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Statement on the Contemplated Resumption of Oil Extraction in Ogoni Land
Concerned civil society organisations in the Niger Delta met at the Port Harcourt office of Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria to deliberate on the recent invitation by the office of the National Security Adviser to the President, Mr...
Oilwatch Small Grants Request for Proposals
Oilwatch announces its call for proposals for small grants of USD $5,000 to support grassroots groups and movements working on projects aligned with its principles and focused on addressing the issues of fossil fuels impacts, building...
Communique from Oilwatch Conference Held on Monday 19th August 2024 in Durban, South Africa
Oilwatch International and Oilwatch Africa held a Conference on Monday 19th August 2024 in Durban, South Africa to interrogate the theme Beyond Colonialism and Extractivism: Energy Democracy and the Imperatives of a Just Transition. The...
Beyond Colonialism and Extractivism – Energy Democracy and the Imperatives for a Just Transition
Announcing Oilwatch Conference and Retreat The historical context of colonialism and extractivism has profoundly shaped global energy systems. These practices have led to environmental degradation, social inequalities, and economic dependencies. As the world confronts...
Building Peoples Power for Regional Action – Niger Delta Alternatives Convergence
The Niger Delta Alternatives Convergence (NDAC) was birthed in 2022 by leaders, activists, communities and scholars after a period of careful examination of the socio ecological realities of the region. The process took stock of the impacts of over 6 decades of...
Ogoni Oil in the Eye of the Storm
In 1993, Shell was forced out of Ogoniland where it had extracted crude oil non-stop for decades with unbelievable ecological consequences. The Ogoni people, mobilized under the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP), had issued a set of demands...
The Peoples AGM Slams Norges Bank over re-election of Shell’s Directors, Energy Transition Strategy
ABUJA, NIGERIA. May 17, 2024…. The Peoples AGM, a Pan-Nigeria Civil Society platform campaigning for the enforcement of Paris Climate Agreement has expressed deep concern over the announcement by Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), one of the largest...
The Environmental Assault Committed By Shell In Rivers Communities
There is a threat to sustainable development in the Niger Delta. The environmental crisis of air pollution, biodiversity loss, and climate change have become significant challenges for people and communities. This is the reason Kebetkache Women Development and...
Clean up the Niger Delta and resolve the Environmental Genocide
Nigerians rightfully deserve to live in a society that boasts of peace, human security, and prosperity in the conviction that all Citizens and Public Officers have a duty to make every constructive...
Niger Delta Women Say No To Divestment Without Ecosystem Restoration
Kebetkache Women Development & Resource Centre and their allied community-based women organizations express profound dismay at the announcement by Shell to sell off their on-shore assets to investors without conducting necessary consultations with communities that...
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Oilwatch Africa is a network of resistance to the negative impacts of the oil and gas industry on peoples and their environments. It is the African unit of Oilwatch International.