Sudan: Deadly floods, disease afflict Africa's arid Sahel
Source: Reuters - Thomson Reuters FoundationCountry: Sudan, Chad, SenegalBy Alistair Thomson DAKAR, Aug 15 (Reuters) - A few weeks ago farmers in parts of Africa's arid Sahel region were fretting that...
View ArticleCôte d'Ivoire: West Africa floods affect at least 125,000 people
Source: Voice of AmericaCountry: Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Mali, Gambia, MauritaniaBy Joe De Capua Washington - 04 September 2007 -- Humanitarian officials say...
View ArticleBurkina Faso: Declining fresh water in poor nations worry donors
Source: XinhuaCountry: Burkina Faso, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guatemala, Honduras, Kenya, Mali, Nicaragua, Niger, Senegal, Uganda, United Republic of TanzaniaNAIROBI, Oct 25, 2007 (Xinhua via...
View ArticleSenegal: Senegal: Rains come late, cause widespread flooding
Source: The New HumanitarianCountry: SenegalDAKAR, 14 August 2007 (IRIN) - Heavy rains are reportedly flooding towns in the centre and north of the country causing damage to homes and crops. "After a...
View ArticleBurkina Faso: West Africa: Widespread flooding tests governments, aid community
Source: The New HumanitarianCountry: Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Mauritania, Chad, Senegal, Togo, GhanaDAKAR, 24 September 2007 (IRIN) - When the residents of 680 households in the...
View ArticleSenegal: Senegal: Calls for more prevention as cholera cases rise
Source: The New HumanitarianCountry: SenegalDAKAR, 22 October 2007 (IRIN) - As the number of cholera cases in Senegal this year tops 2,000, Red Cross and UN officials say not enough has changed since a...
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