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Pay Baby Pay: African activists confront oil majors at African Energy Week
Greenpeace Africa activists today confronted oil and gas companies at African Energy Week (AEW) in Cape Town, demanding that the companies stop looking away from the human cost of the climate crisis and pay for the loss and damage they are driving.
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Greenpeace reveals brands found in Ghana’s textile waste as anti fast fashion installation is unveiled
Following a brand audit in Accra, Greenpeace calls for producer accountability and stronger protection for Ghana’s clothing economy, public health and the environment.
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Rain is natural. Disaster should not be.
Heavy rain doesn’t have to become a disaster. What happens next depends on more than the weather.
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Unstoppable Africa: the continent that refuses to wait for the future
Africa is not waiting for the world to change. Africa is changing the world. From the energy of its young people and the ingenuity of its entrepreneurs to its vast natural resources, cultural influence, strategic minerals, and leadership in climate action, Africa is increasingly central to the conversations shaping humanity's future.
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After the flood, before the next storm: Cameroon needs adaptation, not an endless cycle of emergency relief
28 September 2026, Douala – As Cameroon remains under climate vigilance during the rainy season, Greenpeace Africa is calling for weather warnings to be matched by stronger investment in prevention, adaptation and protection for communities.
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Ahead of UN General Assembly President Tshisekedi urged to halt expansion of extractive projects in Kivu-Kinshasa Green Corridor
Greenpeace Africa and its partners released an open letter addressed to the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), His Excellency Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, calling on him to take concrete action to safeguard the integrity of the Kivu-Kinshasa Green Corridor (KKGC) from the expansion of new oil, gas and mining projects.
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Africa must not trade its critical minerals for another debt crisis
Civil society urges governments to disclose resource-backed deals, strengthen mining taxation and protect communities under the Common African Position on Debt.
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Kenya urged to plug plastic ban loopholes as campaigners handover Refill and Reuse Policy recommendations
Environmental groups are calling on the Kenyan government to seal smuggling loopholes that allow illegal single-use plastics to flood local markets. The demand was made in Nairobi during the handover of policy recommendations to key decision-makers on the anniversary of Kenya’s landmark plastic bag ban.
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Three lives lost in Limbe: Cameroon cannot keep meeting the rains with bare hands
On the morning of Wednesday 5 August 2026, the people of Mbende, a hillside neighbourhood in Limbe, woke to grief.
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Policy Recommendations: Strengthening Refill and Reuse Systems in Kenya’s Environmental Framework
Multiple policy, legal and regulatory frameworks remain largely focused on recycling and post-consumer waste management, rather than preventing waste through systemic refill and reuse solutions. While reuse is mentioned conceptually in EPR regulations, they are not yet supported through specific mandates, standards, or incentives. This creates a critical policy gap especially as Kenya grapples with…