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[Reporter] A UN agency signals a worrying uptick in the spread of infectious diseases as "successive shocks" expose thousands of people across the country to measles, cholera, and malaria.

[Independent (Kampala)] Juba, South Sudan -- South Sudan on Saturday announced an indefinite closure of all schools as a result of heatwaves over the past few days with very high temperatures both during the day and night.

[New Times] Scientists say droughts could heighten the transmission of HIV, particularly through activities like transactional sex, The East African reports.

[ANGOP] Caxito -- Two people died from electrocution, while 5,312 homes and 36 public and private facilities were affected by the rains that have been falling in the province of Bengo.

[Business Day Africa] The Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has expressed apprehension regarding the imminent ecological catastrophe arising from the sinking of the Rubymar off the coast of Yemen.

[The New Humanitarian] Geneva -- A weekly read to keep you in the loop on humanitarian issues.

[WFP] Geneva -- This is a summary of what was said by Antonella d'Aprile, WFP Country Director in Mozambique to whom quoted text may be attributed - at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

[SAnews.gov.za] Disaster teams have been activated in all KwaZulu-Natal municipalities that may be affected by heavy rainfall that could potentially lead to flooding in the north-eastern part of the province.

[AIM] Maputo -- Almost 100,000 people have been deprived of electricity since Tuesday morning as a result of the severe tropical storm "Filipo', which has swept across southern Mozambique.

[AIM] Maputo -- Severe tropical storm Filipo killed at least one person and injured a further seven, as it passed through southern Mozambique on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to preliminary figures from the country's relief agency, the National Disaster Management Institute (INGD).

[OCHA] Authorities in Mozambique report that some 14,000 people have been affected by the severe Tropical Storm Filipo across central and southern Mozambique, with two people killed and more than a dozen others injured.

[African Arguments] Jiwoh Abulai, Environment and Climate Change Minister of Sierra Leone talks 30x30, land rights, carbon credits, climate finance, and more.

[Premium Times] In Ondo State, communities along the Atlantic coast have endured years of sea incursions caused by rising sea levels and intense storms.

[GroundUp] Pickets outside Standard Bank will continue, says Extinction Rebellion

[VOA] Yaounde -- Cameroon officials have declared a humanitarian emergency after encroaching waters from the Atlantic Ocean destroyed several hundred homes, buildings and plantations along Cameroon's coast.

[The Herald] Moisture being drawn into the country from the north due to tropical storm Filipo resulted in thunderstorms in the Mashonaland provinces yesterday, with Guruve receiving the highest rainfall of 36mm and the rest 15mm.

[AIM] Maputo -- The severe tropical storm "Filipo', which is expected to hit southern Mozambique over the next 72 hours, could affect at least 525,000 people, according to the country's relief agency, the National Disaster Management Institute (INGD).

[IPS] Pretoria, South Africa -- Groundwater pollution significantly affects the prevalence of waterborne diseases. This form of pollution occurs when hazardous substances, such as pathogens, chemicals, and heavy metals, seep into underground aquifers, the primary source of drinking water for approximately 70% of the 250 million people living in the SADC region.

[Oxfam] Millions of people have nothing left to eat but wild roots as they have lost their crops to repeated extreme weather

[African Arguments] Pricing the emissions of the international shipping industry could raise $100 billion/yr.