Senegalese families remain in limbo in a site called Khar Yalla, a decade after coastal floods destroyed their homes, Human Rights Watch said today. Despite recent progress, the government has not yet ...

Money flooding into South Africa: The JSE all-share index posted its steepest climb in more than six years as markets ...

The United Nations General Assembly recently declared the four-century-long transatlantic slave trade as “the gravest crime ...

When the Pacific Ocean water temperature rises about one degree, El Niño occurs. When the water rises 2.7 to over 5.4 F ...

Torrential rains have killed around 40 people in Angola, with several others still missing, authorities say.

El Niños happen when water in the tropical Pacific heats up, changing weather patterns all around the world. The hotter the ...

Recurring floods on Kitale-Lodwar corridor put Kenya’s bid at risk amid logistics, costs and viability concerns.

Afghanistan's disaster management authority says extreme weather has caused widespread flooding and landslides, killing at ...

Thousands of revelers have gathered in Lagos, Nigeria, for the annual Lagos Fanti Carnival. The event celebrates the Afro-Brazilian heritage of the “Aguda,” formerly enslaved people who ...

Behind the deluge lies a web of global and local forces: from a warming Indian Ocean to the country's own topography.

Floods have killed at least 77 people this week and destroyed or damaged thousands of homes, and an earthquake on Friday ...