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Greenpeace Africa concludes a landmark community experience-sharing workshop in Mbandaka, DRC, with strong calls for forest protection and food sovereignty
Mbandaka, 1 May 2025 – Greenpeace Africa has successfully concluded a two-day community experience-sharing workshop in Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), bringing together 20 Indigenous and local community leaders…
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Wild Coast communities, Environmental Justice organisations appeal Shell judgment at the Constitutional Court
Wild Coast communities, Sustaining the Wild Coast, All Rise Attorneys, Natural Justice and Greenpeace Africa have, last week, filed petitions in the Constitutional Court to appeal against the order of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in the legal battle over Shell’s exploration rights which allows them to conduct seismic testing on the Wild Coast…
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SCA dismisses Shell’s appeal but extends Shell a lifeline
Bloemfontein, 03 June 2024: The Supreme Court of Appeal today dismissed an appeal by Shell, Impact Africa and the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy of the Makhanda High Court…
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INC-4: Greenpeace Africa is alarmed by the growing number of fossil fuel lobbyists in treaty negotiation
Ottawa, Canada, 25 April 2024 – Over 195 fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists have gained access to the fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC4) to negotiate…
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Return to sender: Why Africa doesn’t need any more of your clothes
For several years now, my country Ghana has been dealing with a silent plague: second-hand clothes. Behind its booming cocoa industry, vibrant culture and delicious food, this plague is choking…
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WATCH: Celebrity comedians call for TotalEnergies to be kicked out of AFCON
Johannesburg, 12 January 2024 – A punchy parody video featuring celebrity comedians was released today by Greenpeace Africa and its partner Kick Polluters Out, a movement of African creatives and…
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African scientists urge African leaders to reject fossil fuels at COP28
Ahead of the COP28 climate summit, 50 African scientists and over 4000 youth across 30 African countries have called on African leaders to seize the opportunity to transition the continent to 100% renewable energy and reject the destructive path of fossil fuels.
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Women and Empty Gourds: Guardians of Food Security in Senegal
On the Bargny beach, under the scorching Senegalese sun, a group of fifteen women stand united, each holding an empty gourd - a calabash bowl. Their faces mirror both determination and concern as they raise their fists in the air.
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Artists, activists call for Global Plastics Treaty to end the age of plastic
Nairobi, Kenya, November 13, 2023 – Thirteen celebrated activists, athletes and actors from around the world have appeared in a video calling to end the age of plastic. The 90-second…
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Achieving a strong global plastics treaty requires cooperation among the member states of Africa.
An estimated 2400 tonnes of waste is produced daily in Nairobi, about 20% of this is plastic waste. These may just be meaningless numbers to many, until the rains come and the sight of choked drainage and waterways becomes an eyesore.
