Last Friday, it was widely reported by the media that farms in the Upper East region are under water following heavy rainfall and spillage of the Bagre Dam in Burkina Faso. The spillage of the dam which began on August 10 is said to have destroyed food crops of mainly smallholder farmers who have been facing perennial flooding around this …

The management of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has advised the public, especially those living around river banks, to take precautionary measures as the floodgates of the Bagre Dam will soon be opened in neighbouring Burkina Faso to spill excess water. The spillage, coupled with expected heavy rainfall next month, is likely to cause havoc in some areas, according …