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[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique has lost, over the last year, 13,886 kilometers of roads across the country as a result of destruction caused by bad weather, especially heavy rains and cyclones.

[The Point] The Department of Water Resources under the Ministry of Fisheries, Water Resources and National Assembly Matters has predicted above normal rainfall in the upcoming rainy season.

[New Times] Rwanda believes that small islands and developing States deserve special attention as they are most vulnerable to climate effects, Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente has said.

[Namibian] The Namibia Meteorological Service says the country should expect very cold weather conditions in the coming days.

[South African Faith Communities' Environmental Institute] As we head into next week's National Elections, with the news that unemployment is now at an all-time-high of 33% overall and 46% among the youth, many South Africans see this election as the most significant since 1994. For civil society organisations - Project 90 by 2030, the Southern African Faith Communities' Environment Institute (SAFCEI), the Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Office, African Climate Alliance, The Green Connection, 350 Africa and Alternative Information and Development Centre

[Namibian] President Nangolo Mbumba has declared a state of emergency regarding the current drought, effective 22 May.

[The Herald] The United Nations has signed a US$429,3 million drought flash appeal with the Government for humanitarian partners to assist more than three million people who are food insecure due to the El Nino-induced drought.

[Accra Times] In a Facebook post on Monday, May 27, Mahama criticized the current administration for its failure to provide a comprehensive flood prevention and management plan.

[OCP] University Mohammed VI Polytechnic (UM6P) and OCP Group have officially signed a partnership agreement today to become the Main partners of the ''Climate Impulse'' project, which is expected to result in a non-stop, zero-emission world tour aboard a green hydrogen aircraft by 2028.

[Independent (Kampala)] Analysis -- The African Union Commission and the European Meteorological Satellite Agency (EUMETSAT), have signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen their cooperation on earth observation.

[Nile Post] Ugandan climate activists have highlighted the significance of tapping into ancestral wisdom to address present-day environmental challenges.

[New Zimbabwe] CHILDREN in Zimbabwe's rural communities are bearing the brunt of the effects of climate change.

[The Independent Panel] Co-Chairs and members of former The Independent Panel call also for amended International Health Regulations to be adopted this week; and for immediate investment today to make the world safer

[IPS] Blantyre, Malawi -- Malawi is increasingly pitching carbon trading as a source of revenue it needs to bolster the economy, which is suffering from foreign exchange shortages caused by a large trade imbalance and being buffeted by several shocks, including the climate crisis.

[Daily Maverick] The manifestos of the ANC, DA and EFF abjectly fail to grasp the seriousness of the climate emergency. Because of this, none of them proposes the kind of policies and transformations urged by the United Nations so that we can live within safe planetary boundaries.

[GroundUp] The EFF has the most comprehensive policy but it is not a good one

[The Conversation Africa] In the churning waters off Nigeria, armed pirates in small skiffs speed towards a cargo ship. They clamber aboard, seizing control of the vessel and its valuable cargo. This isn't a scene from a swashbuckling film; it's a stark reality for seafarers in many parts of the world.

[The Conversation Africa] The Horn of Africa recently suffered its worst drought in almost half a century, and its sixth failed rainfall season in a row.

[VOA] Windhoek -- The Southern African Science Service Centre for Climate Change and Adaptive Land Management (SASSCAL) met in Namibia's capital on Thursday to discuss ways to blunt the impact of rising temperatures in the region.

[Daily News] TANZANIA is currently experiencing severe weather as a result of a changing climate.