A long-awaited UN report said that restoration of the Ogoniland region could be the "most wide-ranging and long-term oil cleanup" ever taken, possibly taking as long as 30 years. The report, which follows a two-year investigation, has drawn fire as it is partially funded by Shell, the oil giant that has accepted liability for the 2008 and 2009 spills that impacted the region. The report found that 10 communities were seriously threatened by pollution, and one community has said that it will seek hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation. Shell said it would settle under Nigerian law. A lawyer for the Bodo people said that the spill, one of the world's worst, had been ignored until his firm threatened to take Shell to court in the United Kingdom. He said that could set a legal precedent for communities affected by Western firms. For the full story, see http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14398659.