Nigeria has just seen the largest oil spill in the history of Africa. Shell who are the culprit has refused to take responsibility, saying that it's not their oil. When BP does it on the shores of the US the company goes to the brink, when shell does it in Africa they would be unlucky if we'll even hear about it.

This past year has seen some if not the worst ecological disasters in history, BP spill, Fukushima, The Australian spill and this one. Nigerians are some of the most exploited people on earth in terms of their natural resources. Shell is one of the biggest to profit from this exploitation. It has been going on for generations. We have not forgotten about MEND, while we don't know the entire details of all of their illicit activities in Nigeria, we know enough to place this one company somewhere near the top of the worst evil doers in corporate history.

It is time for Africa to rise, it is time for Africans to have autonomy over their natural resources and means of living. no more cheap labor, no more cheap oil for export. their resources, not the west's not ours and certainly not Shell's.

It is time for Shell to repay it's bloody debt to Nigeria, a debt it has accumulated for generations, a debt which has no monetary value, but when applying the standards of the American EPA equates to around $7 million for each life lost due to their activity. The Nigerians deserve to get compensations from every litter which was ever sold cheap due to corrupt politicians and bribes. Fair price to go to the benefit of the people, not the war lords.

Dissolve Shell, fix Nigeria instead. their wealth is all ill gains, their profits would add to nothing without their many genocidal business practices.

Africa oh Africa, humanity's motherland. get your heads high, you lead the way, as you have always done, since the dawn of civilization. establish your autonomy, rid yourself of the corrupt and murderous and rise Africa, rise and show us the way.