Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa will this week tour Cyclone Idai-ravaged areas in the country together with representatives of 17 other political parties involved in a national dialogue intended to resolve the country’s political and economic problems. Secretary for Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Nick Mangwana confirmed in a tweet Sunday that Mnangagwa, who has been to Manicaland Province before, will …

Mozambican authorities held a mass burial for about forty victims of the tropical cyclone that ravaged the country. The burial took place in the Sussundenga district in the country’s western Manica Province. The BBC’s reporter in the capital Maputo, said the move was taken because the bodies of the persons were in an advanced state of decomposition. Cyclone Idai left …

The official death toll from Cyclone Idai, which tore through southern Africa more than a week ago, rose sharply on Saturday as authorities reported scores more deaths. The number of people declared dead in Mozambique rose from 242 to 417, Land and Environment Minister Celso Correia said. The new figure puts the overall death toll at about 700 people across …

Former United States president Barack Obama on Wednesday called upon Americans and citizens of the world to help families affected by the floods in the Midwest of the country, and Cyclone Idai in Southern Africa. In two tweets shared on his official Twitter account, Obama shared articles showing different ways in which to help the victims of the natural disasters. …

  Zimbabwe says it’s struggling to cope with the full impact of Cyclone Idai which has left thousands of people homeless in the east of the country. The Minister of Defence, Oppah Muchinguri, has admitted the government failed to anticipate the magnitude of the Cyclone which also smashed into Malawi and Mozambique. Medicines are reportedly running out and resources are …