The Colonist Report

07/08/2024

New:
Despite the passage of the Prohibition of the Curtailment of Women's Right to Share in Family Property Law, The Colonist Report Africa-TCR Africa found that women were still denied access to landed property in Nigeria.
Read more 👇
https://thecolonistreport.com/despite-the-laws-passage-nigerian-women-still-face-barriers-to-land-sharing/

This investigation is produced with funding from Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

GIJN Africa - Global Investigative Journalism Network

05/08/2024

New: “My brother and other villagers grow corn in the area. They, too could lose their land. And since we were not consulted, we do not know if they will be able to obtain compensation.

Read more on how residents are sidelined in mining negotiations. 👇
https://thecolonistreport.com/communities-in-the-drc-are-left-out-of-the-mining-transition-negotiations/

15/07/2024

New:
Forceful eviction, deforestation, mercury and cyanide pollution, dust pollution, noise pollution and chemical contamination of soils are some of the problems associated with the transition to clean energy in Tanzania.
Read more👇
https://thecolonistreport.com/the-dangers-ahead-in-the-transition-to-clean-energy-in-tanzania/

20/06/2024

Please, support our work The Colonist Report Africa-TCR Africa and The Colonist Report
Many people from remote communities in the Global South are struggling to survive amidst environmental pollution caused by multinational companies operating in their communities.
Use our secure link to support our work.

We are seeking your donation to help us visit remote communities and tell the stories of people suffering from environmental pollution...

19/06/2024

Community residents living near Letseng Diamond Mine, a subsidiary of Gem Diamonds Limited have accused the company of polluting their stream water, which serves as the source of drinking water. Locals told The Colonist Report Africa-TCR Africa that wastewater from the company has caused death, illnesses, etc.

Our findings from water samples collected from the company's waste pipe before it entered the community river revealed a high E.Coli concentration of 12 MPN/100mL, exceeding the limit of 1MPN/100mL, as well as nitrates of 30mg/L, which exceeded the acceptable upper limit of 11.

Research has found E.coli to be harmful to pregnant women, and cause illnesses such as diarrhoea.

We also looked at the company's corporate social responsibility for host communities. In an email, the company denied that its wastewater was the cause of E.coli and claimed that E.coli is caused by animals using the river.

The Colonist Report worked with Finance Uncovered, a UK "follow the money" journalism organisation, to analyse Gem Diamonds' financial statements.

We produced this eight-month investigation with the MNN Centre for Investigative Journalism in Lesotho

This investigation is supported by Journalismfund Europe.

Read more 👇

https://thecolonistreport.com/the-uk-diamond-company-that-won-water-and-climate-awards-is-linked-to-water-pollution-in-lesotho/

GIJN Africa - Global Investigative Journalism Network
GIJN - Global Investigative Journalism Network

UN Environment Programme World Health Organization (WHO) Lesotho minirals ,(Diamond s) Greenpeace UK Greenpeace Africa

05/06/2024

8 months of investigating into UK-Diamond company's alleged pollution revealed death, illnesses and water contamination.

Our managing editor, Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi, in collaboration with Sechaba Mokhethi of the MNN Centre for Investigative Journalism and Cindy Sipula, investigated years of community outcry, conducted scientific analysis of water flowing out of the company waste pipe into the community river, and examined seven years of the company’s revenue and profit in Lesotho.

Read more👇
https://thecolonistreport.com/the-uk-diamond-company-that-won-water-and-climate-awards-is-linked-to-water-pollution-in-lesotho/

This investigation was produced with support from Journalismfund Europe. Thanks to FinanceUncovered for providing us with relevant data to produce this story.

28/05/2024

New:
With no proper disposal plans in place in Burkina Faso and Nigeria, disposable vapes are recklessly dumped in public places alongside other waste products, sometimes ending up in rivers, while some kids get vapes through school WhatsApp groups.

Read more👇
https://thecolonistreport.com/vapes-lack-of-laws-puts-african-kids-the-environment-at-risks/

This story is produced with support from Journalismfund Europe
GIJN Africa - Global Investigative Journalism Network

GIJN - Global Investigative Journalism Network

03/05/2024

Our investigation on World Bank $65 million support for victims of lead poisoning in Zambia made it to the
GIJN Africa - Global Investigative Journalism Network May newsletter.
Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/gijn/investigating-extractives-press-freedom-african-conferences

Here’s the story👇
https://thecolonistreport.com/Africa/life-after-lead-poisoning-what-happened-to-the-world-banks-65-million-support-for-lead-victims-in-zambia/
This story is supported by Journalismfund Europe

02/05/2024

New:
Oil and gas companies are putting up devices that prevent scientists and researchers from detecting gas flaring.
Tom Brown and Christina Last used satellite data to unravel the tricks.
Read more👇
https://thecolonistreport.com/how-oil-giants-conceal-gas-flaring-from-satellite-detection/

30/04/2024

In case you missed our story about "Va**ng Issues in the UK." Listen to the story from one of our sources, Sammy, who began va**ng at the age of 28 after moving out of her parents' home. She is so addicted to va**ng that she is unable to stop, despite having health issues.
Read more👇
https://thecolonistreport.com/children-using-fake-id-cards-invading-shops-to-vape-va**ng-issues-in-the-uk/
Journalismfund Europe

29/04/2024

New:
An investigation by The Colonist Report has found that while the UK government is taking steps to prevent children under the age of 18 from va**ng, young people are devising ways to obtain vapes in stores.

Read more👇
https://thecolonistreport.com/children-using-fake-id-cards-invading-shops-to-vape-va**ng-issues-in-the-uk/

This story is produced with support from Journalismfund Europe

27/04/2024

Check out our investigation on lead poisoning in Zambia republished by our partner Global Voices

Tens of thousands of children and women of childbearing age were poisoned by lead dust in Kabwe, Zambia

19/04/2024

"Some oil wells that were closed in the 1960s are still leaking oil and polluting the area. The environment and people are reaping corrupted harvests because of the oil pollution near farmlands," says Nnimmo Bassey of the Health of Mother Earth Foundation

Read more👇
https://thecolonistreport.com/weaning-from-fossil-fuel-addiction/

11/04/2024

Our partner, Global Voices has republished our story on how Kenyan rural business owners use solar power to overcome decades of electricity shortages.
Read more👇

For rural communities in Kenya’s off-grid areas, solar power has shown to be a very reliable and promising source of energy.

08/04/2024

One woman, Adele said: “My children swim in the water of the [Luakusha] river and the [Kando] lake.” They play with this water and develop chronic coughing.

Read more 👇
https://thecolonistreport.com/children-women-in-the-dr-congo-are-paying-the-price-for-go-green-report/

04/04/2024

Six years ago, Mumbi Derrick was shocked to learn that his twin daughters had been diagnosed & tested positive for lead poisoning. He told The Colonist Report Africa-TCR Africa and The Colonist Report that all he got was counselling.

Read more 👇on "Life After Lead Poisoning" & World Bank $65 million support.
https://thecolonistreport.com/life-after-lead-poisoning-what-happened-to-the-world-banks-65-million-support-for-lead-victims-in-zambia/

A story supported by Journalismfund Europe

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Anglo American
Leigh Day

03/04/2024

New:
In a six-month investigation, Elfredah Alerechi, Sindi Smiley Sipula and Martin Vrba examined the lives of lead poisoning victims in Zambia and the assistance provided to them

Read👇
https://thecolonistreport.com/life-after-lead-poisoning-what-happened-to-the-world-banks-65-million-support-for-lead-victims-in-zambia/

Leigh Day
Anglo American
World Bank
This story is produced with support from Journalismfund Europe

28/03/2024

🎧This week's podcast, which focuses on Kenya's electrical supply, is packaged and presented by Janine Miranda who is working with us under the Freelancing for Journalists mentorship scheme.
Few households are on the power grid, but most, including small business owners, need assistance.
🎙️Listen to our reporter’s account of the situation.
Apple:
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/lack-of-electricity-supply-for-decades-lures-kenyan/id1736726759?i=100065072934
Spotify
https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/2VLV2h7TkIb
Soundcloud
https://on.soundcloud.com/3oCwgaXzPz4pPFy4A

25/03/2024

New:
For more than two decades, Morop village has never had any power supply, despite having overhead power lines running on roads…

Read more👇
https://thecolonistreport.com/lack-of-electricity-supply-for-decades-lures-kenyan-small-business-owners-to-embrace-solar-systems/

23/03/2024

This week has been very busy and impactful for our team at The Colonist Report and The Colonist Report Africa-TCR Africa.

We were invited to join Amnesty International UK and Rights and Accountability In Development, UK to attend the exclusive event screening of Cobalt Rush: The Future of Going Green in London. Most of the discoveries were shocking.

We were also selected by Health of Mother Earth Foundation to attend the 2-day School of Ecology on Weaning from Fossil Addiction & Healing Territories in Akwa-Ibom, Nigeria.

Our team also learnt about Latin American & Asian issues.

We are pleased to attend both events, which are relevant to our work.

Nnimmo Bassey

20/03/2024

In The Colonist Report and The Colonist Report Africa-TCR Africa podcast this week, our reporter Idris Ibrahim described what he saw during his visit to three communities in Taraba State, Northern Nigeria, regarding the level of compliance with the ban on illegal logging of rosewood trees, which was imposed 8 months ago by the state governor.

Listen
Spotify:
https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/7uF76A0j7Hb

Soundcloud:
https://on.soundcloud.com/4qmPa7rrLMkK2RRw9

This podcast is on the illegal cutting down of rosewood trees in Nigeria's Northern state, and the impact on illegal loggers who lost their vision and lives. Reported by Idris Ibrahim, and editing by Woke Kevin and Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi. Check us across our social media platforms: X: , a...

15/03/2024

New:
Despite a ban by the government, illegal rosewood logging persists in north-eastern Nigeria.

Auwalu, an illegal logger, lost his vision while cutting down a rosewood tree.
Read more👇
https://thecolonistreport.com/some-operators-were-crushed-to-death-while-falling-rosewood-a-beehive-of-illegal-logging-in-nigeria-despite-the-ban/

08/03/2024

On The Colonist Report celebrates women's contributions to their communities despite being affected by environmental pollution and climate crises.

As a result, we are urging governments and stakeholders, including multinational companies, to put an end to activities that are destroying the livelihoods of communities in the Global South and around the world.

UN Women
UN Women Africa - ONU Femmes Afrique
UN Environment Programme
European Union in Bangladesh
TotalEnergies
Shell
Eni

06/03/2024

New:

Increase in petroleum products puts Nigerian trees at risk.

Further investigation by The Colonist Report Africa and The Colonist Report into deforestation in Ohaji-Egbema, eastern Nigeria, during rising petroleum product prices shows an increase in tree cutting.

Read more 👇

https://thecolonistreport.com/increase-in-petroleum-products-puts-nigerian-trees-at-risk/

29/02/2024

New:
Amersfoort, a small town in Mpumalanga, is regarded as having the potential to reshape South Africa's energy dynamics and play a critical role in the country's transition to a more diverse and sustainable energy future.

Read more👇
https://thecolonistreport.com/south-africa-mpumalanga-gas-project-aims-to-bridge-jet-gap/

18/02/2024

New:
A city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is in danger of disappearing due to the expansion of copper and cobalt mining. Residents who do not benefit from the extraction pay a high price, while the government reaps enormous profits.

Read more 👇
https://thecolonistreport.com/the-cobalt-curse-of-the-dr-congo/

16/02/2024

Introducing our Podcast Services with The Colonist Report Africa-TCR Africa where we discuss issues in our focus areas and invite experts to educate on digital reporting tools.

Today's episode with Paul McNally is on AI & Journalism. Paul is the founder of Develop Audio and Develop AI, an organisation based in South Africa. He has worked with the DW Academy to train journalists on AI reporting.

Listen on:

Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6boCCDum4OVsfSJIUrrfAP?si=ftZN4JH7QeG5jBRzQx2TTA&nd=1&dlsi=a001c59c4d124281
Soundcloud:

https://on.soundcloud.com/U85qP

In some episodes, we will invite journalists whose works are relevant to our focus areas to share some tips, tools, and new perspectives that other journalists outside their region can consider. We hope that this podcast will serve as a resource for journalists seeking story ideas.

Please email [email protected] with any tips, topics, or experts you would like us to feature on the show.

14/02/2024

Story Impact: After The Colonist Report and The Colonist Report Africa-TCR Africa investigation, Internally Displaced People in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo got food
https://thecolonistreport.com/after-the-colonist-report-investigation-drc-idps-got-food/

13/02/2024

Indian battery recycling company that cuts Malians air​ “Yes, of course, I am aware of the pollution. This is a recycling plant,” says Kumar Jagdish, company unit director. By David Dembele The Company’s gate /Dave Dembele on January 9, 2024 for The Colonist Report Africa. In Sanankoroba, a ...