Farmers in Kenya’s Rift Valley are being forced from their farms by drought then hit by rising food prices as maize shortages bite
Opposition parties accuse the Kenyatta administration of failing to plan for poor harvests, as inflation bites ahead of an August general election
Farmers along the lower Nile have little information to guide them as upriver barrage threatens to compound the impacts of global warming
NGOs warn that a project supposed to reduce deforestation could have the opposite effect, opening up large areas to industrial logging
Despite models predicting increased rainfall with climate change, the region has collapsed into drought – a puzzle known as the East African paradox
In the week China’s president called for development banks to support low emissions in poor countries, China Development Bank loaned $1.5bn to coal in South Africa
Developing countries have been promised $100bn per year by 2020, with no sign of it arriving some are taking matters into their own hands
After a barrage of criticism, the UN’s primary climate fund has released $5.2m to a handful of projects
Ahead of an August general election, ride organised by Christian Aid is pushing access to renewables up the political agenda
Energy minister announces hold on Canadian-British firm’s plan to export oil from the unstable, drought-ravaged region of Turkana
Politicians have been accused of stoking land conflict between farmers, herders and indigenous groups to win votes, while failing to address the root cause
Raising cattle instead of selling firewood and charcoal is empowering women and allowing trees to grow back in a denuded part of rural Kenya
Vast, dry and poor, Chad is more susceptible to climate change than any other country
Insurance scheme that took nine months to pay out after a state of emergency was declared contains major flaws, according to Action Aid report
Government assessment contains “grossly insufficient detail” about impact on world heritage site, said campaigners, who fear deal will prejudice an ongoing legal case
Africa’s quest for full access to electricity needs governments to support small, off-grid projects that are typically disregarded by investors
The European Commission and France are “doing far more harm than good” by pushing through projects without scrutiny, say campaigners
Denying allegations of meddling in African clean energy initiative, French environment minister pre-empts board decision on next top official
African leaders are no-one’s “puppet”, says head of the African group of climate negotiators, after $10bn scheme was said to have been hijacked by the EU
In a remote region, riven by years of drought and conflict, the prospect of new oil is attracting attention from oil-hungry economies in Asia