The Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise arrives in the DRC harbour of Matadi, the country's principal port for timber exports. The arrival of the ship marks the opening of the Greenpeace office in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Greenpeace board director Lalita Ramdas at the launch of the Greenpeace office in Kinshasa.

Gerd Leipold, Executive Director Greenpeace International states Africa is a major part of the solution to tackling climate change through harnessing its renewable energy potential and protecting its tropical forests it can lead the way in...