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Flooded farmland in Arukwo Village – Faith Imbu for The Colonist Report Africa on 26 October 2024

Devastating Floods Leave Nigerian Community in Desperate Limbo

The flood, which began in early October, forced farmers to prematurely harvest crops in an effort to salvage what they could, rather than face total losses. The water level is now gradually subsiding. November 27, 2024. 10:52am Edited by Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi and Kevin Woke. Flooded Community Church in Arukwo Village – Emughedi Arthur Photography for…

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Amid ongoing protests, ExxonMobil seeks intervention, distances itself from recent oil spill in the Niger Delta

August  23, 2024.   2:32p.m The company letter comes a day after The Colonist Report Africa reported on the oil spill and protests by community residents. Barricade at ExxonMobil Gate on August 22, 2024/ Prince Ekaoluo Isaac for The Colonist Report Africa On Thursday, some Ibeno residents barricaded the main gate of Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited,…

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Rumuwhara community land/ Faith Imbu for The Colonist Report Africa/2024.

Despite the law’s passage, Nigerian women still face barriers to land-sharing

Despite the law’s passage, Nigerian women still face barriers to land-sharing If a woman is given land in her family, it means she will benefit more than the men when she gets married….  August 7, 2024.   10:30am Rumuwhara community land/ Faith Imbu for The Colonist Report Africa/2024. Women in Nigeria’s Rivers State have continued to…

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Communities in the DRC are left out of the mining transition negotiations

Communities in the DRC are left out of the mining transition negotiations Affected residents told Jonas Kiriko that while they are excluded from the negotiations, outsiders are now in charge of the talks with the company.   August 5, 2024.  12:12 pm The first health institution under construction in the village of Kabundji, built by…

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Regulatory challenge: Artisanal miners at work in Geita. Photo courtesy National Environmental Management Commission

The dangers in the transition to clean energy in Tanzania

The dangers in the transition to clean energy in Tanzania Most of the new mining projects are still at exploration and development stage, but mining policy analysts have already warned of the dangers ahead, Oscar Nkala investigates… July 15, 2024.    7:50 a.m. Regulatory challenge: Artisanal miners at work in Geita. Photo courtesy National Environmental…

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Global Press Freedom Day: How environmental journalism met creative expression

Global Press Freedom Day: How environmental journalism met creative expression By Federick Mugira  June 7, 2024.     6:00 p.m. Amidst the spirited celebration of Global World Press Freedom Day in Chile in May 2023, a groundbreaking fusion of environmental investigative journalism and artistic expression unfolded, illuminating the urgent need for innovative storytelling formats for the environmental crisis…

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All the villages The Colonist Report visited can only be accessed through the mountains. Photo shows a section of Lithakong village on November 1, 2023. Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi for The Colonist Report.

UK-Diamond company that won water and climate awards has been linked to water pollution in Lesotho

UK-Diamond company that won water and climate awards has been linked to water pollution in Lesotho June 5, 2024.  9:49 a.m. For eight months, Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi, Sechaba Mokhethi, and Cindy Sipula investigated years of outcry from residents living near a UK diamond mining company. The team conducted scientific analysis of water  flowing out of the…

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