Africa’s Demands For #COP30 “COP30 must prioritise real, absolute emissions reduction at the source over these risky and often exploitative offsetting schemes.” - Prisca Kajumba

🔋As #COP30 gets underway, AFIEGO joined our IGENEastAfrica partners to send proposals to Government of Uganda to inform their negotiations at COP. 📕See the proposals, including the need to reform Uganda's Energy Transition Plan, here: static1.squarespace.com/static/60808c7… Ministry of Energy & Mineral Development MINISTRY OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENT 🇺🇬

I will be speaking at the Climate Policy for all event today at 3pm here in Belem, Brazil. Room 5 Blue Zone. Priority is uplifting women voices on the frontlines of the climate crisis. Sharing stories from the community. See you there. Event organised by GAGGA

#StopEACOP and its partners took action at COP30, urging that #JustTransition be central to the negotiations in Belém. Banks like Standard Bank ZA should listen and avoid locking Africa into a fossil fuel path by funding controversial projects like #EACOP.

Nakabuye Hilda F., the Executive Director of Fridays for Future Uganda, shared her thoughts during the “Climate Policy for All” panel organized by GAGGA at COP30. In her remarks, Hilda called for inclusive and gender-transformative climate policies, emphasizing that

📢MUST-READ: Updates from oil-affected people including: ➡️Community paths blocked as EACOP progresses ➡️Lwengo residents decry dust & noise pollution caused by EACOP ➡️'Where are our start-up kits?' EACOP-affected youth ask 💪Read & demand that EACOP addresses the injustices.

We’re calling on leaders at #COP30 to move beyond promises. Here’s what must happen 👇 1️⃣ No new fossil fuels 2️⃣ Protect nature & Indigenous rights 3️⃣ Climate finance for the Global South 4️⃣ Empower youth & defenders 5️⃣ Build a just, green economy 🌱 #ClimateJustice #Belém2025

On this second day of #COP30, we joined civil society movements with one united message: BAM! The Belém Action Mechanism is calling for a Global Just Energy Transition that puts people and the planet first. Some things are not negotiable: workers' rights, community livelihoods,

“This has been yet another expensive COP one that makes it impossible for grassroots communities affected by floods, droughts, and fossil fuel devastation to come and tell their stories" Meryne Warah

🔴 LIVE FROM #COP30: Aryampa Brighton brings the voices of those on the frontlines of the #EACOP fight - from Lake Albert to the Amazon. He reminds the world of the 12 activists still in jail for protesting Stanbic Bank Uganda's involvement in the controversial project. #StopEACOP!

At a side event organized by the #EuropeanYouthForum and Oxfam International at #COP30 today, youth demanded meaningful participation in climate decisions. 💬 “We youth are tired of cosmetic representation and hollow commitments. We cannot watch as floods and heat destroy our future. Silence

“Youth voices cannot be ignored. We need meaningful participation, urgent action, and accountability on climate justice. Silence is not an option. The richest polluters must pay. Together, we fight for a just future.” ~ Nakabuye Hilda F.'s closing remarks. #YouthForClimate

Adaptation finance should mean hope. Too many communities are left on their own with no tools to recover or prepare. Today at #COP30, we demanded more than words, we demand triple adaptation finance. Our people deserve a future that is livable, secure, and just. #ClimateJustice

Happening now at the Social Enterprise Awards Ceremony 2025, at Sheraton Hotel, Kampala💃 ▪︎We are celebrating and honoring the most outstanding social enterprises/entrepreneurs in Uganda #SocialEnterpriseAwards2025

In his speech, Mugerwa Timothy, CEO & President of FUSE, highlighted the remarkable progress made since our launch on 8th May 2025 & FUSE plans for 2026 He also invited all social entrepreneurs & supporters to join FUSE & be part of a mov't that is growing the sector.

HISTORIC ANNOUNCEMENT FROM #COP30 Columbia & Netherlands have officially announced the First International Conference on the Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels, happening 28–29 April 2026 in Santa Marta, one of the world’s major coal ports. #Faiths4ClimateJustice

Graduated from the University of Oxford (University of Oxford) with an MSc. Biodiversity, Conservation and Management Thanks to support from Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Trust Mansfield College, University of Oxford

.Aryampa Brighton joined the Friday march to TotalEnergies' offices in JHB & reminded us that across Africa, we face similar injustices at the hands of TotalEnergies in the name of development. Their actions displace communities, destroy the environment, just for profits #StopEACOP

During the Social Enterprise Awards Ceremony 2025 that we held last week, we had a session showcasing social enterprises in the country where all the nominees had a chance to speak about their social enterprises & what they do. #SocialEnterpriseAwards2025 #socialenterpriseuganda

Was honored to speak Footmarks Initiative Uganda (FIU) Community Youth Parliament in Butabika Parish Kampala whose topic was"The Impact of Climate Change on Youth Livelihood". As a civil society rep,I highlighted how shocks hit hard—but green skills & advocacy empower us! 💪 #ClimateJusticeUg