Climate change in Africa News

[263Chat] The Government is rebuilding Zimbabwe's Strategic Grain Reserve (SGR) following this season's bumper harvest as it prepares for the possibility of an El Niño-induced drought during the 2026/27 farming season.

[IPS] Bulawayo, Zimbabwe -- New chickpea seed research and production have become the new frontier of climate resilience in southern Africa as farmers battle failing cereal production.

[UN News] Nearly 50 million more people in highly vulnerable communities globally are set to be pushed into acute hunger because of the strengthening El Niño weather phenomenon, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Wednesday.

[New Zimbabwe] The Mutiusinazita Seed Bank, a community-run initiative in eastern Zimbabwe, is helping smallholder farmers preserve traditional crop varieties and improve resilience to climate change.

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[Nyasa Times] NICO General and Minet Malawi launch specialised coverage to protect operators against climate and economic shocks while keeping crucial foreign exchange within the country.

[New Times] The Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) has urged communities living around Rugezi Marshland to remain vigilant against wildfires as prolonged dry conditions increase the risk of damage to the protected wetland.

[UN News] For millions across Africa and the developing world, the biodiversity crisis is not an abstract problem - it's the soil that no longer yields bountiful harvests and the fish that no longer return to coastal waters.

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[Nile Post] Rice farmers in Namutumba District are preparing to adopt a new drought-resistant hybrid variety after WDE75 recorded strong yields despite prolonged dry conditions during its first pilot harvest in Busoga.

[New Times] Rwanda and the European Union (EU) have signed a €40 million (approximately Rwf67 billion) financing agreement to support the transformation of the country's agriculture into a modern and climate-resilient sector.

[The Conversation Africa] East Africa's shrinking mountain glaciers on three peaks in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania will soon be no more. The 2025 State of the Climate in Africa report (page 13) estimates that the ice areas on Mt Kenya, the continent's second-highest peak, have shrunk 96% in the past 115 years. The ice cap will cease to exist in three to five years, says the report. Rainer Prinz, who studies climate-glacier relationships, explains the intricate processes behind the retreat and what the consequences will be.

[New Dawn] - An 11-year-old boy, Anthony Argbah, died Wednesday after a palm tree fell on him during a heavy rainstorm in Lawalazu Town, Lofa County, local authorities said.

[Nile Post] IVery few organisations survive long enough to celebrate nearly three decades of consistent impact. Remaining relevant for 27 years in conservation--through changing governments, shifting donor priorities, evolving climate realities and growing community needs--requires more than resilience.

[Ghanaian Times] The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has pledged to donate US$250,000, estimated at about GH¢3 million, to support victims of the recent devastating floods in Ghana.

[This Day] Climate change is no longer a distant environmental concern confined to scientific conferences and global summits.

[UCT] In the presence of his family, friends and PhD supervisor - who travelled from France - Professor Djiby Thiam delivered his inaugural lecture on 30 July.

[Ghanaian Times] The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) last Friday donated assorted relief items to 297 personnel affected by the June 29, 2026 floods to support their recovery.

[New Times] A UK-funded regional initiative is helping Rwanda and other East African countries strengthen climate research while nurturing a new generation of scientists, engineers and innovators in satellite technology and Earth observation.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenyans should prepare for a largely dry August, with sunshine expected to dominate across most regions even as the annual cold season continues to grip parts of the Central Highlands, the Kenya Meteorological Department has projected.