October 22
Liberia: Mo Ali Distances Himself From Capitol Hill Impasse
Liberian Observer
-- Says he's not a financier of Speaker Koffa's Removal efforts Read more »
Nigeria: A Nation of Filth and Squalor [opinion]
Daily Trust
The Federal Environmental Protection Agency (FEPA) is charged with the overall responsibility of protecting and developing the Nigerian environment. Established by Decree 55 of… Read more »
South Africa: Residents Evacuated As Dams Overflow, Rivers Burst Banks in Latest Flooding in Kariega
Daily Maverick
Since late Monday night, ongoing rain has been wreaking havoc in Nelson Mandela Bay. More than 100mm fell in some places, flooding neighbourhoods, roads, and destroying bridges. T Read more »
Zimbabwe: Indigenous Knowledge Systems Crucial in Climate Change Adaptation
The Herald
There is a growing interest in documenting Indigenous and Local Knowledge (ILK) for its intrinsic heritage value and its practical use in potentially supporting relevant and… Read more »
October 21
Ghana: Ghana Loses Historic Forts Along Its Coastline to Climate Change
RFI
Ghana - Ghana is gradually losing its historic forts along the 550-kilometer coastline to intense tidal waves from the Atlantic Ocean. Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: Cote d'Ivoire Has Lost 'Nearly 80 Percent of Its Forest and Wildlife Cover'
RFI
How can we protect wild animals when the world's forest cover continues to shrink? This is just one of the many issues under discussion at the Cop16 biodiversity summit in Cali,… Read more »
Central Africa: 4,300 Tonnes of Space Junk and Rising - Another Satellite Breakup Adds to Orbital Debris Woes [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
A large communications satellite has broken up in orbit, affecting users in Europe, Central Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Australia, and adding to the growing swarm of space… Read more »
South Africa: Loaded for Bear - Shameful Hat-Trick - Three SA World Heritage Sites Are Threatened By Sewage [column]
Daily Maverick
South Africa has failed in its obligations as a signatory of the Unesco Convention to protect its World Heritage Sites. Read more »
Nigeria: Responders to Nigeria's Flood Crisis Are Themselves Affected By Crisis
UNFPA
Flash floods throughout West and Central Africa have left more than 5 million people in need of humanitarian assistance across Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria and other countries in… Read more »
Africa: The Future of Food Security Lies Beyond COP29's Negotiation Tables
IPS
Climate change has thrown our food systems into chaos. Extreme weather events and dramatic climate variations are hammering food production and supply chains across the world. As… Read more »
South Africa: DA Calls for Urgent Debate of National Importance On Water Crisis [press release]
DA
The Democratic Alliance has written to the Speaker of the National Assembly, Thoko Didiza, requesting an urgent debate of national importance on the water crisis across the… Read more »
Africa: Cop or Con? How Big Conservation Captured Biodiversity Protection [analysis]
African Arguments
There are two approaches to protecting biodiversity. One is colonial, abusive and ineffective, but hugely profitable for certain actors. Read more »
Liberia: Liberia's Early Warning System in Limbo
Liberian Observer
Before the 2013 launch of the Early Warning System (EWS) project, Liberia faced challenges accessing weather information due to the damages done to existing infrastructure during… Read more »
Botswana: Climate Change Awareness in Botswana Is Low, but Informed Citizens Desire Action
Afrobarometer
Majorities call for 'a lot more' effort by the government, rich countries, and the private sector. Read more »
Uganda: Govt Urged On Promotion of Electric Cars to Curb Air Pollution
Nile Post
The Commissioner of Transport Regulation and Safety at the Ministry of Works and Transport, Winston Katushabe has made a clarion call for the government to reduce the importation… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ad888 - Ethiopians Call for Greater Climate Action By Government and Other Stakeholders
Afrobarometer
Public awareness of climate change remains low. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Dams to Anchor Rural Industrialisation
The Herald
Dam construction projects being implemented by the Government countrywide will anchor the rural industrialisation policy in line with Vision 2030, Zimbabwe National Water Authority… Read more »
October 20
South Africa: Call to Conserve Water
SAnews.gov.za
Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina has urged her African counterparts to take immediate action on water conservation, warning that delaying critical measures will be… Read more »
Africa: World Takes Crucial Step to Make Peace with Nature
United Nations Biodiversity Conference
With some 23,000 pre-registered delegates representing almost every country on Earth, today's ceremonial opening of the 16th Conference of the Parties under the Convention on… Read more »
Nigeria: MTN Introduces Eco-Friendly SIM Cards to Tackle Plastic Waste, Climate Change
Leadership
MTN Nigeria has taken a bold step toward environmental sustainability with the introduction of its new eco-friendly SIM cards, aimed at reducing plastic waste and combating climate… Read more »
Ethiopia: Globally Occurred Natural Disasters Need Collaborative Effort
Ethiopian Herald
Several countries in the world, regardless of their any status, are exposed to recurrent natural disasters. They suffer from heavy rain falls, landslides, and overflow of rivers,… Read more »
Ethiopia: Decolonizing Colonial Treaties Signing of CFA Into Law Creates Watershed Moment for the Nile Basin Region
Ethiopian Herald
The Nile River Cooperative Framework Agreement (CFA) represents a collective effort to rectify historical inequities in the utilization of the Nile's resources, experts say. The… Read more »
Nigeria: Bonga Oil Spill - Court to Deliver Judgment On $1b Indemnity Claim
Vanguard
Victims and communities impacted by the Bonga oil spill of 2011 in the Niger Delta region may soon get justice as a Federal High Court in Warri, Delta State, prepares to deliver… Read more »
Nigeria: Concerns As Urban Centres Constitute 27 Percent of Nigeria's Carbon Emission
Daily Trust
As housing infrastructure expands in the urban centres, there are growing concerns over the rising environmental hazards caused by urban dwellers. Read more »
October 19
Nigeria: Heavy Rainfall - Lagos Govt Alerts Residents Over Imminent Flash Flooding
Vanguard
Calls for vigilance, safety-conscious Read more »
