Niger: Dozens Dead of Thirst After Truck Breaks Down in Niger Desert

Forty-nine people died of dehydration in a remote part of the Sahara desert in north-west Niger after the truck transporting them broke down, authorities said on Thursday. Read more »

Kenya: Anger Rises Towards Authorities As Torrential Rains Kill Over 80 People in Kenya

Storms that triggered flash floods in Kenya have killed at least 81 people so far this month, authorities said, as rain continued to pound much of the country. In the capital… Read more »

East Africa: Under the Same Sky, Climate Change Brings Drought to Somalia and Floods to Kenya

For east African neighbours Kenya and Somalia, the effects of climate change are worlds apart, with one country suffering drought and the other deadly flooding. Read more »

Kenya: Heavy Rains and Flash Floods in Kenya Kill At Least 23 in Nairobi

At least 23 people have been killed in flash flooding in Nairobi, police said Saturday, as search and rescue operations continued amid widespread devastation. Read more »

Africa: African Union Summit Opens, As Continent Faces Conflict and Climate Extremes

The 2026 African Union Summit is being held this weekend in Addis Ababa, with Angola handing the rotating chair to Burundi. The bloc is facing challenges including mounting… Read more »

Madagascar: Cyclone Gezani Kills Dozens, Displaces Thousands in Madagascar

At least 38 people have died in Madagascar after Cyclone Gezani tore through the coastal city of Toamasina with winds of up to 250 km/h. The country's leader appealed for… Read more »

Malawi: Thousands Displaced As Flooding Devastates Wetland Crops in Malawi

Flooding across Malawi following heavy rains that began in December has displaced thousands and destroyed the country's agricultural heartlands, with experts linking the increased… Read more »

Madagascar: Cyclone Fytia in Madagascar Leaves Three Dead, Flooding Affects Nearly 30,000

Cyclone Fytia hit Madagascar at the weekend, flooding large parts of the northwest of the main island and leaving three people dead, while impacting nearly 30,000 others. Read more »

Southern Africa: Climate Change 'Supercharging' Deadly Floods in Southern Africa

A "perfect storm" of climate change and cyclical La Niña weather patterns have been fuelling the catastrophic flooding sweeping southern Africa for the past month, according… Read more »

North Africa: Tunisia Flooding Kills Four As Record Rainfall Shuts Schools

Rainfall of a level not seen for more than 70 years has caused flooding in Tunisia, leaving four people dead. Authorities say schools and many businesses, particularly in the… Read more »

East Africa: 'Climate Whiplash' - East Africa Caught Between Floods and Drought

At dawn in the town of Mai Mahiu, Kenya, all is quiet. No goat bells ring, no voices call across farm fields, there is no rustle of maize leaves in the morning wind. Instead, the… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Artist's Film Sheds Light On Link Between Colonialism and Climate Change

Congolese artist Sammy Baloji's first documentary The Tree of Authenticity fuses images and sounds, and features a talking tree as its narrator, to highlight the connection between… Read more »

Morocco: Climate Change Threatens Morocco's Camels, and With Them Its Cultural Heritage

Camel livestock in Morocco is on the decline, due to the effects of climate change and diminishing pastures. Camels are part of the fabric of life for Saharan populations,… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia Wins Did to Host COP32 in 2027, Edging Out Nigeria

Ethiopia said on Tuesday it would host the United Nations' COP32 climate summit in 2027, fending off a rival bid from Nigeria to land an influential role that will allow it to… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Deadly Black Mamba Holds Vital Clues to Urban Pollution

Africa's most feared snake has found a new role as an environmental guardian, with researchers having discovered that black mambas can serve as detectors of air pollution. Read more »

Africa: African Leaders Urge Fair Funding With $50bn Climate Call

African leaders ended their second continental climate summit on Wednesday in Addis Ababa with a call for more money, fairer financing and a stronger voice in global talks. Read more »

Africa: Africa Climate Summit Puts Financing and Resilience Under the Spotlight

The second Africa Climate Summit opened in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Monday, with the continent determined to position itself not only as a frontline victim of global… Read more »

Sudan: Help Us Find Landslide Dead - Group In Control of Darfur Region

The group controlling Sudan's Darfur region has called for assistance in finding the bodies of more than 1,000 people buried in a landslide that wiped out a mountain village in an… Read more »

Guinea: Heavy Rains in Guinea Capital Conakry Cause Multiple Deaths and Destroy Homes

At least seven people have died in Conakry due to heavy overnight rain, exposing the city's vulnerability to extreme weather. Read more »

Africa: Cleaner Cooking Could Save 4.7 Million Lives in Africa By 2040, IEA Says

Getting homes in Africa to stop burning wood, charcoal or dung to feed fires for cooking and use liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), bioethanol and biogas could prevent 4.7 million… Read more »