The Struggle For Environmental Justice In Africa

Nnimmo Bassey, director of the ecological think tank Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) and a steering committee member of Oilwatch International, calls for African-centered legal and political frameworks to confront environmental harm and systemic inequality. Adapted from a 2023 speech at HOMEF’s 10th anniversary, the article critiques colonial legacies and global power imbalances that continue to obstruct environmental justice across the continent.