Climate change in Africa News

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[Nile Post] Rice farmers in Namutumba District are preparing to adopt a new drought-resistant hybrid variety after WDE75 recorded strong yields despite prolonged dry conditions during its first pilot harvest in Busoga.

[New Times] Rwanda and the European Union (EU) have signed a €40 million (approximately Rwf67 billion) financing agreement to support the transformation of the country's agriculture into a modern and climate-resilient sector.

[The Conversation Africa] East Africa's shrinking mountain glaciers on three peaks in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania will soon be no more. The 2025 State of the Climate in Africa report (page 13) estimates that the ice areas on Mt Kenya, the continent's second-highest peak, have shrunk 96% in the past 115 years. The ice cap will cease to exist in three to five years, says the report. Rainer Prinz, who studies climate-glacier relationships, explains the intricate processes behind the retreat and what the consequences will be.

[New Dawn] - An 11-year-old boy, Anthony Argbah, died Wednesday after a palm tree fell on him during a heavy rainstorm in Lawalazu Town, Lofa County, local authorities said.

[Nile Post] IVery few organisations survive long enough to celebrate nearly three decades of consistent impact. Remaining relevant for 27 years in conservation--through changing governments, shifting donor priorities, evolving climate realities and growing community needs--requires more than resilience.

[Ghanaian Times] The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has pledged to donate US$250,000, estimated at about GH¢3 million, to support victims of the recent devastating floods in Ghana.

[This Day] Climate change is no longer a distant environmental concern confined to scientific conferences and global summits.

[UCT] In the presence of his family, friends and PhD supervisor - who travelled from France - Professor Djiby Thiam delivered his inaugural lecture on 30 July.

[Ghanaian Times] The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) last Friday donated assorted relief items to 297 personnel affected by the June 29, 2026 floods to support their recovery.

[New Times] A UK-funded regional initiative is helping Rwanda and other East African countries strengthen climate research while nurturing a new generation of scientists, engineers and innovators in satellite technology and Earth observation.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenyans should prepare for a largely dry August, with sunshine expected to dominate across most regions even as the annual cold season continues to grip parts of the Central Highlands, the Kenya Meteorological Department has projected.

[Daily Maverick] Though not El Niño-related, the Western Cape's dry spells in July are not helping South Africa as it prepares for the predicted monster El Niño, which is expected to be felt far and wide.

[ENA] Addis Ababa, August 2, 2026 (ENA--As the world grapples with intensifying climate change, accelerating environmental degradation, and the alarming loss of biodiversity, Ethiopia stands on the threshold of an extraordinary national moment. Only hours remain before millions of Ethiopians unite to plant 800 million seedlings in a single day--a scale of collective environmental action rarely witnessed anywhere in the world.

[UN News] As much of the world faces grapples with above normal temperatures and major rainfall changes, the UN Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned on Friday that El Niño, a powerful climate pattern shaping global weather, will intensify starting next month.

[RFI] Nsanje, Malawi - When Davie Kampira, 34, a farmer in Nsanje, southern Malawi, received 34 banana suckers in 2024, he did not envisage that the few dozen plants he tried out on a run-down piece of land, previously used for brickmaking, would transform into a small estate. Today, two years later, the land beside the river has produced nine hectares of different banana varieties, along with houses, a shop and a better life for his two children and wife.

[This Day] Residents and traditional leaders of the oil-producing Aiyetoro community in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State have raised fresh concerns over the worsening impact of climate change and coastal erosion, warning that the historic coastal settlement is on the verge of extinction unless the federal government urgently intervenes with a permanent sea embankment project.

[UN News] El Niño is putting millions of lives at risk in eastern and southern Africa but the UN is ensuring that communities are better prepared to deal with its impact.

[allAfrica] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -- Evidence is growing that the people most affected by HIV are also the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change.

[This Day] Port Harcourt -- The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) has intensified efforts to restore oil-degraded mangrove ecosystems in Ogoniland, announcing the successful restoration of 560 hectares of mangrove forest and the commencement of a second phase covering an additional 438 hectares across seven communities.