In a communique, African civil society called on leaders meeting in Ethiopia to ‘rapidly initiate a transition to clean and safe renewable sources of energy’ for all
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Africa emits only 5% of world greenhouse gas emissions yet is most at risk from worsening heatwaves, droughts and floods
The FAO has called for ‘urgent efforts’ to prevent the number of locusts from growing over fears of new swarms
The UK largely stopped financing new coal mines overseas in the early 2000s but spent billions of public funds supporting oil and gas projects abroad since then
Climate change is aggravating an erosion crisis in Nigeria that is wrecking buildings, roads and farmland. Damage may cost up to $100 million a year
Facing internal pressure and transboundary tensions over water, Kenya says it will progress climate security issues if it wins Africa’s seat
Two summits in one week presented a choice for African leaders: stalled promises of climate finance in Paris or business deals in Sochi
In one of Africa’s fastest deforesting nations, community control over the land offers villages new income, infrastructure and dignity
Kenyan activist Allen Ottaro has been inspired by his faith to mobilise a generation of conservationists
The African country claims to have broken a world record by planting 350 million trees in a day, as part of a collective effort to restore lost forests
Low water levels at Kariba Dam mean power cuts lasting 16 hours a day in capital Harare, making it difficult for businesses to survive
While industrial players see it as a threat to jobs, the first tax of its kind in Africa is too weak for climate advocates
‘The situation is bad, period’, says spokesman for Harare council, as suburbs go weeks without water and cases of typhoid are reported
If you are an experienced African journalist, we want to hear your story ideas on the links between climate science and development
Ministers from Uganda and the Gambia met the UK’s development secretary to ask for more say over how climate finance is spent
In a first for an African country, the coal-heavy economy will put a price on pollution, but campaigners say it is not high enough
Satellite analysis shows ‘vanishing’ lake has grown since 1990s, but climate instability is driving communities into the arms of Boko Haram and Islamic State
A loan from International Monetary Fund allows the African country to rebuild from climate-linked disaster – but drives the poor into debt, campaigners warn
In a new book, Ed Davey finds examples the world can follow to respond to the moral calls from activists Extinction Rebellion and Greta Thunberg