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Why Africa must support petition to keep nuclear plants in Germany open

Dear RePlaneteer, I hope this email finds you well. Today, we at WePlanet Africa, would like to bring to your attention the developments in Germany’s energy sector that have left the country facing an unprecedented energy crisis and exposed the world to a climate catastrophe. In April 2023, Germany shut

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Cop28 take-home: Africa expects less words and more action

By Timothy Machi From November 30 to December 12, some 70,000 delegates will gather in Dubai for the UN’s annual Climate Change Conference. Almost every country on earth will be participating in negotiations over how to address the climate crisis, limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees, which we surpassed

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Collins Wafula: The making of a street activist

My childhood was painful in many ways. First, there was never knowing when the next meal would come and getting an education was a complete miracle. These two in a way fed my third pain – shyness and a personality crisis. Every waking hour came with an overwhelming wave of self-pity that whistled alongside the morning

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A volunteer’s view of the nuclear essay writing competition

By Olivia Kyomugisha The stage was set at the Pride Inn Azure hotel in Nairobi, Kenya, as the sun dipped below the horizon on the 4th of September 2023. It was a momentous occasion, the Nuclear Energy Essay Award Ceremony, organized and hosted by WePlanet Africa. This event had been

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An Open Letter to Greenpeace on their opposition to nuclear

By Patricia Nanteza Dear Greenpeace, We write to you as concerned citizens from Africa, with a deep-rooted interest in the sustainable development of our continent. We appreciate the commendable work you have undertaken over the years to safeguard the environment and advocate for a greener and cleaner world. Nevertheless, today,

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From Zoom Call to Real Change: The making of WePlanet Africa

By Patricia Nanteza In 2020, on a chilly evening in Nairobi, I found myself in front of my laptop screen, adjusting it as I prepared for a Zoom meeting. Mark, a colleague from the UK had requested that I address a group of young European environmentalists, self-proclaimed Eco-modernists, who were

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A contestant’s travel by bus from Kampala to Nairobi

By Jerome Bright Ogenrwot It all started with the daring move to invade the unknown, traveling all alone on a trip that would be my first visit to a foreign country. The desire was birthed the second I got an invitation to attend the award ceremony, either in person or

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OPEN LETTER TO FRIENDS OF THE EARTH – STOP DEMONIZING GMOs IN AFRICA

Dear Friends of the Earth, WePlanet Africa draws attention to your recent statement regarding genetically modified (GM) food in Nigeria, as reported in the article titled “Why European Countries Reject Kontagora, Potiskum Beans” published by Daily Trust. The coordinator of the Food Sovereignty Program at Friends of the Earth Africa, Ms.

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Africa should Adopt Nuclear Energy for a Low Carbon Footprint

In a recent webinar hosted by WePlanet Africa, scientists urged African countries to embrace nuclear energy due to its low carbon footprint and baseload power capabilities. Amanda Mbele from South Africa’s Nuclear Energy Corporation, Abbas Kagudde from Soroti University in Uganda, and Dr. David Otwoma, the former chairperson of the

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A new dawn for African science

WePlanet Africa, a pro-science grassroots movement, has begun operations in Uganda and Kenya. The organization aims to liberate nature and elevate humanity through the promotion of ecomodernism, which emphasizes the co-existence of a thriving environment and human prosperity. Patricia Nanteza, the movement’s director, stated that anyone can become a member

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