Life in Ogoni Land, 25 years after the death of activist writer Ken Saro-Wiwa
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The Nigerian region of Ogoniland has experienced a peak in oil spills in recent years.
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By: Moïse Gomis Follow
21 min
Multinational oil and gas companies on hold, Anglo-Dutch Shell just lost a lawsuit that could change the behavior of the oil giants forever.
Shell is condemned for having polluted the lands of Ogoni farmers in southern Nigeria.
The Nigerian writer Ken Saro-Wiwa and his companions had also alerted, in the 90s, world opinion and they had been tense.
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Life in Ogoni Land, 25 years after the death of militant writer Ken Saro-Wiwa, a great report by Moïse Gomis.
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