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Looming threat of second oil spill in Mauritius: Greenpeace calls for transparency
On August 31, around 19.30 Mauritius local time, a barge carrying oil from the stricken Japanese iron-ore vessel The Wakashio collided with a tug boat pulling it.
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Industry Lobby The US Government to Make Africa Backslide on Plastics
The American Chemistry Council has lobbied the US government during the COVID-19 pandemic to use a US-Kenya trade deal to expand the plastics industry’s footprint across Africa.
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Dead and ailing dolphins on Mauritius’ shores: Greenpeace calls for investigation
At least four dead and four ailing dolphins were found stranded this morning on Mauritius’ shores, one month after Japanese vessel MV Wakashio ran aground, causing an oil spill.
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Greenpeace and Secret Sunrise Dance Into #PlasticFreeSeptember
Greenpeace Africa is collaborating with Secret Sunrise to sensitise people on the impact of plastic pollution through a language cutting across all boundaries: Dance!
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Renewable Energy is the Key to Cheaper Electricity in Kenya
As the country strives to meet the goal of universal access to electricity, huge development needs to take place in Kenya’s energy sector.
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Oil and gas drilling returns to haunt South African coast
Johannesburg, 18 August 2020 — News reports this week indicated that oil and gas drill rig DeepSee Stavanger has arrived in Cape Town en route to Brulpadda prospects off the…
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Greenpeace warns against the sinking of MV WAKASHIO into the Indian Ocean
Johannesburg, 19 August, 2020. Greenpeace Africa and Greenpeace Japan react to Mauritius’ plans of sinking the front part of the MV Wakashio vessel. Wakashio is a huge vessel, from the…
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Greenpeace Africa and Rainforest Rescue: Joint statement following the suspension of logging plans for Ebo forest
Yaoundé, 13 August 2020: The Cameroon Prime Minister’s office announced the suspension of logging plans in Ebo forest* on Tuesday, 11 August. The suspension of logging plans, which Greenpeace Africa…
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Greenpeace Africa Welcomes Mozambique’s Plan to Ban Plastic Bags
Mozambican Minister of Land and Environment Ivete Maibasse has announced plans to submit a law aiming to ban the use of plastic bags in the country as an effort to reduce harmful practices to public health, infrastructures and the environment
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Greenpeace Africa response to Mauritius oil spill
Johannesburg, South Africa, 7 August, 2020. Greenpeace Africa responds to reports about the MV Wakashio bulk carrier leaking tonnes of diesel and bunker fuel into the Indian Ocean.
