by Oilwatch Africa | Aug 30, 2023 | Africa, News
South Durban Community Environmental Alliance (SDCEA) a non-governmental organization committed to fighting for an environmentally sustainable and socially just development framework for people residing in South Durban communities and eThekwini (broader Durban...
by Oilwatch Africa | May 3, 2023 | Africa, News, Press Release, Statement
On April 25, 2023, frontline civil society organisations, socio-cultural groups, academics, traditional rulers, and individuals drawn from the Niger Delta states of Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Imo, Ondo, and Rivers assembled in the city of Port...
by Oilwatch Africa | Apr 17, 2023 | Africa, News, Press Release
… restoring the environment and reclaiming the dignity of a people In 2022, the Niger Delta Alternatives Convergence (NDAC) was envisioned as a pan-Niger Delta forum for discussion, strategic decision-making, and action plan development. The NDAC’s strategy is...
by Oilwatch Africa | Jan 24, 2023 | Africa, Global, News, Press Release
The gruesome assassination of Thulani Maseko, a highly decorated human rights lawyer, on Saturday 21 January 2023 marked a dastardly low in the attacks meted to human and democracy rights in Swaziland. Oilwatch Africa and other civil society organisations in Africa...
by Oilwatch Africa | Nov 7, 2022 | Africa, News, Petition, Press Release
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and its Conference of Parties (COP) have studiously avoided naming fossil fuels as the Primary source of greenhouse gases driving climate change. The United Nations estimates that fossil fuels account...
by Oilwatch Africa | Nov 5, 2022 | Africa, News
Editor’s note: This interview has been edited for clarity and length from the author’s conversation with Nnimmo Bassey on October 7, 2022. For access to the full interview’s audio and transcript, you can stream this episode on Breaking Green’s website or...