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Shell, Oil Colonialism, and the Ongoing Struggle of Nigeria’s Environmental Activists
Season 10
Episode 17
Published 2 years, 1 month ago
Description
Decades after the Ogini 9 were executed for opposing Shell's operations, Nigeria continues to grapple with the environmental and political fall out of oil extraction. With Shell shutting down onshore activities in 2023, they leave behind poisoned water, various political and economic crises, and a country that is measurably worse off than when its oil industry began. Meanwhile, the government continues to target environmental activists.
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