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  • Fishing Community of Cayar in Senegal. © Greenpeace / Pape Diatta Sarr
    Protect the Environment
    GreenpeaceAfrica Senegal

    Greenpeace Africa and Senegal’s fishing communities condemn new industrial fishmeal and fish oil operations.

    Greenpeace Africa revealed today that a new fishmeal and fish oil factory has opened in Sandiara, Senegal, the second such opening this year after a factory in Cayar began operations.

    Tal Harris •
    7 September 2021
    2 min read
  • Logging in Ituri Forest. © Jan-Joseph Stok / Greenpeace
    Protect the Environment
    Forests Conservation GreenpeaceAfrica

    How Widespread Deforestation In Africa Risks Our Climate Future

    Africa’s forest cover is declining at an alarming rate due to deforestation. We talk about how deforestation in Africa is worsening the climate change crisis.

    Joan Igamba •
    6 September 2021
    9 min read
  • Inspire the Movement
    Coal Energy SouthAfrica

    Misguided Mike Muller

    It bears repeating: Muller's article in Business Day offers an extremely misguided opinion on the imaginary value of pumping Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) into the atmosphere based on some rickety premises and a lack of appreciation of reality.

    Chris Vlavianos •
    6 September 2021
    3 min read
  • logging
    Change my Community
    Forests

    NGOs Warn About Lifting DRC Logging Ban

    Analysis by the Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK) shows that amongst the forest areas likely to be handed over to loggers would be more than a million hectares growing on peat…

    Tal Harris •
    2 September 2021
    5 min read
  • plastic
    Change my Community
    Plastics

    SA’s no-show at global plastic treaty meeting deeply disappointing

    South Africa, September 2, 2021 – Responding to its no-show at the ministerial meeting on a proposed global plastics treaty, Greenpeace Africa, groundWork and WWF have expressed deep concerns at…

    Chris Vlavianos •
    2 September 2021
    3 min read
  • Change my Community
    Water GreenpeaceAfrica

    What are the causes and effects of water pollution in Africa?

    The causes of water pollution and its effects on vulnerable communities and ecosystems in Africa needs urgent intervention

    Matthew McClure •
    1 September 2021
    11 min read
  • Change my Community
    Cameroon GreenpeaceAfrica

    Flooding in Cameroon: Greenpeace Africa demands effective and rapid government response

    Cameroon is plunged under water every rainy season. Greenpeace Africa is calling on the government to put in place an effective disaster risk management plan.

    Luchelle Feukeng •
    31 August 2021
    2 min read
  • Protect the Environment
    Energy GreenpeaceAfrica

    End of Leaded Petrol means that the Era of Excuses Ends

    The United Nations Environment Programme is set to announce the official end of leaded petrol today at 4pm CET. This global achievement comes after Algeria saw the last refinery in the world phase out of the toxic additive.

    Chris Vlavianos •
    30 August 2021
    1 min read
  • Global Climate Action Day against Plastic Waste in Nairobi. © Greenpeace / Paul Basweti
    Inspire the Movement
    Plastics Kenya

    Kenya’s Fourth Plastic Ban Anniversary

    As Kenya marks the fourth anniversary of the ambitious plastics ban much has been achieved including limiting the pollution by carrier bags and the president's directive in protected areas but, still more needs to be done.

    Timothy Nzioka, •
    27 August 2021
    3 min read
  • Action at Mandela Bridge in South Africa. © Shayne Robinson / Greenpeace
    Change my Community
    Energy GreenpeaceAfrica SouthAfrica 50 Years

    Bravery and courage – an activists story

    Feeling helpless hanging above Jozi, you watch strips of the banner fall to the ground but then you hear “AMANDLA!” and you see your team member with their fist raised in the air and you say “AWETHU!” and remember that you are not alone,

    Diana Waters •
    26 August 2021
    3 min read
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