Africa: Kajiado Communities Resist Carbon Offset Land Grabs Disguised As Climate Action

Nairobi, Kenya -- In a bold act of resistance, the Oldonyonyokie Group Ranch community in Kajiado County is pushing back against the latest wave of land grabs masquerading as… Read more »

Africa: Greenpeace Africa Concludes a Landmark Community Experience-Sharing Workshop in Mbandaka, DRC, With Strong Calls for Forest Protection and Food Sovereignty

Greenpeace Africa has successfully concluded a two-day community experience-sharing workshop in Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), bringing together 20 Indigenous and… Read more »

Africa: Stakes High As G20 Ministers Miss Opportunity to Pursue Solidarity, Wealth Tax

Washington, D.C. - A meeting of G20 Finance Ministers has failed to deliver a key signal of solidarity as ongoing economic turmoil led to difficult talks in Washington D.C. and… Read more »

Kenya: Civil Society Says Court Decision Blocking GM Crops 'A Pivotal Moment', Calls for Protection of Farmers' Rights and Food Sovereignty

Greenpeace Africa, Kenya Peasants League, and BIBA Kenya have praised the recent landmark decision by the Court of Appeal temporarily halting the importation of genetically… Read more »

Africa: Greenpeace Africa Responds to Kenya Forest Service's Denial of Forest Threats

Greenpeace Africa condemns the Kenya Forest Service's (KFS) misleading claims that Kenya's forests are not under threat. The reality on the ground paints a different picture with… Read more »

Africa: Grand Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) Project Gas Leak - BP Oil Company in the Dock

Greenpeace Africa expresses its deep concern and outrage over the gas leak detected at the Grand Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) field, operated by BP off the coast of Senegal and Mauritania. Read more »

Africa: Over 500,000 People Demand Oil & Gas Companies Pay for Climate Damages

Greenpeace Africa delivered on Friday 28th February a global petition on behalf of more than half a million people, calling on governments to force fossil fuel companies to "stop… Read more »

Africa: Greenpeace Africa Calls On the Govt to Cancel the Decree Creating Ma Mbed Mbed Park

In 2020, the Cameroonian government issued a decree establishing Ma Mbed Mbed Park, covering an area of more than 12,000 hectares. This decree has sparked reactions from local… Read more »

Africa: DRC Green Corridor Project - Greenpeace Africa Cautiously Welcomes 'World's Largest Forest Reserve', Urges Inclusive Approach

Kinshasa, 29 January 2025 - Greenpeace Africa welcomes the creation of the Kivu to Kinshasa Green Corridor Reserve, an ambitious initiative to establish a vast protected area of… Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroon - in Campo, Local Residents Express Their Annoyance With Camvert

The population of Campo in the south region of Cameroon have taken to the streets to express their dissatisfaction with the companies CAMVERT, SOPHONY and BOISCAM. Following the… Read more »

Africa: Greenpeace Activists Protest Inside Davos Forum Urging Leaders to Tax the Super-Rich

Greenpeace International activists peacefully protested during the welcoming event at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. Two activists entered the main congress… Read more »