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About Francis Annagu

Francis Annagu is an environmental activist and journalist from Nigeria. He has received grants from the Pulitzer Center, Africa-China Reporting Project, Tiger Eye Foundation, and Rainforest Journalism Fund. He is a former fellow of the Code for Africa Fellowship, funded by Global Forest Watch with support from the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment.

Justice • 23.05.2025

Defending Ancestral Forests from Corporate Plunder: Boki Women Lead the Way

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By: Francis Annagu

In Boki land, the roar of chainsaws is now the sound of cultural erasure. Over the last five decades, the forests of this ancestral area, situated in Cross River State, Nigeria, have endured relentless plunder through timber extraction, but also the trafficking of wildlife, with many species now endangered or already extinct. This destruction strikes at the heart of Boki women, who have for c...