Everyone calls it climate finance. It's not. It's the world's newest commodity rush, and Africa doesn't control it. Africa's forests store 150 billion tons of carbon, comparable to the Amazon, yet African carbon credits sell for one-tenth the value. The same tonne of CO₂ that sells for $5 in Africa trades for $80+ in Europe. Foreign companies claim carbon rights over lands communities have protected for generations, then sell those credits at European prices while paying Afri