Urban flooding is a major problem in the global south. In west and central Africa, more than 4 million people were affected ...

At least one of the vast Congo river's tributaries - the N'djili - has burst its banks trapping residents. The N'djili is one of the city's more polluted rivers according to experts, with high levels ...

Other cities face similar risks. In 2024, Nairobi suffered deadly floods after prolonged rain overwhelmed informal neighborhoods and infrastructure. Across Africa, cities are growing faster than ...

Many African countries are facing frequent, deadly floods and droughts ... high death toll on the illegal settlements that dot the city. Kinshasa’s rapid, largely unplanned growth has resulted ...

After floods devastate Congo, scientists say climate change is making heavier rains more likely and call for better data to ...

Bishops in the Democratic Republic of Congo expressed their solidarity with victims of the recent floods and landslides that ...

Flooding caused huge traffic jams in a city where chronic congestion is the norm ... Flooding frequently proves deadly in Kinshasa, which sits on the banks of the Congo River, Africa's second-largest, ...

African cities are at the vanguard of climate action ... plant five million trees by 2028 to combat deforestation, reduce flooding, and improve air quality, while creating green jobs for young ...

“African cities are suffering from the gap of structured planning — how do we plan for floods or for the heat? Planning is our biggest problem,” he told Mongabay. Funding to sustain and ...

The April 2025 flooding disaster in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, wasn't just about intense rainfall. It was a symptom of recent land use change which has occurred ...

Other cities face similar risks. In 2024, Nairobi suffered deadly floods after prolonged rain overwhelmed informal neighbourhoods and infrastructure. Across Africa, cities are growing faster than ...