Climate change in Africa News

[Addis Standard] More than 50 homes have been damaged in Gambella city following heavy rainfall that fell overnight on Thursday, triggering flash floods in several neighborhoods, residents told Addis Standard.

[Namibia Economist] The Environmental Investment Fund (EIF) announced this week that it received its accreditation as a national implementing entity (NIE) following the Adaptation Fund Board's Decision B.44-45/10 during the intersessional period between its forty-fourth and forty-fifth meetings.

[ENA] Addis Ababa, July, 24, 2025 (ENA)--Gadi Muga, a resilient resident of Hamer Woreda in Ethiopia's Southern region, once faced relentless adversity as her livelihood was battered by extreme climate shocks -- from devastating floods to prolonged droughts. At one point, she could not produce enough food to feed her family. It was a time marked by deep uncertainty, where survival overshadowed any hope of envisioning the future.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya has hailed its role in shaping the landmark advisory opinion issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on state obligations in addressing climate change, saying its submissions as amicus curiae (friend of the court) enriched the Court's conclusions.

[263Chat] President Emmerson Mnangagwa has highlighted the critical importance of protecting wetlands, citing their vital role in sustaining biodiversity, climate resilience and water security.

[Dabanga] El Uweinat / Shaq El Noum / Khartoum / El Fasher / -- Sudan's humanitarian situation worsened dramatically in June and July 2025, with mounting violence, a deadly cholera outbreak, and mass displacement, according to recent reports from the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS), the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), and UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric.

[The Conversation Africa] A new book called African Climate Futures explores how African science fiction is addressing climate change.

[The Conversation Africa] Climate change "imperils all forms of life" and countries must tackle the problem or face consequences under international law, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has found.

[The Conversation Africa] Nestled in the southern Mediterranean, off the south-east coast of Tunisia, lies the island of Djerba. With a rich cultural and religious history, it has been a crossroad of many civilisations, including the Phoenicians, Romans, Byzantines and Arabs, and is home to many unique architectural sites. These include the Sedouikech underground mosque, St Joseph's Church and the El Ghriba Synagogue.

[ENA] Addis Ababa, -- - The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) said Tuesday it may be forced to cut food rations in South Sudan in September if funding is not available immediately.

[Foroyaa] With the rainy season in full swing, residents of Nema-Kunku and nearby Nema-Alkali are growing increasingly alarmed over the rising risk of floods in their communities, where stagnant rainwater has already inundated streets and seeped into compounds.

[Nile Post] Uganda's financial sector is undergoing a significant transformation, with climate change emerging as a central driver of new banking practices.

[Scrolla] Early snow forecasts for Gauteng and North West have been dropped, with snow now expected in parts of the Eastern Cape and Lesotho. KwaZulu-Natal is bracing for heavy rain and possible flooding, with a level 2 weather warning issued for the weekend.

[IPS] The Hague & Johannesburg -- The case was "unlike any that have previously come before the court," President of the International Court of Justice Judge Yuji Iwasawa said while reading the court's unanimous advisory opinion outlining the legal obligations of United Nations member states with regard to climate change. This case was not simply a "legal problem" but "concerned an existential problem of planetary proportions that imperils all forms of life and the very health of our planet," Iwasawa said.

[The Conversation Africa] Around the world, climate change is being tackled, not just in parliaments and global summits, but also in villages and farming communities. In these local spaces, lives and livelihoods depend directly on natural resources, and decisions are often made in groups.

[Daily Trust] Across the world, there's increasing pressure on the oil and gas industry to explain how the global shift to cleaner energy will affect their operations and long-term strategies.

[Nile Post] The Minister for Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Frank Tumwebaze has welcomed the early arrival of rains, calling it a "blessing" for farmers in Uganda.

[SAnews.gov.za] United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has made a resounding call for the global community to "supercharge the clean energy age", warning that the fossil fuel era is failing and that the world must seize the moment to accelerate a just, inclusive energy transition.

[263Chat] Zimbabwe is playing host to the Fifteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties (COP15) to the Convention on Wetlands, underway in the iconic city of Victoria Falls.

[263Chat] In the face of an escalating climate crisis and growing concerns about food security, journalists have a pivotal role to play in reshaping the narrative around agroecology.