Climate change in Africa News

[The Conversation Africa] A long-standing idea in environmental research is that people are more likely to care about the environment, and do something to prevent environmental damage, once they earn enough to stop worrying about paying their bills. But what happens in rural communities with high levels of poverty, where money is scarce and environmental changes directly affect people's livelihoods?

[Premium Times] Nigeria and other African countries will push for a legally binding instrument on drought management and increased financing to tackle desertification, land degradation and drought at the 17th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP17) in Mongolia.

[Liberian Investigator] -The Environmental Protection Agency of Liberia has convened a High-Level Consultative Dialogue on Climate Mobility to examine the impacts of climate change on population movement and identify priorities for climate-resilient development.

[Ghanaian Times] WaterAid Ghana has launched a US$150,000 project in the Upper East Region to help communities strengthen their resilience to the growing effects of climate change on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH).

[Nyasa Times] Government has expressed satisfaction with the rehabilitation of the Magomero turn-off to Namadzi River Road, carried out under Phase Two of the Regional Climate Resilience Programme (RCRP), praising its potential to transform economic activity in the surrounding area.

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia's Green Legacy Initiative (GLI) could position the country to attract substantial global climate finance over the next three to four years.

[Ghanaian Times] Every weekday morning in Ghana's largest cities, the same ritual unfolds: even before the sun has risen, one side of the motorway fills as commuters, who live mostly on the outskirts of the cities, pile into vehicles that crawl toward ministries, hospitals, universities, courts and commercial centres clustered in the city's core.

[UN News] Severe weather, war, economic pressure and shifting policies reshaped migration journeys across multiple regions in the first four months of 2026, driving a surge in deaths, according to new data released on Wednesday by the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

[UN News] As multiple regions contend with unbearable heat, drought, wildfires and other extreme weather, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Tuesday underlined the crucial need for stronger forecasts and early warning systems to protect lives and livelihoods.

[The Conversation Africa] Multiple and often overlapping crises such as floods or drought due to climate change, violent conflict and economic instability are creating new forms of vulnerability. Collectively they're known as a polycrisis. These have severe effects on countries in sub-Saharan Africa with high poverty levels where weak institutions and limited public resources make it harder to respond effectively.

[IPS] Lilongwe -- For years, Malawi's electricity supply has been at the mercy of droughts, floods and cyclones that have repeatedly exposed the vulnerability of a power system heavily dependent on hydropower.

[Nile Post] For decades, Karamoja has made national headlines for drought, hunger and humanitarian crises. Yet history may ultimately judge it not as Uganda's hungriest sub-region, but as one of its greatest missed opportunities.

[Nile Post] As Uganda joins the rest of the world to mark International Youth Day, young people in Kikuube District are increasingly turning to tree planting and sustainable forestry as a pathway to environmental conservation, climate resilience and long-term livelihoods.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is seeking US$50 million to assist 4.66 million people in Ethiopia facing worsening food insecurity and livelihood losses as the country braces for the impacts of a forecast El Niño event, according to a new urgent call for assistance by FAO.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Severe drought has "killed thousands of livestock and left over 4,000 hectares of farmland" without satisfactory yields in Abergelle Yechila district in the Central Tigray Zone, as persistent rainfall deficits continue to threaten agricultural production and livelihoods in the war-torn region.

[MAP] Rabat -- Scorching heat is expected from Sunday to Tuesday in several provinces of the Kingdom, according to the General Directorate of Meteorology (DGM) in an orange-level weather alert.

[MAP] Rabat -- Morocco's Royal Armed Forces (FAR) lead the aerial forest fire response by deploying their full range of firefighting assets. The force deploys a fleet of eight Canadair CL-415 aircraft operated by the Royal Air Force, as well as 15 Turbo Thrush aircraft and two EC225 Super Puma firefighting helicopters operated by the Royal Gendarmerie.

[This Day] Abuja -- The federal government has called for stronger partnerships and increased private-sector investment to close Nigeria's climate adaptation gap, saying government alone cannot deliver the level of resilience required to protect communities, infrastructure and the economy from the growing impacts of climate change.

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[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia's environmental conservation efforts under its Green Legacy Initiative (GLI) offer an exemplary response to the climate crisis facing Africa, Ambassador of the Sahrawi Republic to Ethiopia and the African Union Lamine Baali said.