By: Abudu Olalekan COP30 Africa clean energy debate heats up as nations demand flexibility on fossil fuels amid broken climate finance promises. Is this pragmatism or a dangerous trap? The air in Belém is thick, humid, and angry. You can almost touch the tension. African delegates walk the corridors with tight jaws. They’re tired of…
By: Abudu Olalekan ECCHR files criminal complaint against TotalEnergies for alleged complicity in war crimes, torture, and enforced disappearances in Mozambique. Discover the shocking details. It starts with a massacre. A remote gas site. Civilians in metal containers. And a multinational giant now facing some of the most serious allegations in modern corporate history. On…
By: Abudu Olalekan Let’s break this down. COP30 African group rejects $125bn Tropical Forest Forever Facility. Yep. That’s the headline. No sugarcoating it. At the COP30 climate summit in Belem, Brazil, a coalition of African groups just said a hard no to this shiny $125 billion plan. The Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF)? They’re calling…
By: Abudu Olalekan Wind’s picking up in Brazil. Not outside—inside the negotiation rooms at COP30. What’s got the diplomats buzzing? You guessed it: fossil fuels. The world’s been dragging its feet for years, but this past week? A full-on sprint. What started as one lonely country calling for a roadmap to phase out fossil fuels…
By: Abudu Olalekan Nigeria is ready. Dead serious. By 2035, the country aims to slash emissions by 32.2%. Not a typo. Thirty-two point two. That’s not just a number—it’s a promise wrapped in policy, backed by cash, and timed with urgency. Tenioye Majekodunmi said it loud in Belem, Brazil. November 13, 2025. COP30 was buzzing,…
by: Oluwaseun Lawal The air in COP30, Belém hangs heavy. Rainy. Sweet with river smell. Inside a bright hall, microphones blink red. A podium waits. Nigeria’s Vice President steps up and calls for new finance tools to harness the “economic value of nature.” Big idea, he says. Smart money, he hints. It lands like a…
