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Kenya’s nuclear plant in Siaya: how asking questions became “terrorism”
On the shores of Lake Victoria in western Kenya, communities opposing a KSh 500 billion nuclear plant are being arrested, shot at, and branded terrorists. Here is what is actually happening, and who these people really are.
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INC-5: Why the UN Tax Convention matters for climate justice
Africa is paying twice for the climate crisis: first through devastating floods, prolonged droughts and rising food prices and then through a global tax system that allows many of the world's wealthiest individuals and largest multinational corporations to exploit loopholes that reduce their tax obligations, despite their disproportionate contribution to climate change.
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More than a race: what Kayar’s pirogues tell us about the ocean
When I arrived in Kayar to attend the pirogue race, I expected to witness a sporting competition. But as the songs rose from the shore and the crowd cheered the crews on, I realised that what was unfolding before me was about much more than winning a race.
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We’re taking JBS, the world’s largest meat company, to court over its Nigeria expansion
JBS, a global meat empire controlled by two billionaire brothers, wants to stay in the shadows while they export their destructive business model to Nigeria. That’s why we’re taking them to court to reveal the truth.
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I was a journalist student, not a climate statistic: how the floods in Cameroon shaped my life
Last Month, it rained again in Yaoundé. Rain, which was once seen as a blessing has now been a crippling cause of anxiety in my country.
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Africa 2026 floods: How climate change and poor planning are drowning a continent
Every rainy season, the water comes for us. And every season, we call it a disaster, as if we did not watch it approach.
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The double standard of toxic pesticides and the legal case for corporate accountability in Africa
Africa’s food sovereignty and public health should never be the collateral damage of global chemical dumping. For years, a silent but deadly double standard has played out across the African continent, hiding in plain sight within our agricultural value chains.
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Ghana’s deadly floods are not a natural disaster. They’re a wake up call
Picture this. Monday night, close to 1am and my mother sends me a string of videos. I was fast asleep at that time, so they were the first thing I woke up to. It hit me like an alarm…a bad dream. My dear grandmother's home was flooded. Inundated. Unrecognizable.
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A tale of two oceans: Celebrating whale migration in South Africa as whale dies on Atlantic shores of DRC
As the whale festival season reminds us of the beauty and majesty of these incredible creatures, let the loss at Muanda remind us of our responsibility. Whales don’t have a voice to protest the plastic in their bellies or the ships cutting through their homes. We have to be that voice.
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Minerals, not mercy: what Kenya must learn before signing away its resources
When President Ruto stood on the sidelines of the G7 summit and announced Kenya was close to a minerals deal with the United States, the language used was the language of partnership: investment, not aid. In country processing, not extraction. A new chapter, not a repeat of the old one.