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Greenpeace calls for a billionaire tax to fund climate and nature commitments ahead of vote on US$1 trillion pay plan for Elon Musk
A week before shareholders at the Tesla Annual General Meeting are expected to sign off a pay package that could make Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire, Greenpeace is urging governments to lay the ground for a global tax reform at the upcoming UN Tax Convention negotiations in Nairobi, Kenya.
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Joint statement on the lifting of the logging ban in the Mau Forest Complex
The Green Belt Movement and Greenpeace Africa firmly oppose the decision by the Government of Kenya to lift the logging ban in the Mau Forest Complex.
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REPORT | Exploring the Critical Minerals Landscape in Sub-Saharan Africa: Insights for Development Policy and Practice
This research report outlines how responsible mineral governance, formalisation of artisanal mining, and regional value-addition through AfCFTA can help ensure that local people, especially women and youth share in the economic gains of the transition. By aligning national policies with the African Union’s Green Minerals Strategy, Sub-Saharan Africa can drive inclusive development and avoid a new green resource curse.
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Erased for carbon: the Maasai struggle in Tanzania’s elections
As campaign season sweeps through Tanzania, the air is thick with promises. Politicians pledge jobs, new social services, better infrastructure, and ambitious welfare programs.
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Banned in Europe, booming in Africa: the dirty secret of pesticide exports
Following World Food Day, we examine how EU-banned pesticides are still being exported to Africa – and why we must speak out and demand stronger protection laws.
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Ending the subsidies that destroy our seas: one battle won, many ahead
On 15 September 2025, the World Trade Organization (WTO) finally made history: the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies entered into force. This marks the first binding global step to curb billions of dollars in harmful fishing subsidies that deplete our seas and threaten livelihoods.
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1,000 voices for the forest: Mbandaka celebrates International Day of Indigenous Peoples
More than 1,000 students, 100 indigenous representatives, local authorities, members of civil society, and the Climate Justice Movement (CJM) gathered at the University of Mbandaka for a historic day that was both festive and full of demands.
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The Cameroon we want for the next 7 years – electoral demands in Cameroon by the Movement for Climate Justice in Cameroon.
Cameroon, one of the six countries of the Congo Basin, is also confronted with these challenges. In response, Greenpeace Africa launched the Climate Justice Movement (CJM) in Cameroon — a coalition that brings together civil society, local and Indigenous communities, and young people around a shared vision of environmental justice and sustainable governance of natural…
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A new generation committed: Volunteers serving their communities
A total of 22 young graduates participated in this session, coming to listen, debate, and learn how to become agents of change within their communities. The history of Greenpeace, its values, its mission, and its victories were shared enthusiastically by the volunteers in attendance.
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Cameroon – 2025 Presidential Election: The Climate Justice Movement Calls on Candidates to Act on the Climate Emergency
Yaoundé, October 7, 2025 – Just days before the presidential election, the Climate Justice Movement (MJC) in Cameroon is calling on candidates to place environmental protection and climate justice at the heart of their programs.