ACT NOW 🟡 After delaying a decision for more than two months, on May 16th the Namibian High Court will determine the amount that local communities have to pay for legally challenging Canadian oil and gas company ReconAfrica.
Communities in Namibia, who have fought to protect their land from ReconAfrica’s destructive drilling project, may have to pay up to USD$35,000 in government legal fees. This video shows that the people of the Kavango will NOT be intimidated into silence. Share this video to show your support and demand that the court and the government waive these fees and any others that may still be levied.
The local communities filed a request to Namibia’s High Court to have their urgent appeal heard to prevent ReconAfrica from continuing to drill for oil and gas on community-managed land. Their request was rejected, and the High Court will decide how much in fees it will require the local communities to pay, in a move that some activists are saying is an intimidation tactic...
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