je.st
news
Tag: congos
Congo's mining revenue 'missing' - Global Witness
2017-07-21 14:12:25| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The money is allegedly being distributed through corrupt networks linked to President Joseph Kabila.
Tags: global
missing
revenue
mining
Chinese Expertise to Help Develop DR Congo's Livestock Production
2016-04-06 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC of CONGO - China, the FAO and the Democratic Republic of the Congo have signed a two-year agreement worth almost $1.5 million aimed at increasing food and nutrition security in the conflict-ravaged African nation.
Tags: production
develop
chinese
expertise
Uganda should not license oil drilling near Congo's Virunga: activists
2016-03-06 23:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Uganda should not license an oil exploration block close to neighbouring Congo's Virunga National Park because drilling would harm the park's ecosystem, 60 local and international environmental groups said on Thursday. The east African country of Uganda discovered crude reserves in its Albertine rift basin near its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in 2006. In its latest licensing round, the first to be conducted competitively, six blocks covering about 3,000 square kilometres...
Tags: license
oil
uganda
drilling
Soco agrees to suspend oil exploration in Congo's protected park
2014-06-11 23:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: British oil company Soco International has agreed not to explore in Democratic Republic of Congos Virunga National Park unless its government and UNESCO agree it would not threaten the areas world heritage status. Soco has been at loggerheads with conservation campaigner WWF for months over its activities in Virunga, Africas oldest and most bio-diverse national park. WWF filed a complaint about Socos activities in October to the British National Contact Point for the Organisation for Economic...
Tags: park
oil
protected
exploration
British oil company SOCO agrees cease operations in Congos Virunga National Park
2014-06-11 23:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: A British oil company has agreed to end its controversial operations in Africas oldest national park following a campaign by environmentalists who warned of devastating consequences if drilling in the area proceeded. SOCO International Plc, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange and last year had revenues of 360m, said it had reached an agreement with the conservation group WWF to end exploratory work in the Democratic Republic of Congos Virunga National Park, classified a World Heritage...
Tags: company
national
park
british