Respect The Congo Basin Forest!
The Congo Basin is Africa’s green heart – let’s keep it beating.
Stop the rot: end South Africa’s water pollution crisis
Join the movement. Tax the super-rich
There’s enough money for a green and fair world but it’s just in the wrong pockets. It’s time to make rich polluting elites pay!
Time to resist!
Billionaires like Elon Musk were born in Africa but now use their power to infiltrate global politics, destroy the world and hurt the poorest in society.
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Smoke over Karura Forest: will we heed the call before the fire?
Today, smoke is rising again over Karura Forest. If we ignore it, we risk losing not just trees, but a vital part of our history, our environment, and our future.
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Stories, songs, and wisdom around the fire: Indigenous youth pass on the spirit of the forest
Upon returning from the forest expedition, as night fell on the village of Lokolama, a special atmosphere settled around a campfire. More than 60 indigenous youth gathered with Greenpeace Africa volunteers to share a unique moment of songs, dances, and ancestral stories.
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Cameroon: Greenpeace Africa leads joint push to expose environmental issues
Greenpeace Africa, in partnership with Transparency International Cameroon, has launched a capacity-building training to equip investigative journalists with the tools and techniques needed to uncover environmental issues with a focus on illegal logging practices and promote transparency in the timber trade across the Congo Basin.
What we are working on right now
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Protect the Congo Rainforest
The forests of the Congo are facing growing threats, highlighted by the recent announcement from the Republic of Congo to double its oil production to 500,000 barrels per day by 2027.
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Stop Deep Sea Mining
In Africa, where biodiversity flourishes on land and in its surrounding seas, the deep sea is a treasure trove of biodiversity and home to untold wonders and possibilities. It is also one of our best allies against climate change.
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Time to Resist
Billionaires like Elon Musk were born in Africa but now use their power to infiltrate global politics, destroy the world and hurt the poorest in society.
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Wellbeing for All
The richest 1% have captured twice as much wealth as the 99% of the world’s population, between 2020 and 2023. The Finance Bill in Kenya would have ONLY managed to collect 2.68 billion dollars from the average person. While 480 BILLION DOLLARS are lost to tax abuse by billionaires and multinationals (including big oil corporations).
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Stop the attack on Kenya’s forests now!
Iconic Kenyan forests making up almost 10 times the size of Nairobi are under threat.
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Stop Ghana From Becoming Europe’s Textile Waste Dumpsite
Enough is enough! Instead of importing the Global North’s fast-fashion waste problem let’s put African solutions first. Will you sign the petition now?