[NAIROBI, December 5, 2023] – WePlanet Africa, a grassroots environmental movement, led a procession of volunteers to the World Bank offices in Nairobi where they delivered a letter urging the multinational institution to rethink it’s scale and pace of investment in clean energy access in Africa. The call is part
By Timothy Machi Africa is a continent on the horn of dilemma. While it generates the least amount of greenhouse gases - at just 3.8 per cent against 23 per cent in China - it is the most vulnerable continent to the effects of climate change. According to the International
In Malawi, Mpepu Energy is leading a transformative charge in the realm of sustainable energy. This Malawi-based startup has set its sights on narrowing the energy gap, particularly in underserved rural communities. At the heart of their mission is the deployment of micro-grids featuring a game-changing technology—the helix wind turbine.
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
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
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
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
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,
[NAIROBI, October 13, 2023] – WePlanet Africa, a grassroots movement dedicated to tackling climate change, has called on Greenpeace, an environmental organisation, to rethink its opposition to carbon-free nuclear power. February this year, Greenpeace dragged the European Commission to European Court of Justice over inclusion of nuclear energy in the EU’s list
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
