This would be economically illiterate & environmentally disastrous - and makes us less secure: undermining efforts to reduce energy bills by reducing dependence on gas, increasing vulnerability to global dictators, driving climate emissions & knee capping a market that’s just beginning to take off
Tens of thousands of people marched through Brussels on Sunday, 11 October, demanding stronger action on climate change ahead of next month's COP31 summit in Antalya, Turkey. #ClimateAction #COP31 #FossilFuels
Nepal is still trying to recover from catastrophic floods that hit less than two months ago, leaving thousands dead and missing. #NepalFloods #DisasterRelief #ClimateChange
The author wrote that a new study had examined 20,736 scientific publications on climate tipping points and estimated that several could be crossed at around 1.5 degrees of warming. They named permafrost thaw, the Greenland Ice Sheet and the North Atlantic Subpolar Gyre, saying this could happen “any time soon.”
The author wrote that the Arctic was warming nearly four times faster than the global average, putting local communities and Indigenous ways of life under growing pressure as melting ice transformed ecosystems.
The author said they had attended the Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavík that week, describing it as the final stop before the EU’s new Arctic Strategy was finalised. They wrote that geopolitics, security, climate change and economic interests converged in the Arctic. https://t.co/RMAyoWYgnD #Arctic #Geopolitics #ClimateChange #IS #EU
Manneken Pis was dressed in a "Climate Change" costume by activists and associations in Brussels in anticipation of the March for Climate, highlighting the urgency of acting in response to climate challenges. #Climat #MannekenPis #MarchePourLeClimat (translated)
A flash flood at the Budhi Gandaki River has swept away several buildings and bridges, two months after catastrophic floods hit the country. #NepalFloods #NaturalDisaster #ClimateImpact
Nepal is still trying to recover from catastrophic floods that hit less than two months ago, leaving thousands dead and missing. #NepalFloods #DisasterRelief #ClimateChange
AFRICA DAILY REPORT — 11 OCTOBER 2026 Key developments of past 24h 1. SUDAN — Drone strike on displaced civilians: reported death toll rises to 41 IMPORTANCE: 10/10 — CRITICAL Emergency Lawyers reported that a drone strike on displaced people in Abu Shandi, Blue Nile state, killed 41, including eight children. The group blamed the RSF, which had not commented. The toll is not independently verified. Source: https://apnews.com/article/sudan-war-rsf-military-6cb2c34499234e9bcd33c3c9b49521da 2. ETHIOPIA–ERITREA — Eritrea appeals to UN Security Council Eritrea asked the Security Council to take deterrent measures against Ethiopia and denied Ethiopia's allegation of an Eritrean incursion. Ethiopian troops and allies entered Adigrat, according to residents and Reuters-verified footage. The alleged incursion has not been independently verified. Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ethiopian-forces-regain-control-border-city-after-reported-eritrean-incursion-2026-10-10/ 3. KENYA — Authorities expand Ebola awareness campaign IMPORTANCE: 9/10 — VERY HIGH Kenya's health ministry asked churches and faith organizations to raise awareness about Ebola symptoms and early reporting. The campaign follows a fatal imported case from DR Congo; authorities continue tracing contacts and strengthening screening. Source: https://www.africanews.com/2026/10/10/kenyan-health-ministry-urges-churches-to-raise-awareness-about-ebola/ 4. MALAWI — Fuel shortages disrupt transport and commerce IMPORTANCE: 9/10 — VERY HIGH Motorists in Lilongwe have queued for days for petrol, disrupting commuting, schooling and business. The latest reporting did not establish when supplies would normalize. Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/10/malawi-motorists-queue-for-days-as-fuel-shortage-bites 5. DR CONGO — President presses AU mediators for implementation of peace commitments President Felix Tshisekedi met AU mediators in Kinshasa after consultations in Goma and Kigali, calling for concrete implementation of Washington and Doha peace commitments. No new ceasefire agreement was announced. Source: https://presidence.cd/actualite-detail/actualite/le_chef_de_letat_a_recu_le_panel_des_facilitateurs_de_lunion_africaine 6. SOUTH AFRICA — Police reinforce security after anti-migrant violence IMPORTANCE: 9/10 — VERY HIGH Police increased their presence in Johannesburg and Durban after anti-migrant demonstrations, vehicle burnings and looting. The unrest was partly fuelled by misinformation about an asylum court ruling. Source: https://www.africanews.com/2026/10/10/heightened-security-at-anti-immigrant-hotspots-in-south-africa/ 7. MAURITANIA — Prime minister reappointed following resignation over electricity failures The prime minister was reappointed after resigning amid findings about fires at Nouakchott substations and prolonged power outages. Investigators cited deficiencies in maintenance, protection and emergency management. Source: https://www.africanews.com/2026/10/10/mauritanian-pm-reappointed-hours-after-resignation-over-power-outages/ 8. DR CONGO — Joseph Kabila criticizes government and security situation Former president Joseph Kabila accused the authorities of governance failures and criticized the handling of the eastern Congo conflict. These were his political allegations, not independently established findings. Source: https://www.africanews.com/2026/10/10/former-dr-congo-president-says-the-country-is-in-peril/ 9. MOROCCO — King calls for greater emphasis on youth opportunities King Mohammed VI urged greater focus on education, employment, skills and inclusion following youth-led demonstrations. He also called for revised cooperation with Spain on migration. Source: https://www.africanews.com/2026/10/10/moroccan-king-says-youth-issues-must-be-at-forefront-of-policy-agenda/ 10. KENYA — Erratic rainfall pressures farmers' finances and mental health IMPORTANCE: 7/10 — HIGH Farmers in Nyeri report losses from unpredictable rainfall and dry spells. Local specialists highlight growing stress and anxiety, while advocating climate-smart agriculture, irrigation and mental-health support. Source: https://www.africanews.com/2026/10/10/unreliable-weather-creating-mental-health-issues-for-kenyan-farmers/ #Africa #AfricaNews #AfricaDailyReport #TopNewsOfAfrica #AfricaToday #DRCongo #Rwanda #FelixTshisekedi #AfricanUnion #AUMediators #PeaceProcess #PeaceNegotiations #PeaceAgreements #EasternCongo #M23 #Goma #Kinshasa #Diplomacy #Morocco #KingMohammedVI #GenZ #YouthOpportunities #YouthEmployment #Education #YouthEmpowerment #YouthProtests #SocialDevelopment #MigrationPolicy #Sudan #SudanWar #BlueNile #DroneStrike #CivilianCasualties #DisplacedPeople #RSF #HumanitarianCrisis #WarCrimes #Ethiopia #Eritrea #Tigray #Adigrat #HornOfAfrica #UNSecurityCouncil #RegionalSecurity #Kenya #Ebola #PublicHealth #DiseasePrevention #HealthAwareness #Malawi #FuelShortages #EnergyCrisis #SouthAfrica #AntiMigrantProtests #Xenophobia #MigrationCrisis #Disinformation #Mauritania #PowerOutages #JosephKabila #ClimateChange #KenyanFarmers #FoodSecurity #AfricanPolitics #Geopolitics #AfricaSecurity #HumanRights #AfricanDevelopment #WRLDorg
The author wrote that climate scientists had warned of extreme rainfall events this autumn because of unusually warm Mediterranean waters. #Climat #RughiMeteorologici #Risglobali #IT #GR #MT #ES #FR #PT
The author said the government was no longer seriously addressing the climate crisis and accused it of giving up control of electricity, water and people’s data to data centres and AI. They said there was an alternative and linked to what they described as a fully costed budget.
The author argued that climate action should hold major polluters and the wealthy responsible rather than burden working people. They said it could also improve people’s lives and make things easier and less costly, in a post tagged #Budget2027.
The author wrote that the climate crisis was also a water crisis, describing the Vltava as the Czech Republic’s second-largest river by volume and its longest by length. They called the situation unprecedented and warned that it would get much worse. #klimatickákrize #voda #životníprostředí #CZ
The author wrote that soil droughts were intensifying globally and described this as another climate change prediction becoming reality.
The author described the climate crisis as a water crisis, saying the Morava River near the Czech, Slovak and Austrian border, close to where it enters the Danube, had never been so low in the time they had lived there since 1980. They said it looked almost possible to cross on foot and called the level unprecedented. The author added that their mother had sent the image the previous day. https://t.co/U0j41B7AY3 #ClimateCrisis #WaterScarcity #Sustainability #CZ #SK #AT
The author described the climate crisis as also a water crisis, saying the Morava River near the Czech, Slovak and Austrian border, close to where it enters the Danube, was at an unprecedentedly low level. They said they had lived in the area since 1980 and had never seen the river so low, adding that it looked almost possible to cross on foot. The image, they said, had been sent by their mother the previous day. https://t.co/PsST4M7TW6 #Klimakrise #Wasserkrise #Umweltschutz #CZ #SK #AT
The author said climate policy needed to remain affordable and wrote that they had tabled amendments with colleagues in the EPP Group to delay ETS2 until 2031 and ease ETS1 burdens on industry and backup power. They said the changes were intended to protect households, competitiveness and energy security. https://t.co/eGvGKnT0Mm #Climat #Energie #PolitiqueEuropeenne #EU #BE #DE #FR
The author wrote that its average emissions rate of 7.4 tonnes an hour made it one of the worst identified worldwide by a team of expert researchers at the University of California (UCLA).
The author criticized what they described as the British prime minister’s response to soaring fuel costs, saying it amounted to a “Google Maps update”. They called it performative and said it was hard not to conclude that major fossil fuel donors still had a strong hold on Downing Street. #FuelPrices #UKPolitics #ClimateAction #GB
