At first glance, this is neither an open-pit mine nor an exploitation contract rushed through under…
Kinshasa : Revision of Law No. 23/027 on the Protection and Accountability of Human Rights Defenders Validated During Two-Day National Workshop
In Kinshasa, human rights defenders and civil society actors validated on February 20, 2026, the citizen’s…
DRC : In Kinshasa, ACEDH Opens a National Workshop to Address the Blind Spots in the Law on Human Rights Defenders
Kinshasa, 19 February 2026. Two years after its adoption, Law No. 23/027 on the protection and…
Kinshasa : Surge in Emerging and Re-emerging Diseases Brings Together Over 40 Experts for “One Health” Approach
Over forty specialists met on February 16, 2026, at the Central Veterinary Laboratory in Kinshasa to…
DRC : Delays in Issuing 2026 Logging Permits, Forests Stuck in Administrative Deadlock – Secretary General Urged to Act
As we enter the second half of February 2026, no forestry company in the Democratic Republic…
Kinshasa : The Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Kingdom of the Netherlands Strengthen Cooperation for Sustainable Responses to Infrastructure and Climate Challenges
Kinshasa, February 18, 2026. In the hushed calm of a ministerial office, far from overly emphatic…
DRC : ACEDH commends the Environment Minister’s field mission in Lualaba against environmental crimes and calls for action against pollution and impunity in Moanda and at Lake Albert
The NGO ACEDH has expressed satisfaction following a field mission conducted in Lualaba Province by Environment…
Maniema : In the Territories of Kambambare and Kasongo, Seven Local Communities Move Toward Legal Recognition of Their Forests with Support from the Congo Basin Conservation Society (CBCS-Network)
In the Bangubangu Wamaza Sector and the Benye Nonda Chiefdom, seven local communities have recently taken…
Beni : Virunga National Park Adds 15 Megawatts of Electricity in North Kivu
On February 10, 2026, in Beni, the Congolese Alert for the Environment and Human Rights (ACEDH)…
Kinshasa : Dilatory Maneuvers Threaten Justice in the Case of Judge Bulaimu Lazar Amsini
Since August 2023, the case pitting environmental defender Ndesho Kabwene Josué against Major Judge Bulaimu Lazar…
International Clean Energy Day: ACEDH Warns of the DRC’s Energy Paradox
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, International Clean Energy Day, observed on January 26, brought…
Mwenga : Agroecological Mobilization of Farmers around the Itombwe Nature Reserve by the Congo Basin Conservation Society (CBCS-Network)
17 January 2026 – The Congo Basin Conservation Society (CBCS-Network) is leading a mobilization of farmers…