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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.

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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.

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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...

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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...

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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...

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