Kenya clean energy revolution dogged by land disputes
One wind farm was cancelled and another – the flagship Lake Turkana project – was delayed by social conflict, report highlights
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Drought sours future of Swaziland’s sugar growers
Sugarcane has brought wealth to the world’s last absolute monarchy, but climate change spells an uncertain future for this thirsty crop
Mozambique expands coal port lapped by rising seas
Dignitaries celebrate the expansion of Maputo port, but experts warn fossil fuelled climate change threatens development gains
British Army accused of thwarting Kenya’s climate plans
Who should account for emissions from overseas military training bases? UK defence planners say Kenya must deal with pollution from army manoeuvres
Growing water stress drives desalination push in Kenya
As drought hits crop yields and livelihoods, Kenya approves the first of a planned fleet of plants to get drinking water from the ocean
Iconic Kruger game park faces bleak climate future
Recent drought gives a taste of things to come for Kruger National Park, South Africa, as global warming outpaces species’ ability to adapt
Africa gears up for first-of-a-kind climate impact study
A scientific pilot in Kenya and Ethiopia seeks to identify the link between extreme weather events and global warming
The Paris Agreement of refrigeration – a bluffer’s guide
Negotiators meet in Kigali next week to agree a global phase-out of HFCs, which could prevent up to 0.5C of global warming
High and dry: South African drought leaves Lesotho parched
Water-rich Lesotho has long lubricated South Africa’s burgeoning population, but when drought struck in 2016, it was the residents of Katse village who suffered
In pictures: the energy poor of Africa’s biggest slum
Kibera is a maze of dangerous wiring, as people without clean or safe energy resort to illegal grid connections
Mangrove loss threatens Kenyan coastal communities and the climate
Household rubbish, land clearance for agriculture and a planned coal power plant in Lamu are putting pressure on vital coastal ecosystems
In pictures: the citizen scientists tracking Kenya’s water woes
Smallholder farmers are helping to monitor water levels in the Sondu river catchment, to pave the way for better flood and drought warnings
Can ‘smart migration’ build climate resilience in Africa?
Researchers in Kenya’s Samburu county find households where at least one member has migrated have the capacity to adopt better adaptation measures
How better forecasts can prevent climate-induced disasters
An average of 22.5 million people have been displaced by climate or weather-related events since 2008: one answer is access to better forecasts
Climate-smart beans offer hope to Uganda’s farmers
Drought and heat have hit Ugandan harvests, but new varieties of seeds and beans could help secure food supplies in vulnerable regions