by oilwatch | Nov 29, 2021 | Africa, Publication
Before the rise of fossil resources extraction in Africa, most countries operated agrarian economies as their primary source of exchange. Other economies depended on mining while some others had a mix of mining and agriculture. The economic impact of oil discovery...
by oilwatch | Oct 25, 2021 | Africa, Global, Publication, Statement
Declaration from Oilwatch International Global Gathering Oilwatch International network members, community representatives from oil regions, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), community-based organizations (CBOs), the academia and the media met in Port Harcourt,...
by oilwatch | Oct 1, 2021 | Global, Press Release
Announcing Oilwatch Global Gathering Over the years the UNFCCC’s Conference of Parties (COP) has been a gathering of government officials and stakeholders have been presented forums for discussing ways to foster a new course that would reduce the negative impacts of...
by oilwatch | Aug 19, 2021 | Africa, Press Release, Statement
Following a just concluded, webinar and Annual General Meeting, with the theme “The Nexus between Climate Justice and Socio-economic Justice; What does this look like for Africa?, Oilwatch Africa along with allied networks, alliances and forums agreed on a...
by oilwatch | May 4, 2021 | Africa, Global, News
On the 10th of April 2021, the governments of Uganda and Tanzania, alongside the French multinational Total and the state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), signed the final agreements that will kickstart the construction of a controversial $3.5...
