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[RFI] With a prolonged drought affecting the supply of hydroelectricity all over southern Africa, a growing number of people are turning to solar to fill the energy gap.

[RFI] Namibia plans to cull 723 wild animals to manage pasture and provide meat to people struggling with food shortages caused by a severe drought in southern Africa.

[The Conversation Africa] Amitav Ghosh is an internationally celebrated author of 20 historical fiction and non-fiction books. The Indian thinker and writer has written extensively on the legacies of colonialism, violence and extractivism. His most famous works explore migration, globalisation and commercial violence and conquest during the colonial period, against the backdrop of the opium trade in the 1800s.

[IPS] United Nations -- Since June of this year, Chad has been facing an extended period of heavy rainfall. Major flooding has triggered the onset of a significant humanitarian crisis, as all aspects of Chadian life, including health, food production, and community, have been negatively impacted. Additionally, response plans are severely compromised due to high levels of hostility taking place in neighboring nations.

[Daily Trust] 107,652 hectares of farmlands, 80,049 houses destroyed NEMA warns of severe incidents in Sept, Oct Tinubu urges speedy action on environmental concerns

[The Herald] Government is committed to mitigating the impact of drought and enhancing resilience in communities to enable sustainable livestock production, Vice President Dr Constantino Chiwenga has said.

[Nyasa Times] On Wednesday, August 28, 2024, Vice President of Malawi, Michael Usi, made a powerful appeal for immediate climate action, veering away from his prepared remarks to deliver an impassioned call during the opening of the Strategy and Ministerial Meeting of the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group on Climate Change at the Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC).

[IPS] Stockholm, Sweden -- The consequences of climate change are disproportionately impacting fragile and conflict-affected settings (FCS). Climate shocks can exacerbate security risks in FCS, conflict and instability compromise a region's ability to adapt to climate change, leaving its population ever more vulnerable to future climate shocks.

[Dabanga] Toker / Port Sudan / Arbaat -- In Toker, Red Sea state the death toll from the catastrophic flooding has risen to 14 after the bodies of a man and a girl were discovered yesterday. This discovery comes as water levels in the city have begun to recede, four days after the floods initially struck.

[Premium Times] The experts urged agriculturists to leverage different media formats/technology in disseminating climate-smart information to farmers promptly.

[Nigeria Health Watch] Across the world, temperatures are rising causing significant changes in weather patterns and increasing the frequency of extreme weather events. In Nigeria, the mean annual temperature is projected to increase by 1.1 to 2.5°C in less than 40 years. The number of extreme heat days is expected to also increase to 260 by 2100. This worrying trend suggests the destructive consequences of unchecked environmental exploitation from human activities, necessitating immediate action.

[Premium Times] The flood, which ravaged the area on Monday, followed torrential rainfall that lasted seven hours from 5.00 a.m. to about 1.00 p.m.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Amhara Disaster Prevention and Food Security Commission has reported that up to 400,000 people in eight zones and 34 districts across the region could be at risk of natural disasters during this year's rainy season.

[VOA] Abuja -- Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency is warning that fatalities caused by severe flooding in the country will increase in September and October - the usual peak period for rainfall. The floods have already killed more than 170 people and displaced hundreds of thousands more in Nigeria this year.

[The Herald] The Meteorological Services Department now has now been equipped with ultra-modern weather observing machinery, including automatic weather stations and radars, as Government bolsters the country's early warning systems.

[VOA] Nairobi, Kenya -- Few countries have been hit harder by climate change than Kenya, where more frequent droughts and floods have become a fact of life for much of the country. One woman who won a contest to be named Miss Climate Kenya is working to build climate resilience and convince people to adapt to a changing world. At the same time, a farmer in western Kenya is denying the existence of climate change and defending the exploration of fossil fuels in Africa.

[Africa Renewal] Persistent gender disparities in scientific research, particularly in climate change, result in a lack of essential perspectives and biased conclusions

[Premium Times] She said the recent flooding in the three local government areas of Madagali, Demsa, and Numan was devastating.

[Leadership] Several communities in the North have been severely affected by floods within the past week, resulting in deaths, displacement of people from their homes and destruction of farmlands and property.

[DW] Heavy rains and floods caused the Arbaat Dam near Port Sudan to burst, affecting about 50,000 people. Authorities say the death toll is likely to rise.