International donors have pledged to contribute $1.2bn (£950m) to help rebuild areas and infrastructure destroyed by cyclones Idai and Kenneth in Mozambique, the UN says. It is less than half of the $3.2bn required by the Mozambican government. The announcement was made by President Filipe Nyusi at the International Conference of Donors in the city of Beira on Monday. Beira …

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. …