July 6, 2025 – Sadiki Shemukobya Espoir, a well-known activist, national coordinator of the Association Nationale…
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RDC–Rwanda Peace Agreement : Olivier Ndoole Welcomes Progress, but Calls for Just Peace Serving Communities and the Environment
In an interview with KilaloPress, public interest lawyer and climate advocate Olivier Ndoole welcomed the signing…
DRC : As the Country Burns, Big Oil Companies Are Making a Fortune
As the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) prepares to open dozens of new oil blocks…
DRC – Climate Justice: A Military Judge Prosecuted in Kinshasa for Criminalizing Climate Defenders Advocating for the Land Rights of 36,000 Farmers in Masisi and Rutshuru (North Kivu)
Kinshasa, June 24, 2025. On this day, in the hushed courtroom of the High Military Court,…
Kinshasa: A Military Judge Challenged — Will There Be Justice for 36,000 Evicted Farmers and a Threatened Protected Area? A Climate Activist Speaks Out
Kinshasa, June 17, 2025 – The High Military Court of Kinshasa has postponed for one week…
Kakanda Rises : 27 Communities Stand Against a Protected Mining Plunder
May 31, 2025 – In Kakanda, deep in the Lubudi territory, an unprecedented popular uprising shook…
Kwilu: The Mysterious Reappearance of a Leopard Long Thought to Have Disappeared from Idiofa Territory
More than 200 years after its last known appearance, a leopard was accidentally caught in a…
Revenge of the Soil – Minister Grégoire Mutshail Mutomb’s Agricultural Diplomacy Wins Over American Investors
Utah, May 14, 2025 — A wave of hope and renewal is sweeping across the Congolese…
Haut-Uélé: Forced Evictions, Corruption, and Internal Displacement – When a Gold Mine Becomes a Graveyard for Human Rights
Kilimalande (DRC), May 9, 2025 – Once again, the dark underbelly of the extractive industry in…
Bas-Uélé: 35 Agents Trained to Strengthen the Fight Against Wildlife Trafficking in the DRC
Buta 29th – The illegal trade in wildlife, particularly baby chimpanzees, is now one of the…
South Kivu : APEM Restructures and Develops a Map of Environmental Defenders Fighting Environmental Crime
In an effort to combat environmental crime in South Kivu, a strategic workshop has authorized the…
Arusha Accord : Africa’s Legal Awakening in the Face of Climate Change
Arusha (Tanzania), May 2, 2025 — A major legal turning point is unfolding on the African…