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Climate crisis in Africa: time for legal action has come
This is no longer about negotiation. It is about enforcing the law.
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Fields of gold PART 2: Community voices on extractive economies from Doringbaai
But in the background, a fierce battle is being waged for families like Joey’s, a battle fought on multiple fronts. The first fight is for the legal right to access the ocean. The second fight is against oil and gas exploration.
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International Day of Forests: Greenpeace Africa calls for accelerated reforms to secure community rights in Cameroon
Yaoundé, March 21, 2026 – On the occasion of the International Day of Forests, Greenpeace Africa organized a public mobilization in Yaoundé aimed at raising awareness about the protection of the Congo Basin forests and the rights of local communities.
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Nairobi’s floods and the climate reality Kenya can no longer defer
When floodwaters swept through parts of Nairobi this past week, streets turned into rivers, cars were carried away, and families watched homes and businesses disappear under muddy water.
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Karura is saved. Again. And that is the problem
On 21 February, chainsaw operators entered Karura. Trees fell. Heavy machinery moved in. Structures went up. All of it happened inside a protected forest, without consultation with Friends of Karura Forest
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Fields of gold PART 1: Community voices on extractive economies from the Richtersveld
There is a storm brewing on the West Coast of South Africa. This coastline is well accustomed to storms; powerful groundswells brew in the South-West Atlantic and travel thousands of kilometers to reach these shores. For several thousand years South Africa’s indigenous people built lives and cultures on this coast. But today a different storm…
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The Ritz-Carlton case was dismissed. The Maasai Mara concerns were not.
Last week, the Environment and Land Court in Narok dismissed the petition challenging the Ritz-Carlton Maasai Mara Safari Camp. The court ruled that the case had been filed prematurely and that the matter should first go through the National Environment Tribunal and other statutory environmental processes before reaching the judiciary.
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Greenpeace Africa mourns Kenya’s flood victims and calls for urgent climate action
Nairobi woke up on Saturday to streets turned to rivers, homes submerged, and families torn apart.