Similimi residents triumph over Ivorian government in ECOWAS Court
Residents of Similimi, a village in northeastern Côte d'Ivoire, are celebrating a decision of the ECOWAS Court of Justice finding the Ivorian government culpable of human rights violations in connection with destructive manganese mining on their traditional lands. At...
ACA ventures to promote public interest law in Nigeria
With the help of Advocates for Community Alternatives (ACA), Nigerian lawyers are building new institutions that champion the fundamental human rights of West Africa’s poor and marginalized communities, especially those that are threatened by the destructive impacts...
Aggah community puts Eni’s word to test in court
Aggrieved community members of the Nigerian town of Aggah have taken Italian energy giant, Eni S.p.A., and its subsidiary, Nigerian Agip Oil Company Ltd. (NAOC), to court in Italy for relief from floods that have caused damage to the people’s lives and property for...
PRESS RELEASE: AGGAH COMMUNITY PUTS ENI’S WORD TO TEST IN COURT
Aggrieved community members of the Nigerian town of Aggah have taken Italian energy giant, Eni S.p.A., and its subsidiary, Nigerian Agip Oil Company Ltd. (NAOC), to court in Italy for relief from floods that have caused damage to the people’s lives and property for...
ACA, Fanteakwa South jointly open soap-making business at Juaso
“Here in Juaso, we have lost almost all our farmlands to mining activities, thereby creating food insecurity in this area. By working at this soap-making mini-factory, I will make some income and be better positioned to fend for my dependents. Even though I’m a...
FCAP model makes remarkable impact in Ghana’s deprived communities
Every country or community craves for development in various forms – development that has positive impact on various facets of human endeavor. This insatiable quest for development calls for pragmatic measures to bring it to fruition. One tested model that holds the...
PRESS RELEASE: Zogota Massacre Victims In Paris For Justice
Survivors of the 2012 massacre by state security forces in the village of Zogota in the West African country of Guinea are asking the Tribunal Judiciaire in Paris, France, to ensure that justice is finally served in their lawsuit against the Guinean state. The...
Ten Eastern Region communities sign Microgrant Agreements with ACA, celebrate kick-off of community-driven development projects
It was all joy at Saamang, Abompe, Dome, Hemang, Nsutam, Dwenase, Bosuso and Kplandey in the Fanteakwa South distric…
CiCoNet introduces Ghana media to mining company devastation in Eastern Region villages
On July 6, 2023, the Citizens Committee Network (CiCoNet), a group of concerned community members in the Eastern Region of Ghana, led a group of journalists to tour three towns that have been badly affected by mining activities. The field trip, which took the...
Koidu residents disappointed and devastated by ECOWAS court ruling
Koidu City, Sierra Leone (June 20, 2023) Koidu and its surrounding communities could not hide their utter shock and dismay over a judgement announced on Monday June 19, 2023, in Abuja, Nigeria, by the ECOWAS Court of Justice, regarding gross human right abuses they...