In Uganda, access to improved water supplies in rural areas stands at 63 percent with significant disparities among different regions in the country. Access ranges from as low as 12 percent in Kaabong District in north-eastern Uganda to more than 90 percent in Kabale District in south-western Uganda. Approximately half of the country’s districts are still below the national average of 63 percent. ... read more >>

Thandi Sihadi stands next to a dry tap. As a maize and dairy farmer in one of South Africa's driest districts, the lack of running water is nothing new to her.

In fact, she says, she is one of many new black farmers who may now be fortunate enough to have land, but who still have problems accessing water for farming.

Sihadi, a beneficiary of the Hereford land reform project - a proj ... read more >>

As many as 6.2 million Ethiopians need emergency humanitarian assistance due to severe drought, an official from the Oxfam charity said on Monday.

The Ethiopian government puts the number in need at 5.3 million. Pastoralist communities in the country's southern Borena area have been particularly hard hit by the lack of rain.

"Some 6.2 million Ethiopians hit by two-year recurrent drought are ... read more >>

Much of East Africa is withering from a long drought and it is affecting the lives of millions of people and animals. In northeast Uganda, for example, drought has worsened cattle raiding, fighting between clans and robbery.

In Uganda's Karamoja region, cattle raids are nothing new. In fact, they're more like a tradition. Groups of 50 or more men may raid a rival clan, stealing thousands o ... read more >>

In a recent update to a study on water resource availability in South Africa, scientists are now warning that previous estimates were off and that there is even less water available than previously estimated, reports the Cape Times. With 98% of surface water already accounted for, what is this nation to do?

As the planet, and South Africa in particular, become hotter and drier, scientists warn ... read more >>

Millions of Kenyans are struggling to get enough food to eat due to three consecutive droughts, the effects of the 2008 post-election violence and the rise in global food prices. Man stands in drought stricken field

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has launched an appeal to support the Kenya Red Cross Society as it responds to the emergency. It will provide ... read more >>

THIS year’s drought is the worst in east Africa since 2000, and possibly since 1991. Famine stalks the land. The failure of rains in parts of Ethiopia may increase the number needing food handouts by 5m, in addition to the 8m already getting them, in a population of 80m. The production of Kenyan maize, the country’s staple, is likely to drop by one-third, hitting poor farmers’ families hardest. T ... read more >>

Jim Thebaut, creator of the 'Running Dry' water films, has just released a short promotional video of his latest project, 'Running Dry South Africa'. ... read more >>