“We’ve been excluded”
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When 24-year-old Ugandan activist Nyombi Morris arrived in Egypt for the Cop27 climate summit today he was turned away from the high level talks because he did not have the right accreditation.

Only country delegates and some members of the press were allowed in the event for heads of states and government officials.

“Why are we here”, asks Nyombi - adding that the world leaders and negotiators who are currently deciding how far to push climate action need to quickly change the way they work and who they listen to, saying right now he doesn’t think it is right to truly call this an African Cop.

“You have to frontline the voices of African youth activists, because these are the innovators. These are the ones implementing actions, not our leaders, our leaders are just always in the office, but you are excluding us. So it is time to understand that this event is in Africa. We need to give African voices a chance ... We cannot lead without knowledge.”

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