Egypt's COP27 must not be a sham for Africa

A child sits inside a canoe with empty plastic bottles he collected to sell for recycling in the floating slum of Makoko in Lagos, Nigeria, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. [AP Photo]

At least 600 fossil fuel lobbyists and representatives of several other firms that massively contribute to the global warming blamed for the climate crisis were present at the climate talks that ended in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, on Friday.

A lot of these lobbyists at COP27 had the pink labelled badges marked "Party" or "Party Overflow" that gave them access to negotiation rooms as negotiators and not just observers.