At least six people have been killed during torrential rains that caused floods, landslides and widespread damage in Burundi’s capital city.
Dozens of people have been killed during violent clashes between rival farming tribes in drought-stricken parts of Kenya.
At least 60 people have been killed and dozens more injured in a landslide at Ethiopia’s largest rubbish dump.
The executive director of German NGO, Menschen für Menschen (People for People), warns that Ethiopia risks enduring another famine in the near future.
Somalia’s president has declared a national disaster in the country as it continues to grapple with a prolonged drought.
Small plot farmers in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania are going digital with a new agtech platform launched by Mastercard.
Tanzania’s prime minister and minister of agriculture both reassured the public this week that the country has plenty of food, amid doubt concerns in the East African nation.
A 5.9 magnitude earthquake has killed at least 16 people and injured more than 250 in northwest Tanzania.
East African nations are making steady progress in the battle against a crippling maize disease that’s ravaging crops in the region.
Experts in Rwanda are calling for more research and innovation in the country’s battle against climate change.
