“Oil spill from ExxonMobil pipe is spilling crude oil across our rivers and farmlands” — Nigerian communities lament
A fisherwoman, accused ExxonMobil of causing the oil spills.
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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…
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 the state with mining royalties. Photo: Jonas Kiriko Subsidiaries of Canadian mining company…
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…
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 worldwide. The initiative, by UNESCO’s Multi Donor Programme on Freedom of Expression…
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 company waste pipe into the community river, used satellite imagery to determine the level of alleged…
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 Kevin-Alerechi for The Colonist Report/2024. Vapes, popular in the UK and…
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 flare, suggesting that flaring is going on inside 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 is taking steps to prevent children under the age of 18 from vaping, The…
Weaning from Fossil Fuel Addiction
The Niger Delta is sick and needs to be healed By Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi and Faith Imbu April 18, 2024. 12:00pm Photo shows gas flaring in Omoku in Rivers State, Nigeria/Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi in 2019. The Niger Delta region has for over six decades been paying huge ultimate prices orchestrated by fossil fuel companies. While these companies…
