Climate change in Africa News

[Leadership] Authorities have said that about five communities in the Ibaji Local Government Area of Kogi State are underwater due to flooding.

[IPS] Addis Ababa -- At the Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 8-10 September, African leaders committed to the climate and health nexus and their desire to advance climate-resilient and adaptive health systems on the continent.

[SADC] The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat convened a regional workshop in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 17 to 25 September 2025, to build technical capacity in the use of the ClimSA Station platform for agrometeorological services.

[UN News] From accelerating the move to clean energy to planting acres of trees, leaders from more than 100 countries announced or reiterated new national climate action plans during a meeting on Wednesday as part of the high-level week of the UN General Assembly.

[UN News] From the rainforests of Central America to low-lying atolls in the Pacific and drought-stricken plains in Africa, leaders came to the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday with a common message: climate change is no longer a distant threat, but an immediate danger demanding bolder global commitments.

[Global Witness] UN Climate Change have announced new disclosure requirements for people attending COP, in a big win for accountability and transparency at climate talks after years of tireless effort from campaigners

[UN News] Floods in South Asia, wildfires across North America, and record-breaking heat in Europe have underscored what scientists have warned for years: climate change is escalating faster than the political response. Against this backdrop, the UN Secretary-General is holding a climate summit during the high-level week of the General Assembly, pressing nations to raise their climate pledges ahead of November's UN climate conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil.

[ANGOP] New York -- the minister of Environment, Ana Paula de Carvalho said on Monday (22) in New York that Angola has completed its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC3), meeting the September deadline and setting more ambitious targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to climate change.

[Bhekisisa] The scars left by the April 2022 flash floods aren't obvious to visitors to this part of Inanda, the township just northwest of Durban. The earth seems to have healed itself, roads are passable and some new bridges have been reassembled. But the collective and individual trauma, often left unspoken, continues to linger.

[Capital FM] New York -- US President Donald Trump used his first address to the United Nations General Assembly since beginning his second term to launch a blistering critique of the world body, migration policies and international climate action.

[Capital FM] New York -- Kenya's First Lady, Rachel Ruto, joined fellow African First Ladies under the Organisation of African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD) to launch a continent-wide campaign, #BuildingResilience of Women and Girls in the Face of Climate Change and Conflict, on the sidelines of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly.

[Liberian Investigator] United Nations -- President Joseph Nyuma Boakai told world leaders at the 80th United Nations General Assembly that Liberia will use its historic term on the UN Security Council to advocate for Africa's voice in global security discussions, while pushing for climate justice, major financial reforms, and the long-delayed creation of a court to address war and economic crimes at home.

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[Capital FM] New York -- President William Ruto has called out the global climate financing system for unfairly burdening African economies.

[Daily Trust] The decision by the National Economic Council (NEC) at its 152nd meeting, chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima at the Presidential Villa, Abuja to endorse the Solar Irrigation Pumps developed by the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) for a nationwide rollout ahead of the 2025 dry-season farming has been hailed as one of the most significant steps yet in Nigeria's journey toward food security, sustainable energy, and technological self-reliance.

[Daily Trust] The Managing Director of National Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (N- HYPPADEC), Abubakar Sadiq Yelwa says the organisation has embarked on capacity building of its staff for effective implementation of flood control polices, for desired impact.

[Nile Post] Climate change experts have urged Ugandans to take urgent action in tackling the growing climate crisis, warning that the country faces dire consequences if collective responsibility is not embraced.

[Nile Post] Farmers in Kabarole District, located along the scenic Rwenzori highlands, are embracing modern farming practices to fight the growing impacts of climate change.

[Namibian] The man who has become the face of Namibia's Green Hydrogen Programme, James Mnyupe, is alleged to be stepping down from the initiative.

[The Herald] ZIMBABWE commemorated the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer recently with a symposium that highlighted the nation's achievements in adhering to the Montreal Protocol and its ongoing efforts to phase out ozone-depleting substances.