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Residents, civil society decry forced eviction of over 10,000 at Lagos communities

Organised residents of informal settlements and members of civil society have condemned the mass forced eviction of the people of Ilaje Otumara and Baba...

Civil society, labour urge govt to reverse privatisation of electricity sector

The Federal Government has been called upon to reverse the privatisation of the electricity sector and halt discussions on privatising public assets and utilities. The...

Civil society groups decry recommendations to EU on Solar Radiation Modification

Civil society groups including Indigenous Peoples and climate justice groups have expressed concern about recommendations on Solar Radiation Modification (SRM) published on Monday, December...

Civil society alliance urges South African govt to ban Terbufos, HHPS

A group of organisations, academics, and unions on Thursday, December 5, 2024, sent a letter of demand to the South African Minister of Agriculture, Mr. John...

COP29: African negotiators back Kenyan civil society’s call for urgent climate finance action

Kenya’s Special Envoy for Climate Change and Chairman of the African Group of Negotiators, Amb. Ali Mohamed, has reiterated the urgent call for a...

COP16: Civil society calls for CBD’s leadership in addressing geoengineering risks

As first week of negotiations at the sixteenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the UN’s Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) comes...

‘We need more than words to fight climate change’ – Nigerian civil society leaders assess COP28

A group of Nigerian civil society organisations (CSOs) who participated at the 28th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United...

Negotiators to civil society: We’re committed to protecting Africa’s interest in Loss and Damage Fund

The African Group of Negotiators on Climate Change (AGN) has assured the African civil society of its commitment to protecting Africa’s interests in the...

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Can Africa re-imagine climate justice by breaking free from green capitalism trap?

In Hamouchene’s "Green Colonialism and Environmental Orientalism", the author critiques how green capitalism, under the banner of a “just...
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Nigeria, Turkey to ensure safe return of endangered baby gorrilla

The Federal Government of Nigeria says it will partner with relevant Turkish authorities to ensure that the endangered baby...

Management agency vows to uphold biosafety standards

Director-General of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr Agnes Asagbra, has reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to upholding biosafety...

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Can Africa re-imagine climate justice by breaking free from green capitalism trap?

In Hamouchene’s "Green Colonialism and Environmental Orientalism", the author...

Nigeria, Turkey to ensure safe return of endangered baby gorrilla

The Federal Government of Nigeria says it will partner...