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Congo Africa’s logging permit crisis puts EU at risk of laundering illegal timber imports Click here to download this report Cliquez ici pour lire ce communiqué de presse en français 简体中文 | April 26, 2013 Corruption & Money Laundering Oil, Gas & Mining D.R. Congo Global Witness welcomes SFO announcement of formal investigation into ENRC Global Witness raised repeated concerns of corruption risks over opaque mining deals in Congo The UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) announced yesterday that they are opening a criminal investigation into FTSE 100 mining company Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC). The SFO said that: “The focus of the investigation will be allegations of fraud, bribery and corruption relating to the activities of the company or its subsidiaries in Kazakhstan and Africa.” | April 24, 2013 Forests D.R. Congo Criminal complaint accuses senior manager of Danzer Group of responsibility over human rights abuses against Congolese community A criminal complaint filed today by the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) and Global Witness accuses a senior manager of Swiss and German timber manufacturer the Danzer Group of aiding and abetting, through omission, grave human rights violations against members of a forest community in the Democratic Republic in Congo (DRC). | March 19, 2013 Responsible Minerals D.R. Congo Congo warlord surrender offers opportunity for justice Global Witness welcomes the move by Rwandan-born warlord Bosco Ntaganda to turn himself in at the U.S. Embassy in Kigali yesterday. The group warns, however, that lasting peace in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will only be possible once the M23 rebels, previously led by Ntaganda and still active in the Kivu provinces, are dismantled and their remaining leaders held to account. | Feb. 20, 2013 Forests D.R. Congo Peru Cambodia Major breakthrough in fight to end illegal logging as Interpol arrests 200 across 12 countries Global Witness welcomes Interpol’s announcement that it has arrested nearly 200 people and seized around US$8 million worth of illegal timber in a major international crackdown on illegal logging and timber trafficking in Central and South America. This is a significant breakthrough in efforts to control a deadly trade valued at up to US$100billion, which is destroying the forests the planet needs to survive and leaving the people who live in them stranded. | Feb. 18, 2013 D.R. Congo Les actionnaires d’ENRC devraient rejeter un marché de 550 millions de dollars au Congo To read in English, please click here. | Feb. 11, 2013 Forests D.R. Congo World Bank refuses to review support for logging in tropical rainforests despite criticism from its own independent evaluators Washington, 11th February 2013: The World Bank Board of Directors has blocked a call by independent evaluators to review the outcomes of the Bank’s support for industrial-scale logging in tropical rainforests. The evaluators concluded in a report published last Friday that such operations have not been effective in reducing poverty, the World Bank’s core mandate, or achieving sustainability. | Feb. 1, 2013 Forests Cameroon Liberia D.R. Congo Cambodia World Bank foresters ignore independent evaluation and pledge to carry on logging the world’s rainforests FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Global Witness available for comment An independent evaluation leaked earlier this week found that the World Bank’s support for the logging of tropical rainforests is failing in its key aims of preventing their destruction and addressing rural poverty. But, according to sources in the Bank, its forestry department is refusing to reconsider its approach, is lobbying the Board hard to avoid being held accountable for its failures, and has stated its intention to continue supporting tropical forest logging. | Dec. 23, 2012 Corruption & Money Laundering Oil, Gas & Mining D.R. Congo ENRC shareholders should reject $550 million Congo deal Shareholders of London-listed Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation will meet on Friday 28 December to vote on a $550 million deal aimed at buying out its main copper-and-cobalt mining partner in the Democratic Republic of Congo.[i] A representative of Global Witness, holding one share in the FTSE100 company, will vote against it because of fears over corruption risks.[ii] | Dec. 12, 2012 Corruption & Money Laundering Oil, Gas & Mining D.R. Congo Les risques de corruption montrent que le FMI a eu raison d’arrêter son programme de prêts au Congo (Traduction d’un communiqué originalement publié en anglais le 5 décembre 2012) Les agences de presse Bloomberg et Reuters ont signalé que le Fonds monétaire international avait arrêté son programme de prêts à la République démocratique du Congo en raison d’inquiétudes quant à la transparence dans le secteur minier de ce pays. Bien que le Congo ait désespérément besoin de financements, Global Witness estime que les inquiétudes concernant la possible corruption dans le secteur minier congolais étaient si vives que la décision du FMI d’arrêter les prêts était justifiée. Show Previous 10 Show Next 10