As the UN and global leaders discuss climate change issues at COP25 – that is the 25th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Madrid, Spain, Africans are rising in ever-growing numbers to resist the fossil fuels industry and champion adapted and affordable climate solutions.
As the leaders will be meeting to discuss the future of our planet at COP25, youths in the different countries, communities, cities, towns, villages will also have a global chain of climate actions on 6th December. Youths will leave the negotiation rooms, boardrooms, for action to make visible the emergency and the urgency of climate action.
This September in line with the Federal Ministry of Environment drive to increase youth participation in environmental policies and management,…
Press release 20 September 2019 Contact: Lerato Ngakane, 350Africa Communications Coordinator, Lerato.ngakane@350.org, +27 81 464 9726 Africans take to the…
In the same way, as historical African struggles were won using people power, this how the climate movement intends on shifting the narrative to bring social justice to its core.
On September 16th, the Government Science and Technical College school in Abuja received the Amnesty International Ambassador of Conscience Award…
On September 20th – 27th, there will be the first all-ages global climate strike. People will walk out of their jobs — some will plant trees, others will join protests.
Late August 2019, 350.org Africa team held a 3-day strategic workshop with members of 350 GROC aiming at reviewing the…
We are seeing a new generation emerge who are owning their moral authority, speaking courageously and demanding justice. Moments like this are good moments for reflection. Thousands of people don’t mobilize by accident. It is a sign of how far our movement has come in this fight.
In the week of the 29th of July, we organized the first #AfrikaVuka digital retreat. About 20 climate activists from over 10 African countries gathered in Gisenyi, Rwanda, to learn, share experiences and build the digital organising & storytelling skills to grow the #AfrikaVuka movement.