Climate change in Africa News

[Daily Trust] An unspecified number of people have reportedly lost their lives in a flood that swept through Mokwa town, headquarters of Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State.

[IPS] Abuja -- Greenpeace Africa earlier in May brought together over 40 Nigerian civil society groups in Abuja to launch the Climate Justice Movement, the first of its kind in the country. The goal is to unite various climate efforts nationwide and address the severe impacts of climate change on Nigeria and the African continent.

[The Conversation Africa] The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo passed a law in January 2025 to lead efforts to establish the largest tropical forest reserve in the world. It will be set up as a 2,600km long green corridor the size of France - 540,000km² - situated in the Congo Basin.

[Leadership] Mangroves are under serious threat in Nigeria, especially across the Niger Delta region. These unique trees particularly in the coastal areas of Bayelsa State act as shields against flooding, habitat for aquatic lives and natural carbon sinks that help fight climate change.

[Ethiopian Herald] Muhindo Esther, a passionate conservation activist, is from Uganda's flood-prone and landslide-affected area. The community has lost many lives to these disasters, which inspired her to contribute to safeguarding the community from the impacts of climate change by organizing the youth to step up and take action.

[IFRC] The new IFRC report highlights concrete ways National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies -- and others in impacted communities -- help people prepare and adapt to climate change, so they can stay safe in their homes or move safely and with dignity on their own terms.

[263Chat] The Community Water Alliance (CWA) has called for urgent investment in climate-resilient water and sanitation systems as climate change increasingly disrupts water access across Africa.

[Capital FM] Kisumu -- The fisher folk community in the Lake Victoria basin are thrilled with this year's theme as the country marks the 62nd Madaraka Day in Homa Bay County this Sunday.

[The Conversation Africa] When a major cyclone tears through an island nation, all efforts rightly focus on saving human lives and restoring livelihoods. However, these storms have permanent consequences for other species that are often forgotten.

[Ethiopian Herald] - The Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management Commission (DRMC) has urged stakeholders to respond early to the climate crisis by relying on the national weather forecast.

[New Times] Experts have proposed the establishment of a 'Green jobs assessment model' to be considered in the ongoing revision of Rwanda's $11 billion climate action plan, in order to ensure that environmental and climate change policies create more jobs rather than causing employment losses.

[Premium Times] In 2022, floods displaced over 1.3 million people in Nigeria. Anxiety grows as water levels rise in the Epie Creek and the River Nun.

[IPS] Hyderabad, India -- Dr Himanshu Pathak is Director General of The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

[IPS] Seattle, Washington / SAN Diego, California / Aust -- As the world confronts escalating climate impacts, biodiversity loss, and ocean degradation, islands stand as critical test cases--not just as sites of vulnerability, but as living laboratories of resilience, restoration, and innovation. Too often, they are framed as victims of global circumstances, awaiting salvation from external forces.

[263Chat] Parliamentarians have been urged to champion food sustainability initiatives in their constituencies to enable government to redirect more funding towards critical social services, infrastructure and national development in the face of intensifying climate change.

[The Conversation Africa] Why do people get fevers when we get sick?

[People's Dispatch] With his revered camera, the professional took a stand for the dignity and humanity of workers worldwide

[UN News] More than 25,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in northern Mozambique in recent weeks, as conflict and a series of disasters fuel a worsening humanitarian crisis - one that risks deepening as vital relief operations face a severe funding shortfall.

[New Dawn] Heads of Disaster Management and Civil Protection Agencies from ECOWAS Member States are gathered in Accra, Ghana for the 16th Consultative Meeting of the Regional Committee for Disaster Management in West Africa (GECEAO).

[New Era] Namibia has called on developed countries to take the lead in global emission reductions by adhering to the common responsibility of States principle.