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Zambia’s Kariba Dam crisis is one of inequality
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Zambia’s Kariba Dam crisis is one of inequality

Al Jazeera  

For far too long the Zambian and other African governments have prioritised urban over rural communities. Sporadic access to power has become the norm since, in 2022, record low rainfall led to a glaring imbalance between the water intake level at Lake Kariba – the world’s biggest dam reservoir – and water consumption by Zimbabweans and Zambians. The result is …

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From Zambia to Afghanistan, WFP warns El Nino’s extreme weather is causing a surge in hunger
7 months, 2 weeks ago

From Zambia to Afghanistan, WFP warns El Nino’s extreme weather is causing a surge in hunger

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Extreme weather attributed to the El Nino phenomenon is causing a surge in hunger in several countries, including Zambia and Afghanistan, the UN’s World Food Programme said Wednesday, and called on donors for much-needed help. The WFP said executive director Cindy McCain had traveled to Zambia and seen how “severe drought has wiped out harvests …

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A long drought in Zambia has left people with no crops or money for food
7 months, 3 weeks ago

A long drought in Zambia has left people with no crops or money for food

NPR  

A long drought in Zambia has left people with no crops or money for food NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Cindy MCcain, executive director of the World Food Programme, about her current trip to Zambia, where people are enduring a severe drought and going hungry. SHAPIRO: You say you need to make sure people get fed in the short term …

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Southern Africa to experience cereal shortage
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Southern Africa to experience cereal shortage

China Daily  

FILE PHOTO: A wilted maize crop is seen in Mumijo in the Buhera district east of the capital Harare, Zimbabwe, March 16, 2024. The Food and Agriculture Organization has warned that Southern African countries will experience maize shortages due to the recent El Nino-linked drought that has decimated harvest prospects. The predicted production shortfall is expected to intensify households' food …

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Zimbabwe declares drought disaster, the latest in a region where El Nino has left millions hungry
9 months, 1 week ago

Zimbabwe declares drought disaster, the latest in a region where El Nino has left millions hungry

Associated Press  

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe declared a state of disaster Wednesday over a devastating drought that’s sweeping across much of southern Africa, with the country’s president saying it needs $2 billion for humanitarian assistance. The declaration was widely expected following similar actions by neighboring Zambia and Malawi, where drought linked to the El Nino weather phenomenon has scorched crops, leaving millions …

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Malawi follows Zambia in declaring drought disaster as El Niño brings hunger to southern Africa
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Malawi follows Zambia in declaring drought disaster as El Niño brings hunger to southern Africa

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — The southern African nation of Malawi has declared a state of disaster over drought in 23 of its 28 districts and the president says it urgently needs more than $200 million in humanitarian assistance, less than a month after neighboring Zambia also appealed for help. A third country, Zimbabwe, has The WFP said there were …

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Malawi follows Zambia in declaring drought disaster as El Niño brings hunger to southern Africa
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Malawi follows Zambia in declaring drought disaster as El Niño brings hunger to southern Africa

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A third country, Zimbabwe, has …

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Fresh from a deadly cholera outbreak, Zambia declares drought a national emergency
10 months, 1 week ago

Fresh from a deadly cholera outbreak, Zambia declares drought a national emergency

Associated Press  

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema Thursday declared the country’s debilitating drought a national disaster and emergency, saying it has devastated food production and electricity generation as the nation battles to recover from a recent deadly cholera outbreak. Like some of its neighbors, the southern African country is suffering a severe drought as the El Nino weather pattern worsens …

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Cholera: An overlooked outcome of climate change
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Cholera: An overlooked outcome of climate change

Al Jazeera  

Global warming is exacerbating the spread of a disease that should have been consigned to the dust bin of history a long time ago. We have seen repeatedly in different countries and communities climate-related intense tropical storms, heavy rains and flooding which damage or destroy water and sanitation infrastructure and cause untreated sewage to spill into clean water sources, and …

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China's 'mysterious' debt rules pushing world's poorest countries including Pakistan to brink of collapse
1 year, 7 months ago

China's 'mysterious' debt rules pushing world's poorest countries including Pakistan to brink of collapse

India TV News  

Chinese debt trap: Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Kenya, Zambia and a dozen poor countries are facing economic instability and even collapse as they had once taken loans from China. Pakistan is on the verge of becoming Sri Lanka Countries in AP’s analysis had as much as 50% of their foreign loans from China and most were devoting more than a third …

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Vice President Harris’ trip aims to deepen US ties in Africa
1 year, 9 months ago

Vice President Harris’ trip aims to deepen US ties in Africa

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris will try to deepen and reframe U.S. relationships in Africa during a weeklong trip that is the latest and highest profile outreach by the Biden administration as it moves to counter China’s growing influence. But it takes time.” In Africa, Harris will be closely watched as the first person of color and first woman …

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The G20 must help resolve debt crisis across the world
1 year, 10 months ago

The G20 must help resolve debt crisis across the world

Live Mint  

Debt distress is not merely a macroeconomic problem. As India has assumed the G20 presidency at an uncertain time for the global economy, addressing debt distress, initiating action and devising a coordinated framework for relief would be daunting endeavour.The G20 in 2020 launched a Common Framework which brought creditors such as China and India, along with the IMF, the Paris …

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Yellen visits Zambian farm to showcase Africa’s ag potential
1 year, 11 months ago

Yellen visits Zambian farm to showcase Africa’s ag potential

Associated Press  

CHONGWE, Zambia — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen traveled from a small farm on a rural red clay road to a ramen noodle manufacturing plant in Zambia’s bustling capitol of Lusaka on Tuesday to showcase Africa’s potential to help solve the world’s problems with food shortages. Yellen, midway through a 10-day tour of Africa, devoted her day to highlighting the …

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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to visit sub-Saharan Africa
2 years ago

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to visit sub-Saharan Africa

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will travel in January to South Africa, Zambia, and Senegal, her office announced Friday, in what will be the first of a string of Biden administration official visits to sub-Saharan Africa next year. President Joe Biden on Thursday announced during a U.S. summit with African leaders that he plans to make a trip to …

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Cuckoo completes one of the longest migrations ever recorded by a land bird with 7,500-mile flight
4 years, 7 months ago

Cuckoo completes one of the longest migrations ever recorded by a land bird with 7,500-mile flight

Daily Mail  

A cuckoo has completed one of the longest migrations ever recorded by any land bird. Scientists have been monitoring the progress of the cuckoo, named Onon after a Mongolian river, which has just flown more than 7,500 miles. Scientists have been monitoring the progress of the cuckoo, named Onon after a Mongolian river, which has just flown more than 7,500 …

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Amy Jackson cradles baby bump and kisses boyfriend George Panayiotou in Venice. See pics
5 years, 6 months ago

Amy Jackson cradles baby bump and kisses boyfriend George Panayiotou in Venice. See pics

India Today  

Amy Jackson is in the third trimester of her pregnancy and is expected to deliver her first child sometime in September. She got engaged to her longtime boyfriend George Panayiotou on May 5, as per Greek customs and they are expected to walk down the aisle in early 2020. Here are the photos: Amy Jackson and George sharing a passionate …

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Radio-tagged Amur falcon ‘Tamenglong’ lost in Zambia: Official
6 years ago

Radio-tagged Amur falcon ‘Tamenglong’ lost in Zambia: Official

Hindustan Times  

One of the two satellite-tagged female Amur falcons, which flew non-stop for five days covering thousands of kilometres to reach Somalia in November last year, has lost contact after reaching Zambia, a Wildlife Institute of India official said on Wednesday. The last location of Amur falcon ‘Tamenglong’ was in North Luangwa National Park of Zambia in South Africa. The last …

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