Niger floods: army deployed in Niamey
Niger鈥檚 western region has been hardest hit by days of rain.
The Army has been deployed in the capital Niamey to help evacuate people that have lost their houses to flooding.
South Africa鈥檚 economy has shrunk by a staggering 51% in the second quarter of 2020. From March, the continent鈥檚 most industrialized economy implemented one of the strictest lockdowns in the world as it battled Covid19, but it has taken a heavy toll.
Students at Copperbelt University in Zambia are mourning the death of Mafishi, a fish that lived in a pond at the country's second-biggest university.
(Photo: Residents place their belongings in a canoe after they left their flooded houses in Niamey, Niger. Credit: Getty Images)
Last on
More episodes
Previous
Next
Broadcast
- Tue 8 Sep 2020 15:06GMT麻豆社 World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Africa Today Podcast
Download the daily news on your phone
Resident Presidents
Presidents Olushambles and Kibarkingmad's satirical take on the news
Podcast
-
![]()
Focus on Africa
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
