Climate change in Africa News

[State Department] The United States welcomes the signing of a landmark $27 million Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Threshold Program agreement with the Government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania. MCC and the Mauritanian government designed this program to build Mauritania's capacity in inclusive power sector planning, grid operations, and electricity regulation. The Threshold Program will provide debt-free grants to develop fundable environment resilience projects and to incorporate climate change and social

[The Herald] African countries collectively have emitted very little of the greenhouse gases that have caused climate change, but are badly affected by climate-induced floods, droughts and heatwaves.

[The Herald] Edgar Vhera -- The combined influence of the rains and the extended tobacco seedbed destruction deadline has spawned a 27 percent increase in tobacco hectarage from 85 000 to 107 000 from December 27 to January 3, 2025.

[Dabanga] New York -- Sudan's worsening famine crisis, driven by the ongoing war and collapsing food systems, has been projected to leave over 630,000 people facing famine by May 2025, according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report. Discussed at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) headquarters in New York yesterday, the crisis marks Sudan as the only country where famine has been declared in 2024.

[Dabanga] El Gedaref / Port Sudan -- Farmers in Sudan's El Gedaref state have warned of a disastrous upcoming harvest season due to crippling cash shortages and logistical barriers. The currency replacement process has exacerbated liquidity issues, leaving agricultural workers unable to pay labourers and sustain their operations.

[The Herald] The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has warned that most parts of the country will experience heavy rains, thunderstorms, and flash floods up to Saturday, urging the public to avoid crossing flooded rivers.

[Namibian] Widespread rains over Namibia have provided an early boost to dam levels in the new year.

[Nile Post] In a show of solidarity, Rotary Club District 9213 has contributed shs100 million in relief items to assist victims of the landslides in Bunambutye, Bulambuli District.

[Radio Dalsan] The Commissioner of the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA), Mahmoud Macallin Abdulle, recently held a crucial meeting with George Conway, the Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations in Somalia.

[SAnews.gov.za] The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Thulasizwe Buthelezi, has placed disaster management teams on high alert following a weather warning from the South African Weather Service (SAWS).