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[Vanguard] Residents of Maiduguri town displaced by water from the Alau Dam are beginning to return to their homes as flood water recedes gradually.

[Liberian Observer] The US State Department's 2024 Investment Climate Report has shed light on Liberia's investment landscape, identifying both promising opportunities and significant challenges facing potential investors. Despite ongoing issues with corruption and infrastructure, Liberia's rich natural resources and potential for growth present attractive prospects for investors across various sectors.

[Vanguard] Abuja -- The Nigerian Government has praised the resilience of Borno State communities in the face of the recent devastating flood that ravaged the state.

[Vanguard] The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and rains from Wednesday to Friday across the country.

[Daily Trust] The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has commiserated with people across the Northern States, and indeed other areas in Nigeria, over the deluge of water from flooded rivers, streams, other water courses and bursts or release of overflows from dams.

[Democracy Works] Democracy Works Foundation is implementing the Fostering Inclusive Growth through Climate Change Champions (FIGCCC) project with co-funding from the European Union. The project goal is to facilitate meaningful Civil Society Organisation (CSO) engagement in climate change related decision-making. The objective of the project is to create a conducive socio-political environment, where CSOs are capacitated to meaningfully engage in climate change planning, policy and investment decision-making.

[Vanguard] Mr Barkindo Mohammed, the Director General of the Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), has described the situation in flooded Maiduguri town as "terrible."

[Vanguard] Abuja -- PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has called for the immediate evacuation of people from affected flooding areas in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.

[Daily Trust] Nigeria's agricultural sector is facing unprecedented challenges. The convergence of natural and human-induced disasters - flooding, drought, banditry, and a rise in petroleum prices threatens to undermine the country's food security. Each of these factors has its distinct impact, but their simultaneous occurrence presents a compounded risk that could lead to widespread food shortages, increased poverty and social instability.

[Daily Trust] The Chairman of Yusufari LGA of Yobe State, Baba Aji, has said that desertification has forced several communities in the area to flee their ancestral lands.

[Premium Times] The Borno State Government issued a high alert and closed down schools as the flood submerged several homes before the Alau Dam eventually broke down Tuesday morning.

[Vanguard] Thousands of residents in Maiduguri, Borno state capital and parts of Jere local government area are now stranded and displaced following the collapse of the dyke and overflow of Alau Dam which is about 10kms away from the metropolis.

[Daily Trust] Death toll from recent floods in Bauchi State has hit 24 persons.

[MAP] Rabat -- Eighteen people were killed and four others are missing following the torrential rains that hammered several provinces of Morocco, the Interior Ministry said in an updated toll.

[WFP] Lusaka -- The World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution of US$ 2 million from the Government of Japan to support 42,000 drought-affected people in Zambia to meet their essential food security and nutrition needs. With this contribution, WFP will procure essential food supplies, including maize and split peas, for distribution, over a period of six months, to vulnerable households in Gwembe, Siavonga and Sinazongwe districts of Southern province. The response will complement the Government of Zambia's

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[Dabanga] El Gedaref / El Golid / El Borgeig / Merowe / El F -- Floods since June have displaced over 172,000 people across 15 states in Sudan, according to the latest report from the United Nations International Organization for Migration's (IOM) Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM). Published yesterday, the report details 111 flood incidents between June and September that have severely damaged homes and infrastructure, forcing 172,520 individuals (34,504 families) to flee.

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[Leadership] Flood caused by days of rains has displaced 49,000 persons in Yobe State.

[Daily Trust] Flooding in Nigeria has become an annual catastrophe that wreaks havoc across the nation, displacing thousands, destroying properties and causing untold suffering. Each rainy season, the nation braces for the inevitable: swollen rivers, submerged homes and communities stranded by rising waters. But as we witness these disasters unfold year after year, we must confront a pressing question: Are these floods simply a manifestation of climate change, or are they the result of government failure to develop