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Congo oil auction: Perenco is interested, local communities want it out
The Anglo-French oil company Perenco has filed expressions of interest in two of the Coastal Basin blocks on offer in the giant oil auction the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) launched last July. Oil Minister Didier Budimbu visited the zone last Saturday to inaugurate new Perenco installations.
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UN urged to stop the fossil fuel industry undermining new Global Plastics Treaty
Over 150 civil society groups and scientists from around the world, including ethologist, anthropologist and United Nations Messenger of Peace Dr. Jane Goodall, have signed on to an open letter urging the UN to act now - to prevent the fossil fuel industry from undermining negotiations to agree to an effective Global Plastics Treaty.
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Kenya Must Not BackSlide on Progress Made Against Plastic Pollution
Kenya is set to backslide on its own anti-plastic regulations following a proposal to remove excise duty from the locally produced plastics giving manufacturers a chance to revive plastic production.
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Greenpeace Africa responds to President’s remarks in front of National Assembly
11 May, Johannesburg – Today, while responding to questions in the National Assembly on South Africa’s energy crisis and the just transition, President Ramaphosa remarked that South Africa is not…
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Greenpeace Africa responds to Eskom irregular expenditure exemption
Responding to news that Eskom has been exempted from disclosing irregular and fruitless expenditure in its annual financial statements
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After floods killed two in Buea, Greenpeace Africa expresses its condolences to the affected families and urges the government to take further preventive measures.
Heavy rains have caused flooding and mudslides in the city of Buea, South West region, resulting in two deaths, injuries and extensive property damage. Greenpeace Africa sends its condolences to the families of the victims and calls on the Cameroonian government to be more proactive.
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Greenpeace Africa draws the attention to the serious risks of intoxication and pollution of the villages bordering the company FIPCAM based in Mfou
A denunciation letter received (in amplification) by Greenpeace Africa calls on the government of Cameroon not to issue the authorisation for the discharge of wastewater to the company FIPCAM because of the risks of pollution, destruction of the environment and vital resources as well as the effect on the health of the populations.
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IWD 2023: Putting digital technologies at the service of the promotion and defense of the rights of indigenous women in the Congo Basin
As the world celebrates International Women's Day, women living in forest areas in the Congo Basin struggle against deforestation, which is a real obstacle to their development. But digital technology can and should be used to promote indigenous peoples' rights.
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Prayers and Bags of Maize Won’t End Hunger and Drought in Kenya
Kenya ranks 94th among 121 countries according to the latest Global Hunger Index Report. This puts Kenya among the hungriest countries in the world. The number of Kenyans facing starvation has risen from 4.2 million to 6 million.
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Ramaphosa turns off the lights with cabinet non-shuffle
6 March 2023, Johannesburg – In response to President Ramaphosa’s long awaited cabinet reshuffle, which saw Minster Gwede Mantashe maintain his role as Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, and…