Climate change in Africa News

[African Arguments] Landslides and flash floods, made more likely by climate change, and deforestation have made some areas of Uganda permanently risky to live in.

[New Era] Otjinungua -- While isolated communities in Kunene region struggle to feed themselves due to the worst drought in 100 years, drought relief food is allowed to rot in warehouses.

[IPS] Turin, Italy -- Edward Mukiibi, President of Slow Food, champions agroecology as a transformative answer to the world's most pressing crises: food insecurity, climate change, and violent conflicts.

[RFI] Intense flooding caused by heavy rains has devastated Niger since June, killing 339 people and displacing over 1.1 million, authorities say.

[Daily Trust] Minister of State for Environment, Dr. Iziaq Kunle Salako, said Nigerians should commit to planting and nurturing trees to commemorate their special occasions such as birthdays and wedding anniversary among others.

[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Somali police have seized and burned single-use plastic bags in Mogadishu as part of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change's comprehensive ban on their importation, exportation, production, trade, and use. Companies and entrepreneurs in Somalia are urged to invent alternatives for environmental protection in a move aimed at creating a cleaner and healthier environment for citizens and future generations.

[Premium Times] The work of CATF in Africa is more than just a commitment to reducing methane emissions. It is a part of the collective global movement towards sustainable development, environmental justice and the preservation of our planet.

[UN News] The situation in Africa's Great Lakes Region, in particular the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has remained "alarming" amid ongoing violence in the restive country's east, said the UN Special Envoy to the Region in a briefing to the Security Council on Tuesday.

[The Conversation Africa] In the rural village of Téssékéré, the increasing number and intensity of droughts linked to climate change is making the lives and livelihoods of the local Fulani communities increasingly vulnerable. Here, in the northern Sahel desert region of Senegal (known as the Ferlo), the pastoral population walks over dry, dusty ground with their livestock in search of grazing areas and working borehole water pumps. In favourable years, these farmers can stay in the fields around their

[African Arguments] Vested interests are lobbying for gas as a transition fuel despite its many economic, logistical, and environmental risks.

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[GroundUp] The temporary shutdown of the supply from Lesotho is not the problem

[Daily Maverick] Africa Oil Week begins in Cape Town on 8 October. But the real scramble in Africa these days is for the green metals required for the energy transition.

[Capital FM] The Gates Foundation has issued a stark warning that climate change threatens to exacerbate child malnutrition, hunger, and disease, potentially affecting millions by 2050 if immediate action is not taken.

[African Arguments] Experts warn that payment problems and a lack of local ownership could undermine the effectiveness of a nationwide adaptation project.

[New Times] Rwanda is exploring the use of geothermal energy, a form of heat from the Earth's core, as the country looks to diversify its energy sources. This exploration could help the country reduce its reliance on imported energy.

[Leadership] The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said it is releasing more than US$1.8 million to address the urgent needs of people affected by floods across Nigeria.

[This Day] Abuja -- Exported gas emits far more greenhouse gas emissions than coal, despite fossil-fuel industry claims it is a cleaner alternative, according to a major new research paper that challenges the controversial yet rapid expansion of gas exports from the US to Europe and Asia.

[AI London] In the leadup to next month's COP29 climate summit in Baku, states must exert pressure on the Azerbaijani authorities to reverse their clampdown on civil society, release those detained solely for peacefully exercising their right to freedom of expression, and ensure participants including activists and journalists can engage freely and fully in the event, Amnesty International said today.

[VOA] Yaounde -- Officials in Cameroon say fresh flooding has forced at least 70,000 people out of temporary camps that were set up for flood victims along the country's northern border with Chad and Nigeria. Some of the displaced flood victims have now moved to neighboring Chad, where at least two million people have been rendered homeless by this year's ceaseless floods according to Chad's government.