by Nnimmo | Feb 28, 2020 | Alternatives, Analysis, Culture, Development alternatives, Environment, Policy, Stories
Let’s look at activism, academia and politics. A conference on the intersection of academics and activism was recently held as part of events marking 40 years of the Right Livelihood Awards. It provided an excellent platform to mingle with ageing activists as well as...
by Nnimmo | Feb 21, 2020 | Analysis, Climate/Ecological Crimes, Culture, Development alternatives, Dirty Energy, Environment, Governance, Policy, Rights of Nature/Mother Earth, Stories
Will Ogoni be Cleaned? Recent news making the rounds is that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and their oil company partners, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), Total Exploration and Production of Nigeria (TEPNG) and Nigerian Agip Oil...
by Nnimmo | Feb 13, 2020 | Analysis, Climate Change, Environment, Food, Militarism, Stories
The desert locust storms hitting East Africa indicate unfolding horrors. They are also a metaphor for other terrors on the continent. Pictures of swarms of locusts, crawling, flying, mating and stripping greenery in the East and Horn of Africa region appear like...
by Nnimmo | Feb 6, 2020 | Biosafety, Environment, Food, Policy
The announcement of the nomination of the President of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), Agnes Kalibata, as the Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General to the 2021 UN Food Summit is very troubling. It is not a shock because of the person of...
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