Constant complaints from residents living near the Kano Industrial areas in northern Nigeria about incessant smells polluting the atmosphere prompted The Colonist Report Africa to investigate the source of the pollution…
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,…
A fisherwoman, accused ExxonMobil of causing the oil spills.
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…
Vapes: Lack of laws puts African kids, the environment at risks With no proper disposal plans in place in Nigeria and Burkina Faso, disposable vapes are recklessly dumped in public places alongside other waste products, sometimes ending up in rivers. Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi, Elza Sandrine Sawadogo, Kevin Woke May 28, 2024. 6:00a.m. Photo shows different vapes/Elfredah…
How oil giants conceal gas flaring from satellite detection Scientists and researchers told The Colonist Report that enclosed flares are not showing up on satellite data. By Tom Brown, Christina Last May 2, 2024. 11:21 am Photo shows The thermal footage shows a heat signature at the top of the enclosed part of the…
“Children using fake ID cards, invading shops to vape”: Vaping issues in the UK April 28, 2024. 6:35am The “fruity sensation of taste” is what initially drew me to it but now I regret it… Photo shows vapes in a shop in London/Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi for The Colonist Report While the UK government…
Report Links Cobalt Mining In The DRC To Women’s Reproductive Health Issues, Children’s Illnesses April 8, 2024. 6:14am The rates of skin pathologies and genital infections among female and paediatric patients have skyrocketed, the investigation found… Photo shows residents washing clothes in community river/Photo credit:RAID Children who live in close proximity to cobalt mining communities…
Life After Lead Poisoning: “What happened to the World Bank’s $65 million April 3, 2024. 8:49am Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi, Cindy Sipula, and Martin Vrba’s six-month investigation discovered that the failure to completely “cover the mine” continues to affect generations born before its existence. Photo shows the uncovered mine in Kabwe in October 2023/The Colonist Report. Several news…
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