Climate change has made maximum temperatures in Burkina Faso and Mali hotter by 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit), the researchers said. Experts have warned of more scorching weather ahead.

People plant trees in the Zamblara forest in Mali's Sikasso region Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, as part of a campaign with Malian NGO Energia, a partner of the Great Green Wall initiative.

Unusually hot temperatures forecast over the next four days (March 4-8) in Burkina Faso and parts of Mali in Africa’s Sahel region, a highly climate-vulnerable part of the world, are at least ...

Mali, like other countries in the Sahel region, is in the grip of an armed conflict whose impact has been aggravated by climate change. As the world waits for the international community, currently ...

ABUJA — Activists in Nigeria say security in West Africa is directly related to the region’s ability to adapt to climate change. To raise awareness, an environmental group called 'Walk to Mali ...

As cotton price tumbles during pandemic, farmers worry the state support they rely on to grow food in a warming climate will dry up By Soumaila Diarra BAMAKO, June 16 (Thomson Reuters Foundation ...

Instead, they take their lead from the local data collectors. Mali Météo, the national meteorological service, tells farmers to start sowing in May only if rainfall reaches 40 mm (1.57 inches).

“The effects of climate change make peace-building more difficult,” Farah Hegazi, a report author, told DW. “When climate change has a negative impact on agriculture, for instance, it means people’s ...