Climate Change

Investigation: Deadly attacks by pirates deepen crisis for Nigeria’s fishers and traders

The men who cornered Ita James did not come for his catch. In this...

Communities across Africa demand end to fossil fuel “colonialism”

Environmental groups across Africa have delivered a unified rejection of fossil fuel expansion, warning...

Report exposes role of African banks in growing fossil fuel financing

Global financial institutions funnelled a staggering $869 billion into fossil fuel companies in 2024,...

More calls for Africa climate action

Environmentalists, development experts, policymakers, state and non-state actors have harped on the need for...

UN’s climate change panel starts 62nd plenary session in China

The 62nd edition of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) commenced Monday in...

ADF seeks additional $4 billion to boost climate resilience in Africa

The African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional arm of the African Development Bank (AfDB)...

Climate tech innovation in Africa gets $10 million boost from AfDB

Things are looking up in the climate tech innovation in Sub-Sahara Africa, courtesy of...

Nigerian farmers get U.S. help on climate-smart farming

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) says it has empowered several smallholder...

COP29: AFDB wants African countries’ GDP calculation to reflect “green wealth”

As the world’s largest annual climate conference opens in Baku, Azerbaijan, this week, the...

Extreme weather cost global economy $2 trillion in past decade

Extreme weather events linked to climate change have cost the global economy over $2...