@grain.org #Breaking World’s largest pension fund divests from Bolloré group due to unresolved concerns about “serious human rights violations” at Socfin, a plantation company partly owned by the group. farmlandgrab.org/post/33357

Stand with the people of Mbarali - call on Bank President Banga to answer community demands for the return of land & reparations: www.oaklandinstitute.org/take-action/...

@icij.org reports on new complaint filed by the Oakland Institute after the failure of the World Bank to provide redress for human-rights abuses & loss of livelihoods stemming from its tourism project. By ignoring the communities it has devastated, the Bank egregiously fails on accountability:

@survivalinternational.org @brettonwoodsproject.org @grain.org @changetanzania.bsky.social @mongabay.com @mwanzotv.bsky.social @theeastafricanbot.bsky.social @carbonmarketwatch.bsky.social @rainforestrescue.bsky.social

World Bank cancelled its disastrous REGROW project in Tanzania – but 84,000+ villagers are STILL suffering. Killings. Livelihood destruction. Forced evictions. 👉 Add your voice - email World Bank President Ajay Banga to amplify community demands today: www.oaklandinstitute.org/take-action/...

The horrors being committed in eastern DRC by Rwanda's proxy rebel force, the M23. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

US Treasury sanctions Rwanda Defense Force & 4 top military officials - condemns "blatant violations of Washington Peace Accords." THREAD @friendsofthecongo.org.web.brid.gy @afrique.rfi.fr @melissaontheroad.bsky.social @world-beyond-war.bsky.social @dropsitenews.com @mittaloak.bsky.social

Read Our Take to understand why impunity continues & how powerful allies, regional politics & economic interests protect Rwanda & perpetuate the occupation and plundering of DRC👇

"Susan George exerted a rare form of intellectual influence. She was an independent scholar-activist whose work exposed the horrors of the global system and who relentlessly campaigned for progressive and just alternatives." Rest in Power Susan George. @tninstitute.bsky.social

In this episode of Spotlight on Africa, we're looking at the race for critical minerals on the continent: With Clionadh Raleigh, head of @acleddata.bsky.social, Frederic Mousseau from the @oaklandinstitute.org, and Akin Akin Adegoke, Chief Digital Officer at Lotus Bank. www.rfi.fr/en/podcasts/...

Must listen interview ft. Frederic Mousseau breaking down how the US–DRC Strategic Partnership Agreement violates Congo's laws to favor American mining interests & how Congolese human rights defenders are fighting back in the courts:

rfi.my/CS3o The African continent is rich in resources that are critical to the energy transition, as well as to the electronics and high-tech industries. It thus sits at the heart of a global competition. New podcast episode:

Join the Trade Justice Power Hour to learn how trade policy, corporate power, & geopolitics are shaping the clean energy transition & what it will take to build one that is truly just and sustainable. us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

📚 Lecturas recomendadas | Acuerdo EEUU-RD Congo Una obra sobre la desgraciada historia colonial del Congo, dos ensayos sobre minería y neocolonialismo, más el informe del @oaklandinstitute.org sobre la infamia del acuerdo firmado en Washington: www.oaklandinstitute.org/report/shafted 🇺🇸🤝🇨🇩

"The lawyers and human rights defenders who have filed the case are urging the mobilization of Congolese people to preserve the sovereignty of their nation and calling on the international community to support their action and defend international law at a time it is under unprecedented threat."

Join the Trade Justice Power Hour to learn how trade policy, corporate power, & geopolitics are shaping the clean energy transition & what it will take to build one that is truly just and sustainable. us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Human rights defenders behind the landmark legal challenge against the US–DRC agreement call for a nationwide mobilization to defend Congolese sovereignty & urge the international community to support their legal action to uphold international law – at a moment of unprecedented threat. Learn more:

@mongabay.com @wsj.com @globalwitness.org @euobserver.com @james3neal.bsky.social @melissaontheroad.bsky.social @whatabouttheken.bsky.social @talkwithsaul.bsky.social @friendsofthecongo.org.web.brid.gy @afrique.rfi.fr @en.rfi.fr @mittaloak.bsky.social

Trump & Rubio are celebrating the 🇺🇸 US–🇨🇩 DRC Strategic Partnership in DC. But a closer look reveals how the deal locks in privileged access for US mining firms to Congo’s critical minerals, while promises of peace ring hollow as M23 occupies large swaths of mineral-rich eastern DRC.

Under the guise of peace & development, the US–DRC Strategic Partnership Agreement rewrites Congo’s laws to favor US mining interests. But Congolese lawyers are pushing back—taking the deal to court to defend sovereignty & constitutional order:

In a landmark legal action, Congolese lawyers file a constitutional challenge against the US–DRC Strategic Partnership Agreement – rising up against a deal that secures US access to Congo’s minerals but is a threat to its democracy & sovereignty: @friendsofthecongo.org.web.brid.gy

Rd/share timely article amplifying our research that revealed how the growing control of Ukraine’s farmland by oligarchs & agribusinesses threatens farmers, Europe’s food system and food sovereignty.

Breaking: After intense public pressure, the Senate voted down the DHS funding bill—blocking new funding for ICE & Border Patrol, for now. Our calls, emails & organizing are making an impact. But we can’t stop now - join the national shutdown Jan 30 No work. No School. No Shopping - Abolish ICE!

Minnesota Calling: National Shutdown! FRIDAY JANUARY 30 NO WORK NO SCHOOL NO SHOPPING STOP FUNDING ICE! Take action: nationalshutdown.org @mittaloak.bsky.social

@icegov.bsky.social has unleashed terror in our communities with their ruthless killings & by disappearing thousands. Funding ICE = endorsing violence & impunity. Take action today - tell your Senators to STOP Funding ICE! actionnetwork.org/letters/reje...

Share widely the statement from parents of Alex J. Pretti, Michael and Susan Pretti, about the ruthless execution of their son by ICE thugs in Minneapolis this weekend. He was NOT holding a gun as Trump administration will like us to believe. END THEIR LIES & ABOLISH ICE! @mittaloak.bsky.social

Why @paulkagame.bsky.social , president of Rwanda — a country 87x smaller than the DRC — can openly violate a peace deal he just signed with #tshisekedi – brokered by #Trump? Rd latest from Our Take to learn more: www.oaklandinstitute.org/our-take/wil... @friendsofthecongo.org.web.brid.gy

@mongabay.com: "Canceled tourism project still threatens local communities in Tanzania” Rd/share latest update on Bank's egregious failure to uphold commitments made to local communities decimated by REGROW project. @mittaloak.bsky.social

“Tanzania’s Democratic Erosion: A Call for Global Accountability - as violence & repression escalate under President Samia, the world can no longer afford to look away.” Rd/Share our urgent op-ed: thechanzo.com/2025/12/08/t...

Need for Immediate Action to the Tanzanian Government’s Full Descent into Violent Authoritarianism Full statement: www.oaklandinstitute.org/public-state...

🌍 Africa does not have huge tracts of “vacant” land - a myth used to fuel land grabs, ecological destruction & dispossession. Join us in person or online for our new myth-busting report launch at the Conference on Land Policy in Africa at 15:00 GMT+3: shorturl.at/y0Efa #AFSA @oaklandinstitute.org

The new Shafted report shows how the DRC-Rwanda deal entrenches exploitation, enriches elites & allows the brutal war to continue decimating countless lives. True justice will only come when Congolese communities set the terms for their own future: 🔗 www.oaklandinstitute.org/report/shafted

#Trump's failed “peace” deal was never about peace in the DRC. New report exposes the deal to be the latest US maneuver to control Congolese critical minerals – rewarding Rwanda & US firms while the war ravages lives. www.oaklandinstitute.org/report/shafted @mittaloak.bsky.social

¿Qué hay detrás del "acuerdo de paz" entre Congo y Ruanda mediado por Estados Unidos? El acceso a sus recursos minerales. Análisis desde el @oaklandinstitute.org

Behind talk of “peace” & “regional integration,” the DRC–Rwanda deal formalizes mineral supply chains – securing US access to Congo’s resources in its rivalry with China. This isn’t peacemaking, it’s a mineral grab. New report: www.oaklandinstitute.org/report/shafted @mittaloak.bsky.social

#Trump's failed “peace” deal was never about peace in the DRC. New report exposes the deal to be the latest US maneuver to control Congolese critical minerals – rewarding Rwanda & US firms while the war ravages lives. www.oaklandinstitute.org/report/shafted @mittaloak.bsky.social

"Maasai face pressure as Tanzania eyes relocations” "If conservation is to succeed, it must learn from those who have protected landscapes without walls, profit motives or guns.” - @mittaloak.bsky.social www.dw.com/en/maasai-fa...

Tanzania's Presidential Land Commissions must respect & restore rights of Maasai living in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. RD/Share: www.oaklandinstitute.org/public-state... @mittaloak.bsky.social @survivalinternational.org @mongabay.com @rainforestrescue.bsky.social @amazonwatch.org

We stand in solidarity with the Palestinian human rights organizations, Al-Haq @alhaq_org , Al Mezan Center for Human Rights @AlMezanCenter, and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) @pchrgaza, targeted by US sanctions. www.alhaq.org/advocacy/266...

World Bank receives scathing letter from 11 UNSR's: You are liable under int law for harms caused by the REGROW proj in Tanzania. Killings continue & life remains on hold for >84k people w/ crippling livelihood restrictions still in place. The Bank has responsibility to end their suffering NOW!

The only resources David needed against Goliath were courage, tenacity & unshakable resilience. Our new Impact Report proves that no matter the odds, victories against injustice are always within reach. Endless gratitude to our frontline partners, allies & supporters who make wins possible!

In 2024, we supported over 10 million people defending their land & lives against land grabs threatening 16 million ha. From Tanzania to Sri Lanka, DRC & Ukraine – we are audacious & adamant, bold & unafraid. This is why we win. New Impact Report: www.oaklandinstitute.org/about/annual...

1 yr ago, over 40,000 Maasai villagers staged a historic protest against efforts to strip their rights & drive them from the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. As their struggle continues today, international pressure on increasingly repressive TZ govt. is imperative to protect their rights!

"State-Enabled Dispossession Masked as Conservation Emergency: The Hidden War Against the Maasai in Ngorongoro” A powerful account of the Maasai struggle for land rights: @mittaloak.bsky.social

Stephanie Ngo Pouhe of @business-humanrights.org‬ asserts that agribusiness companies like African Agriculture Inc, SIAT or Socfin/Bolloré should not ride roughshod over the rights of local communities in Africa www.business-humanrights.org/fr/blog/food... @oaklandinstitute.org @cidse.bsky.social

How the DRC ‘peace deal’ could turn into a bonanza for the tech and mining oligarchs, as well as legitimising Rwanda’s decades-long plunder of DRC’s resources.   Important new report 👇

The DRC just signed a preliminary exploration deal with KoBold Metals – AI mining firm backed by billionaires Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Marc Andreessen, Sam Altman & more.

@shokes.bsky.social @mongabay.com: "Abuses continue at Tanzanian national park, US human rights group says"

Trump's DRC-Rwanda deal is not about peace but securing profit for Western financial interests. Meet the billionaire oligarchs, corporate behemoths & Trump associates set to profit from exploiting the DRC’s mineral wealth. New Policy Brief: www.oaklandinstitute.org/featured-rep...

A World Bank-funded ranger force is terrorizing Tanzanian villagers. People are shot dead, disappeared & driven off their land. New report reveals failure of Bank’s accountability mechanism as fallout from REGROW project continues to devastate lives: www.oaklandinstitute.org/report/accou...