by Oilwatch Africa | Jan 18, 2022 | Africa, News
Shell will have to call a halt to its seismic survey along the ecologically sensitive Wild Coast after the high court in Makhanda today interdicted it from proceeding. Judge Gerald Bloem on Tuesday morning interdicted Shell from continuing with the survey which kicked...
by Oilwatch Africa | Jun 9, 2021 | News, Publication
Today, more than 70 climate organizations around the world are releasing “The Big Con: How Big Polluters are advancing a “net zero” agenda to delay, deceive, and deny,” a report that sheds light on the truth behind the lofty “net zero” promises polluting corporations...
by Oilwatch Africa | May 4, 2021 | Africa, News
On the 10th of April 2021, the governments of Uganda and Tanzania, alongside the French multinational Total and the state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), signed the final agreements that will kickstart the construction of a controversial $3.5...
by Oilwatch Africa | Feb 4, 2021 | Africa, News
by Eddy Wifa and Titilayo Adebola – On 29 January 2021, thirteen years after four Nigerian farmers and fisherfolks, Chief Fidelis Oguru, Mr Alali Efanga, Chief Barizaa Dooh and Elder Friday Alfred Akpan, instituted lawsuits in the Netherlands with...
by Oilwatch Africa | Sep 9, 2020 | Africa, News
Oilwatch Africa (OWA) seeks the services of a Coordinator, in order to efficiently meet its objective of building solidarity, supporting resistance and promoting a common identity in the peoples of the global south who seek to stop the expansion of fossil fuel...
by Oilwatch Africa | Jul 6, 2020 | Africa, News
The Astron Energy Refinery in Cape Town which was formerly owned by Chevron or (Caltex) refinery exploded at 04.00am this morning, 02 July 2020. The latest news is that two people were killed and seven [7] seriously injured has had a number of explosions and...
