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[Premium Times] NiMet forecast cloudy skies on Tuesday with intervals of sunshine over the northern region with chances of thunderstorms over parts of Taraba during the morning hours.

[Egypt Online] Foreign Minister and President-Designate of COP27 Sameh Shoukry has made a phone call with Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, to review Egypt's vision and goals on the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Climate Change Convention (UNFCCC).

[The Point] A two day training on the interpretation of weather and climate information has ended at the Regional Education Directorate Region 2 in Brikama, West Coast Region.

[New Dawn] The House of Representatives has invited key institutions in the country to find a way of addressing the continuous flooding in and around Monrovia following the heavy downpour of rain.

[GroundUp] About 60 Mfuleni families moved into the hall after floods in June

[New Dawn] Flooding is one of the most prevalent and devastating disasters in Liberia. It happens every year in many parts of Liberia. And it has significant social and economic impacts. It threatens sustainability because it negatively affects the economy, health, social life, and environment. The extent and nature of Liberia's flooding are such that the actual figures for displacements, losses, and fatalities cannot be truly ascertained due to poor record and reporting, however, according to the United Nations Offi

[Premium Times] A local official said four men and two women died during the storm.

[Ghanaian Times] The Ayawaso East Municipal Assembly in the Greater Accra Region has begun dredging major storm drains at Kanda Flood Prone zone, to allow for free flow of water into the Odorna channel, at the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange,in Accra.

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Several residents of the Garza Community in Soul Clinic, Paynesville, outside Monrovia, are now searching for new dwelling places for the next few months due to flood, following heavy downpour of rain in succession.

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Hundreds of residents of Clay Ashland City and surrounding communities in Montserrado County are reportedly encountering severe hunger and hardship as a result of the hike in the prices of basic commodities following the collapse of a bridge which was being constructed in the area and the mysterious disappearance of 400 bags of cement donated by Senator Saah Joseph towards the project.

[HRW] Egyptian authorities should ease their grip on civic space and uphold the rights to freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly to enable a successful climate summit, known as the COP27, in Egypt, 36 organizations said today.

[Daily Maverick] A R719-million river clean-up and flood protection project in Durban could serve as a model to cushion other vulnerable cities in Africa from the impacts of climate change.

[VOA] Geneva -- The International Committee of the Red Cross warns hundreds of millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa are going hungry due to conflict, climate shocks, and rising food prices triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

[The Conversation Africa] "Climate change is racist". So reads the title of a recent book by British journalist Jeremy Williams. While this title might seem provocative, it's long been recognised that people of colour suffer disproportionate harms under climate change - and this is likely to worsen in the coming decades.

[The Conversation Africa] The Sahel - a 5,000km long strip of the African continent stretching from the Atlantic coast to the Red Sea - has become the most neglected and conflict-ridden part of the planet. Millions of people have been displaced in the region. Mass murders and property destruction occur almost daily.

[Daily News] SERENGETI Breweries Limited (SBL) has joined residents and leaders in Dodoma Region to plant trees at Mirembe National Mental Health Hospital in the bid to combat aridity in country's Capital City.

[Namibian] COMMUNITY forest and conservancy organisations from the Kavango regions are trying to get a court order to stop Canadian oil exploration company ReconAfrica from further oil and gas exploration activities in Namibia.

[New Times] Different facilities in Gisozi commercial hub commonly known as Agakiriro in Gasabo district have been given ultimatum to vacate following an inspection which revealed that they are polluting the nearby wetland in Gisozi sector.

[Addis Standard] Part I

[RFI] Sana Singhateh, known by his stage name as St Brikama Boyo, is one of the top selling recording artists in the Gambia. He has now turned his attention to mitigating the impact of climate change.