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UNGA81: Restoring trust will require more than climate promises
Against this backdrop, the theme of this year’s General Assembly is “Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation: A United Nations That Delivers for All.” UNGA81 will bring leaders together for high-level discussions on climate action and the just transition, followed by a meeting on the existential threats posed by rising sea-levels.
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The East African Community Seed and Plant Varieties Bill, 2025 must protect the Farmers and Seed Systems that feed the region
These gains are uneven and still need stronger legal protection, but they show that quality assurance and farmers’ seed systems can coexist.
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Senegal’s coastal communities unite as extractive industries close in.
From Saint-Louis to Djiffer, communities are joining forces to defend fishing, farming and local livelihoods with a shared platform for action.
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From Awareness to Action: Meet the Ubunifu Hub Youth Program
The word Ubunifu means innovation and it is not only about technology, but about creating opportunities for young people to solve real problems facing their communities.
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Voices on extractive economies from the Eastern Cape: Part 2
Greenpeace Africa volunteer Milan Burnett and photographer Tom van der Schijff spent 14 days in the Eastern Cape to gather perspectives from coastal residents on this narrative.
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Africa must not trade its critical minerals for another debt crisis
Civil society urges governments to disclose resource-backed deals, strengthen mining taxation and protect communities under the Common African Position on Debt.
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Kenya urged to plug plastic ban loopholes as campaigners handover Refill and Reuse Policy recommendations
Environmental groups are calling on the Kenyan government to seal smuggling loopholes that allow illegal single-use plastics to flood local markets. The demand was made in Nairobi during the handover of policy recommendations to key decision-makers on the anniversary of Kenya’s landmark plastic bag ban.
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Three lives lost in Limbe: Cameroon cannot keep meeting the rains with bare hands
On the morning of Wednesday 5 August 2026, the people of Mbende, a hillside neighbourhood in Limbe, woke to grief.
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Voices on extractive economies from the Eastern Cape: Part 1
We are not saying we will never see change. What I'm saying is that we will die trying. As long as we are still alive, we will never stop fighting
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Policy Recommendations: Strengthening Refill and Reuse Systems in Kenya’s Environmental Framework
Multiple policy, legal and regulatory frameworks remain largely focused on recycling and post-consumer waste management, rather than preventing waste through systemic refill and reuse solutions. While reuse is mentioned conceptually in EPR regulations, they are not yet supported through specific mandates, standards, or incentives. This creates a critical policy gap especially as Kenya grapples with…