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More than 100,000 people have been affected by the flooding, which has hit Tanzania’s coastal areas
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 on Sunday as heavy rains continued to lash the country. April marks the...
Hunger Hotspots: FAO-WFP early warnings on acute food insecurity, November 2023 to April 2024 outlook
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) warn that acute food insecurity is likely to deteriorate further in 18 hunger hotspots – comprising a total of 22 countries or territories including 2 regional...
The Critical Role of Post-Disaster Needs Assessments: The case of Morocco and Libya
Recent natural disasters have ravaged parts of North Africa, with Morocco grappling with the aftermath of a catastrophic earthquake and Libya facing severe flooding. As communities in these countries rally together to recover, the African Centre for Disaster...
African Centre for Disaster Management ready to assist Morocco Following Tragic Earthquake
The African Centre for Disaster Management (ACDM) stands in solidarity with the people of Morocco as they grapple with the aftermath of a catastrophic earthquake on 8 September. Located in the High Atlas mountain range, roughly 70 kilometres southwest of Marrakesh,...
ACDM announces the new IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations and Sustainable Cabin Practices Training
In a bid to fortify the proficiency of aviation practitioners, the Africa Centre for Disaster Management (ACDM) has announced an extensive training program slated to take place from August 18 to August 28, 2023, at the Enterprise Centre in Norwich, England. This...
Extreme rains and flash flooding in Ethiopia and Somalia
The Africa Centre for Disaster Management (ACDM) reports a severe climate crisis in Ethiopia and Somalia, where extreme rains and flash flooding have devastated rural communities. These communities are already grappling with the aftermath of nearly three years of...
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Cyclone Season (Tropical Cyclone Batsirai)
HIGHLIGHTS • Tropical Cyclone Batsirai made landfall in Madagascar, just north of the city of Mananjary, in Vatovavy region, on Saturday, 5 February, as an Intense Tropical Cyclone (Category 3 equivalent) with wind speeds of 165 km/h and wind gusts of up to 230km/h. •...
Risk of further eruptions from DR Congo volcano sparks mass exodus in Goma
Thousands of people scrambled to flee the Congolese city of Goma on Thursday, some picking their way across landscapes scarred with lava, after officials said a second volcanic eruption could happen any time. Magma, the molten rock that normally stays beneath the...
8,000 people cross from the Democratic Republic of Congo into Rwanda following volcano eruption
Hundreds of children are feared missing or were separated from their families after Mount Nyiragongo erupted in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday. The United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) said Sunday that the children were lost amid...
Hunger spreading as Mozambique crisis reaches tipping point
Halima Adhu Jose is still struggling to get over the horror she experienced two weeks ago when she escaped Palma, a town in Mozambique’s far northern Cabo Delgado province. Rampaging gunmen on March 24 launched an attack on the coastal town, firing indiscriminately,...