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#ToHellWithShell – Desiree Laverne
I recall that nauseating feeling when we discovered that Shell was about to start Seismic blasting on the Wild Coast… panic soon replaced nausea.. OMW, we have to stop this disaster from unfolding on our pristine coastline..
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FSO SAFER OIL TANKER OFF YEMEN
I am writing to you with concern over the threat posed by the tanker the FSO Safer, moored off the coast of Yemen with an estimated 1.1 million barrels of oil on board (140,000 tonnes). With close proximity to Africa’s eastern shorelines, this poses an imminent threat to the Red Sea, the biodiversity and the…
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Greenpeace Africa calls on Senegal to follow Mauritania’s example in transparency on industrial fishing licenses
Welcoming the launch of Mauritania’s Report to the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI), yesterday, Monday 25 April 2022, Abdoulaye NDIAYE, Oceans Campaigner for Greenpeace Africa urges Senegal to follow Mauritania’s example…
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Why be optimistic about Mauritius after the oil spill?
This blog presents our rapid response work in Mauritius following the 2021 oil spill, along with some of the positive outcomes that would help this never happens again
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Senegal’s Presidential Council on Fisheries: We’re still waiting
Dakar, 31 March: Greenpeace Africa reminds the President of the Republic of his commitment to hold a presidential council on fishing.
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March 8, 2022: A day of celebration against a backdrop of despair for women fish processors
“It is time for West African governments to stop the establishment of fishmeal factories and to take steps to ban the use of whole fish for human consumption in the fishmeal and fish oil factories that have already been set up," argued Abdoulaye Ndiaye, Oceans Campaigner at Greenpeace Africa.
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Gwede Mantashe betrays his legacy
South Africans ushered 2021 out the door with a momentous victory when the Makhanda High Court in Grahamstown ordered Shell to cease their seismic blasting along the Wild Coast. But the challenge to Shell's activities made Gwede Mantashe see red.
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Greenpeace Africa calls on new African Union chair, Senegal’s President Macky Sall, to make 2022 the year of pan-African climate action
Dakar, February 11, 2022 – At the start of his one-year term as President of the African Union, Senegalese President Macky Sall must seize the opportunity to unify the continent…
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Greenpeace USA welcomes Coca-Cola’s key step toward goal of 50% of reusable packaging by 2030
10 February 2022, Washington, DC, USA — Coca-Cola announced today its decision to make at least 25% of its packaging reusable. The multinational company which produces over 120 billion plastic…
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World Fisheries Day: Greenpeace Africa calls for strong action from Senegal to preserve artisanal fishing.
“The seas in West Africa are a treasure that we must protect. All over the world, illegal fishing and overfishing is emptying our seas, and threatening the livelihoods and food security of so many people,” said Dr Aliou Ba, Oceans Campaign Manager for Greenpeace Africa.