Lorraine Chiponda

How do we ensure that the rush for critical minerals in Africa and Latin America doesn’t repeat the injustices of the past? Join us for a high-level international webinar exploring the social and environmental effects of mining critical energy transition minerals in both regions. 28 May 2025 | 16h00–18h00 SAST Interpretation available (English–Spanish) Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist… #EnergyTransition #CriticalMinerals #JustTransition #AfricaLatinAmericaDialogue

Ms @MariaSTsehai Tanzanian independent media editor and human rights defender kidnapped by three armed men in a black Noah from Chaka Place, Kilimani, Nairobi, Kenya at 3.15pm today. Teams on site. Spread the word, let’s keep Maria safe

On Friday, Oct 4th, police invaded peaceful protests organised by Greenfaith Africa, Kikuube Circle members in Uganda and arrested their circle leader @JuliusTumwine His only crime is calling out @TotalEnergies to stop intimidating PAPs and #StopEACOP

🚨EXPOSED: An internal report proves that TotalEnergies has known it's been causing serious health and environmental damage in Congo-Brazzaville since at least 2012.  New oil exploration would spell DISASTER for local people. Take action now 👇🏾👇🏾 bit.ly/4dttcbv

We're joining other African movements on Tuesday, the 8th, in JHB to call out the unholy alliance between African governments and #BigOil that puts profits above people. #AfricaEnergyWeek is a platform for neocolonialism - extracting and leaving us in abject poverty! #StopEACOP!

FACT: carbon offset projects are a greenwashing fraud. They don’t reduce emissions, they just displace communities like the Maasai, making the climate crisis worse. Act now to right this wrong 👉 act.gp/4dBtOfb

#AfricaEnergyWeek has become a yearly spectacle,where foreign fossil fuel-driven interests dominate the agenda while mocking Africans for their energy poverty.We say ENOUGH. It is time for solutions that prioritise African people! #StopAfricanEnergyWeek @DontGasAfrica @stopEACOP

VICTORY! Constitutional Court in SA has denied Shell's appeal, confirming their seismic surveys to drill for OIL in the WILD COAST were unlawful. BUT Shell is getting another chance to reapply! our communities' rights must come first! Let's continue the fight for justice!

Fossil fuel expansion, like the #EACOP pipeline, is disproportionately harming women. @ReignLau from Global Gas & Oil Network (GGON) provides further insights. #StopEACOP

📢Media release: Constitutional Court will hear appeal of Wild Coast communities🌿 This case raises NB constitutional questions about the appropriateness of “just and equitable relief” after the SCA gave Shell a lifeline to continue with exploration naturaljustice.org/media-release-…

#Ghana is a special place for #PanAfricanism. Our independence is important only when every #African state and every African is free. With independence came challenges that we are still struggling with today like colonial structures, #neocolonialism and others. - Samia Nkrumah #AAMA2024 #BorderlessAfrica

#Africans must have a common political unity, political integration, a common market, a common currency and a monetary zone. If Africans speak with one voice, nobody will say they can’t hear us. - Samia Nkurumah #AAMA2024 #BorderlessAfrica #LetOurPeopleMove

Calling all women's rights activists, journalists, and academics! 📣 Apply now for the African Feminist Macroeconomic Academy (AFMA) and be part of the change! ✊🏾 Link:bit.ly/AFMAapplicatio… Theme: Exploring Feminist Approaches to Development Financing   #Femonomics

Let's talk about Unsaid Facts About REDD+🧵#UFAR @Oduduabasi @NnimmoB @JA4change @wtpnigeria @WorldRainforest @EcoHomef

"This fourth energy revolution means we need to take our energy into our own hands. We cannot remain in our comfort zone and say we don't have the technology. The technology can be bought. @OilwatchI @ThuliMakama @ERAFoEN1 @DurbanSdcea @EcoHomef @NnimmoB

Transition is not only energy transition, the transition should be more than energy, it should be wholesome, It should be about the system, The transition must challenge all forms of neocolonialism - Ivonne Yanez @AcEcologica @EcoHomef @NnimmoB @DurbanSdcea @cradescorg

Most of the energy is going to wars, feeding machines, and AI. So the energy is not even for humans, most of the energy extracted from the global south is not serving the people. @AcEcologica @FoLTurkana @DurbanSdcea @NnimmoB @PriceofOil @ERAFoEN1 @kebetkachewomen

Renewed attention and action toward a just energy transition is promising, but what does “just” mean in practice? The Shine Collab invites you to the first webinar in a series about energy justice and power, register here: bit.ly/shine-webinar

Our cultures are intertwined with nature. From Bunyoro to Buganda, clan systems are important to us. @TotalEnergiesUG’s oil drilling in #MurchisonFallsNP is a threat to conservation of Ugandans’ cultural @350Africa @CANAfrica1 @DontGasAfrica @AfricaCoalNet @Greenpeaceafric

Ahead of the #COP29 Heads of Delegation retreat, we are sending an urgent reminder that vulnerable communities are still bearing the brunt of the climate crisis! 📢We are calling for Global North countries to #PayUp $5 trillion/year for its climate debt to the Global South now!