Environmentalists Rally During African Energy Week in Cape Town

Climate activists protested outside the African Energy Week conference in Cape Town, South Africa, on Tuesday, demanding for an end to new oil and gas development on the continent and accusing energy companies of putting profits ahead of people and the environment.

Greenpeace Africa and Extinction Rebellion campaigners questioned efforts to establish Africa as a new frontier for fossil fuel extraction, claiming that additional investment would exacerbate climate change and endanger populations currently dealing with its consequences.

“Oil companies from overseas have made billions of dollars in profits this year alone at the expense of people’s lives, ecosystems, and African lives,” Siya Myeza, a climate and energy campaigner with Greenpeace Africa, told The Associated Press.

Myeza called the event “Africa Exploitation Week,” accusing the business of causing environmental degradation and poverty. Police removed the demonstrators, who were wearing T-shirts with the message “Make polluters pay.

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