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Once one of Africa's largest lakes, Lake Chad has lost 90% of its water. Now countries are planning a $50 billion plan to save it?

Lake Chad has lost nearly ninety percent of its surface area since the 1960s. This environmental decline severely impacts millions of people who depend on the lake. A decades-old Transaqua project proposes transferring water from the Congo River basin. This ambitious plan faces significant cost and feasibility challenges for implementation.…

The Economic Times

The disappearing lake: How Africa’s Lake Chad nearly vanished and the $50 billion engineering plan designed to restore it

Lake Chad, once one of Africa’s largest inland water bodies, has lost around 90% of its surface area since the 1960s, leaving millions of people facing the loss of fishing, farming and livestock livelihoods. The decline has been linked to changing climate patterns, rising water demand and expanding irrigation, placing…

The Times of India

As Lake Chad shrank to a tenth of its size, engineers revived Transaqua: A plan to pipe water 2,400 km from the Congo River to refill it, moving a whole river across a continent

Lake Chad's water levels have significantly decreased, impacting over thirty million people. Engineers propose Transaqua, a massive canal to transfer water from the Congo River. This ambitious project faced delays due to political and financial challenges over decades. Recent studies suggest Lake Chad's surface area has remained stable for twenty…

The Economic Times

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What is the Bundibugyo Ebolavirus – and how do you get it?

An outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in Congo has resulted in 181 confirmed fatalities, according to The Congolese Ministry of Health . While the Zaire strain is widely recognised for causing large Ebola epidemics, Bundibugyo presents its own significant threat, typically resulting in a fatality rate of 30-50…

The Independent UK

Why Kinshasa keeps flooding – and why it’s not just about the rain

The April 2025 flooding disaster in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, wasn’t just about intense rainfall. It was a symptom of recent land use change which has occurred rapidly in the city, turning it into a sprawling urban settlement without the necessary drainage infrastructure.

The Conversation

Deadly Congo River flooding displaces thousands, raises health concerns

Learn about the devastating flooding in Africa's Congo River, which has resulted in the loss of hundreds of lives and destroyed numerous homes.

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What we know about Mark Ciavarella's alleged murder in the Republic of the Congo

The family of an Australian teacher thought to have died in Central Africa were told he was planning to return home before he disappeared in October.

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