Shell, Oil Colonialism, and the Ongoing Struggle of Nigeria’s Environmental Activists
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This chapter examines the fossil fuel industry's growing engagement in Africa, framing new projects as pathways to alleviate poverty, yet mainly benefiting foreign corporations. Using Nigeria as a focal point, it discusses the stark contrast between oil wealth and the widespread energy poverty faced by its citizens, alongside ongoing activist resistance in the Niger Delta.
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