Climate change in Africa News

[allAfrica] The COP28 Presidency has announced that it will convene the Independent High-Level Expert Group (IHLEG) on Climate Finance in the UAE this week to drive progress on steps to reform international finance ahead of COP28.

[RFI] Maroua -- Aminatou Ibrahim scoops water from the floor of her seven square metre hut at the Dana camp site for internally displaced people in Maroua, in Cameroon's Far North Region. It's become a familiar routine for her.

[UN News] Young climate advocates are preparing to tell leaders at a UN summit next month that they are out of options: they must deliver now on ambitions climate action that pushes the world faster towards sustainability and empowers younger generations with the 'green skills' that will secure our future.

[ANGOP] Ondjiva -- Angola's President of the Republic João Lourenço is visiting Cunene province since Thursday and he is expected to assess the structuring projects on drought combat in the south region of the country.

[Global Witness] The fossil fuel giant run by the president of the forthcoming UN climate summit - Sultan Al-Jaber - this week reported only a fraction of its carbon pollution, despite him saying companies need to "attack all emissions", according to new analysis.

[New Times] The City of Kigali has ordered all dwellers in identified high-risk zones to relocate ahead of the rainy season that could start in September.

[Daily News] THE government has reiterated its commitment to encourage planting of more mangroves in coastal areas to enhance carbon trading and address effects of climate change.

[Leadership] National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said five persons have died while 75 others have been injured in 2023 flooding so far across the country.