Climate crisis
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What did COP27 achieve (and fail to achieve)?
The climate negotiations made progress on loss and damage, but failed to address the central challenge of reducing carbon emissions. There were high expectations ... -
Taking the temperature halfway through COP27
A panel of experts and institutional actors reflect on what’s happened at the climate talks so far. The African Center for Economic Transformation hosted ... -
Agroecology is the African-led solution we need from COP27
Industrialised agriculture is big driver of emissions. Agroecology is sustainable, resilient, high yield, and gives farmers sovereignty. It is a welcome shift to see ... -
COP27: It’s Africa’s time to lead
Four lessons for African leaders as they head into the climate talks. World leaders are convening in Sharm El-Sheikh for COP27 at a distinctive moment ... -
What African governments must fight for at COP27
African delegations must demand loss and damage reparations, that fossil fuels stay in the ground, and that false solutions are abandoned. Climate change remains ... -
“The rich are untouchable”: Uganda’s struggles to protect its wetlands
As communities and small businesses are cleared from environmentally precious zones, big companies expand unabated. Last week, state officials accompanied by security forces swept ... -
Large-scale agricultural projects are not working for Africa
Big farming investments reduce local food security and erode trust. They need a fundamental rethink. In recent weeks, observers and officials have described the ... -
Mauritius: A class action lawsuit bubbles two years after the oil spill
1,800 people have filed a motion demanding to be heard in a court case regarding the MV Wakashio’s liability for the devastating spill. On ... -
Congo’s oil auction: foiling climate colonialism or filling the coffers?
The DRC has two main goals in selling oil blocks that overlap with the world’s second largest rainforest. Neither involves developing oil. On 28-29 ... -
Fortress conservation is heading for a crisis that can’t come soon enough
Governments “protect” wildlife from the very people who have conserved it for centuries, while allocating mining concessions in the same areas. Outside Africa, many ...
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