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Nigeria: Oil Spills, Natural Gas Flares, and Bunkering
On January 26th, a group of eco-activists draped a banner designed to look like thick oozing oil over the façade of Shell Headquarters in the Hague. It read, “Shell, let’s go clean Nigeria!”, and was hung on the same day that the Dutch parliament scheduled a hearing to examine what ...
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Dam If You Do, Dam If You Don’t
Pieces of rock from a dynamited boulder fly all over. An army of excavators, bulldozers, loaders, and scores of heavy machines dig through the giant Omo gorge in Southern Ethiopia near the Kenyan border.
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FPD Book Review: BRAND AID
Once in a while a nectarous, readable volume arrives from the academic press. Impressively matched by the rigorous research that went into it, Lisa Richey and Stefano Ponte’s Brand Aid: Shopping Well to Save the World presents a titillating account of the star-studded RED campaign that whets the appetites ...
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Interview of Ambassador Edward M. Gabriel, Former U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco
On June 17, 2011, King Mohammed VI of Morocco announced a series of proposed amendments to the country’s constitution. The Moroccan constitutional reforms are significant and unprecedented in the Arab world, as King Mohammed VI is clearly attempting to get in front of the demands for change sweeping the Middle ...
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African Mobile Phones Disconnected
The deadlines for SIM card registration are fast approaching on millions across the continent. Some countries, like Zimbabwe, have already finished the process after extending the cut-off dates a few times in consideration of the colossal task of documenting the identity of owners of mobile phones.
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World leaders to discuss Somalia

African and Western leaders gather for a major London conference on the future of Somalia, to discuss political change, terrorism and piracy.

South Sudan expels oil firm boss

South Sudan expels the head of a Chinese and Malaysian-owned oil firm following its investigation into Khartoum's "theft" of oil worth $815m (£518m).

Nigeria rig 'may burn for months'

A gas-fuelled fire, with flames as high as 5m, may burn for months in waters off the Niger Delta in south-east Nigeria, a Chevron spokesperson tells the BBC.

Verdict on Mubarak set for 2 June

A trial verdict for Egyptian ex-leader Hosni Mubarak, accused of ordering the killing of protesters in the uprising that ousted him, is set for 2 June.