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How severe floods have affected Eastern Africa with millions impacted by the devastation
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 31, 2024

In Kenya, the National Disaster Operations Centre (NDOC) reports a grim tally of 315 lives lost since March, with over 306,000 people grappling with t...

UN says 1.6 million Eastern Africans so far affected by heavy rains, floods
Hanifa Adan  |  May 22, 2024

UN-OCHA says the region had seen 473 fatalities and nearly 410,350 people displaced as of May 17.

Tanzania shuts down five hydroelectric stations amid excess power supply
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 25, 2024

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy Doto Biteko stated in parliament in Dodoma on Wednesday that the government has managed to deliver electr...

IGAD warns of heavier rains in East Africa from March to May
Barack Oduor  |  Feb 24, 2024

The highest probabilities are for Central and Western Kenya and the border areas of Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda.

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