Akintunde Akinleye

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Event Details

In 1956, Shell Petroleum Development Company explored and discovered crude oil in large quantities at the remote village of Oloibiri.

In the Niger delta, residents have watched for decades as the black god gets pumped out of their ancestral lands, making billions of dollars for foreign oil companies and the Nigerian elites, while they stay poor.

Author

Akintunde Akinleye

Akintunde Akinleye

Akintunde Akinleye currently pursues a PhD. degree in Anthropology at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.

He also holds degrees in education, Social Sciences, and the Art.

He travelled and work across the West African region on documentary stories that specifically challenge the exploitative governance in Nigeria, while working for Reuters. He worked for Reuters for 13 years and became the first Nigerian photographer to have been awarded a first prize in the prestigious World Press Photo contest in 2007.

Time

November 12 (Thursday) - December 14 (Monday)(GMT+01:00)

Location

Jardines de Mendez Nuñez

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