The catastrophic rains that fell this year on West Africa were made more likely because of climate change, according to a new climate attribution study from World Weather Attribution. Scientists from 10 nations, including Nigeria, Cameroon and South Africa, analyzed data about flooding rains that occurred between May and October…
Côte d’Ivoire has been one of the Top 10 nations to contribute troops to the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali, but the government has announced it’s pulling out of the mission in a letter sent to the UN. The letter, according to Radio France International (RFI), confirms Abidjan’s decision…
President Joe Biden of the United States announced a new US$100 million commitment to the climate Adaptation Fund and an additional $150 million in new support for the President’s Emergency Plan for Adaptation and Resilience (PREPARE) efforts across Africa. The announcement, made during Biden’s speech to COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt,…
More than a few African entities are represented on a list of 636 fossil fuel…
Ramon Abbas positioned himself as a prominent Nigerian social influencer known as Ray Hushpuppi, but…
President William Ruto of Kenya made the African case for climate action at COP27 on…
As the COP27 climate conference begins in Egypt, participants in the “Running Out of Time”…
With the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) set to begin in Egypt, global…
President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda is insisting that traditional healers stop trying to treat suspected Ebola virus infections, following the death of a man in Kampala who previously sought help from one of these practitioners. “The witch doctors, traditional healers and herbalists should not accept sick people in your shrines…
Ugandan officials say they’re now concerned about the spread of Ebola virus in the capital city of Kampala, following the death of a man who traveled there from affected regions. Minister of Health Dr. Jane Aceng told local media outlets that another 42 people who may have been exposed through…
Twenty African nations, along with European partners and the United States, are participating in the Grand African Navy Exercise for Maritime Operations (NEMO) in the Gulf of Guinea. The exercise, led by French forces, is designed to support cooperative security efforts in West African waters. Along with coastal and island…
With COP27 in Egypt just a month away, global leaders have stepped up the call for changes in international financing entities to better facilitate the climate transition, especially in some of the world’s most challenged nations. Frans Timmermans, the executive vice president for the European Union Green New Deal, said…