Inside Africa, the unknown continent
Jeffrey Gettleman’s book is a fresh and inspiring take on the African diaspora, presented candidly
This is my 259th Worldview column. It is also my first piece about Africa, a continent that most of us forget even exists unless we read about a horrible news story of war, poverty, disease, or strife.
Jeffrey Gettleman, the South Asia Bureau Chief of the
New York Times, who now lives in Delhi, will agree that the world has a bias against this huge continent that covers 20 per cent of Earth’s land area, large enough to fit China, India, the United States, and most of Europe put together. In his wonderful memoir,
, ex-Peace Corps volunteer, and citizen activist.
When you sail in to Zanzibar Island you’re immediately convinced you’ve arrived in a radically Photoshopped photograph. The Indian Ocean is impossibly blue, cerulean, or maybe just turquoise, and everything else is mind-blowingly vivid, clear. Giant aquatic creatures swim around psychedelic beds of coral. And you soon learn you have arrived in one of the world’s most historically rich destinations.
Zanzibar is the evocative, exotic land you always dreamed of, but with all the modern amenities, great food, rhythmic music, and friendly, sociable people. Yet visitors mostly mention diving, snorkelling, and yachting. Which is only part of it.
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Disaster description
A new Tropical Cyclone named Jobo, formed over the south-western Indian Ocean, is moving west-northwest towards the eastern coast of Tanzania. On 21 April at 0.00 UTC, its centre was located approximately 260 km north of Antisiranana City (northern Madagascar) and 250 km east of Assumption Island (southern Seychelles) with maximum sustained wind of 83 km/h (tropical storm). (ECHO, 21 Apr 2021)
The passage of Jobo through the Outer Islands of Seychelles on 21-22 April caused damage to several buildings on Cosmoledo, as reported by media. (ECHO, 23 Apr 2021)
Tropical Storm Jobo made landfall in Tanzania between 24 and 26 April 2021. After TS Jobo made landfall, a total of eight regions have reported heavy rains with strong winds resulting in flash floods causing fatalities and major damage to critical infrastructure and houses. TS Jobo also brought heavy rainfall to Zanzibar Island s coastal and also inland areas. The rain belt has continued into the second week
Tanzania: Tropical Storm Jobo - Operation Update 1, DREF n° MDRTZ029
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Summary of major revisions made to emergency plan of action
This Operations Update No.1 seeks to extend the operation timeframe, additional response activities and requests for a second allocation, based on the needs identified after TS Jobo made landfall.
The timeframe is extended from 1 to 3 months, with a new end date, 31 July 2021, and the second allocation of an amount of CHF 250,743 to meet the needs of 15,375 people (3,075 households), the most vulnerable affected by TS Jobo and targeted by this operation.
An imminent DREF EPoA of 56,440 Swiss francs was launched to support the preparedness for Tropical Storm (TS) Jobo, which was expected to make landfall at the coast of the Indian Ocean and expected to affect the 4 regions of Dar es Salaam, Pwani, Lindi and Mtwara. On landfall, TS Jobo brought heavy rains and strong winds resulting in flash floods affecting more than 6,000 households in 8 region