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	<title>Black Looks &#187; Conflict Mining/Resources</title>
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		<title>Multinationals on trial</title>
		<link>http://www.blacklooks.org/2010/02/multinationals_on_trial/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:35:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sokari</dc:creator>
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Shell, Chevron in the Niger Delta, Texaco/ Chevron in the Ecuadoran Amazon &#8211; both examples of militarisation of commerce and corporate theft and violence against communities.  In 1993 the communities of Lago Agrio in Ecuador sued Chevron / Texaco for $27 billion [Aguinda v. Texaco]  for environmental damage.  Judgment on the case [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Has mining Haiti&#8217;s riches contributed to the earthquake?</title>
		<link>http://www.blacklooks.org/2010/01/has_mining_haitis_riches_contributed_to_the_earthquake_/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sokari</dc:creator>
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An important and thoughtful post from Haitian blogger,  Ezili Danto who raises a number of serious questions around why the earthquake happened at this time &#8211; the first in 239 years.
In the Mining Haiti&#8217;s Riches interview, I recount how there were areas in Haiti hidden behind UN guns, fenced off where Haitians knew nothing about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nigerian farmers take Shell to court</title>
		<link>http://www.blacklooks.org/2009/12/nigerian_farmers_take_shell_to_court/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:29:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sokari</dc:creator>
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Today is the start of a landmark court brought by four farmers from the Niger Delta against Shell Oil.




The Nigerian farmers and fishers, who lost their livelihoods after oil from leaking Shell pipelines streamed over their fields and fishing ponds, are claiming compensation from the Anglo-Dutch oil giant. They also want Shell to clean up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keep the oil in the soil</title>
		<link>http://www.blacklooks.org/2009/11/keep_the_oil_in_the_soil/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:03:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sokari</dc:creator>
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A meeting of civil society organisations, lawyers, media, academics in Port Harcourt to discuss the future of oil in the Niger Delta and it’s impact on climate change and sustainability have issued a strong militant statement to the Federal Government.&#160; The meeting was chaired by Nnimmo Bassey, the Director of Environmental Rights Action who described [...]]]></description>
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		<title>George Osodi: The Real People of the Delta</title>
		<link>http://www.blacklooks.org/2009/10/george_osodi_the_real_people_of_the_delta/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blacklooks.org/2009/10/george_osodi_the_real_people_of_the_delta/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:04:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sokari</dc:creator>
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George Osodi is a photographer and activist who has been documenting life in the Niger Delta for the past 8 years.&#160;&#160; With so many western photographers, researchers, writers and film makers documenting the Niger Delta,&#160; George&#8217;s work [he is  from Delta State] work is especially important.    Far away from the politics [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grand theft Congo &#8211; who are the plunderers?</title>
		<link>http://www.blacklooks.org/2009/10/grand_theft_congo_-_who_are_the_plunderers_/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:12:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sokari</dc:creator>
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Most of us probably havent even heard of cassiterite &#8211; the mineral used in electronics especially laptops.  There was a time when laptops used to be hugely expensive. Now you can pick up one for a couple of hundred pounds.  I dont know whether there is a relationship between the cheap price of laptops and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chad, Guinea: Lets talk about violence against women</title>
		<link>http://www.blacklooks.org/2009/09/chad_guinea_lets_talk_about_violence_against_women/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blacklooks.org/2009/09/chad_guinea_lets_talk_about_violence_against_women/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:52:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sokari</dc:creator>
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Amnesty International have released a report on the  sexual violence being carried out against refugee women in Chad. The violence is taking place in the Eastern region where Chad borders with Sudan.  Out of the 250,000 refugees most are women and children who are living in 12 different camps.
The nightmare therefore continues in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trust no body &#8211; will the real Nigeria stand up.</title>
		<link>http://www.blacklooks.org/2009/07/trust_no_body_-_will_the_real_nigeria_stand_up_/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blacklooks.org/2009/07/trust_no_body_-_will_the_real_nigeria_stand_up_/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:26:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sokari</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.blacklooks.org/?p=4114</guid>
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Will the real Nigeria stand up.   

Ed Kashi who produced the photo journal &#8220;Curse of the Black Gold: 50 Years of Oil in the Niger Delta&#8221; in 2008 recently returned to the Niger Delta for 7 weeks.   Kashi&#8217;s photos vividly captures the way oil invades peoples lives on all levels.    From [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ravaging Africa</title>
		<link>http://www.blacklooks.org/2009/07/ravaging_africa-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blacklooks.org/2009/07/ravaging_africa-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sokari</dc:creator>
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I wrote this post exactly two years ago and speaks to President Obama&#8217;s speech in Ghana and denial of the West and in particular, the US, cataclysmic role in Africa. 
&#8220;Ravaging Africa&#8221; is a truly exceptional  4 part radio documentary series on Africa.   The series interviewed 26 activists from 16 countries during [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Corporate committee of shitheads</title>
		<link>http://www.blacklooks.org/2009/06/corporate_committee_of_shitheads/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blacklooks.org/2009/06/corporate_committee_of_shitheads/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:04:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sokari</dc:creator>
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Current TV &#8211; Sahara Reporters
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