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Senegals water-stressed capital faces difficult future

Many residents of the Senegalese metropolis Dakar get up in the middle of the night hoping to collect water from their taps, which mostly run dry. "We wake up at 4 or 5 am to get water, says Sidy Fall, 44, in her kitchen in a working-class neighbourhood, filled with large bottles of stored water.
#senegal #water

Africa's water security perilous - but data reveals surprises

Little of Africa's wastewater is treated, water for drinking and hand-washing is scarce for hundreds of millions of people, and water-related disasters like flooding are on the rise, particularly in West Africa.
#africa #africawastewater #westafricanleaders

Mozambicans haunted by insurgency's horrors

Life is quieter now. The camp for displaced Mozambicans has grown to house thousands of people. While aid agencies are providing food, sanitation and water, a local economy is springing up.
Barbers and tailors have set up shop, and even accept mobile money payments. Children sell eggs laid by hens reared in the camp.
#mozambique #mozambicans

Total Energy Discovers Oil in Namibian waters

TotalEnergies has announced a discovery of light oil offshore of Namibia with "very promising initial results".
The so-called Venus discovery well was drilled by TotalEnergies, as the operator, on behalf of a joint venture group comprising TotalEnergies QatarEnergy Impact Oil and Gas Namibia and Namcor, Namibia’s national petroleum corporation.
#namibia #oil #petroleum

Work to widen Suez Canal is underway

Work is underway to expand the two-way section of the Suez canal to 82 km from 72 km, the chairperson of the authority managing the Egyptian waterway said on Tuesday.
#suezcanal #egypt

32 dead in Cameroon cholera outbreak

Thirty-two people have died in an outbreak of cholera in the central-western African state of Cameroon, the authorities said on Wednesday. The water-borne disease was first detected in the Southwest and Centre regions in late October, and then spread to three other regions.
#cameroon #cholera

Madagascar facing humanitarian crisis as 75 000 displaced after Cyclone Batsirai, says Unicef

Immediate needs such as safe water, sanitation, medicine, and food top the priority list of what is required to support at least 75 000 people affected by Cyclone Batsirai in Madagascar.
#madagascar #cyclonebatsirai

Mnangagwa offers cash incentives to Zim govt workers to block strikes

President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe has made a mouth-watering proposition to teachers in a bid to avert a catastrophic strike by government workers who say their salaries have been eroded by inflation.
#emmersonmnangagwa #zimbabwe

Cape Town listed as among most 'Instagrammable' place in the world – only 3 African countries made list

Cape Town has been listed 22nd among the "Top 50 Most Instragammable Places" in the world, beating the capital of the Alpes-Maritimes, Nice, the crisp Thai waters of Phuket, and Spanish party capital Ibiza.
#capetown #southafrica #ibiza

Namibia Detects First Bird Flu Strain That Can Spread to Humans

Namibia’s Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform together with the Ministry of Health and Social Services on Thursday confirmed the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 strain in wild birds occurring along the coastal line of Walvis Bay and Swakopmund in Erongo region.
#birdflu #namibia #agriculture

Zimbabwean by-elections: Change of name, colours for MDC as parties test waters before 2023 polls

Zimbabwe's most popular opposition figure, Nelson Chamisa, on Monday announced a change of name for his Movement for Democratic Change Alliance (MDC Alliance). Chamisa's party will now be known as Citizen's Coalition for Change (CCC).
#zimbabwe #citizencoalitionforchange #democraticchangealliance

Anti-Lockdown Riots Erupt In Belgium As Protests Sweep Across Europe

Anti-lockdown riot erupts in Belgium as protests sweep Europe amid Covid Xmas fears – with 2.5million cases in one week. Six people were hospitalised including two police officers while 20 were arrested after protests broke out in Brussels. Cops in Brussels used water cannons and tear gas as 8,000 people descended on the capital in protest at new restrictions introduced on Friday.
#lockdown #riot #brussels

Emirates Airline Lands In Nigeria In Style

Emirates has today touched down in both Abuja and Lagos, marking the restart of daily services to Nigeria from Dubai. It received a spectacular water canon welcome at Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos.
#emiratesairline #Nigeria #dubai

Italy: Sicilian Cyclone Kills Two And Drops A Year's Rain In 48 Hours

At least two people have died after a cyclone battered the Italian island of Sicily and dropped a year's worth of rainwater in just 48 hours, leaving many streets flooded. Footage shows roads submerged under raging flood water and roads and buildings being left overwhelmed after almost 20 inches of rain fell in just 48 hours.
#siciliancyclone #italy #ecologicaldisaster

Four migrants drown, 13 rescued off Algeria: coastguard

The Algerian coastguard recovered four bodies from the Mediterranean Sea and rescued 13 migrants after a boat capsized in its waters, the defence ministry said on Sunday.
#algeria #algeriancoastguard #mediterraneansea

Pro-democracy protests flare up in Eswatini

Pro-democracy protests have flared up in Eswatini, months after authorities loyal to the southern African country's absolute monarch quashed an earlier round of demonstrations using tear gas and water cannon.
#eswatini #protest #southernafrica

Unbelievable Moment Fish Move Through Sea In The Shape Of A Love Heart

Hundreds of fish form a heart shape in stunning drone footage. The group of crevalle jack swam in formation before dispersing in the glistening turquoise water. The stunning aerial footage was captured by restaurant owner Paul Dabill, 47, from Jupiter, Florida.
#Nature #fishes #AquaticLife

Covid-19: Pharmacist arrested after thousands of vaccines found dumped in Egypt

Egyptian authorities arrested three people accused of dumping thousands of unused Covid-19 vaccine jabs found last week in a water drain in a southern city, the public prosecution said.
#covid19 #egypt #vaccinejabs

US Submarine Hits ‘Object’ While Underwater In South China Sea

US submarine hits ‘object’ while underwater in South China Sea
Navy says some members of the nuclear-powered USS Connecticut’s crew suffered minor injuries in collision.
#us #ussubmarine #southchinasea

R Kelly accuser says singer starved her for days before assaulting her

R. Kelly sexually assaulted a woman at his Chicago studio nearly two decades ago, where he locked her up without food and water, the woman testified at the R&B singer's sex abuse trial on Thursday.
#rkelly #sexualassault #r &b