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Greenpeace appalled by inaction in protecting Kenya’s rivers
Nairobi, 5th July 2021- In response to the media report of the Thwake dam water being declared unfit for human use Greenpeace Africa Campaigner, Amos Wemanya has said:
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A Belgian Concessionaire In Congo’s Forest, Again
Just as the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was trying last year to launch its first land-use planning reform, the then Environment Minister Claude Nyamugabo sealed the fate of a…
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Major European companies linked to food insecurity in West Africa
STAND WITH WEST AFRICAN FAMILIES
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SSA supports Sasol to drive climate change: Greenpeace Africa
This morning, news reports emerged that the State Security Agency (SSA) will lend itself to companies such as MTN and Sasol as they expand their business. In response, Greenpeace Africa Senior Climate and Energy Campaigner Manager [x] has said:
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Karpowership deal reeks of state capture
The Department of Energy and Mineral Resources (DEMR) announced Karpowership as one of the eight preferred bidders for the procurement of emergency electricity for bid-window five. Karpowership, a Turkish Karadeniz…
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The Department of Environment, Forest, Fisheries (DEFF) needs to look no further than itself for the source of the sulphur dioxide stench.
The foul stench experienced by Gauteng residents in February 2021 is not a new occurrence, and it most certainly will not be the last. Minister Barbara Creecy has ensured that.
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Africa does not need the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline.
We are living in a climate crisis fuelled by fossil fuels, which may have catastrophic impacts on the African continent. Yet, in the midst of this, the Ugandan and Tanzanian governments together with oil firms have signed an accord to build the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP.) A 1,445-kilometer pipeline that will transport oil…
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Not Under Our Watch: Greenpeace Africa Responds to East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline Deal
Uganda, Tanzania and oil firms Total and CNOOC have signed agreements to kickstart the construction of a Sh371.7 billion ($3.5 billion) 1,440 Kilometers long crude oil pipeline
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Six months after the Mauritius oil spill, I asked MOL a question.
It’s been more than half a year since a cargo ship ran ashore off Mauritius and 1,000 tonnes of fuel spilled into the beautiful waters of a coral reef. The impacts of this fuel oil on ecosystems and people’s livelihoods are expected to last for decades to come.
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A good day for people and for the ocean:” Greenpeace lauds Gambia’s government for stopping the expansion of major fishmeal and fish oil plant
Greenpeace Africa welcomes the Gambian government's decision, which comes only days after Greenpeace Africa and Gambian environmental activists have condemned the expansion of the Golden Lead factory. Such plants are repeatedly exposed as destructive for fish stocks, as well as the health of the population.
