For east African neighbours Kenya and Somalia, the effects of climate change are worlds apart, with one country suffering drought and the other deadly flooding. On the outskirts of Baidoa, southern ...

Cassava is a starchy, tuberous root, introduced to sub-Saharan Africa by Portuguese traders centuries ago. It is a nutrition ...

Recent attacks in the Middle East on desalination plants, facilities that remove salt from seawater, raise the potential for ...

After months of intense drought conditions, Kenya was inundated by rain late last week, triggering severe flooding that killed more than 40 people. In the country’s capital city, Nairobi, a month’s ...

When 22-year-old Wendy Faith shared a Valentine’s Day kiss with 21-year-old Alesi Diana Denise in Uganda — a country infamous ...

With rising temperatures intensifying precipitation and flood risks, water authorities are rethinking dam safety and ...

The Horn of Africa and Red Sea regions, which link Africa and the Middle East, share a dense web of military, political and economic interactions that enable crises on one shore to quickly affect the ...

As the sun beamed down on the Navigli, the canal system that runs throughout Milan, tourists flocked into the shops along the water, wearing little more than light jackets to shelter from brisk ...

There are increasing indications El Niño is likely to form and strengthen into potentially a significant event during the next several months, throwing weather patterns worldwide out of whack and ...

East Africa grows millions of flowers sold in UK – but workers ‘suffering’ to make it happen - IN FOCUS: More than 20 million flowers are set to be sold in the UK for Mother’s Day. Campaigners say ...

Saudi Arabia, like many other countries, faces significant environmental challenges stemming from rapid population growth and ...