by Save Virunga

Pandora’s Box: SOCO Oil Company ruining for Virunga’s Natural Resources

Virunga, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, is Africa’s oldest national park, and home to half the continent’s endangered mountain gorillas. It is one of the world’s great heritage sites with three thousand square miles of precious flora and fauna. Since 2010, the British firm SOCO International has been exploring the region for… Read More

by Save Virunga

The Nexus between Oil and Human Rights Violations: Sudan Case #2

For Enough Project

Sudan: Oil and Rights Abuses #Lessons #DRC #Oil  #Virunga #Conflict #OilCompanies #Ethnicity #Civilians #victims #IDPs ….. (Reposted from sources cited below – Year 2003) Editor’s Note While diplomats say there are good chances of achieving a peace settlement in Sudan by the end of the year, fighting nevertheless continues in western Sudan, and the United… Read More