Climate change in Africa News

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Government has stepped up its response to the drought crisis, with Cabinet Secretary for Public Service, Human Capital Development and Special Programmes, Geoffrey Ruk,u flagging off relief food to Mandera and Turkana counties--two of the hardest-hit regions.

[World Bank] Ouagadougou -- two-day High-Level Forum on Defying Drought (D2) in West Africa concluded today in Ouagadougou with a strong commitment to address the pressing challenges of drought in the region, amid the broader context of climate change and population growth. Senior policymakers from Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, and Senegal, joined by technical experts from Morocco and Brazil, as well as regional and international institutions and development partners, came together to advance coordinated and practical

[The Conversation Africa] Television nature programmes and scientific papers tend to celebrate the perfection of evolved traits. But the father of evolution through natural selection, Charles Darwin, warned that evolution would produce quirks and "blunders" that reflect a lineage's history.

[Daily Maverick] Every year is divided neatly into four seasons, each with its own unique purpose and energy. In nature, colours change, the temperature increases or decreases, and daily activities adjust - all in accordance with a rhythm that is time-tested, and true. These seasonal cycles affect us profoundly, and have a significant impact on our mood, our energy and our sense of resolve.

[New Era] The Namibia Sustainable Finance Alliance (NSFA) was launched on Tuesday as a voluntary, multi-stakeholder platform through which regulators, financial institutions, industry associations and government agencies will coordinate efforts to mainstream and champion sustainable finance.

[New Zimbabwe] A human rights defender has dismissed the International Day of Non-Violence as meaningless in Zimbabwe, arguing that violence remains a tool to silence dissenting voices.

[IPS] Farmers in Tanzania's drought-hit Dodoma region offer a potent message for negotiators heading to COP30 in Brazil: climate justice is not an abstract slogan. It is a water trough filled close to home, a tree shading a schoolyard, and a beehive buzzing with possibility.

[The Conversation Africa] Palm trees grace the landscape across Africa, thriving in environments as diverse as deserts and rainforests. Central Africa holds the richest variety, home to 52 species, while west Africa has 38 and east Africa 18. They form part of a global family of 2,600 palm species.