Parts of West Africa sit atop vast oil reserves. You'd think that oil translates into wealth. Why then do we see the discovery and extraction of oil increasing poverty and inequity? Why does so little of the wealth seep down to those who live in the oil rich regions? Join us for a hard look at oil extraction in the Niger Delta and Chad.
Nnimmo Bassey, Grassroots Organizer and Director of Environmental Rights Action, a project of Friends of the Earth International’s Nigeria chapter
Ian Gary, Policy Advisor for Extractive Industries with Oxfam America
Reverend David Ugolor, Facilitator of the Publish What You Pay Nigeria Campaign, President of the African Network for Environmental and Economic Justice
Emira Woods, Co-Director of Foreign Policy In Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies
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