The British oil giant’s almost 100 years of operations in Nigeria have been marked by environmental degradation, violence, and loss of livelihood in communities across the Niger Delta.
Ahead of the United Nations' major meeting on climate change, activists argue it’s beyond time to move from negotiations to actions.
The Chadian activist—and one of OkayAfrica's 100 Women 2020—says traditional knowledge, as practiced in her native Mbororo community, is one of the keys to combatting climate change.
The photo series, by artist Noella Elloh, advocates for collective responsibility around the "environmental question" across the continent by highlighting the threat it poses to a village of fishermen in Abidjan.
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