Climate change in Africa News

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto is on Monday set to spearhead a national tree-planting exercise in Kiu, Makindu, Makueni County, in line with the public holiday declared by Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki on November 7, 2023.

[New Times] The Goma Volcano Observatory (GVO), the scientific institute in charge of monitoring Nyiragongo and Nyamuragira volcanoes, has said that there has been intense lava lake activity in the central crater of the Nyamuragira Volcano since November 4, but noted that the situation is not critical.

[Daily Maverick] After a drastic change in weather last week, birds were found dead across the country, highlighting the ecological cascade climate change will bring.

[RFI] The first global summit devoted to the preservation of glaciers and poles, which took place in Paris this week, has shed light on Africa's little-known glaciers - which the UN warns will be lost to global warming.

[Premium Times] Vice-President Shettima urged members of Nigeria's COP28 adhoc committee to come up with a roadmap that would enable Nigeria benefit maximally from its participation at the conference.

[Leadership] Determined to present a strong position that will benefit the country at the forthcoming COP28 Climate Change Conference in the United Arab Emirates, the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has constituted an ad-hoc committee to harmonize Nigeria's agenda at the event.

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia will host a major international symposium on dark skies and astronomical heritage next week.

[Ethiopian Herald] - Installs air quality monitor over 10 places

[COP28 UAR] The COP28 Presidency has facilitated the founding of a climate coalition to drive global climate technology ecosystems.

[New Times] About 800 hectares of land covered by invasive alien plants in Gishwati-Mukura National Park are being restored to their native landscape.

[New Times] After Kigali City, Rwanda is planning to roll out flood monitors in other parts of the country that are prone to flooding, The New Times has learnt.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya National Highways Authority (KENHA) now says the Siolo-Merille Road is impassible following heavy rains and flooding saying it is currently impassable

[Capital FM] Naiobi -- Water levels in the Tana River have surged to critical levels, putting the counties of Garissa, Tana River, and Kilifi at a heightened risk of flooding.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The ongoing rains have claimed lives and displaced more than 50,000 people in various parts of the country.

[Nyasa Times] A team of researchers from FOCUS-Africa has advised smallholder farmers to work closely with their agriculture extension workers in devising varied climate adaptation options to mitigate extreme weather-related damage to their crops.

[UN News] Contrary to pledges to cut fossil fuel production, government policies worldwide will add up to a doubling of production in 2030, a new report from the UN environment agency (UNEP) revealed on Wednesday.

[AIM] Maputo -- The Italian Energy Company ENI, which is already exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG), from Area 4 of the Rovuma Basin, off the coast of the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, is getting ready to drill four more hydrocarbon wells.

[New Era] Canadian company Reconnaissance Energy Africa and its joint venture partner, the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor), have been granted approval to resume exploration in the northeast of the country.

[UCT] Dr Petra Holden, a University of Cape Town (UCT) researcher based at the African Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI), has been awarded the prestigious AXA XL Climate Water Nexus Award for her research on equitable nature-based solutions for a sustainable climate future.

[Daily Trust] Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has challenged Nigerian youths to lead campaigns against climate change and contribute to the growth of the green economy in order to create an environmentally sustainable future.