trucks moving along a key transport corridor, stretching from Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to Durban, South Africa, the river was an obstacle without an elegant solution. Vehicles would load onto … Read More “One year on, the $260 million Kazungula Bridge has transformed Africa’s most unusual border crossing | CNN” »
