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World Service,02 Nov 1995,13 mins

Oil-rich Ogoniland

Global Concerns

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How oil spills and smoke fumes from burning flares are affecting the Ogoni people of southern Nigeria, who are calling for compensation. Discussion with Ken Wiwa. Also on the programme the nuclear reactor in the Armenian earthquake zone and the poaching of bear gall bladders.

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