Climate change in Africa News

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia's Minister of Foreign Affairs and COP32 President-Designate, Dr. Gedion Timothewos, held high-level discussions today with Laurent Fabius, President of COP21, as the country continues preparations to host the 2027 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP32).

[IPS] Makueni, Kenya -- At Yumbuni Village in Kenya's Makueni County, farmers from Vihiga and Kakamega counties have travelled over 560 kilometres to join their colleagues in Kathonzweni Ward and see the progress of experiments being carried out on different homemade organic fertilisers and other farm inputs.

[Premium Times] The company warned residents against taking refuge beneath trees or standing close to electricity poles, power lines and other electrical installations during storms.

[Daily News] Arusha -- TANZANIA has called for stronger early warning systems and climate services across Eastern Africa, stressing that effective disaster preparedness depends on making climate information available, accessible and applicable to all users.

[Daily Maverick] The building of two massive water-hungry and energy-hungry data centres next to Cape Town International Airport has cleared the first regulatory hurdle.

[Nile Post] Kampala -- The government has warned that Uganda is experiencing above-average temperatures with serious implications for food production, agricultural output, household incomes and public health.

[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- The United Nations (UN) Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has issued an urgent appeal for Somalia as drought, conflict, and funding gaps leave millions in dire need of food and water.