Wildlife and gold trade worth over 1bn fuel war in DRC
Smuggling of ivory, gold and timber worth over a billion dollars a year is fuelling war by funding dozens of rebel groups in Democratic Republic of Congo.
Smuggling of ivory, gold and timber worth over a billion dollars a year is fuelling war by funding dozens of rebel groups in Democratic Republic of Congo.
In the Virunga National Park, Africa’s oldest natural reserve and home to the mountain gorilla, the endangered Great Ape and its habitat are under a new threat: oil exploration.
Prince Emmanuel’s tale pulls at the heart-strings as it informs us of the tireless fight of those who believe in the future of the Virunga National Park and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
To get a really good seat in the global economic play pen, Africa needs to clean up its act. SOCO is an international gas exploration and production company listed in London and a constituent of the FTSE 250 index. Where do we draw the line in selling assets to foreign investors? I don’t believe that … Read more
By Peter Jones KINSHASA (Reuters) – British oil company Soco International has agreed not to explore in Democratic Republic of Congo’s Virunga National Park unless its government and UNESCO agree it would not threaten the area’s world heritage status. Soco has been at loggerheads with conservation campaigner WWF for months over its activities in Virunga, … Read more