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[IPS] Yaounde -- Climate change made 2023 the warmest year on record. As urgency mounts to address this worldwide crisis, phasing out the use of fossil fuels is a necessary step that all nations must take. This is because fossil fuels--coal, oil and gas -- are the primary drivers of the climate crisis accounting for over 75% of global greenhouse gas emissions and nearly 90% of all carbon dioxide emissions.

[UN News] People living in Madagascar are learning to adapt to rapidly altering climatic conditions in what is said to be the fourth most climate change affected country worldwide; that's according to the UN Resident Coordinator, the most senior UN official in the Indian Ocean island nation.

[The Herald] With climate change problems showing no signs of abating, Government is seeking to establish partnerships to develop irrigation infrastructure and fully utilise the country's water bodies whose underutilisation is compromising efforts to boost food security.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenyans have been advised to prepare for scorching temperatures exceeding 30°C across most regions of the country, according to the Kenya Meteorological Department's forecast for February 20 to February 26.

[The Conversation Africa] The United Nations' flagship Global Resources Outlook report is the portrait of a juggernaut. Due to be published later this month by the UN's International Resource Panel, it highlights how global consumption of raw materials, having increased four-fold since 1970, is set to rise by a further 60% by 2060.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Britam, Swiss Re, and Oxfam have joined forces to expand flood insurance coverage for 20,000 families in Tana River County.

[African Union] The 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) kicked off on Saturday 17 February 2024. Holding under the theme: "Educate an African fit for the 21st Century: Building Resilient Education Systems for Increased Access to Inclusive, Lifelong, Quality, and Relevant Learning in Africa", the event at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, was well attended by African Heads of state and Government, and high-level representatives from the African

[Norwegian Refugee Council] One of the world's poorest countries has been hit by the world's largest displacement crisis. In eastern Chad, locals are sharing what little they have with the largest surge of refugees ever to cross there.

[UN News] Zero energy light bulbs and sturdy bricks for schools and homes. Some innovative communities in South Sudan are reusing waste in new ways as the world rallies to ban plastic pollution by the year's end, with help from a small team of experts led by climate and environmental scientist Shazneen Cyrus Gazdar at theUN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).

[Vanguard] The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) says there will be haziness and thunderstorms across the country from Thursday to Saturday.

[Ethiopian Herald] It has been well proven that the need for climate adaptation is particularly relevant to the coffee industry, as a wide array of rural localities in Africa have grown coffee beans. They have so far been sown, nurtured, picked up, roasted and made ready to be used in a scattered fashion across African continent in general and the east African nations like Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, among others.

[Vanguard] The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has said the excessive heat being experienced in the country currently would persist for a while.

[Daily Maverick] During his 2024 Sona, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a new Climate Change Response Fund which will help pay for infrastructure to make SA more climate resilient.

[Daily Maverick] Eskom restored electricity to Central Karoo towns that had been left with power for almost two weeks after a storm damaged infrastructure.

[Capital FM] Nyeri -- President William Ruto has called for global collective action to tackle climate change effects.

[Daily Trust] While determining the land use plan for the city, 100 years flood regime of the streams and valleys on the site earmarked for the city was preserved by the International Plan Associates (IPA). Accordingly, wherever valleys occur such as in the Central Business District, they are recommended to be left in their original natural state. Additionally, reasonable buffers between the streams and built-up areas were created.

[The Herald] New York. -- In a stark warning, the United Nations chief said on Tuesday that the combined impact of climate chaos and food crises are increasing threats to global peace.

[The Herald] Mkhululi Ncube -- The blazing hot temperatures have forced her to seek shelter under the shade of her veranda as she deeply contemplates the unusual summer season which is threatening harvests, livestock and her favourite delicacy at this time of the year, amacimbi.

[Observer] Uganda has experienced heavy and longer rains since September 2023. Even though forecasts indicate dry and sunny conditions in early 2024, the Uganda National Meteorological Authority predicts that the persistence of current El Niño conditions will influence rainfall distribution.

[New Era] Endola resident Rosalia Johannes' entire house's roof was blown off and some walls destroyed during a freak wind and rainstorm in the area over the weekend.