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IMF and World Bank are urged to boost funding for African nations facing conflict and climate change
theGrio via AOL· 8 months agoClimate financing to Africa has been insufficient and particularly difficult to get for countries in...
Once-in-100 year temperatures in Sahel, West Africa impossible without man-made warming, study finds
United Press International via Yahoo News· 1 month agoA extreme once-in-a-century heatwave in Africa's Sahel and western regions that saw temperatures...
UN: Sahel violence could drive more refugees toward Europe
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe head of the U.N. refugee agency says “Europe should be much more worried” that more people from...
50 million people will go hungry in Africa next year
Semafor via Yahoo News· 6 months agoSemafor Signals NEWS The United Nations has warned that high food prices, climate change, and regional conflicts will trigger a hunger crisis in western...
West Africa's deadly heat wave driven by climate change, scientists say
CBC via Yahoo News· 1 month agoIn late March and early April, as Ramadan was coming to a close, a powerful heat wave descended on...
UN: Africa’s Sahel desperately needs help to fight violent extremism and stop its spread
theGrio via AOL· 1 year agoU.N. experts have reported in recent years that Africa has been the region hardest hit by terrorism....
How climate change is contributing to global unrest
The Week via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA landmine warning sign in Ethiopia. The turn of the new year has not been without bloodshed across the world, as a new global crisis seems to emerge...
Sahel insurgency could 'engulf' West Africa, Ghana President says
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGhana's President Nana Akufo-Addo on Tuesday warned that a rampant Islamist insurgency in West...
Denmark becomes first to offer 'loss and damage' climate funding
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDenmark on Tuesday pledged over $13 million (100 million Danish crowns) to support developing...
What the Niger coup means for China's presence in the Sahel region
South China Morning Post via Yahoo Finance· 10 months agoLast week's military coup in Niger is adding to the growing pains for China's investments in the...