A courtroom in western Europe could create possibilities for rewriting the rules of climate impact accountability for the oil-soaked communities of Nigeria's Niger Delta.

What unfolded in Ozoro, over the course of those hours, has since convulsed Nigeria, exposing once more the fragile and contested boundary between cultural tradition and violence against women and girls.

The absolute number of people living in poverty has increased sharply, from about 81 million in 2019 to roughly 139 million in 2025.