Mozambique

Africa 05/30/19, 03:55

Mozambique says it needs $3.2 billion to recover from a pair of powerful tropical cyclones that ripped into the southern African nation earlier this year and left hundreds dead, raising alarm about the effects of climate change on coastal nations.That's according to a government assessment supported by the World Bank, ...

Africa 05/22/19, 10:37

Former finance minister Manuel Chang is to be tried for a loan scam that diverted proceeds to Mozambican government officials and others

Africa 05/10/19, 07:30

Pope Francis says he may add a South Sudan leg onto his Africa trip in September if conditions there are "mature."Francis told a visiting nun from Juba on Friday he wants to go to South Sudan as part of his trip but can't promise.He planned to visit South Sudan with ...

Africa 05/03/19, 15:28

UN and its partners have reached 27,000 people in the areas hardest hit by Cyclone Kenneth

Africa 05/03/19, 03:39

Isabella Mussa has not set foot in a classroom or read a book for the past week. For the 13-year-old, displaced by a deadly cyclone in northern Mozambique, it feels like a lifetime.Yet she is called one of the lucky ones. More than 1 million children have been affected by ...

Africa 05/02/19, 20:15

Lack of clean water and food bring fears of more disease in Kenneth's wake

Africa 05/02/19, 03:46

Cyclone Kenneth in northern Mozambique ripped the island of Ibo apart. Nearly a week after the storm roared in, a visit by The Associated Press found widespread devastation.Roofs were peeled away from the overwhelming majority of homes. Wells were contaminated, leaving drinking water a growing concern.Thousands of residents who were ...

Africa 05/01/19, 01:26

Next to a marble pulpit inside a Catholic church, a young Muslim girl chases around with other children.The church has become a home for her and nearly 1,000 others from different faiths as they wait out the aftermath of Mozambique's latest devastating cyclone.Situated in the heart of this predominantly Muslim ...

Africa 04/30/19, 10:12

Survivors say returning from Malawi to their flood prone areas would put them at risk should another flood occur

Africa 04/30/19, 03:45

Country’s disaster management agency said Monday the death toll from Cyclone Kenneth had risen to 38

Africa 04/30/19, 02:53

Rains are still pounding northern Mozambique after Cyclone Kenneth, while the United Nations says aid workers face "an incredibly difficult situation" in reaching thousands of survivors.U.N. humanitarian spokeswoman Gemma Connell says bad weather kept badly needed supplies from arriving in the main city of Pemba on Monday. She tells The ...

Africa 04/29/19, 19:30

Death toll from the storm rises to 38

Africa 04/29/19, 07:04

The Latest on Cyclone Kenneth in Mozambique (all times local):2 p.m.Mozambique's government says the death toll from last week's Cyclone Kenneth has jumped to 38 as flooding continues.A boy does push-ups in the rain, in Pemba, on the northeastern coast of Mozambique, Sunday, April, 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)The new ...

Africa 04/29/19, 01:17

Rains from Cyclone Kenneth, the second tropical storm to hit Mozambique within weeks, continued to pound the northeastern city of Pemba and surrounding areas causing massive flooding and destruction.One death has been confirmed so far and 160,000 people are at risk, with more torrential rain forecast for the days ahead.The ...

Africa 04/29/19, 00:55

Nearly 200,000 people are in danger in the northern city of Pemba

Africa 04/28/19, 18:33

Mozambique's National Institute of Disaster Management said Kenneth has destroyed more than 3,000 houses and displaced more than 18,000 people

Africa 04/28/19, 03:28

The Latest on Cyclone Kenneth's aftermath (all times local):10:25 a.m.The United Nations says houses have begun to collapse in parts of northern Mozambique as serious flooding begins in the wake of Cyclone Kenneth.In this photo provided by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), badly damaged ...

Africa 04/28/19, 01:54

Flooding has begun in parts of northern Mozambique that were hit by Cyclone Kenneth three days ago.Mozambique's government has urged many people to immediately seek higher ground, fearing flooding and mudslides in the days ahead. It said at least five people have died since the storm arrived Thursday evening with ...

Africa 04/27/19, 11:17

Parts of southern African country brace for rain-fueled floods and mudslides following Cyclone Kenneth; death toll stands at 5

Africa 04/27/19, 04:42

Heavy rains lashed northern Mozambique on Saturday in the wake of Cyclone Kenneth as aid groups warned of possible flooding and mudslides in the days ahead.At least four deaths had been reported. Mozambique's disaster authorities said one person was killed in Pemba city and another in hard-hit Macomia district, while ...