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Lagos is drowning in Nigeria’s plastic and e-waste crisis
Every day, Lagos gets tons of old phones, broken TVs, and outdated computers. People throw them away as quickly as they get new ones. But these gadgets don’t just disappear.
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Over 500,000 people demand oil & gas companies pay for climate damages
Greenpeace Africa delivered on Friday 28th February a global petition on behalf of more than half a million people, calling on governments to force fossil fuel companies to “stop their climate wrecking activities” and “repair and pay for the damage they have caused.”
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Can the new leadership of the AU Assembly create opportunities for the Congo Basin Rainforest?
The 38th African Union (AU) Summit, held in Addis Ababa last week, marked a pivotal moment in the continent's pursuit of unity, justice, and self-reliance.
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From Davos to G20: It’s time to tax the super-rich for a green and just future
This month, we are taking our demands for fair global tax rules to the G20 in South Africa, as the Finance Ministers meet for their first session.
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Greenpeace Africa applauds the Court’s decision to secure final victory for the Black Johnson Beach campaign
Dakar: 21-02-2025/The Supreme Court of Sierra Leone has delivered a landmark ruling in favor of the Save Black Johnson Beach campaign, marking a significant victory for environmental conservation.
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DRC Green Corridor Project: Greenpeace Africa cautiously welcomes “World’s Largest Forest Reserve”, urges inclusive approach
Greenpeace Africa welcomes the creation of the Kivu to Kinshasa Green Corridor Reserve, an ambitious initiative to establish a vast protected area of more than 54,000 km², which will be dedicated to the conservation and sustainable management of natural resources.
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Greenpeace Africa Calls for Real Climate Solutions Over Dubious Carbon Markets Scheme
Azerbaijan, November 14 2024 – As COP29 discussions continue in Baku, Greenpeace Africa strongly opposes the push for unreliable market-based mechanisms as a solution to the climate crisis, warning that they undermine real climate action to address the growing crisis facing African communities.
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As COP29 Opens in Baku, Azerbaijan, World Leaders Should Deliver on Climate Finance for African Communities
Baku, Azerbaijan - As COP29 opens in Baku, Greenpeace Africa calls on world leaders to deliver ambitious climate finance to African nations bearing the brunt of the climate crisis.
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World Food Day 2024: Dear Leaders, This is Not the Future We Want for Our Food!
Nairobi, October 16, 2024 – So, here we are again, celebrating World Food Day. I wonder, are we supposed to celebrate the fact that small-scale farmers, who feed most of…
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COP29: The Finance COP Must Deliver for Africa – A Call to Action for African Negotiators
Nairobi, Kenya, 19 September – As COP29 approaches in Azerbaijan, African negotiators have been urged to seize the moment to secure equitable climate finance for the continent.
