Climate change in Africa News

[Monitor] Eight more bodies have been recovered in Bududa and Sironko districts following landslides in Bugisu sub-region triggered by heavy rains, bringing the death toll so far to 13.

[Namibia Economist] The Meteorological Service has issued a warning of potential heavy rains, accompanied by floods across the north-central regions of the country.

[Nation] Have you ever wondered why Nairobi floods year in year out? This problem may be attributable to poor spatial planning of the city by authorities.

[Nation] Forty Lukenya University students survived a road accident after the 46-seater matatu they were travelling in was swept away by floods at River Kyamela on Emali-Ukia road in Makueni County on Friday.

[Nation] Over the past three months, most parts of Kenya have experienced heavy rainfall that have left more than 132 people dead and hundreds more displaced.

[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -Tanzania's weather watchdog has renewed its alert over heavy rains which may have disastrous impact.

[Nairobi News] The latest weather forecast has put 33 counties on high alert of possible heavy rains starting Thursday (yesterday) through the weekend.

[Monitor] Environment experts have predicted more landslides in Bugisu Sub-region if people ignore interventions designed to mitigate climate change effects.

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Madrid -Oil and gas companies say earning carbon credits to improve soils and forests will cut emissions - but critics call it a distraction

[This Day] A member of the House of Representatives has called on the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NIMET) to extend its services to the oil and gas, construction and maritime sectors.

[East African] At least 26 people have been confirmed dead and seven others injured in a landslide in Burundi's Cibitoke province, northwest of the country.

[Nation] Residents of Budalang'i in Busia County have faulted the government for the flooding menace that has hit the region after a compensation row with the State lands agency interrupted rehabilitation of dykes along River Nzoia.

[Uganda Media Centre] THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA GOVERNMENT STATEMENT ON FLOODS, LANDSLIDES AND WINDSTORMS DISASTER SITUATION IN THE COUNTRY

[Daily Maverick] Critical humanitarian aid is needed to rescue plunging food security and save the lives of millions of climate-shocked people across southern Africa. This warning comes from several United Nations agencies, relief organisations and independent experts.

[New Times] Landslides have swept away at least 16 households in three sectors in Musanze District, rendering scores of residents homeless.

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Nesigwe, Zimbabwe -Farmers are trying to find ways to protect their herds as climate change brings more frequent droughts - but not all are working

[Daily Maverick] If one of South Africa and the region's biggest polluters were properly regulated and held to constitutional imperatives, instead of appeased and included in government's climate negotiation team, would activists and affected communities have to go this kind of length just to be heard?

[Nairobi News] An amateur video is making rounds on social media showing a police helicopter rescuing a man who is stranded on the rooftop of a house in Joska.

[Nairobi News] Developers of an upcoming city, owned by the Kenyatta family in Ruiru, are on the spot after their dam caused rain water to flood homes in surrounding areas in the small hours of Thursday.

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] London -Conflicts over water are likely to flare up in Iraq, Mali and India in the coming year, according to the developers of an app launched on Thursday which aims to help prevent violence by flagging up potential flashpoints.