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We will win again: African activists promise resistance at home to oil-and-gas touting leaders
Sharm el-Sheikh, 16 November 2022 - Climate activists from across sub-Saharan Africa gathered this morning in response to the dash for fossil fuels by African leaders at COP27.
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DRC Environment Minister implicated in carbon credit land grab
Kinshasa, 7 November 2022 – As COP27 opens in Sharm El-Sheikh, where the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is once again presenting itself as a “country-solution” to the climate crisis,…
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Allocation of logging rights to Camvert: MINFOF violates the law three times over
Yaounde, 26 October 2022/ Green Development Advocates, in partnership with Greenpeace Africa, has just published an Analysis Note which highlights the legal irregularities surrounding the attribution by the Cameroonian government…
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Greenpeace Africa on Panyaza Lesufi’s election to Gauteng Premier
The climate crisis cannot be treated as an afterthought, but must be an integral part of the governance work carried out by the Premier's office.
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3 African activists protecting food rights against Big Agriculture
News of smallholder farmers across Kenya standing up to unconstitutional laws prohibiting them from sharing, exchanging or selling uncertified and unregistered seeds is but the latest legal battle on the African continent aiming to protect the rights of local communities and customs.
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Say hi to Clarias monsembulai: new fish species discovered in the Congo River.
A new species of air-breathing catfish, Clarias monsembulai, has been discovered and scientifically described in the Congo River tributaries within and bordering the Salonga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The fish is named in honour of Dr. Raoul Monsembula, biology professor at the University of Kinshasa and the Greenpeace regional coordinator…
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Communities celebrate as Court sets aside Shell’s exploration right off the Wild Coast of South Africa
Makhanda, South Africa: Today, the High Court in Makhanda ruled that Shell’s exploration right to conduct seismic surveys on the Wild Coast of South Africa was granted unlawfully and therefore…
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Kenya’s Fifth Plastic Ban Anniversary: Effective Implementation is Required
As Kenya marks 5 years since the ban on the manufacture, sale and use of single-use plastic carrier bags, the country has made some gains but effective implementation of the policy is still needed.
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DRC’s oil blocks auction: Civil society statement on threats and intimidation of environmental defenders in DR Congo
Three weeks after the auction of 30 oil and gas blocks in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), environmental defenders continue to face direct threats.
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Concerns regarding the Democratic Republic of Congo oil and gas auction and donor financing of pre-COP27
1. Greenpeace Africa would like to take this opportunity to alert you to the death threats our staff has received from anonymous callers related to its criticism of the 28-29 July oil and gas auction. These threats occurred as Greenpeace was preparing to set out on field missions to potentially impacted communities in Tshuapa, Equateur…
