African NGOs react to COP30 outcomes, calling for urgent action on climate justice

African NGOs react to COP30 outcomes, calling for urgent action on climate justice

UN Secretary General António Guterres with COP30 President André Corrêa do Lago. PHOTO/UN. By PATRICK MAYOYO [email protected] African Non-State Actors (NSAs) who attended the COP30 in Belém, Brazil, have issued a comprehensive briefing summarising the key outcomes of the conference and their implications for Africa’s climate future. While the briefing acknowledges that COP30 did not deliver the breakthrough…

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Africa: Media Regulator Suspends Radio Station for Three Months for Calling Military Govt a Junta

Africa: Media Regulator Suspends Radio Station for Three Months for Calling Military Govt a Junta

According to media reports, the CSC’s decision followed the publication of a post on Radio Omega’s Facebook page on 30 July, “which was deemed to contain malicious and discourteous remarks towards the Burkinabe authorities”. The post was in relation to a demonstration in the Burkinabe capital, Ouagadougou, concerning a Burkinabe influencer who died in detention…

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