Climate change in Africa News

[New Zimbabwe] The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has forecast a normal to above-normal rainfall season across most parts of Zimbabwe for the 2025-2026 farming period.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A new UN Environment Programme (UNEP) assessment warns that the world is still far from meeting the Paris Agreement goals, with global warming projections showing only marginal improvement despite new national pledges -- leaving the planet on course for a dangerous escalation in climate risks.

[Oxfam] In response to the UNEP Emissions Gap Report published today, Nafkote Dabi, Climate Policy Lead at Oxfam, said:

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Professor Makane Mbengue, the African Union's External Counsel at the International Court of Justice, underscored that African states' rights and duties in the fight against global warming can no longer be treated as mere political aspirations.

[World Bank] Nairobi -- An estimated 123,000 households (about 738,000 Somalis), will receive regular and emergency cash transfers, youth employment support, and conditional cash for health and education, after the World Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved the Building Opportunities and Outcomes in Social Protection and Youth Employment Project (BOOST-You).

[Unicef] Rome/New York/Geneva -- FAO, WFP and UNICEF warn of the highest levels of acute food insecurity and malnutrition in Al Fasher and Kadugli; improvements seen where fighting has receded and services have resumed

[This Day] Vice President Kashim Shettima on Tuesday departed the nation's capital, Abuja, for Brazil to represent President Bola Tinubu at the 30th session of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, tagged COP 30, holding in the South American country.

[Leadership] Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Belem, Brazil, to represent President Bola Tinubu at the 30th session of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 30), which is hosted in the capital city of Pará state, located in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon.

[Namibian] The City of Windhoek, in collaboration with Santam Namibia, unveiled flood warning and depth marker signs on Monday to improve public safety at high-risk river crossings throughout Windhoek.

[Nile Post] The President of the Democratic Front (DF), Mathias Mpuuga Nsamba, has called on the government to urgently intervene and support traders in Kampala whose businesses have been severely affected by the recent floods that hit several parts of the city.

[ISS] Better water retention infrastructure would enable communities to withstand the region's many security and developmental challenges.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD) has cautioned of flooding in poorly drained urban areas, landslides in hilly regions, and lightning strikes in Kisii, Kisumu, and Narok counties as heavy rains continue across several parts of the country.

[Ghanaian Times] The Speaker of Parliament, Mr Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin, has urged legislators to show total commitment towards climate change actions, especially the reduction of methane gas emission, and be the voice of the most vulnerable groups in the constituencies they represent.

[Afrobarometer] Many report taking steps to adjust to changing weather patterns.

[Liberian Investigator] Liberia National Bar Association (LNBA) has emphasized the critical intersection of climate change, gender, and the rule of law, calling for urgent measures to protect women's rights and reproductive security amid Liberia's escalating environmental challenges. Cllr. Bornor M. Varmah, president of the LNBA spoke on behalf of the legal organization.

[New Times] One of Rwanda's clean cooking programmes that provides improved charcoal stoves is poised to bring in an estimated Rwf27.5 billion by 2026 through the sale of carbon credits, according to officials.

[Leadership] Ahead of the 30th session of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 30) in Brazil, President Bola Tinubu has approved the adoption of a National Carbon Market Framework, the operationalisation of the Climate Change Fund and the restoration of the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC) to the budget line.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) has cautioned that growing water scarcity, recurrent droughts, and competing national interests could reignite tensions between Ethiopia and Egypt over the operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). In a recent analysis, the U.S.-based think tank outlined multiple future scenarios highlighting both the risks of escalation and the potential for cooperation through transparent and adaptive water management.

[World Bank] Washington -- The World Bank today approved an additional grant of $18.34 million to support Sierra Leone in enhancing biodiversity protection, environmental sustainability, and climate change resilience. This funding, provided through the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) under the Global Environment Facility (GEF), will scale up ongoing activities under Phase 2 of the West Africa Food System Resilience Program (FSRP), focusing on Nature-Based Solutions (NBS).

[IPS] Best intentions to create a green wall to capture millions of tons of carbon while tackling desertification are up against a lack of funding and banditry in Jigawa State, northwestern Nigeria.