In early February of 2026 a team of Power Shift Africa filmmakers spent a week in flood-devasted regions of Mozambique, cataloguing the damage, interviewing destitute families, and talking to helpless government officials. This report, alongside a full-length documentary, forms part of our exclusive coverage of these floods… and, most importantly, links the carnage to the moral obligation of loss and damage 

For millions of Mozambicans, survival depends heavily on the unpredictable rhythms of nature. In a country where agriculture, fisheries and informal livelihoods dominate the economy, rainfall patterns and river levels are not abstract meteorological indicators, but forces that determine whether families will harvest crops, rebuild homes or flee rising waters. 

The January 2026 flood disaster that killed 150 people and displaced nearly 1 million others in Mozambique was yet another brutal reminder of climate-induced extreme weather events. Beyond the headlines of washed-up farmlands, submerged homes and a wrecked economy, however, is the untold story of Estefania. A young woman who gave birth at a displacement camp in the midst of this madness. This is her story.

So far, more than 40 people have died from the floods that have rocked Kenya since Friday last week.

Acknowledging the primacy of public finance does not deny the role of the private sector. It means correctly situating it.

On the margins of the 39th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, a select group of policymakers, economists, diplomats and civil society leaders gathered for a closed-door dinner conversation that many described as both urgent and overdue.

When they met in Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum last week, world leaders had plenty to ponder.  

The world’s wealth has not disappeared; it is concentrated in a few hands in ways that limit its impact on those who need it most. 

For those who imagined a new, peaceful, and prosperous post-war world 80 years ago, the world would be unrecognisable in its current state. Many leaders, however, still believe in international cooperation. But they also want the UN reimagined. 

As climate impacts intensify and traditional development aid becomes more uncertain, the African Development Fund’s 17th replenishment signals a shift toward African-owned, adaptation-focused climate finance at scale.

In a memorandum sent to heads of departments and agencies, President Donald Trump announced the US’s exit from and end of funding for at least 66 intergovernmental organisations, citing non-alignment with the interests of the United States. 

The decision follows Trump’s order last February to officials in his administration to conduct a review of all international organisations, conventions, and treaties supported or funded by the United States. 

The International Conference on the Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels, to be held in Santa Marta, Colombia, this April, is one of a kind. It is the first intergovernmental forum that complements the Paris Agreement and the UN climate process. 

2026 is expected to be the year of accelerated growth in renewable energy adoption and investments globally, driven by falling costs, advancements in battery and storage technology, smart grids, increased finance, and favourable regulations in many countries around the world.  

The just transition has been one of the most closely followed debates in climate talks in recent years. In a historic outcome at COP30 in Belem, Brazil, last year, world nations agreed to establish a mechanism to support equitable and inclusive shifts to low-carbon economies globally.   

Here’s what to look for in the Just Transition debate in 2026.

If 2025 was sensational, 2026 is on the cards to rival it on every metric. In this piece, we examine how some of the major developments, including rising climate impacts, the renewable energy charge, ongoing conflicts, foreign policy, and global trade, could shape this year’s climate diplomacy.  

For years, climate politics has been defined by promises that rarely became a reality. In 2025, this began to change.

This was a year when outcomes mattered more than optics. Courts, summits and data points distinguished 2025 as the year when climate action started to take shape. Notably, a landmark legal opinion on climate culpability delivered by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in July put governments on notice that climate inaction now carries real legal consequences.

We began this year with the desire to protect the crucial milestones made by climate multilateralism over the last 30 years by demanding more for our planet. 

On the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement, we had hoped that world nations would finally agree on a roadmap to bring an end to the destructive era of fossil fuels and put forward ambitious emission reduction targets.

The national climate plans submitted this year, known as Nationally Determined Contributions, sadly tell a different story.   

In 2025, shifting power did not only happen in negotiation rooms or through policy, it also happened in the headlines.

These thought pieces helped to push African perspectives into public discourse and global climate conversations.