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[ANGOP] Huambo -- At least 37 people have died and 31 injured in Huambo province since September, victims of lightning, house collapses and falling trees, local fire department spokesman Sub-Inspector Alberto Satota said Wednesday.

[Capital FM] Nyeri -- Fish farmers in Nyeri County are calling on climate experts to provide training on adapting to changing climatic conditions, which they say are causing significant losses in their aquaculture ventures.

[AIM] Maputo -- The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has disbursed four million dollars in support of the victims of tropical cyclone Chido, which hit the northern provinces of Cabo Delgado and Nampula on Saturday.

[AIM] Maputo -- The known death toll from tropical cyclone Chido, which hit several districts in the northern provinces of Cabo Delgado and Nampula on Saturday, has risen from 15 to 34.

[Daily Trust] InfraCredit, a 'AAA'-rated specialised infrastructure credit guarantee institution, has announced credit enhancement of Prado Power Limited's Guaranteed Fixed-Rate Senior Green Infrastructure Forward Ijarah Lease Sukuk under a co-financing arrangement with the £10 million Climate Finance Blending Facility.

[The Herald] Tropical storm Chido, which made landfall in Mozambique on Sunday and brought destructive winds exceeding 200km/hr, has weakened into an overland depression, the Meteorological Service Department (MSD) has said.

[New Times] After nearly five years of dedicated effort, residents of Kayonza District are celebrating the fruits of their labour. The community has transitioned from subsistence farming to commercial fruit production, with their first sales of avocados marking a significant milestone.

[New Zimbabwe] In a landmark move to address climate change and attract green investments, Zimbabwe has introduced a national carbon market framework rooted in Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. The initiative, launched at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, aims to establish Zimbabwe as a regional leader in carbon trading while supporting its transition to a low-carbon economy.

[IPS] Accra, Ghana -- The climate crisis, a defining challenge of the 21st century, is not just an environmental issue; it is increasingly a critical arena for international diplomacy. From intense negotiations at COP summits to the politics of energy transitions and resource control, climate change is shaping the geopolitical landscape.

[Nile Post] Hundreds of passengers were left stranded on Tuesday evening along the flooded Adjumani-Sinyanya road after vehicles failed to access the Sinyanya ferry landing site due to two trucks stuck in a submerged section of the road.

[UN News] Tropical Cyclone Chido struck northern Mozambique over the weekend, bringing torrential rains and powerful winds that caused devastation for communities in Cabo Delgado province.

[Earthlife] With COP29 now just a memory, South African grassroots activists are reflecting on the outcomes of the summit and their own roles in advocating for climate justice. The conference, held in Baku, Azerbaijan, brought some incremental advances but left many critical issues unresolved, amplifying the voices of those who argue the COP process needs deeper reform.

[Unicef] Thousands of homes immediately destroyed in Cabo Delgado, a province grappling with protracted conflict; UNICEF concerned about the spread of waterborne diseases and large-scale displacement

[AIM] Maputo -- The international NGO "Save the Children' has announced that about 650,000 children and their families are in danger as a result of tropical cyclone Chido, which hit the northern Mozambican provinces of Cabo Delgado and Nampula on Saturday, causing the death of at least 15 people.

[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican authorities have confirmed the death of 15 people as a result of tropical cyclone Chido, which hit several districts of the northern provinces of Cabo Delgado and Nampula on Saturday.

[Agenzia Fides] Maputo -- "If we know the truth about the election, we will move towards peace. If it is an electoral lie, we will plunge the country into the abyss, chaos and disorder," warned Venancio Mondlane, candidate of the opposition party PODEMOS, who came second in the presidential elections on October 9 (see Fides, 9/10/2024). Mondlane contested the result of the election, which saw the victory of candidate Daniel Chapo of the ruling party FRELIMO (Mozambican Liberation Front, which has ruled the country continuously

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[VOA] Maputo, Mozambique -- At least 34 people were killed and 43 injured when Cyclone Chido smashed into three northern provinces of Mozambique on Sunday and Monday. The head of the country's disaster management agency says the numbers are preliminary, as rescue teams search through rubble.

[The Herald] Cyclone Chido that was expected to make landfall in the country today downgraded to a depression and brought much-needed but moderate rainfall to some parts of Zimbabwe.

[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- The storm named Chido killed at least seven people in Malawi and affected more than 30,000 others, disaster officials said Tuesday.