Africa
As rich countries slow walk green finance, Putin offers Africa an alternative
Two summits in one week presented a choice for African leaders: stalled promises of climate finance in Paris or business deals in Sochi
In Tanzania, ownership of the forest offers new prospects for old loggers
In one of Africa’s fastest deforesting nations, community control over the land offers villages new income, infrastructure and dignity
Catholic youth drive climate action across Africa
Kenyan activist Allen Ottaro has been inspired by his faith to mobilise a generation of conservationists
Ethiopia bids to plant four billion trees in green push
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
Zimbabweans work at night to beat hydropower shortage as drought bites
Low water levels at Kariba Dam mean power cuts lasting 16 hours a day in capital Harare, making it difficult for businesses to survive
Campaigners and industry criticise South Africa’s new carbon tax
While industrial players see it as a threat to jobs, the first tax of its kind in Africa is too weak for climate advocates
Two million in Zimbabwe’s capital have no water as city turns off taps
‘The situation is bad, period’, says spokesman for Harare council, as suburbs go weeks without water and cases of typhoid are reported
Climate Home News launches African reporting programme
If you are an experienced African journalist, we want to hear your story ideas on the links between climate science and development
African ministers lobby UK for control of climate aid
Ministers from Uganda and the Gambia met the UK’s development secretary to ask for more say over how climate finance is spent
South Africa’s Ramaphosa signs carbon tax into law
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
Lake Chad not shrinking, but climate is fuelling terror groups: report
Satellite analysis shows ‘vanishing’ lake has grown since 1990s, but climate instability is driving communities into the arms of Boko Haram and Islamic State
Mozambique ‘faces climate debt trap’ as Cyclone Kenneth follows Idai
A loan from International Monetary Fund allows the African country to rebuild from climate-linked disaster – but drives the poor into debt, campaigners warn
Have hope, humanity is finding ways to defeat climate change
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
Rwandan farmers lead tree-planting effort to meet rising wood demand
The authorities are partnering with communities to halt the decline of forest cover and produce wood, charcoal and fruit in a sustainable way
As climate fight enters new phase, local responses are starved of funding
Global, one-size-fits-all solutions work for cutting emissions, but adapting to warming requires an altogether different approach
Rwandan landslide casts a long shadow over survivors
While some families have moved to safer ground, young people feel left behind in areas increasingly prone to deadly landslides
Climate finance misses its mark in Ugandan landslide zones
On the slopes of Mount Elgon, residents live in fear of the next deadly landslide, as tree-planting solutions fail to take root
One billion without power need new World Bank president to keep faith
As the bank welcomes its new boss, he must fulfil its mission to prevent climate change by bringing clean energy to those currently in the dark
Extreme weather impacted 62 million people last year, says WMO
As the impacts of Cyclone Idai continue to grow in south-eastern Africa, the global agency says extreme weather is worsening hunger and conflict
Energy and oil majors turn to rural Africa in grab for world’s next billion customers
Once basic energy is established in disconnected regions, the companies that supply it hope to cash in on demand for a slew of new products and services