Over the last few months, heavy rains have flooded every one of Chad’s 23 provinces, burst a dam in northern Nigeria, damaged ancient buildings in Niger’s desert town of Agadez, and killed more than 1,460 people in the countries on the fringes of the Sahara, according to U.N. aid agency OCHA. On one hand they were annual rains flagged up in advance with forecasts of particularly heavy downpours, raising the question, said Kadapia, why officials were not better prepared.

Source: The North Africa Journal October 15, 2024 09:18 UTC