Monthly Archives: March 2023

Some 14,000 Nigerians sue Europe’s largest oil company over spills

re posted from                 PRESS TV

Some 14,000 Nigerians sue Europe’s largest oil company over spills

US Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) (L) talks with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) during a rally with fellow Democrats before voting on H.R. 1, or the People Act, on the East Steps of the US Capitol on March 08, 2019 in Washington, DC. (AFP photo)

The undated file photo shows environmental destruction due to Shell operations in Nigeria.

Nearly 14,000 Nigerians from the oil-producing

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Professor Jeffrey Sachs, Economist, speech to the Africa Union: the Times are Perfect for Longterm Rapid Development

Africa Needs a Common Integrated Deep Strategy for Ending Poverty and Industrialization

transcript by PD Lawton, 1 March 2023

Jeffrey Sachs was speaking at the “High Level Event on Africa’s Macroeconomic Performance and Outlook,” at the opening session of the 36th Assembly of the African Union at AU headquarters in … Read the rest

Rama Isibo Rutimirwa Spoke Truth To Power – Farewell Brave Soul

re posted from                        GREAT LAKES POST

Rama Isibo Rutimirwa Spoke Truth To Power – Farewell Brave Soul

https://youtu.be/Acv9RDT5rJk

By David Himba: is gone but will never be forgotten. Rama’s passing on reminds me of the words of William Shakespeare: “Cowards

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