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Declaration of the 2nd Women’s Climate Assembly
We, the 150 delegates to the West and Central African Women’s Climate Assembly, held over 24-28 September 2023 in Lagos, Nigeria, represent communities and organisations from Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Guinea...
Impacts of Extractivism on Coastal Communities
FishNet Alliance General Assembly and Conference Declaration (10th August 2023, St Louis, Senegal) The scramble for Africa is once more very visible and evident, just by looking at the rate at which Europe and America are pushing for gas exploitation in the...
SDCEA Critical Comment on Climate Bill
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...
Decolonize Africa’s Energy
Being Resolutions of the 2023 Oilwatch Africa Conference and Annual General Meeting Held at Royal Saly, Senegal on the 6th -12th of August, 2023. Africa has clearly emerged as the new frontier of gas extraction. A new ‘gas boom’ driven by Europe’s desperate...
Grants for Environmental and Climate Justice Action 2024
Oilwatch is pleased to announce a 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...
Repair Leaking Pipeline In Fantuo Community, ERA/FoEN Charges Agip
The Environmental Rights Action/ Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has called on Nigerian Agip Oil Company [NAOC] to replace the Riser 15a section of the 21’’ pipeline in Ogoda/Brass in Bayelsa State, that continues to pollute Fantuo/Egenkiri and neighboring...
Building Women’s Resilience Through Trauma Healing
The extractive industry affects women and men differently, and women are most often the worst hit. This is because of women’s distinct gender roles and responsibilities in the household and community; different access to, use of and control of...
The Ecological Think Tank At 10 – Advancing Environmental Justice in Africa
Africa as a continent has witnessed varying degrees of exploitation - exploitation of her peoples, environment, and the systemic strangulation of her ethos. This birthed the partitioning of the continent – forming super colonial structures, that though have changed...
Women’s Continuous Loss Of Livelihoods, As Oil Spill Through Aleto Community Of Eleme
“All the business activities that go on around this river have been shut down because of the oil spill, so it’s a great loss and a bad period for Eleme people.” Hon. Martha Aigbe; Aleto community. On the 11th of June 2023, an oil spill occurred at Aleto from a...
The 2nd Peoples Agm and Rally Held in Abuja, Nigeria – May 17th and 18th, 2023
As the AGMs of oil multinationals such SHELL, Total Energies, Exxon Mobil, and others hold this season, the peoples AGM platform convened by ANEEJ organized an alternative AGM in...
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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.