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[The Conversation Africa] A swarm of earth tremors and fears of volcanic eruptions in January forced tens of thousands of people to move away from Awash Fentale, an area in the Afar region of Ethiopia. The area falls within a geologically active region of the Great Rift Valley that has experienced a number of earthquakes and volcanic events in the last 800 years. Two major volcanic eruptions occurred in 1250 and 1820 AD.

[The Conversation Africa] Ghana has a high youth unemployment rate of up to 13.9%. For those young Ghanaians who do have jobs, more than 50% are underemployed - working in jobs that are low paid or which don't allow them to use all their skills or education.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- Weather experts say rains are scheduled for next week, but they fear there could be a delay to the end of month because of the influence of a tropical cyclone currently present over the southern Indian Ocean that is affecting Uganda.

[Nyasa Times] Natural disasters have claimed the lives of 39 people during this rainy season so far.

[Ethiopian Herald] A recent conference on Irrigation and Climate-Resilient Agricultural Production highlighted the critical need to promote food security and sovereignty across the African continent, according to the Ministry of Irrigation and Lowlands (MoIL).

[GroundUp] Sithembiso Mbutho died crossing the Mthwalume River. Residents have been pleading for the government to build a bridge

[The Conversation Africa] Madagascar is an island that's no stranger to natural disasters, in particular cyclones. This is because it's located in the south-west Indian Ocean cyclone basin, a region of the Indian Ocean where tropical cyclones typically form and develop.

[The Point] The Gambia recently launched its national strategy under the Great Green Wall Initiative (GGWI), a bold initiative designed to combat land degradation, desertification, and climate change.

[Nile Post] A downpour accompanied by a hailstorm wreaked havoc in Bombo Town Council, Luweero District, on Monday, March 3, leaving massive destruction in its wake.

[Nigeria Health Watch] The world is grappling with interconnected challenges, including climate change, which is being seen through extreme weather events such as rising global temperatures, droughts, floods, and irregular rain patterns. These climatic shifts significantly threaten nutrition and food security, disrupting agricultural systems and diminishing access to nutritious food for vulnerable populations.

[WFP] This a summary of what was said by WFP's Director of Food Security and Nutrition Analysis, Jean-Martin Bauer at the Geneva Palais Briefing. Alarming new data from Somalia shows that one million more people could be pushed into crisis levels of food insecurity in the coming months as drought conditions, conflict and high food prices threaten to disrupt farming, restrict market access and increase humanitarian needs.

[GroundUp] "Miracle" iris emerges after decades under a pine plantation

[This Day] In a drive to address climate change issues in the country, the federal government has disclosed that it is collaborating with some civil society organisation's (CSOs) to assess, track and rank the efforts put in place by states and Local Government Areas (LGAs).

[SAPS] The South African Police Service (SAPS) can confirm that eight bodies were recovered from a stream following a tragic incident where a vehicle ended in a stream.

[Daily Trust] The Adamawa State Government has commenced the distribution of ₦250,000 to 1,896 households severely affected by the 2024 floods across five local government areas in the state.

[IPS] Stockholm, Sweden -- With global temperatures continuing to break records and every global indicator of the health of the natural world showing decline, the need to quickly move away from fossil fuels and environmentally destructive practices has never been more apparent. But as has often been pointed out, how this 'green transition' is achieved matters.

[Greenpeace] Greenpeace Africa delivered on Friday 28th February a global petition on behalf of more than half a million people, calling on governments to force fossil fuel companies to "stop their climate wrecking activities" and "repair and pay for the damage they have caused." The petition was handed over to a coalition of 17 countries and groups currently reviewing "polluter pays" levies [1] at the sidelines of the meeting of the Finance in Commons Summit in Cape Town.[2] In parallel, Cape Town's iconic Table

[IPS] Bloomington, U.S.A & Rome -- The second round of the UN Biodiversity Conference, COP16, concluded in the early hours of Friday, February 28 in Rome, with an agreement to raise the funds needed to protect biodiversity.

[The Herald] If Zimbabwean farmers were gamblers, they would be playing a rigged game whose odds seem to be getting worse.

[SAnews.gov.za] Victims of the recent Durban floods have been moved to temporary emergency accommodation, the Ministry of Human Settlements said on Friday.