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Recognize our rights!

3 Dec 2009 2 minute read

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Recognize our rights!

A militant statement by civil society organizations in Nigeria condemns the Government’s actions in the Niger Delta.

Here comes the sun

2 Oct 2009 2 minute read

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Here comes the sun

Will Sierra Leone join the African solar footprint?

A heavy sentence

24 Sep 2009 3 minute read

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A heavy sentence

If Nigerian prisoners are transferred back home from British prisons, they will face inhumane conditions.

Death of a Nigerian hero

17 Sep 2009 3 minute read

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Death of a Nigerian hero

Human rights lawyer Gani Fawehinmi died earlier this month. Sokari Ekine considers his legacy.

President patronizing

16 Jul 2009 6 minute read

This article is almost 14 years old.

President patronizing

Obama’s speech in Ghana has caused anger in Africa, as Sokari Ekine explains.

Toxic waste

1 Jul 2009 3 minute read

This article is almost 14 years old.

Toxic waste

The West has been using Africa to dump its toxic waste and unwantables for years and continues, despite it having being...

Holding our ground

18 Jun 2009 2 minute read

This article is almost 14 years old.

Holding our ground

LGBT activists from Africa to South America are standing firm and forming coalitions with other rights groups in the face of...

No justice, no vision

29 May 2009 4 minute read

This article is almost 14 years old.

No justice, no vision

Nigeria’s leadership must be held to account for the ongoing military offensives in the Niger Delta.

War in the Niger Delta

20 May 2009 3 minute read

This article is almost 14 years old.

War in the Niger Delta

Just a week before the start of the Ken Saro-Wiwa vs. Shell trial in New York, the Nigerian military has gone on the offensive...

Corporate pollution

7 May 2009 4 minute read

This article is almost 14 years old.

Corporate pollution

Africa’s people and environment
are suffering at the hand of foreign corporations.

Struggling for autonomy (2)

28 Apr 2009 6 minute read

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Struggling for autonomy (2)

Ogoni women have played a key role in their people’s
fight for justice.

Struggling for autonomy

15 Apr 2009 5 minute read

This article is almost 14 years old.

Struggling for autonomy

Next month Shell stands trial for complicity in the death of the Ogoni Nine. A time to reflect on how the struggle started,...

Food for thought

20 Mar 2009 3 minute read

This article is more than 14 years old.

Food for thought

A recent conference on food security did nothing to address the concerns of small farmers and local communities.

Local stories going global

4 Mar 2009 5 minute read

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Local stories going global

African news portals give a voice to the previously unheard.

‘Is African identity a house of ideas that imprisons and silences?’*

29 Jan 2009 3 minute read

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‘Is African identity a house of ideas that imprisons and silences?’*

Nigerian writer Amos
Tutola’s quote is certainly true for sexual minorities, still being
oppressed by decades-old...

Human rights and resistance

22 Dec 2008 2 minute read

This article is more than 14 years old.

Human rights and resistance

Nigeria has a long and proud list of courageous activists,
who should not be forgotten.

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