The torrential rains have killed more than 1,000 people and displaced hundreds of thousands more across the region this year.

Nigeria's hydrological services agency has warned of potential flooding in 11 states after neighbouring Cameroon said it was ...

Parts of Central and West Africa have seen heavy flooding over an unusually intense rainy season, unleashing a humanitarian crisis in which hundreds have been killed and hundreds of thousands ...

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Flip-flops are out and umbrellas are in, as the autumn equinox starts, bringing with it heavy rain and thunderstorms.

Floods have killed more than 1,000 people and displaced hundreds of thousands in the region, worsening existing humanitarian crises.

Flooding caused by the rain has devastated cities and towns across west and central Africa in recent days, leaving more than 1,000 people dead and hundreds of thousands of homes destroyed.

Nigeria, the most populous nation in Africa, is prone to flooding but critics say defective infrastructure and poor planning worsen the situation. (Reporting by MacDonald Dzirutwe; Additional ...