Climate change in Africa News

[Parliament of South Africa] Parliament, Thursday, 12 June 2025 - The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Dr Zweli Mkhize, has noted with sadness the severe flooding that has left 49 people dead so far and others without homes as flood waters washed away houses and destroyed road infrastructure in the Eastern Cape.

[IPS] Nice, France -- Just before dawn, the worn wooden dhows begin gliding toward the shore at Magogoni fish market in Tanzania's port city of Dar es Salaam. Their tattered sails flutter against the orange sky. Exhausted fishers step out onto the muddy sand, hauling frayed nets and plastic crates, their sun-creased faces tight with fatigue.

[IPS] Nice, France -- As the sun peeked through the French Riviera clouds and a dozen reporters sipped orange juice aboard the WWF Panda Boat docked at Port Lympia, Frankie Orona, a Native American rights advocate from the Society of Native Nations in San Antonio, Texas, stunned the room into a moment of absolute stillness.

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[DW] Four school children were among the dead, as heavy rainfall and bitterly cold conditions persist across the country. The storm has also affected the power and water supply in the Eastern Cape.

[Premium Times] Mr Oyetola stressed that prompt ratification of the BBNJ Agreement and increased funding for blue economy initiatives are crucial steps that must be backed by political will, scientific rigour, and global cooperation.

[Foroyaa] Joe Bongay, a prominent Gambian environmental activist and founder of Ecoview Africa, has been appointed as the Civil Society Observer Focal Point to the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) under the World Bank Group.

[New Times] The Country Is Promoting Late afternoon pesticide application and modern beekeeping practices to curb pesticide-related bee deaths, according to officials at Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB).

[World Bank] Conakry -- The World Bank Group has approved a $100 million International Development Association (IDA) credit for Guinea's Kounki Fisheries and Aquaculture Project.

[The Conversation Africa] Women in Africa are often framed as especially vulnerable to climate change. Our earlier research suggested that women entrepreneurs often face a "triple differential vulnerability" to climate risk compared to men.

[Premium Times] According NiMet's forcast, early morning thunderstorms are expected over parts of Benue, Kwara, Niger, the Federal Capital Territory and Nasarawa States in the North-central region.

[Scrolla] Emergency workers have now confirmed nine people have died in floods in the OR Tambo District Municipality on Monday and Tuesday. A school bus carrying pupils is still missing after it was swept away at the Efata Bridge near Mthatha, with at least 10 people feared dead.

[IPS] Nice, France -- "There is no climate action without ocean action," President Hilda Heine of the Marshall Islands told reporters, as she and other representatives of Pacific island states reiterated that countries must honor their climate action agreements.

[Scrolla] Snow has covered big roads like the N2, N9 and R61, slowing down traffic and forcing police to help drivers through icy areas. Five people died in a taxi crash near East London after the driver swerved to avoid a fallen tree in heavy rain.

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[SciDev.Net] Windhoek, Scidev.Net -- Researchers in Namibia are growing vegetables in the desert using fertiliser made from green hydrogen, in a project pitching to be Africa's first Net Zero village.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- More than 63,000 residents in Makueni and Tana River counties are set to benefit from a new $100,000 (Ksh12.91 million) climate and health resilience fund targeting women and children facing mounting health risks due to extreme weather.

[UN News] The ocean has never been silent - waves crashing, seabirds calling, whales singing across vast distances. But in recent decades, a new kind of noise has taken hold: the relentless hum of ships. For many marine species, this growing wall of sound is more than a nuisance - it's a threat to their survival.

[UN News] The ocean is under siege - and greed is to blame. UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday urged world leaders and grassroots groups alike to confront the powerful interests driving marine destruction, from illegal fishing and plastic pollution to the accelerating impacts of climate change.

[IPS] Nice, France -- A groundbreaking initiative to revolutionize global ocean observation is being launched this week at the UN Ocean Conference side event, aiming to enlist 10,000 commercial ships to collect and transmit vital ocean and weather data by 2035.