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Stakes high as G20 ministers miss opportunity to pursue solidarity, wealth tax
Washington, D.C. – A meeting of G20 Finance Ministers has failed to deliver a key signal of solidarity as ongoing economic turmoil led to difficult talks in Washington D.C. and slowed progress on critical reforms to tax the world’s super-rich.
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Billionaire joy rides to space: the ultimate symbol of privilege and pollution
While millions of people around the world are struggling to afford basic necessities like food, healthcare, and shelter, and nature destruction skyrockets, the Blue Origin company, founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, has been launching super-rich people and their friends into space on joy rides that cost tens of millions of dollars.
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Lagos is drowning in Nigeria’s plastic and e-waste crisis
Every day, Lagos gets tons of old phones, broken TVs, and outdated computers. People throw them away as quickly as they get new ones. But these gadgets don’t just disappear.
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GMOs, Corporate Control, and the Future of Africa’s Food System
Kenya's Court of Appeals recent decision to halt the government's push for genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is a major victory for not only food sovereignty, but farmers' rights, and environmental justice.
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Greenpeace Africa hosts groundbreaking training in The Gambia to confront ocean and food system threats
Banjul, The Gambia – 09 April 2025 – Greenpeace Africa, in partnership with civil society organizations (CSOs) and local communities, has concluded a three-day capacity-building workshop in The Gambia aimed at addressing the escalating threats to marine ecosystems and food security posed by the fishmeal and fish oil (FMFO) industry.
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Protecting African forests from Kenya to the Congo: a call for global action at COP 30
#WorldForestDay - As a campaigner on the frontline of the battle to protect Kenyan forests, my heart aches every day as I witness the devastating destruction unfolding around me. Not just in Kenya but across the African continent forests are being threatened by government and private interests.
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The Republic of Congo’s reliance on fossil fuels: a threat to climate, biodiversity and human rights.
Kinshasa, April 3, 2025 - At a time when the planet is facing an unprecedented climate emergency, the Republic of Congo has announced a drastic increase in its oil production.
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Civil society says court decision blocking GM crops “a pivotal moment”, calls for protection of farmers’ rights and food sovereignty
NAIROBI, KENYA – Greenpeace Africa, Kenya Peasants League, and BIBA Kenya have praised the recent landmark decision by the Court of Appeal temporarily halting the importation of genetically modified (GM) crops into Kenya.
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Cameroon: forest communities demand a regional Congo Basin forest day
Yaoundé, March 21, 2025 – As deforestation accelerates and food security worsens, Indigenous and local communities in Cameroon are demanding urgent action. On the International Day of Forests, Greenpeace Africa…
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Greenpeace Africa responds to Kenya Forest Service’s denial of forest threats
Greenpeace Africa condemns the Kenya Forest Service’s (KFS) misleading claims that Kenya’s forests are not under threat.
