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      A polluted body of water is seen in the Bodo village of Ogoniland, which is part of the Niger Delta region, Nigeria, on Feburuary 19, 2019.

      'People Are Dying': Nearly 14,000 Nigerians Sue Shell Over Devastating Oil Spills

      "At a time when Shell is making unprecedented profits, it is high time that it addressed the ongoing pollution caused to these communities by its operations," said one attorney representing plaintiffs from the Niger Delta.

      Kenny Stancil
      Feb 02, 2023

      More than 13,650 Nigerians have filed claims against Shell for years of unremedied oil spills that are causing ecological destruction, disease, and death.

      As The Intercept reported Wednesday: "Niger Delta communities have been facing pollution caused by Shell for decades, devastating their health and livelihoods. In 2011, the United Nations Environment Programme reported that the threat to public health warranted 'emergency action.' At the time, the cleanup process would have taken 30 years, if initiated immediately."

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      Pentagon Blows Deadline to Explain US Role in Nigerian Airstrike That Killed 160 Civilians

      Pentagon Blows Deadline to Explain US Role in Nigerian Airstrike That Killed 160 Civilians

      One human rights campaigner said the military's failure to provide a timely response to Democratic lawmakers' questions "does not bode well for the U.S. government's expressed commitment to transparency and accountability."

      Brett Wilkins
      Dec 21, 2022

      The Pentagon's stated commitment to transparency on civilian casualties was questioned Tuesday in an Interceptreport noting that the Department of Defense has failed to respond to a group of House Democrats who set a three-month deadline to explain the U.S. military's role in a 2017 Nigerian airstrike that killed more than 160 noncombatants.

      "It sends a worrisome message that, at minimum, the Defense Department is unwilling to engage on an issue affecting countless lives."

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      Extinction Rebellion Cape Town Africa Energy Week 2022

      Activists Say Fossil Fuel Interests Have Declared 'War on Africa's Sustainable Future'

      "We reject the fossil fuel industry's drive to expand in Africa when African people are suffering from the climate impacts of the industry," said one campaigner at a protest outside the Africa Energy Week conference in Cape Town.

      Brett Wilkins
      Oct 18, 2022

      As the fossil fuel industry gathered in Cape Town for Tuesday's start of Africa Energy Week, African climate campaigners took to the streets and social media to reject a ploy to use the continent's development and energy crises as a pretext for accelerating oil and gas extraction.

      "The push for investment in fossil fuels is likely to perpetuate the triple injustices of energy, social, and environmental crises."

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