June 12
Africa: Africa's Nile River Suffocating With Waste
VOA
The Nile River is the second-longest river in the world. It provides crucial resources to 11 countries, including South Sudan, the world's youngest nation. Read more »
Africa: 'Three Things We Need G7 to Do' - an Open Letter From 49 MPs Across Africa
African Arguments
A group of parliamentarians from 20 countries across Africa call for debt forgiveness, financial reform, and climate commitments to be met. Read more »
Liberia: 'Water Everywhere' - Heavy Rains Cause Flooding in Monrovia
Liberian Observer
The voice on the line remained calm, devoid of panic, yet hinted at underlying distress. The caller expressed a desire to speak with the Editor. Read more »
Botswana: Masisi's Threat to Send 30,000 Elephants At Odds With Trophy Hunting Threat to Elephants, and People [opinion]
allAfrica
Botswana has threatened to send 10,000 elephants to the UK and another 20,000 to Germany as UK and European countries move toward banning the import of hunting trophies. According… Read more »
Southern Africa: Southern African Nations Wary As UK's Labor Party Commits to Hunting Trophy Ban
VOA
Some Southern African countries pushing against the United Kingdom's anti-hunting efforts suffered a blow when the Labor Party, expected to form the next government, committed last… Read more »
South Africa: These Durban Families Will Have to Wait Until Next Year for a Reliable Water Supply
GroundUp
City of eThekwini says the water crisis in parts of the city will only be fully resolved in 2025 Read more »
South Africa: Graves Across Nelson Mandela Bay Ruined By Storm
GroundUp
"These are our families and this is causing new pain" Read more »
Nigeria: Oyetola Unveils Waterways Transportation Regulations, Inaugurates Projects in Kogi
This Day
As part of efforts to reposition the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) for better performance, the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, and the management of the Authority… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda's Negotiators in Bonn for Climate Finance Push
New Times
Rwandan negotiators are in Bonn, Germany, as 196 countries meet to agree on the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG), the new amount of funding which developed nations must… Read more »
South Africa: KZN Tornado and Severe Weather Events in Eastern Cape and Free State Classified As a National Disaster [analysis]
Daily Maverick
In KwaZulu-Natal alone, 12 people lost their lives, more than 7,000 homes were damaged and 1,200 homeless families are receiving humanitarian aid. The tornado also destroyed or… Read more »
South Africa: 'It's Almost Criminal' - Minister Mchunu Lambasts Municipalities for Water Mismanagement [analysis]
Daily Maverick
National Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu has roasted 'idle' municipal officials for their failure to manage South Africa's water supplies. Read more »
Kenya: Taita Taveta Launches Sh2mn Roadside Tree Planting Covering 275km
Capital FM
Taita Taveta County has unveiled a Sh2 million roadside tree planing campaign to cover 275 kilometers of road as part of its climate action. Read more »
South Africa: KZN Government Calls for Helping Hand for Flood Victims
SAnews.gov.za
The KwaZulu-Natal provincial government has appealed to the public to extend a helping hand to flood victims by donating essential items such as building materials, as restoration… Read more »
South Africa: Pesticides Are Polluting Western Cape Rivers All Year Round
GroundUp
Studies of three river catchments have found an association between pesticide exposure and poorer brain function in children Read more »
South Africa: UCT Academic Leads Climate Change Research On Ocean Systems
UCT
Five global science and technology projects have been selected to join the Ocean Biogeochemistry Virtual Institute (OBVI) to address gaps in ocean data and modelling efforts by… Read more »
Liberia: New Forest Monitoring Project Launched
Liberian Observer
A project intended to empower the Liberian media to be more robust in reporting forest issues in the country has been launched -- thankfully, for the second time running. The… Read more »
Liberia: Bao Chico Pollutes Creeks, Destroying Homes
Liberian Observer
Bao Chico has polluted water sources in landowning communities, depriving locals of safe drinking water, a DayLight investigation found. Read more »
Ghana: Let's Emulate IFRC's Assistance to Fight Climate Change
Ghanaian Times
Ghanaian Times deems it appropriate to commend the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) for allocating US$1 million to support locally-led… Read more »
South Africa: Cogta Minister to Visit KZN Following Severe Storms
SAnews.gov.za
The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Thembi Nkadimeng, will visit KwaZulu-Natal today to assess the impact of the heavy storms that ravaged parts of the… Read more »
Liberia: EPA Educates Citizens About Erosion, Flood, and Climate Change
New Dawn
Liberia's Environmental Protection Agency takes awareness campaign to Bong County, Central region. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Why Advancing Action for Climate Empowerment Matters for Zim
The Herald
Correspondent Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zim Makes Progress in Water Management
The Herald
Mukudzei Chingwere in DUSHANBE, Tajikistan Read more »
June 11
Africa: The Last Ozone-Layer Damaging Chemicals to Be Phased Out Are Finally Falling in the Atmosphere [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Since the 1985 discovery of a hole in the ozone layer countries have agreed and amended treaties to aid its recovery. The most notable of these is the Montreal protocol on… Read more »
Nigeria: How Green Republic Farms Is Protecting Food Production Against Climate Change [blog]
Nigeria Health Watch
For dedicated farmers like Baliqees Salaudeen-Ibrahim, the effect of climate change has been disheartening. Her once-dependable weather patterns that she relied on for her planting… Read more »
Africa: The G7 Is Right to Put Food At the Heart of Climate Plans. but How Matters [opinion]
African Arguments
Policymaking that sidelines farmers in countries like Madagascar, where I am Agriculture Minister, can be as harmful as the climate crisis itself. Read more »