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The price of oil extraction in DR Congo is revealed – NGOs take Perenco to court over 167 pollution cases.
The harmful operations of Perenco S.A, France's second largest oil company and the only oil operator in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were in the spotlight of a report by Investigate Europe, Disclose and EIT (Environmental Investigative Forum). The company is now summoned to the French court this Wednesday, November 9, by two associations…
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A safe and fair future for all can be delivered at COP27
A safe and fair future for all can be delivered at COP27
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Decolonisation: An Indispensable prerequisite to environmental justice in Africa
All across the African continent a colonial approach of extraction and exploitation continues to plague and paralyse economies. It pushes ecosystems to the edge and puts pan-Africanism on a back burner.
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‘Victory for the planet’ – South Africans celebrate court win to stop Shell’s destructive oil exploration
Communities in South Africa are celebrating a huge win as court blocks Shell’s destructive oil exploration off the beautiful Wild Coast.
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Reuse and refill is the only solution to our plastic pollution crisis
I am Prina, a Greenpeace Africa volunteer based in Durban and I just took action with Greenpeace Africa this Plastic Free July. Plastic Free July is a month where Greenpeace Africa challenges the biggest polluters such as Pepsi, Coca-Cola, Unilever and Nestle to cut down their plastic waste and commit to 50% reuse and refill…
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DRC’s forests-for-oil sale reeks of neocolonialism
Forests are losing out to fossil fuels and foreign finance in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). On July 28, the country’s government auctioned 27 oil blocks and three gas blocks overlapping with some of the world’s most sensitive ecosystems, after signalling its intent in April.
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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…
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Indigenous women losing their forest in Cameroon
Indigenous women face a lot of difficulties due to deforestation. While celebrating them, the world should have more concrete actions in favor of the preservation of the forest.
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Greenpeace Africa and Greenpeace USA call for the Protection of Forests & Peatlands and the End of Oil and Gas Expansion in DRC
WASHINGTON DC (August 10, 2022) — On the back of their face-to-face meeting in Kinshasa, Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Vice Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Christophe Lutundula, announced a formal working group to protect forests and peatlands. The DRC is currently exploring a plan to auction off 26 oil…
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In Conversation with anti-apartheid activist Pregs Govender
South African Women’s Day marks the anniversary of when 20,000 women marched against the apartheid government’s pass book laws, on 9 August 1956. Renowned anti-apartheid activist, politician and author Pregs Govender chats to fellow author and Greenpeace Storytelling Advisor Yewande Omotoso about her activism – then, and now.