Too often, climate migration is presented as an isolated event caused by a drought, a cyclone, or a flood – natural disasters that are worsened through climate change. In truth, it is never only natural disasters that push people to move. It is the legacy of history, governance failures, economic inequality, and the deep scars of colonialism that make people more vulnerable to climate shocks in the first place.

An interview Hannah Omokhaye, a Nigerian African Climate Alliance Ambassador, who is ensuring that young people with disabilities have the skills and knowledge to be able to partake in the green economy as part of our month of climate action.

An interview Yotam Cheketa, a Malawian African Climate Alliance Ambassador, showing us why climate literacy is the key to inclusive, community adaptation as part of our month of climate action.

An interview with Shupikai Ritta Nema, a Malawian African Climate Alliance Ambassador who is advocating for gender justice and inclusive climate solutions in her community as part of our month of climate action.

An interview with Christopher Mutuku, a Kenyan African Climate Alliance Ambassador who is helping young people reconnect with the land and indigenous seed as a climate solution as part of our month of climate action.

The third quarter of 2025 has been one of new beginnings for the African Climate Alliance team. Three firsts stand out. We welcomed our new director, Celiwe Shivambu. We hosted the first-ever Johannesburg Climate Week. And, expanding beyond Cape Town and Johannesburg, several of our African Climate Alliance ambassadors hosted 8 Climate Week events in Malawi, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Kenya, and Nigeria.

The first-ever Johannesburg Climate Week, hosted by African Climate Alliance, successfully concluded last week. This inaugural week brought together nearly 200 children, activists, community leaders, students, and citizens who moved across the city to explore how climate change and social injustice connect. Here are a few of the highlights.

Malawi currently faces a profound energy crisis, resulting in a vicious cycle of energy poverty, environmental degradation, and increased vulnerability to climate shocks. Recognizing the urgency of this reality, a workshop on Clean and Sustainable Energy for All was hosted at Youth Wave in Lilongwe. Here’s are some of the highlights.

Growing in traction and growing numbers, the fourth annual Cape Town Climate Week showed that climate change isn’t just about weather, and climate action isn’t reserved for environmentalists who went to school in leafy suburbs. Here are a few of the highlights.

If Africa Climate Summit 2 taught me anything as a first-time Managing Director it is this: Africa's youth  are not waiting. We are organizing, litigating, teaching and rebuilding. What we need now is finance that matches our courage,  finance that is fast, flexible, and accountable to the communities it intends to serve.

Cece Nyawira is a climate communicator and youth advocate with a background in urban planning, based in Kenya. As a climate fellow with Aspire Climate Vanguard and a former ambassador with the African Climate Alliance, she has led storytelling projects that blend design, digital outreach, and environmental awareness.

The just energy transition isn’t only about moving away from fossil fuels. It’s also about ensuring that this shift creates a more equitable, accessible, and climate-resilient future —especially for communities who have long been excluded from energy systems. We recently had the opportunity to put this commitment into practice.

It has been six years since the original youth climate council voted on the name African Climate Alliance with the vision to create youth networks for climate justice across Africa. As we embark on this new phase of expanding our solidarity and deepening our work, we're excited to share some important updates about our leadership. 

The second quarter of the year was all about strengthening our changemaking networks – meeting people where they are at, exchanging stories and ideas, and committing to shared visions.

The 2024/2025  African Climate Alliance Ambassador cohort recently successfully completed their programme with the implementation of their own ambassador projects. Many of these projects function in the categories of climate literacy, storytelling for climate change, and climate-resilient skills-building.

At the end of 2024, the youth won a major legal battle against the South African government. The case known as the #CancelCoal case was the first of its kind. Never before in South Africa had a climate-related case been led by youth activists who demanded that the government abandon its plans to build new coal-powered power plants for the generation of electricity.

Simeon Kalua is a climate justice activist and permaculturist from Malawi. Simeon has experienced firsthand the effects of climate change on his community. This includes prolonged dry spells leading to low harvests and floods caused by Cyclone Ana and Cyclone Freddy. These experiences fueled his ambition to become a climate justice activist.

2024 was a year of grassroots movement building. Being half a decade into our work prompts much reflection. But, one thing will always remain steadfast: our commitment to being a movement-based organisation that strives to stay connected to the grassroots and serve African youth. To learn more about our key focusses, impacts, programmatic work, a financial overview, and the way forward, read our latest Annual Report.

Hannah Omokhaye is a Nigerian climate educator and project manager specialising in gender, disability, youth inclusion, and capacity building within the environmental sustainability sector. She is passionate about fostering meaningful youth engagement and empowering communities to drive a just and sustainable future.

Living through a time where the climate justice movement feels more polarised than ever before, we wanted to make sure that we weren’t just continuing with business-as-usual in work, but rather only committing ourselves to work, projects, and campaigns that felt truly impactful. We even questioned what true impact means to us. Here’s a closer look at what we have been up to in January, February, and March.