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[This Day] .Says agriculture remains backbone of the nation

[The Conversation Africa] One of the most pressing issues facing humanity is the need to transform food systems to become more equitable, environmentally sustainable, able to deliver healthy diets for all, and also more resilient to disruptions.

[The Conversation Africa] Africa is already being heavily affected by climate change. Between 1991 and 2023, the African continent warmed at a rate of 0.3°C per decade, a rate slightly faster than the global average. This has brought more frequent and severe weather extremes.

[Nile Post] Flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains have devastated communities in Uganda's western districts of Kasese and Ntoroko, leaving thousands displaced and in urgent need of assistance.

[Agenzia Fides] Abuja -- "The severity of this flood has far exceeded what the government and all of us estimated, marking it the most catastrophic flood in Maiduguri in over three decades," says a report sent to Fides by the diocese of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, in north-eastern Nigeria, affected by floods caused by the collapse of the Alau dam (see Fides, 13/9/2024).

[Namibian] Zimbambwe will cull 200 elephants as it faces an unprecedented drought that has led to food shortages.

[Vanguard] The residents of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, and other vast areas of the North-East, woke up, Tuesday last week, to the invasion of massive floods which came as a result of a breach of the nearby Alau Dam after sustained rainfall. Video footages showed hundreds of houses and vehicles submerged by the flood.

[Gates Foundation] New modelling shows 40 million more children will suffer from hunger's worst effects by 2050 due to climate change, but immediate action could instead boost health, spur economic growth

[This Day] One city wag said the Biblical-proportion flood that overcame whole sections of the city of Maiduguri last week was second in national impact only to the recent increase in fuel prices, but I did not agree.

[WFP] Dakar -- Torrential rains have unleashed catastrophic floods in West and Central Africa, affecting over four million people in 14 countries - the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today warns. The worrying spike in humanitarian needs comes amid a regional hunger crisis already affecting 55 million people - four times more people than five years ago. National governments are on the frontlines of this crisis, with WFP's support providing critical food and nutrition assistance to nearly one million people

[Vanguard] Netzence Sustainability Limited (Netzence) has reiterated commitment to ensuring sustainable practices across the world, saying its CloseCarbon technology will serve as a solution to the global climate crisis.

[Capital FM] New modelling shows 40 million more children will suffer from hunger's worst effects by 2050 due to climate change, but immediate action could instead boost health, spur economic growth

[ENA] Addis Ababa, -- New evidence in the World Meteorological Organization's (WMO) annual Ozone and UV Bulletin published on Monday reveals strong evidence that the ozone layer is well on track for a long-term recovery.

[Vanguard] Dr. Sa'id Alkali Kori, the founder of Thinklab Group Limited, has donated 20 million Naira to the Borno State Government to support the relief efforts for the recent flood disaster in Maiduguri and Jere in Borno State.

[Liberian Observer] The European Union (EU) Ambassador to Liberia, Nona Deprez, will join the Liberia National Red Cross Society (LNRCS) on a two-day official visit to flood-impacted areas in Montserrado and Grand Cape Mount Counties. This visit aims to give the Ambassador direct exposure to the humanitarian challenges facing these communities following the several floods in June and July.

[Leadership] The current rainy season has further worsened Nigeria's severe road infrastructure deficit.

[VOA] Lusaka, Zambia -- As Zambia deals with its worst drought in 20 years, businesses and households are going for days without electricity. Experts say the severe energy crisis could worsen Zambia 's already fragile economy and lead to massive job losses.

[UN News] It's the season to take on global challenges, from forging a healthier planet to putting the brakes on nuclear weapons, as world leaders and leading experts land at UN Headquarters in New York in mid-September for the General Assembly's annual High-Level Week to chart a path towards a better, safer, greener future for all.

[Daily Trust] The senator representing Borno South, Mohammed Ali Ndume, has asked the federal government to dredge communities affected by flooding in Borno State to ease out water so that residents who are trapped can be rescued.

[VOA] Maiduguri, Nigeria -- The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has approved the immediate release of $8 million dollars to support victims in flood ravaged Maiduguri, in Nigeria's Borno state. Severe flooding there last week killed dozens of people and displaced hundreds of thousands of others.