Southern Africa: Around 1.3 Million People Affected By Severe Flooding in Southern Africa

Southern Africa: Around 1.3 Million People Affected By Severe Flooding in Southern Africa

Brazzaville — Intense rainfall and severe flooding since mid-December 2025 have affected around 1.3 million people in southern Africa, destroyed houses and critical infrastructure and disrupted access to health services, heightening risks of water- and mosquito-borne diseases. About half of the people affected are in Mozambique, according to preliminary assessments by the World Health Organization…

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A 5 million percent return

A 5 million percent return

Warren Buffett and Greg Abel walkthrough the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3, 2025. David A. Grogen | CNBC The investing world’s north star is beginning to dim. Warren Buffett has handed over the CEO reins to Greg Abel after a six-decade run that turned an unremarkable textile company into…

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GEF approves 2 million in funding to tackle environmental challenges worldwide

GEF approves $372 million in funding to tackle environmental challenges worldwide

Thirty-six new programs and projects from the GEF family of funds will benefit 59 countries, including 21 Small Islands Developing States and 21 Least Developed Countries. PHOTO/GEF. By SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT [email protected] The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has announced the approval of more than $372 million in new funding to implement 36 innovative programs and projects…

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Southern Africa: Around 1.3 Million People Affected By Severe Flooding in Southern Africa

Afreximbank Announces U.S.$1.1- Million Donation to Aid Hurricane Melissa Recovery Efforts in Jamaica and Haiti

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced a donation of US$1.1 million to the governments of Jamaica and Haiti to support their recovery efforts following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa in October. Hurricane Melissa, which passed through the northern Caribbean, unleashed unprecedented devastation on a number of countries in the region, including Haiti and Jamaica…

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