Climate change in Africa News

[UN News] Some 2.2 billion people worldwide still lack access to safely managed drinking water services, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) - an increasingly urgent challenge as demand for safer access to the vital resource grows.

[Afrobarometer] Nine out of 10 citizens who have heard of climate change say it is making their lives worse.

[Addis Standard] Arba Minch, Ethiopia -- From 12 to 16 June 2025, the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) hosted a high-impact training workshop aimed at transforming mango farming in southern Ethiopia. Held under the Integrated Agro-Ecological Approach to Mango Production project, the workshop convened 154 participants, including youth-led enterprises, researchers, development agents, cooperatives, and representatives from government and the private sector, for five days of intensive technical and entrepreneurial

[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.

[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.

[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.