Africa

Malawi

Euroviews. Wealthy nations must pay their fair share in climate adaptation

If rich countries do not drastically improve their record on climate finance commitments, communities in Malawi and elsewhere will continue to pay the price, Twapashagha Twea writes.

13/09/2023

Earth News

‘Nowhere is immune’: Libya’s floods made worse by climate change

‘Ferocious strength’ of storm that caused Libya’s devastating floods was powered by climate change, scientists say.

13/09/2023

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WATCH: Hundreds of Libyan flood victims buried in mass graves in Derna

Two dams burst above Derna as Storm Daniel brought heavy rain to the country.

13/09/2023

Libya

Libya floods: Death toll in eastern city of Derna surpasses 5,100

The death toll from Sunday's violent flood in Libya's eastern city of Derna surpassed 5,100 on Wednesday, according to a health official.

13/09/2023

Economy

African Union to create own credit rating agency

The group believes international credit rating agencies have been giving erroneous ratings to African countries.

13/09/2023

Libya

Thousands feared dead in flood-ravaged eastern Libya

Entire communities were swept out to sea in the North African country, with the city of Derna hit hardest.

13/09/2023

Libya

Libya floods: More than 2,300 people dead and thousands still missing

Emergency workers uncovered hundreds of bodies as they dug through the wreckage of Libya’s eastern city of Derna on Tuesday, and 10,000 people were reported still missing after floodwaters broke through dams and smashed through the city, washing away entire neighbourhoods.

12/09/2023

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Gambian national football team donates blood for Morocco quake victims

The Gambia's national football team players donate blood at a centre in Morocco's Marrakesh after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country.

12/09/2023

Culture news

Cairo’s 1,000-year-old City of the Dead cemetery razed for new highway

Major Islamic figures, prominent Egyptian politicians, artists and scholars are buried in the cemetery.

12/09/2023

Travel News

Morocco earthquake: Is it safe to travel right now?

The quake caused buildings to collapse and aftershocks are likely in the region in the coming days.

11/09/2023

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Watch: Help and rescue amid the rubble of devasted Morocco

"There was no one there to recover the bodies" says 82 Hada who lost her son and daughter-in-law in the devastating earthquake.

11/09/2023

Morocco

The deadliest earthquakes of the 21st century

The earthquake that devastated Morocco on Friday is one of the twenty deadliest of the 21st century.

11/09/2023

Morocco

Villagers mourn loved ones lost in the rubble after Morocco quake

Morocco was struck by the strongest earthquake in more than a century on Friday.

10/09/2023

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WATCH: Shocked Moroccans survey damage in quake-hit Marrakech

Moroccans worked on Sunday to rescue survivors and prayed for victims of the nation’s strongest earthquake in more than a century.

10/09/2023

Morocco

A magnitude 3.9 aftershock rattles Morocco as rescuers seek survivors

A magnitude 3.9 aftershock rattled Moroccans on Sunday as they prayed for victims of the nation’s strongest earthquake in more than a century. More than 2,000 people are dead - a number that is expected to rise.

10/09/2023

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WATCH: Residents in Morocco wade through the rubble after huge quake

Residents stepped nervously through the dust and rubble after a powerful earthquake struck near the historic city of Marrakesh.

09/09/2023

Morocco

More than 1,000 people confirmed dead after huge earthquake in Morocco

The 6.8 magnitude quake struck near Marrakech late on Friday night. The death toll is expected to keep climbing as rescue teams carry out their work.

09/09/2023

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WATCH: Mali pays tribute to football legend Salif Keita

Hundreds gathered in Mali's capital Bamako to pay tribute to football legend Salif Keita who died at age 76.

07/09/2023

Earth News

Tax fossil fuels to fund climate action, African leaders say

The declaration says no country should ever have to choose between development aspirations and climate action.

07/09/2023

Nature

This massive rewilding project will release 2,000 captive white rhinos

2,000 captive white rhinos are set to be released in a 10-year rewilding project across Africa.

07/09/2023

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Watch: Kenyan president arrives for final day of Africa climate talks

A final declaration is expected to call on the international community to help the continent achieve a clean energy transition.

06/09/2023

World News

Euroviews. West’s view of Africa as ‘climate victim’ is impairing real solutions

It’s time for the West to recognise that African nations are the world’s most potent solution to climate change — and are now in the driver’s seat on climate action, Nathaniel Mong’are writes.

06/09/2023

Earth News

What is the first African Climate Summit and why is it important?

The theme of the event is “driving green growth and climate finance solutions for Africa and the world.”

05/09/2023

Earth News

World is 'losing the race' to meet climate goals, COP28 president says

It is just three days until the United Nations publishes the first-ever global stocktake which will assess how nations are doing in their efforts to tackle climate change.

05/09/2023

World News

Climate change: 'Children's rights in sub-Saharan Africa undermined'

At least 1.85 million children in sub-Saharan Africa were internally displaced by the end of 2022, according to humanitarian organisation Save the Children's latest report.

04/09/2023

Earth News

Climate crisis: 1.85 million children displaced in sub-Saharan Africa

Climate disasters displaced nearly 2 million children in sub-Saharan Africa last year.

04/09/2023