‘Africa belongs to Africans’: how anti-system newcomer Bassirou Diomaye Faye won Senegal’s presidency
Hunched in his market workshop in a northern Dakar suburb, Cheikh Lo recounted why he had pinned all his hopes ...
Tag: Africa
Canary articles about Africa and the countries of the continent
People living with cystic fibrosis in South Africa to band together against big pharma greed
This article was updated at 3pm on Thursday 7 March to correct an error regarding the "Right to Breathe" campaign. ...
Kenyan Indigenous community raise concerns over wind mega-project
An Indigenous community in Kenya has raised concerns over a planned gargantuan wind power project. The 1000 MW proposal is ...
More evidence TotalEnergies EACOP has instigated violent attacks on environment defenders in Uganda
New evidence has emerged on the devastating human rights impact of French fossil fuel giant TotalEnergies' destructive oil and gas ...
Colonial abuses loom large as King Charles visits Kenya
Content warning: This article contains mention of sexual assault and abuse. Charles and Camilla began a state visit to Kenya ...
Delaying South Africa’s just energy transition could result in 15,000 excess deaths caused by air pollution
Air pollution could kill more than 15,000 people by 2050 if coal-dependent South Africa delays its green transition. A new ...
Claims of maltreatment by police in Ghana as anti-government protests continue for a second day
Protests have continued outside Ghana's presidential palace for a second day running. Meanwhile, protesters have claimed that they experienced beatings ...
Sudan’s civil war has left national landmarks on fire as fighting enters its sixth month
Paramilitary forces attacked army headquarters over the weekend as Sudan's civil war entered its sixth month. The fighting in the ...
Major insurance companies shun new oil and gas in the biodiverse Congo Basin – it could be a death knell for big oil in the DRC
New research has thrown cold water over a French fossil fuel corporation's plan to expand its destructive oil and gas ...
Charity announces rhino rescue – but here’s what you should know about the non-profit in charge
The uplifting tale of a rhino rescue and relocation might seem like an all-round win - but here's what you ...
COP28 president announces green investment in Africa – but plans to plough billions more into fossil fuels
COP28's climate host, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has announced plans to invest billions to help Africa move away from ...
Big polluters and their non-profit puppets capture Africa Climate Summit with market-based solutions
Kenya is hosting the Africa Climate Summit between the 4 and 6 September in Nairobi. In advance of the summit, ...
Global North voices dominate the Africa Climate Summit in a win for big Agribusiness
Between the 4 and 6 September, Kenya and the African Union Commission (AUC) are hosting the 2023 Africa Climate Summit. ...
Climate activists call on insurers to ditch climate-wrecking EACOP project
On 30 August, climate activists staged a protest against multiple insurance companies. The coalition of campaigners from Money Rebellion, Coal ...
Part one: UAE carbon credit company shows COP28 host dripping in green-grabbing hypocrisy
The COP28 climate summit’s host has launched a neocolonial green-grabbing crusade across the Global South. Naturally, it’s yet another nifty ...
Nation definitely in safe hands after UK military accidentally send secret emails to wrong addresses
A typo meant the British Ministry of Defence (MOD) sent sensitive UK emails to a Russian-allied nation. The classified material ...
New report shows how EU seafood extractivism will continue its complicity in the colonial occupation of Western Sahara
An unlawful fisheries agreement is coming to an end, but a new report shows how the EU seafood industry will ...
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