Climate change in Africa News

Subscribe to Climate change in Africa News feed Climate change in Africa News
All Africa, All the Time.
Updated: 2 hours 41 min ago

Uganda: Six Killed in Bulambuli Flash Floods

Fri, 2025-08-22 19:28
[Nile Post] Six people were swept away on Wednesday evening when flash floods overpowered two motorcycles attempting to cross a notorious flood-prone section of the Bulago-Buginyanya road in Bulambuli District.

Cape Verde: Thousands of People Devastated By Sudden, Severe Floods

Fri, 2025-08-22 18:01
[IFRC] Extreme overnight rainfall has killed at least nine people and affected 119,000 others, prompting the government to declare a state of emergency and two days of national mourning.

Southern Africa: SADC Centre Commends TMA for Quality Weather Services

Fri, 2025-08-22 14:37
[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- The Southern African Development Community Climate Service Centre (SADC CSC) has commended the Tanzania Meteorological Authority(TMA) for its remarkable progress in delivering quality weather services.

Nigeria: Nigerian Newspapers Review - [climate Change] How Floods Worsen Nigeria's Healthcare Woes

Fri, 2025-08-22 13:58
[Vanguard] In today's Nigerian newspapers' review programme, Today in the News, Vanguard leads with a report on how floods, with climate change in mind, worsen Nigeria's healthcare problems.

Tanzania: AfDB Backs Tadb On Climate Risk Management

Fri, 2025-08-22 13:51
[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- THE Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank (TADB) has taken a pioneering step in climate finance, becoming the first bank in the country to conduct full climate stress testing. The initiative follows a six-month technical assistance project supported by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA), and technical experts from Adelphi, aimed at strengthening TADB's internal systems for climate risk assessment and management.

Liberia: Liberia Launches Carbon Policy Dialogue, Eyes Billions From First Climate Law

Fri, 2025-08-22 13:30
[Liberian Investigator] Published: August 22, 2025

Africa: All of Africa Today - August 22, 2025

Fri, 2025-08-22 11:21
[allAfrica]

Ethiopia: Ethiopia Gears Up to Welcome Guests for the Second Africa Climate Summit

Fri, 2025-08-22 09:39
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Following Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's announcement that Ethiopia will host the Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) from September 8-10, 2025, in collaboration with the African Union, the country is progressing well to welcome guests, according to Office of the Prime Minister.

Africa: Wildfire Disasters Are Increasingly in the News, Yet Less Land Is Burning Globally - Here's Why

Fri, 2025-08-22 07:45
[The Conversation Africa] Worldwide, an estimated 440 million people were exposed to a wildfire encroaching on their home at some point between 2002 and 2021, new research shows. That's roughly equivalent to the entire population of the European Union, and the number has been steadily rising - up 40% over those two decades.

Mauritius: Mauritius Formulates Roadmap to Buttress Climate Resilience and Low-Carbon Transition

Thu, 2025-08-21 13:41
[Government of Mauritius] Mauritius is currently formulating its third-generation Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0) under the Paris Agreement, with updated emission reduction targets and adaptation measures, aiming to make the country more climate-resilient and low-carbon.

Africa: Africa Rallies New Financing Models to Shield Communities From Climate-Driven Health Crises

Thu, 2025-08-21 08:08
[WHO-AFRO] WHO and AECF convene regional workshop to pioneer climate-resilient health financing solutions

Sudan: UNDP Organizes Workshop On Biodiversity

Thu, 2025-08-21 08:08
[SNA] Port Sudan, May 20, 2025 (SUNA) - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) organized, in cooperation with the Supreme Council for Environment and Natural Resources (SCENR), a workshop on international funding for the biodiversity program on Tuesday at the Marina Hotel in Port Sudan.

Zimbabwe: The Climate Crisis is Breaking the Journalists Who Tell Its Story

Wed, 2025-08-20 18:11
[IPS] Bulawayo, Zimbabwe -- My family lost six herds of cattle during the devastating El Niño-driven drought that swept Zimbabwe in 2024. The loss was as emotional as it was financial. Guilt gnawed at me.

Tanzania: Neglected Tropical Diseases Affect Millions - How Tanzania is Boldly Fighting Back

Wed, 2025-08-20 15:51
[allAfrica] Dar es Salaam, Tanzania -- Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) don't make the news often, but they affect more than 1.7 billion people worldwide. The diseases caused by parasites, bacteria, viruses, and toxins do more than just make people sick. They can lead to blindness, intense pain, and keep families trapped in a cycle of poverty. Africa bears one of the heaviest burdens, with over 600 million people still waiting on treatment, despite major progress in reducing their spread.

Africa: G20 Can Bridge Opposing Power Blocks Through Climate Action

Wed, 2025-08-20 13:53
[ISS] Could Africa's first G20 bring like-minded G7 and BRICS+ members together to accelerate climate action?

Liberia: Liberia Eyes First-Ever Carbon Trading Policy, Climate Change Law

Wed, 2025-08-20 12:02
[Liberian Investigator] Published: August 20, 2025

Ethiopia: Ethiopia Reinforces Climate Diplomacy Through Green Legacy Initiative

Wed, 2025-08-20 11:55
[Ethiopian Herald] With significant geopolitical consequences, the climate issue is one of the biggest problems of the twenty-first century. Right now, the planet is expected to get significantly warmer. A larger role for foreign policy in international climate policy, specifically through climate diplomacy, is justified because of the substantial implications for the foreign policy agenda.

South Africa: Climate Protesters Demand Reparations From Standard Bank for Fossil Fuel Investments

Wed, 2025-08-20 07:40
[GroundUp] They also want TotalEnergies to stop further fossil fuel extraction in Africa

South Sudan: New Support From Government of Japan to Help Enhance Climate and Flood Resilience for Vulnerable Communities in South Sudan

Wed, 2025-08-20 07:33
[UNHCR] UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes a US$ 2.5 million contribution from the Government of Japan to help communities in South Sudan adapt to the growing impacts of climate change and recurrent floods.

Africa: Too Poor to Go Green?

Wed, 2025-08-20 07:33
[Afrobarometer] How lived poverty blocks climate action in Africa

Pages