Africa’s vulnerability to climate risk in the coming decades is at its highest, demanding effective and accountable action at a local, national, and international level 1. Almost half (45%) of the ...

New research published today in Nature warns climate change could substantially increase malaria burden in Africa over the coming decades. The study projects that a middle-of-the-road climate scenario ...

Third and most profoundly, the global financial architecture is failing Africa on multiple levels simultaneously, with ...

As the world prepares to mark International Women’s Day and gather for the Seventieth Session of the Commission on the Status ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Human-caused climate change worsened recent torrential rains and floods that devastated parts of southern Africa, killing more than 100 people and displacing hundreds of thousands, ...

Do people see climate change affecting their area? A median of 74% across nine middle-income countries say global climate change is affecting the area where they live at least somewhat, while 24% say ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A flood victim stands at her flooded home after weeks of heavy rainfall in Boane District, Maputo, Mozambique, on 19 January, 2026 ...

Joyce Kimutai receives funding from Imperial College London, Danida and Kenya's Government. A global review of extreme heat has found that between May 2024 and May 2025, nearly half the world’s people ...

As the global community huddles in negotiation for COP30, a stark message emerges from the African continent: the impacts of climate change are deepening economic losses and jeopardising health ...

A rapid analysis of heavy floods that occurred between December 2025 and January 2026 in Southern Africa finds that climate change has exacerbated extreme rainfall events. Scientists found that ...