by oilwatch | 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 | Sep 9, 2020 | Africa, Global, 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 | Aug 20, 2020 | Africa, Press Release, Statement
Following the incidence of the 1,000-tonne oil spill that occurred in the coastal environment of Mauritius, Oilwatch Africa has warned that African leaders must not allow the continent to drown in crude oil. This warning came after Mauritius’ Prime Minister, Pravind...
by oilwatch | Aug 12, 2020 | Africa, Press Release
We can’t breathe – Africa chokes on COVID-19 and fossil fuel flames Preamble: On the 10th of August 2020, Oilwatch Africa, held a virtual Annual General Meeting (AGM), with the theme- We can’t breathe – Africa Choking on COVID and Fossil flames. The AGM was...
by oilwatch | Jul 21, 2020 | Press Release, Publication, South Asia
This briefer provides an update of foreign investments in Arakan State, armed conflict, the struggle by local communities to defend their lands and rights, and proposed federal solutions for resource management by leading political stakeholders – which are key to...
by oilwatch | Jul 6, 2020 | America Latina, Declaración, Noticias
Oilwatch Latinoamérica, una red internacional que resiste los proyectos petroleros y gasíferos en América Latina, condena y rechaza de forma categórica el asesinato de Joel Villamizar, líder indígena U’wa, Directivo de la Asociación U’wa y Coordinador de Educación de...
by oilwatch | 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...
by oilwatch | Jun 25, 2020 | Africa, Press Release, Statement
On the 22nd and 23rd June 2020, local and international CSOs / NGOs from Ghana, Togo, Senegal, Brazil, Philippines, Algeria, Kenya as well as from Nigeria, joined Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) in a two-day virtual dialogue / School of Ecology on...
by oilwatch | Jun 25, 2020 | Africa, Press Release, Statement
Stopping the Extractivist Addiction Niger Delta Declaration of Oilwatch Africa: People not Oil, Food not Oil and Fish not Oil Network members, allies and community representatives of Oilwatch Africa met in the Niger Delta city of Port Harcourt, Nigeria from 6th to...
by oilwatch | Jun 25, 2020 | Africa, Press Release, Statement
Beyond Fossil Fuels The Oilwatch Africa conference held in Lamu focused on the theme: Beyond Fossil Fuels.. Oilwatch Africa network members, Lamu community representatives, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), community-based organisations (CBOs)...
