Reports

In response to the violent and excessive use of force by state security forces today to break up a peaceful pro-independence march in Cabinda Province, and the arrest of dozens of protesters and their leaders, Amnesty…

(Ondjiva, 8 December 2019): The United Nations Resident Coordinator for Angola, Paolo Balladelli, today called on the international community and humanitarian organizations to scale-up their support for people living on the frontlines of the climate crisis…

Luanda - At least 2,400 tons of miscellaneous food products went this Saturday to Curoca municipality, Cunene province, to help the drought-stricken populations of that southern region. The Civil Protection and Fire Service spokesman, Faustino Sebastião, indicated…

HIGHLIGHTS Southern Africa is warming at about twice the global rate and has been buffeted by multiple and compounding shocks. Some 12 million people in nine countries across the region are experiencing severe food insecurity. Consecutive shocks have exhausted…

Southern Angola has been affected by widespread floods, triggered by heavy rains on 2-4 December. According to the Government of Angola, 60 people have been displaced in the city of Ondjiva (Cunene Province), while several houses are…

According to a spokesman for the Civil Protection and Fire Department in Huila, third assistant Chief, Inocêncio Hungulo, a lightning struck a house on the Kalepi plateau in Alto-Chiva, causing the death of the couple and…

Protracted and new disasters have impacted a staggering number of people in Eastern and Southern Africa, and in 2020, will require substantial effort in terms of emergency preparedness and response strategies, mechanisms, tools and partnerships. More…

Ondjiva - Seven families were left homeless in Ondjiva, Cunene Province, as a result of the destruction of the roof of their homes caused by heavy rain over the last 24 hours. According to the commander of…

In southern Angola, an estimated 2.3 million people continue to face food insecurity and are in need of humanitarian assistance due to the worsening and prolonged drought conditions. The rains have failed for the last eight…

The rain started around 2:48pm, in different areas of Ondjiva, capital of Cunene. So far, it is incalculable the quantity of water that dropped down on Cunene, a province whose agricultural production for this year was completely…