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 | Jan 19, 2023 | Global, Press Release
Oilwatch frowns at the choice of the head of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company in United Arab Emirate (UAE) to preside over COP28. The past COPs have had overbearing presence of delegates from the fossil fuels sector. Indeed, at COP27 held in El Sharm Sheikh, Egypt,...
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 | Oct 18, 2022 | Africa, News, Press Release
Oilwatch Africa heartily congratulates one of her members AFIEGO https://www.afiego.org/ as she is named one of the winners of the prestigious Right Livelihood Awards 2022. This award comes as no surprise to us seeing that we are witnesses to your dedication,...
by Oilwatch Africa | Sep 19, 2022 | Africa, Press Release, Statement
We the undersigned members of Oilwatch Africa paid a courtesy visit to Africa Institute for Energy Governance (AFIEGO) and other Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) working to protect the environment and communities’ land and human rights within the oil and gas regions...
