DR Congo: Drillers in the Mist

Author:
Global Witness
Publisher:
Global Witness
Publication Date:
4 September 2014
Tags:
Congo-Kinshasa, Company News, Environment, Petroleum, Sustainable Development, Wildlife

London-listed company Soco and its contractors have made illicit payments, appear to have paid off armed rebels and benefited from fear and violence fostered by government security forces in eastern Congo, as they sought access to Africa's oldest national park for oil exploration.

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