Network of Climate Journalists of the Greater Horn of Africa

Rwandan minister of Refugees and Disaster Management, Jeanne d’Arc Debonheur, addressing affected communities in Huye district Rwanda's ministry of Disaster Management and Refugee Affairs on Monday said it is responding to the needs of people affected by high winds and heavy rains that destroyed 119 homes in Huye, a district in Southern Rwanda.

Torrential rains and strong winds have destroyed 119 houses in Huye, a district located in Southern Rwanda, leaving hundred of residents homeless, a senior administrative official in the region confirmed on Monday.

At least five people were killed, 18 traumatised and 1,170 houses destroyed following heavy rains in different parts of the country since the beginning of September, the Ministry of Disaster Management and Refugees Affairs said Friday.

Burundi Meteorological department on Thursday warned that large part of the country will receive much rainfall from September to December this year.

When people flee, they lose their possessions, crops and income in South Sudan (Credit: Oxfam) The US Agency for International Development (USAID) said here Thursday that it was crucial to provide humanitarian assistance as a result of man-made crises in South Sudan, Nigeria - all of which are driven by violent conflict - and Somalia, where ongoing conflict is compounding the effects of severe and prolonged drought.

Roofs of at least 169 houses, school buildings and churches were damaged during a downpour that hit several parts of Rusizi, a district in the southwestern Rwanda, near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), late on Tuesday.

Rwandan officials have started the distribution of relief materials to victims of this week's floods in the north and southeast of the country.

South Sudan's Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management in collaboration with Relief and Rehabilitation Affairs earlier this week launched a National Multi Hazard Early Warning Bulletin that aims at communicate risks and policy options more effectively to decision-makers for emergency preparedness and response between June and August 2017.

ENTISAR from Sudan Radio reports in Arabic the 46th Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum (GHACOF-47) that took place in Khartoum from 15-16 May 2017. The theme of the forum was focusing on " Building resilience to the persisting negative impacts of prolonged extreme climate events ". The forum brought together climate scientists, researchers, users from key  socio-economic  sectors, governmental  and  non-governmental organizations, development partners, decision-makers and civil society stakeholders among others. By : ENTISAR OMAR (Sudan Radio)

Kenya Met Department says much of the country is likely to experience enhanced rainfall during the October-December 2017 season The Kenya Meteorological Service has issued an alert of torrential rainfall in the coastal region. The Weatherman says the expected heavy rainfall of about 30 millimeters that will last more than 24 hours on Tuesday 19th September, 2017 through to Thursday 21st .

Rwandan officials are wading into damage assessments after heavy rain early last week left hundreds homeless in several parts of southeast and Northern Rwanda, an official source confirmed Monday in Kigali.

A single downpour that hit Nyarusashanje subcounty of Rukungiri district, in Western Uganda, earlier this month was punctuated with unbearable flooding  that caused a power cut  in neighboring Kisizi Hospital  causing the death of two babies who were admitted  for the neonatal intensive care unit in the incubator.

The prevailing cold spell is expected to end by mid September. The prevailing cold spell is expected to end by mid September in many region across Kenya, the East African nation's Meteorological Service said.

A downpour that hit a large part of southeast Rwandan district of Ngoma late on Tuesday has left at least 221 families homeless, after destroying their properties and crops, a senior local official  revealed on Wednesday in Kigali.

The Rwanda Meteorology Agency has predicted normal rainfall from the second week of September to December.

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Le département rwandais de la Météorologie levé vendredi toute ambiguïté  sur un éventuel phénomène de fortes pluies qui pourra frapper le Rwanda durant les trois prochains mois affirmant que les précipitations seront plutôt  moins intenses que prévus à travers ce pays d'Afrique de l'Est.

South Sudan’s disease burden is rising rapidly in the midst of a protracted conflict that is causing widespread displacement and a major food crisis.

Djibouti friendly for Development, Integration and Solidarity (ADDIS), a  France based non-governmental organization (NGO) in collaboration with its local peer association known as "Toha" have launched a vast campaign project aimed at keeping water quality high in open ponds across this Horn of African nation.