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Africa Climate Summit
Two years after the Just Transition Partnership was announced by South Africa and Global North partners, a similar Just Transition Partnership has been announced with Senegal
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Africa Climate Summit: Africa can Leapfrog Towards a Clean and Sustainable Energy Future
Ahead of the Africa Climate Summit, Greenpeace Africa has called on African governments to act now to minimise the devastating impacts of the climate crisis on the livelihoods of Africans.
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AMCEN 2023: Africa’s Ministers of Environment Must Push for a Strong Africa Position on the Global Plastic Treaty
At the 19th session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN), Greenpeace Africa has called on Africa’s 54 Ministers of Environment to urge Member States not to compromise in the negotiations for a treaty that would cap plastic production at the source
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African feminist academy for climate justice: Uniting feminists for a sustainable future
AFACJ was an experience that left an indelible mark on my heart, mind, and soul and spoke to how far feminism in Africa has evolved from fighting stereotypical gender roles to a more authoritative “I am here.”
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Greenpeace Africa withdraws from state spying case after SSA disclosure
Today, Greenpeace Africa has withdrawn its PAIA application to the The Minister in the Presidency Responsible for State Security to provide further information on the infiltration and surveillance of civil society organisations confirmed by the declassified Boast Report[1] in July 2022.
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A WIN FOR FISHING COMMUNITIES: Trawler licenses rejected
Greenpeace Africa welcomes the decision by Senegal's Minister of Fisheries to follow the conclusions of the advisory committee on the allocation of fishing licences, which recommended the rejection of all new license applications submitted to it.
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#FundOurFutures: Why programmes like the Basic Education Employment Initiative are worth funding, both for the future of young people and for learners.
Youth Capital, in partnership with Greenpeace Africa have launched the #FundOurFutures campaign this Mandela Day, urging the Ministers of Finance and Basic Education to support funding the Presidential Employment Stimulus (PES).
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Disappearance of migrant boats bound for Spain: Greenpeace Africa expresses its sympathies to those affected and highlights the impact of the neo-colonial exploitation of African resources.
Dakar, 11 July 2023 – A spokesperson for Greenpeace Africa has expressed the organisation’s deep sadness and outrage after three migrant boats that departed from Senegal went missing. According to…
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Greenpeace Africa Calls for Reinstatement of Ban on Illegal Logging
“Greenpeace Africa is alarmed by these developments. During last year's Mashujaa day celebrations, president Ruto made a commitment to increase the forest cover to 30% by 2032. Greenpeace Africa is perturbed that 8 months down the line the president has made a u-turn on his own words.
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Ebo Forest: government backtracking jeopardises the return of Banen communities to their land
Yaounde, 21 June 2023: A decree signed by the Prime Minister on 27 April 2023, reclassifying part of the Ebo forest so that it will be easier for its timber…