17-Jan-2020 to 14:41

APA-Kigali (Rwanda) — Strong winds that struck several villages in Huye district, southern Rwanda over the last two days have destroyed 36 houses and three churches leaving other properties also damaged, a senior local government official in the region confirmed to APA on Friday.

16-Jan-2020 to 15:06

APA-Gaborone (Botswana) — Poaching of endangered rhinos appears to be reaching crisis levels in Botswana amid reports that the country continues to lose more of its protected animals to poachers, APA learned here on Thursday.

16-Jan-2020 to 13:03

APA-Pretoria (South Africa) — Following a persistent drought spell in South Africa, dam levels in some parts of the country have begun to improve as a result of current rains, the Ministry of Water and Sanitation announced on Thursday.

06-Jan-2020 to 09:56

APA-Nairobi(Kenya) — The Kenyan government has embarked on aerial pesticide spraying to stop the invasion of desert locusts that have caused destruction of crops in northern Kenya.

26-Dec-2019 to 09:18

APA - Kigali (Rwanda) — The Mayor of Kigali City, Pudence Rubingisa on Thursday warned residents living in flood-prone areas in several suburbs of the urban settings to urgently relocate to safer areas so as to avoid any form of disasters.

26-Dec-2019 to 09:03

APA - Kigali (Rwanda) — Rwanda Meteorology Agency on Thursday warned that heavy rains could persist up to the end of this week, a situation that requires all sectors to adapt to disaster effects that will come as a result.

26-Dec-2019 to 09:03

APA - Kigali (Rwanda) — Heavy rains hit several parts across Rwanda including the capital city Kigali and its outskirts late Wednesday evening, blocking roads and destroying infrastructures, local administrative officials confirmed Thursday.