Dedicated to tackling the continent's urgent environmental problems, Greenpeace Africa is opening three new offices on the continent.

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Greenpeace launches its new office in the Democratic Republic of Congo - the second on the African continent - which will focus on the protection of the Congo Basin rainforest.

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Melita Steele, one of Greenpeace Africa's climate campaigners, answers a few questions on South Africa's position on climate change.

A Greenpeace ad to make people think about the car they drive and the impact it has on the environment.

A video that targets Dove for its use of palm oil, an ingredient in its soaps that is driving deforestation and de-habitation in Indonesia.

In this video Kumi Naidoo, director of Greenpeace International, explains why Genetically modified (GM) food is not the miracle answer to world hunger.