Every rainy season for the past 12 years, floods have swept through 67-year-old Idris Egbunu's house in central Nigeria.

But in a continent where weather data is scarce, can artificial-intelligence early-warning systems truly protect vulnerable ...

"Africa has contributed a tiny amount of carbon emissions globally, but is being hit the hardest by extreme weather," Kimutai said. The role of climate change in the floods was compounded by other ...

[James Wanzala, Standard] President William Ruto has welcomed plans by Africa to take a common position on climate change, peace and security. This comes ahead of the Conference of Parties 29 ...

A deadly heatwave in West Africa and the Sahel was "impossible" without human-induced climate change, scientists say. Temperatures soared above 48C in Mali last month with one hospital linking ...

European colonialism, which methodically extracted wealth from Africa until the system’s collapse in the last century, has been replaced by climate colonialism that stifles the economic ...

JOHANNESBURG, Nov 8 (Reuters) - South Africa is concerned by the impact Donald Trump's election as the next president of the United States may have on talks to tackle climate change, its ...

Britain's Prince William began a four-day visit to South Africa on Monday, focusing on climate change and conservation initiatives. The trip includes meetings with young environmentalists and ...

I am also a philanthropist and entrepreneur—and I have seen firsthand that to effectively tackle climate change within the African context, from Egypt to Nigeria to South Africa, we must look to ...

It has wiped out 70 percent of the harvest in Zambia and 80 percent in Zimbabwe, WFP’s acting regional director for Southern Africa, Lola Castro, said. The lack of rain has also slashed ...

Similar “social acceptability” barriers will need to be overcome in South Africa, says Peter Johnston, a climate scientist who specializes in agricultural adaptation at the University of Cape ...

encouraged potential investors to speed African solutions to scale and inspired young people across Africa who are engaged in climate issues. “I firmly believe that if we come together with ...