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[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- A worsening shortage of rainfall is putting the livelihoods of the Irob community in eastern Tigray at growing risk, with local authorities warning that prolonged dry conditions could lead to livestock deaths, disease and starvation.

[New Times] The government is stepping up preparations for floods, landslides and other weather-related disasters as forecasters warn that a very strong El Niño could bring above-average rainfall to much of East Africa during the October-December 2026 rainy season.

[IPS] CAMBRIDGE, MA, USA / KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Aug 17 2026 (IPS) - As AGRA turns 20, a new report exposes its worsening failure to double productivity and incomes and halve undernourishment in participating African nations as promised.

[Premium Times] As Nigeria prepares to participate in the 17th session of the UNCCD (COP17) in Mongolia, the country's rangelands and grazing routes are facing mounting pressure from desertification, drought, land degradation and competing land-use demands.

[Premium Times] PREMIUM TIMES journalist Abdulkareem Mojeed has been selected as one of six journalists globally for the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) COP17 Media Reporting Fellowship in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Somalia's National Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) said Sunday it was stepping up preparations for flooding expected to result from El Niño conditions, following a virtual meeting with Somali diaspora representatives.

[UN News] In northern Kenya, a herder scans the sky for rain that hasn't come. The grass his animals need is thinning by the day.

[Ghanaian Times] Experts have called for stronger community resilience, sustainable management of natural resources and targeted economic opportunities for women and young people to address the growing threat of climate-driven migration and its impact on peace and security in northern Ghana.

[Leadership] The Nasarawa State Government has commenced a reassessment and redesign of the stormwater drainage system in Lafia following a heavy flood that submerged houses and cut off the Federal Highway in the metropolis in the early hours of Wednesday.

[ISS] Current geopolitical tensions could be catastrophic for climate action, especially Africa's renewable energy transition.

[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somalia's National Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) chairman Mahmoud Moallin Abdulle met with UK Development Director Chris Pycroft in Mogadishu to discuss the country's humanitarian situation and growing climate-related risks.

[The Conversation Africa] A long-standing idea in environmental research is that people are more likely to care about the environment, and do something to prevent environmental damage, once they earn enough to stop worrying about paying their bills. But what happens in rural communities with high levels of poverty, where money is scarce and environmental changes directly affect people's livelihoods?

[Premium Times] Nigeria and other African countries will push for a legally binding instrument on drought management and increased financing to tackle desertification, land degradation and drought at the 17th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP17) in Mongolia.

[Liberian Investigator] -The Environmental Protection Agency of Liberia has convened a High-Level Consultative Dialogue on Climate Mobility to examine the impacts of climate change on population movement and identify priorities for climate-resilient development.

[Ghanaian Times] WaterAid Ghana has launched a US$150,000 project in the Upper East Region to help communities strengthen their resilience to the growing effects of climate change on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH).

[Nyasa Times] Government has expressed satisfaction with the rehabilitation of the Magomero turn-off to Namadzi River Road, carried out under Phase Two of the Regional Climate Resilience Programme (RCRP), praising its potential to transform economic activity in the surrounding area.

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia's Green Legacy Initiative (GLI) could position the country to attract substantial global climate finance over the next three to four years.

[Ghanaian Times] Every weekday morning in Ghana's largest cities, the same ritual unfolds: even before the sun has risen, one side of the motorway fills as commuters, who live mostly on the outskirts of the cities, pile into vehicles that crawl toward ministries, hospitals, universities, courts and commercial centres clustered in the city's core.

[UN News] Severe weather, war, economic pressure and shifting policies reshaped migration journeys across multiple regions in the first four months of 2026, driving a surge in deaths, according to new data released on Wednesday by the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

[UN News] As multiple regions contend with unbearable heat, drought, wildfires and other extreme weather, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Tuesday underlined the crucial need for stronger forecasts and early warning systems to protect lives and livelihoods.