It is reported that 51 people have been killed by a series of debris flows in Kenya, triggered by heavy rainfall. On 31 October 2025, heavy rainfall triggered a series of large landslides in the vicinity of Chesongoch in Elgeyo Marakwet County, Kenya. To date, 26 people are known to have been killed and it […]
Africa
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Building Better Weather Networks
A lack of weather data often leaves African communities vulnerable. Convergent efforts to improve observational networks throughout the continent are slowly filling the gaps.
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The strange case of the 31 August 2025 landslides in Sudan
Local reports suggested that over 1,500 people died in this event, and a high death toll was reported by some international agencies. However, examination of satellite imagery casts significant doubt on this interpretation. It has been widely reported that on 31 August 2025, a devastating landslide occurred at Tarasin (there are various spellings of this […]
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When Rain Falls in Africa, Grassland Carbon Uptake Rises
Satellite data suggest an explanation for the continent’s high year-to-year variability in carbon uptake.
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The 19 June 2025 landslide at the Rubaya mining site in the Democratic Republic of Congo
A major slope failure killed many people, possibly over 300, in an area of unlicenced mining of the mineral Coltan. On 19 June 2025, a very significant landslide occurred at the Rubaya mining site in Masisi territory, North Kivu, which is located in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The […]
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For Climate and Livelihoods, Africa Bets Big on Solar Mini-Grids
Nigeria is pioneering the development of small, off-grid solar panel installations to bring reliable electricity to remote communities—setting a model for other African countries.
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A New 3D Map Shows Precipitous Decline of Ugandan Glaciers
A team of dozens spent weeks in the Rwenzori Mountains capturing drone photography, GPS coordinates, and ground-penetrating radar data to document glacial retreat.
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The role of agricultural terraces in enabling or preventing landslides
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. In many steeply-sloping areas of the world, agricultural terraces are used to enable farming. Terraces change the shape of the slope, but also alter the distribution of the soil and they greatly […]
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Another tailings storage facility failure – Beposa TSF at Iduapriem Mine in Ghana
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. The Environmental Protection Authority in Ghana released a statement on 27 February 2025 describing an “environmental incident” at the Beposo Tailings Storage Facility (TSF) at the AngloGold Ashanti mine at Iduapriem Mine. […]
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The 18 February 2025 Tailings Storage Facility failure at Chambishi in Zambia
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. On 18 February 2025, a major tailings storage facility (TSF) failure occurred at a Sino Metals facility near to Chambishi in Zambia. There has been little news reporting about this failure, but […]