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Escalating violence and severe drought have pushed Puntland families into extreme hardship, displacing more than 200,000 people in 2025.

At least 40 people have died and over 36,000 households have been hit by severe rain related disasters in Malawi during the 2025/26 season.

Relief and recovery efforts slowed by adverse weather as South Africa battles floods that have killed at least 38 people in Limpopo and Mpumalanga.

Mozambique’s flood death toll reaches 112, with officials warning of potential disease outbreaks in overcrowded shelters housing displaced people.

President Ramaphosa expresses concern after Cape Flats gang violence killed 26 people and a separate scholar transport crash claimed 13 children.

Botswana halts imports of cloven-hoofed livestock from Zimbabwe following a foot and mouth outbreak in Mangwe district near its border regions.

Over 327,000 people in Mozambique’s Gaza province displaced by severe flooding, prompting establishment of 36 emergency shelters.

South Africa declares deadly floods a national disaster after weeks of heavy rain killed over 30 people and damaged widespread infrastructure.

The South African Weather Service issues an Orange Level warning for disruptive rainfall expected to hit three provinces on Tuesday.

Body of missing American tourist Christopher Gibbs recovered at the Victoria Falls World Heritage Site.