Climate change in Africa News

[Shabelle] Dar es Salaam -- Somalia is participating in the 12th Conference of Parties to the Nairobi Convention (COP12) in Tanzania, with discussions focusing on marine and coastal conservation, climate change and the sustainable use of ocean resources.

[Nile Post] Residents of Misigi Village in Mmanyi Sub-county, Busujju County, Mityana District, are seeking urgent government assistance after a storm accompanied by strong winds and hailstones destroyed crops, damaged houses and affected a local primary school.

[Nile Post] Democratic Front president Mathias Mpuuga has warned that prolonged drought in parts of Uganda could deepen food insecurity, accusing government of failing to do enough to protect communities from the effects of the dry spell and rising costs.

[Leadership] The federal government has warned state governments that climate change is no longer a distant environmental concern but an immediate threat to Nigeria's economy, food security, infrastructure, livelihoods and communities.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- China has given Kenya a US$2 million grant to strengthen the country's response to drought and preparedness for potential Ebola outbreaks as the government confronts mounting climate and public health risks.

[AIM] Maputo -- The European Union (EU) has raised 47 million US dollars to support Mozambique's response to climate change and access to sustainable energy.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Africa is off track to meet its malaria reduction targets, with climate change, biological resistance, shrinking donor funding and inadequate intervention coverage threatening efforts to eliminate the disease by 2030, the World Health Organization has warned.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ethiopia's Disaster Risk Management Commission has issued a national flood alert for the October-to-January Bega season, warning of heavy rainfall, flash floods and unseasonal rains in several parts of the country, even as other regions continue to face drought, water shortages and food insecurity linked to the intensifying El Niño phenomenon.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya Coast Guard Service (KCGS) has stepped up preparations for the peak El Niño rainfall period, positioning personnel and assets in flood-prone areas along Kenya's coastline, lakes and shared waterways.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The government has stepped up preparations to protect communities living along the Nyando River Basin from flooding as heavy rains threaten homes, livelihoods and infrastructure.

[Shabelle] Baidoa -- Authorities in Somalia's South West state have stepped up preparations for possible flooding as seasonal rains linked to El Niño are expected to begin in the coming days, officials said.

[Leadership] The Federal Government has given Abia State innovator ₦100 million prize after emerging overall winner in an innovation initiative.

[Leadership] Stakeholders across finance, government, industry and academia have called for mobilisation of domestic capital and bankable green projects to drive Nigeria's equitable climate transition.

[Namibian] Namibia released its Third Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0) in September, laying out the country's plan to address climate change.

[ISS] Early warnings must be heeded to protect coping capacity and prevent a foreseeable shock from becoming an irreversible setback.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- El Niño is expected to reach its peak in December, with sea-surface temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific forecast to hit record levels in what could become one of the strongest such events since at least 1950.

[Nile Post] Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania are pushing for a new approach to climate adaptation that places communities at the centre of decision-making, financing and implementation as the region grapples with increasingly unpredictable weather patterns.

[WFP] As the 2026-27 El Niño intensifies, WFP climate expert Richard Choularton explains why millions could face hunger and food insecurity, which regions are most at risk from droughts, floods and storms, and why early action is essential.

[Daily Trust] Flash floods triggered by heavy rainfall have affected 1,020 people and damaged 278 shelters in six communities and an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Damaturu Local Government Area of Yobe State.

[The Conversation Africa] Climate does more than shape the weather. It can influence when and where infectious diseases emerge by changing how disease-carrying vectors and animal hosts survive and behave. Scientists use weather data to anticipate some disease risks days or weeks ahead. But forecasting how those risks will change across seasons and years remains difficult. We asked Adrià San José Plana, a researcher in infectious disease modelling, and Xavier Rodó, a research professor and founding director of