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Communities, civil society across Africa stage protests against TotalEnergies operations

Activists, CSOs and frontline communities across the continent came together under the umbrella body, KickTotalOutOfAfrica, and engaged in a coordinated protest dubbed Africa Week of Action...

Environmental destruction in Africa: People’s Tribunal to hold TotalEnergies accountable

Communities and climate justice movements across the continent have mobilised under the Kick Total Out of Africa Week of Action, highlighting the extensive harm allegedly caused...

Rivers community moves to halt TotalEnergies’ extraction in Nigeria

The people of Ogbogu Community in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni local Government Area of Rivers State have raised their voices to clamour that oil multinational company, TotalEnergies,...

Top German officials’ vehicles fall short on emissions – Study

The official cars used by Germany’s top political echelon release significantly more climate-damaging carbon dioxide emissions than the average vehicle driven by citizens, a...

BAN Toxics stands firm for strong Plastics Treaty as INC-5.2 talks end in deadlock

As the second part of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5.2) for the Global Plastics Treaty adjourned without consensus on Friday,...

Minamata Convention marks eight years of global progress to make mercury history

As the Minamata Convention on Mercury marks eight years since it entered into force, over 150 Parties and many stakeholders continue working to reduce...

Ecopreneur speaks out after plastic treaty talks collapse in Geneva

Bluewater CEO and founder, Bengt Rittri, has spoken out with frustration and sadness after world leaders in Geneva failed to reach an agreement on...

Talks on global plastic pollution treaty adjourn without consensus

Following 10 days of negotiations, Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) talks to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine...

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Umahi says first phase of Lagos-Badagry Highway 95% completed, orders night repair of Lagos-Ota-Abeokuta Road

The 23km Phase One of the Lagos-Badagry Highway is 95% completed, the Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, said...
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Tinubu arrives in Abu Dhabi for sustainability summit

President Bola Tinubu arrived in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), on Sunday, January 11, for the 2026 Abu...

Third Mainland Bridge rehabilitation cost N43bn – Umahi

Total rehabilitation of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State cost N43 billion while the bridge’s Closed Circuit Television...

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Tinubu arrives in Abu Dhabi for sustainability summit

President Bola Tinubu arrived in Abu Dhabi, United Arab...
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