World leaders with the Group of 20 rich and developing nations will meet this weekend in Johannesburg for the bloc’s first ...

Prices of cocoa surged by 136% between July 2022 and February 2024, and climate extremes in West Africa’s cocoa belt, which produces 70% of the world’s cocoa, are partly to blame. Cocoa — the main ...

Extreme weather is creating fertile ground for conflict in multiple regions of Africa, the Pentagon’s top Africa official said Tuesday. It’s also threatening the U.S.’s ability to maintain military ...

After three days of talks in Addis Ababa, African leaders have agreed on Wednesday to a common climate roadmap ahead of COP30 in Brazil. Their bold vision presents Africa as a “continent of solutions” ...

Rising temperatures, changing rainfall patterns and extreme weather events create ideal conditions for pathogens and their ...

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 ...

Delegates walk past a backdrop for the Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) during the opening of the High-Level Leaders Summit in Addis Ababa, on September 8, 2025. Delegates walk past a backdrop for ...

Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh (L), Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (C) and Kenyan President William Ruto (R) walk together in conversation ahead of the opening of the High-Level Leaders ...

Climate change in Africa has become a matter demanding urgent action to safeguard development across the continent, which has ...

Some of our favorite vices may be gone for good in the coming decades due to the climate crisis, researchers warned this week ...