Articles by Yvonne Ndege
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West Africa’s Gas-Flaring Curse
Yvonne Ndege – Al Jazeera,
13 Jul 2010
Every year billions of dollars “go up in smoke” as oil and gas companies burn off unwanted natural gas. The World Bank estimates that about $30bn worth of gas is burned off every year, which is equivalent to 30 per cent of the European Union’s annual gas consumption. The world’s largest gas-flaring operations are in the Niger Delta, where communities are complaining of chronic health problems and pollution.
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Nigeria’s Forgotten Oil Spills
Yvonne Ndege – Al Jazeera,
14 Jun 2010
BP has said again and again that it will cover the costs of cleaning up its oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. But away from the cameras, thousands in the Niger Delta, continue to battle for any compensation from numerous oil spills. Yvonne Ndege reports on the legal battle against foreign oil companies from the southern state of Bayelsa.
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Yvonne Ndege,
24 Jul 2009
In a small town in the East African nation of Burundi, a group of people live in fear of being savagely murdered at any moment. They are always on guard night and day maintaining shifts of who keeps watch. These people are not criminals on the run but victims of mother nature. They are among […]
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