Climate change in Africa News

[IPS] Bulawayo, Zimbabwe -- My family lost six herds of cattle during the devastating El Niño-driven drought that swept Zimbabwe in 2024. The loss was as emotional as it was financial. Guilt gnawed at me.

[allAfrica] Dar es Salaam, Tanzania -- Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) don't make the news often, but they affect more than 1.7 billion people worldwide. The diseases caused by parasites, bacteria, viruses, and toxins do more than just make people sick. They can lead to blindness, intense pain, and keep families trapped in a cycle of poverty. Africa bears one of the heaviest burdens, with over 600 million people still waiting on treatment, despite major progress in reducing their spread.

[ISS] Could Africa's first G20 bring like-minded G7 and BRICS+ members together to accelerate climate action?

[Liberian Investigator] Published: August 20, 2025

[Ethiopian Herald] With significant geopolitical consequences, the climate issue is one of the biggest problems of the twenty-first century. Right now, the planet is expected to get significantly warmer. A larger role for foreign policy in international climate policy, specifically through climate diplomacy, is justified because of the substantial implications for the foreign policy agenda.

[GroundUp] They also want TotalEnergies to stop further fossil fuel extraction in Africa

[UNHCR] UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes a US$ 2.5 million contribution from the Government of Japan to help communities in South Sudan adapt to the growing impacts of climate change and recurrent floods.

[Afrobarometer] How lived poverty blocks climate action in Africa

[IPS] Nairobi -- Environmental campaign groups are confident that a suit filed in the United States, seeking to stop the country's Export-Import Bank (EXIM) from the 'unlawful' lending of nearly USD 5 billion to the controversial Mozambique Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project, will succeed.

[Vanguard] A heavy downpour that lasted for several hours between Saturday night and Sunday morning has reportedly destroyed about 70 houses in the Malam Madori Local Government Area of Jigawa.

[Premium Times] "There is a high possibility of flood occurring in parts of Kebbi, Gombe, and Bauchi states during the forecast period."

[Nile Post] Heavy rains have wreaked havoc in three villages of Malongo sub-county, Lwengo District, destroying homes, washing away crops, and leaving hundreds of residents stranded without food or shelter.

[The Conversation Africa] Negotiators from around the world are gathered in Geneva, Switzerland, for the final UN intergovernmental session to hammer out a legally binding global treaty on plastics pollution.

[IPS] Peacebuilding, conflict prevention, and crime prevention are no longer niche security concerns--they are global imperatives for sustainable climate action. From the migration crisis in Venezuela to the deforestation-driven conflicts in the Amazon, to organised crime in Central America, the ripple effects of instability and environmental degradation are felt far beyond national borders. In 2025, nearly 80% of countries experiencing risks to peace remain off-track to meet the Sustainable Development Goals

[IPS] United Nations -- In the 1900s, global discussions around climate change and fossil fuel usage reached new heights, leading to the emergence of climate change art. Since then, it has remained a key theme in contemporary art, with artists and corporations alike continuing to push messages of climate reform to instill a sense of urgency, fear, and shared responsibility in viewers.

[IPS] Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia -- The accumulation of still growing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in an increasingly unequal world is accelerating planetary heating. It is also worsening disparities, especially between the rich and others, both nationally and internationally.

[The Conversation Africa] Nearly 600 million people across the African continent still lack access to electricity. Close to one billion rely on traditional biofuels for cooking. Africa is also very vulnerable to climate change, even though it has contributed less than 5% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions over the past 170 years. Speeding up the move to renewable energy is a key topic on the agenda of the Second Africa Climate Summit in Ethiopia in September. Regional development and climate change specialist Abay Yimere sets

[ISS] The unanimous decision clarifies governments' obligations and provides a precedent for African human rights-based cases.

[The Conversation Africa] The pathway from climate change to violent conflict is not simple. There are the obvious immediate effects of global warming like water scarcity and crop failure. But beyond these, climate stress can pave the road to violence through indirect channels - a gradual rise in food insecurity and growing social tensions that set the stage for more armed violence.

[IPS] Kakuma, Kenya -- For 18-year-old Lionel Ngukusenge, a refugee from Burundi, where he was forced into hiding because of a repressive regime, he has found another foe to contend with at the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya: climate change.