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What is COP26 and why does it matter to Africa?
COP26 is currently taking place in Glasgow. But what is COP26, and why does it matter to Africa?
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Tradelink affair: Greenpeace Africa denounces the lies and attempts at intimidation by the Ministry of Environment
Kinshasa, 5 November 2021 – Greenpeace Africa is outraged by the lack of professionalism and attempts at intimidation from the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (MEDD) in reaction to…
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Action is needed from the government to tackle climate change beyond promises made in COP Demands Greenpeace Africa
Nairobi, 5th November 2021- In response to the media reports that President Uhuru Kenyatta is positioning Kenya to be Africa’s voice on climate change at the UN Security Council and…
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How climate change is affecting Africa right now, and what you can do about it.
The effects of climate change in Africa are already visible. We must take action immediately.
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Greenpeace Africa hands over a petition against the lifting of the moratorium with more than 100,000 signatories to the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Greenpeace Africa, together with its partners “Rainforest rescue, Femme Environnement Nature Entrepreunariat Vert (FENEV), Rainforest UK and Save The Green World”, have succeeded in collecting more than 100,000 signatories from all over the world
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Greenpeace Africa responds to Just Transition Partnership
Today, The South African government announced a historic partnership with the governments of France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States, as well as the European Union, to support a just transition to a low carbon economy and a climate resilient society in South Africa.
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Greenpeace Africa responds to Minister Mantashe’s announcement of preferred bidders
Greenpeace Africa is relieved that the 25 preferred bidders for Bid window 5 were comprised of off-shore wind and solar PV projects, to aid in the diversification of our coal-addicted energy mix.
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Democratic Republic of Congo Minister Implicated in Illegal Forest Concessions Scandal
Kinshasa, 29 October: Greenpeace has learned that the Congolese Vice-Prime Minister and Environment Minister currently presenting her country as the world's carbon offsetting solution was promoting six illegal forest "conservation" concessions the size of the Bahamas only days before President Felix Tshisekedi ordered them suspended, in the run-up to COP26.
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Leading forest scientists call for a freeze on new logging in the Congo, urge governments to act
Leading African and international scientists join today the growing call for the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to cancel its plans to lift a 20-year ban on new industrial logging concessions.
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Green Gold: the Billion Dollar Question for the Congo Rainforest
On the brink of an unprecedented environmental emergency, EU ambassadors to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) gathered earlier this month for a luxury river cruise hosted by the country’s Environment Minister, Eve Bazaiba.
