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[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- Banana farmers in Malawi are beginning to recover from over a decade of economic hardship after the banana bunchy top virus, or BBTV, wiped out local banana varieties.

[MAP] Rabat -- Severe thunderstorms, accompanied by hail, are expected Thursday and Friday across several provinces in Morocco, the General Directorate of Meteorology (DGM) announced.

[Premium Times] Since it's birth, the Aminatu Goje Foundation has been at the forefront of touching lives in no small measure

[Daily Trust] The Borno State government has announced plans to close all 32 relief camps established for flood victims in Maiduguri within two weeks, starting from last Monday.

[Ethiopian Herald] As president of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN), Ethiopia has expressed urgent concern over increasing land degradation, desertification, and drought in Africa, calling for immediate action to implement international environmental agreements.

[This Day] ·Reaffirms commitment to promoting sustainable energy development

[Daily Trust] The Kwara State Government has called on residents living in flood prone areas to relocate to safer places and advocates the dredging of the River Niger to permanently solve the incessant flood problem.

[IPS] United Nations -- As the United Nations gears up to host the international community for the high-level meeting week, the UN chief appeals to world leaders to commit to universal agreements to work towards solutions.

[WFP] Windhoek -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution of US$ 500,000 (N$ 9 million) from the Government of Japan to strengthen the humanitarian emergency drought response in Namibia. The funding from Japan will enable WFP to provide food commodity vouchers, redeemable at selected retailers, to 27,000 people adversely affected by drought, of which 16,000 reside in the Kunene Region and 11,000 in the Ohangwena Region.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- In the fight against climate change, one of the most effective strategies might not be what you expect: investing in nutrition.

[Premium Times] Shettima says the past few days have reminded Nigerians of the harsh realities of climate change

[IPS] Nairobi -- A report examining corporate capture of public finance is accusing industries fueling the climate crisis, including fossil fuel ones, of draining public funds in the Global South, singling them out for squeezing out of governments USD 700 billion in public subsidies each year.

[UN News] Countries must use a once-in-a-generation UN summit to address current and emerging global challenges and reform outdated international institutions, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday in New York.

[Vanguard] President Bola Tinubu says the Federal Government will support the government and people of Borno following the floods that have ravaged parts of the state.

[Daily Trust] Experts fear mismanagement of allocations 'N108bn latest disbursement largesse for some govs'

[Ethiopian Herald] As a country that has experienced the tragedy of adverse weather, Ethiopia has been making strenuous efforts to boost environmental protection works guided by weather forecasts. Despite precaution measures that had been taken to mitigate the climate impacts, the country's weather prospects, including recent flashfloods and mudslides, were forecasted by the Ethiopian Metrology Institute (EMI).

[The Herald] Zimbabwe needs to come up with more enticing strategic investment incentives to accelerate its climate-proofing initiatives after suffering one of the worst climate-related droughts this year.

[allAfrica] "I want to leave a legacy of having to be someone who championed good causes."

[UN News] New evidence in the World Meteorological Organization's (WMO) annual Ozone and UV Bulletin published on Monday reveals strong evidence that the ozone layer is well on track for a long-term recovery.

[Vanguard] United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mohammed Fall, yesterday announced the sum of $6 million from the Nigeria Humanitarian Fund to support flood victims in Borno State.