April 22
East Africa: Ethiopia Advances Bold Path Toward Climate-Compatible Development
ENA
Ethiopia is strengthening its path toward climate-resilient development, demonstrating measurable progress through a comprehensive and integrated national strategy, according to… Read more »
East Africa: Ethiopia's Green Legacy Sets Continental Benchmark for Climate-Resilient Growth - AGRA Board Chair
ENA
The Board Chair of Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) Hailemariam Dessalegn said that Ethiopia's Green Legacy initiative is emerging as a model for building a… Read more »
Nigeria: Our Drilling Rigs Completely Grounded, BERWASSA Tells Benue Assembly
Leadership
Benue State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (BERWASSA), has disclosed that the agency has no functional drilling rigs, noting that previously donated equipment, including… Read more »
April 21
Tanzania: Maasai Protest UNESCO's Complicity in their Eviction for 'Conservation'
Survival International
Eight UN experts say "conservation efforts must not come at the expense of human rights" Read more »
Africa: All of Africa Today - April 21, 2026
allAfrica
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South Africa: Study Finds More Than 40 Percent of Capetonians At Risk From High Air Pollution
UCT
A study at the University of Cape Town (UCT) has produced the first high-resolution map of air pollution risk across the Cape Town metropolitan area, revealing that more than 40%… Read more »
Africa: The End of Oil? As Fuel Shocks Cascade, 53 Nations Gather to Plan a Fossil Fuel Phaseout [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
US President Donald Trump is a longtime climate denier and oil industry ally, who sums up his own energy policy as "drill, baby, drill". Yet he is doing more than almost anyone to… Read more »
Ethiopia: UK Special Representative for Climate Hails Ethiopia's Green Legacy Initiative
ENA
UK Special Representative for Climate, Rachel Kyte, has commended Ethiopia's Green Legacy initiative that has been operated at "the right scale of ambition" in the global fight… Read more »
Africa: Anglican Leaders From Oceania Call for Just Climate Finance
ACNS
The Primates and General Secretaries of the Anglican Provinces in Oceania have called on Member Churches around the Anglican Communion to advocate with their Governments on behalf… Read more »
South Africa: Extortion Threat Hits Rubbish Collection in Cape Town
GroundUp
Informal settlements in Nyanga, Philippi and Samora Machel affected Read more »
Tanzania: Global Shipping Reforms Cast Shadow Over Tanzania's Fishing Communities
IPS
At dawn, as the sun rises across the Indian Ocean, Venance Shayo perches on the edge of his boat, hauling in a net. The sea gently ripples under the breeze and the sound of revving… Read more »
Botswana: Govt Prioritises Pandamatenga Water Supply
Botswana Daily News
Government has reaffirmed its commitment to transforming Pandamatenga into a leading agricultural hub through strategic investments in water and energy infrastructure. Read more »
Kenya: Met Department Issues Heavy Rainfall Advisory Across Coastal and Northern Kenya
Capital FM
The Kenya Meteorological Department has issued a Heavy Rainfall Advisory warning of intensified rainfall across several parts of the country between April 22 and April 27, 2026. Read more »
South Africa: Media Statement - Committee On Forestry, Fisheries and Environment Calls for Protection of Whistleblowers [press release]
Parliament of South Africa
The Portfolio Committee on Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment today resolved to intensify its oversight of alleged environmental violations linked to Sasol's operations. Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Targets Up to Sh150bn in Biodiversity Financing Under New Biofin Programme
Capital FM
Kenya is seeking to mobilise between Sh100 billion and Sh150 billion in nature-based financing over the next decade through the newly launched Biodiversity Finance Initiative… Read more »
South Africa: Pit Toilets - Eastern Cape Parents Take Matters Into Their Own Hands
GroundUp
Parents at Good Hope Primary in Cofimvaba are building their own toilets Read more »
Ghana: Tidal Waves Ravage Fuveme... Residents Call for Sea Defence Extension
Ghanaian Times
Residents of Fuveme in the Anloga District of the Volta Region have appealed to the government to urgently extend the sea defence project to the area following widespread… Read more »
Nigeria: Elegba Assumes Office As 23rd Nistructe President, Unveils Vision for Safer, Sustainable Built Environment
This Day
A new chapter opened in Nigeria's structural engineering landscape on Thursday as Engr. Dr. Taiwo Hassan Olusola Elegba was formally invested as the 23rd President of the Nigerian… Read more »
Liberia: Lafa General Assembly Marks Significant Milestone for Liberia's Fisheries Sector
FrontPageAfrica
The Liberia Artisanal Fisheries Association (LAFA) has achieved a historic milestone with its General Assembly, the first in over twenty years aimed at uniting key stakeholders in… Read more »
Namibia: Namwater's Energy Cost-Saving Strategy Slowed By Red Tape
Namibian
NamWater's cost-saving strategy aimed at incorporating renewable energy has been paused as the utility consults regulators over compliance requirements. Read more »
April 20
South Africa: No Water At Ramaphosa's Soweto Family Home and Surrounds for Nearly a Week
Daily Maverick
For nearly seven days, taps in Chiawelo, Protea, and parts of Dlamini ran dry - an inconvenience reaching even President Cyril Ramaphosa's Soweto family home. Joburg Water said it… Read more »
Kenya: After the Floods, the GBV - the Double Tragedy for Women in Kenya's Informal Settlements
The New Humanitarian
"The impact of a volatile climate is not just measured by the washed-out homes and businesses. It also registers in the rise in sexual and gender-based violence." Read more »
Sierra Leone: Young Africans Will Inherit a Climate Crisis - How Kids in Sierra Leone Are Getting Ready [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
If today's young people are tomorrow's leaders, they will inherit not only the world's problems but also the tools and ideas to solve them. One of the biggest changes they will… Read more »
Nigeria: Amid Water Access Gaps in Lagos, Firm Installs Pilot Filtration System At Lasuth
Premium Times
Langovest said the initiative is part of the company's corporate social responsibility and reflects its broader goal of developing scalable infrastructure solutions. Read more »
Namibia: Opuwo Trade Fair Postpones Planned Water Cut to May
Namibian
A scheduled water supply interruption at Opuwo has been postponed to May to avoid disrupting the town's upcoming annual trade fair, NamWater has confirmed. Read more »
