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[World Bank] Washington -- Over six million people in Comoros, Madagascar, and Mozambique are set to benefit from a new World Bank regional program that will enhance Eastern and Southern African countries' financial preparedness to respond to climate shocks. The Regional Emergency Preparedness and Inclusive Recovery Program (REPAIR), approved today, will strengthen countries' resilience against climate shocks and seek to attract $205 million in private capital to support these efforts in its first phase.

[World Bank] Washington -- The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved today the Ethiopia First Sustainable and Inclusive Growth Development Policy Operation. This policy operation supports home-grown reforms that will ultimately help the country transition to a more inclusive economy that allows the private sector to contribute more strongly to growth. While strengthening the financial sector, expanding trade options, and improving fiscal transparency, this engagement will also boost protections for poor and vulnerable

[New Times] Rwanda, along with other developing nations, is urging developed countries--historically responsible for global warming--to fulfill their commitment to doubling climate change adaptation finance at the 29th UN Climate Change Conference in November 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan.

[Daily Maverick] Recent annual sand inundations at Goukamma and Gericke's Point on the Cape south coast have smothered mussel beds, which is what oystercatchers target as their primary food source.

[This Day] Nigerian player, Fatima Bello, to take on home girl, France's Yuan Jia Nan in the Round 2 of the Women's Table Tennis singles event.

[Daily Maverick] The 2024 Summer Games are going all in on renewable energy, recycled materials and more to shrink their carbon footprint. They're a test bed for how big events can do better for the environment.

[The Herald] Nature-based solutions are actions that use nature to solve environmental problems.

[African Arguments] The climate target body should follow the science and limit the use of carbon offsets to where there is really no other way.

[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has asserted that it has not conducted any "secret meetings" with business on the review of the country's climate change commitments.

[Dabanga] Kassala -- Several parts of Sudan witnessed torrential rains the past couple of days. Shelters in Kassala in eastern Sudan were flooded. The Kassala Youth Emergency Room today called for urgent support to help the displaced in the city.

[Nile Post] The police in Moroto have issued a travel advisory following the tragic death of another child in the town's persistent flash floods.

[Ethiopian Herald] Supplies 520 quintals of food items

[This Day] Experts have tasked the federal and state governments on the need for a system-wide solution to mitigate risks associated natural disasters.

[Agenzia Fides] Addis Ababa -- "A shocking and disastrous accident. Many have lost their lives suddenly, more than 260 bodies have been recovered to date as reported by local news". These are the words that the Apostolic Vicar of Hosanna and Apostolic Administrator of Soddo, Seyoum Fransua, sent to Fides Agency, in reference to the landslide that hit the area of Gofa, Kencho Shacha Gozdi Kebele, Geze Gofa Woreda, on July 22, causing a serious humanitarian crisis.

[UN News] The UN chief on Thursday issued an urgent call to action to better protect billions around the world exposed to crippling effects of extreme heat, as global temperature rise continues unabated.

[UN News] A UN inter-agency humanitarian team has reached the area affected by deadly landslides in Ethiopia earlier this week and is supporting the response.

[UN News] UN agencies alongside humanitarian partners in Malawi have launched a Flash Appeal to help millions in the country stricken by drought that has decimated harvests and sent hunger levels soaring.

[IPS] Johannesburg, South Africa -- Heading into the traditional dry period of winter in southern Africa, there was significant consternation due to the drastically below average rainfall the region has been experiencing since January 2024.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- A landslide triggered by heavy rainfall in Decha District, Kafa Zone, on 25 July resulted in three fatalities and displaced 24 residents, according to the Kafa Zone Communication Office.

[Premium Times] Thirteen local government areas in the state will experience flash flooding between now and November, NEMA said.