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...

A two-year investigation into 139 complaints by affected communities against Socfin group's oil palm and rubber plantations worldwide have been vindicated by the group's own paid consultant. The investigation shows Socfin/Bolloré plantations harm communities in Africa and Asia. grain.org/e/7286

#REGROW project in Tanzania fueled violence & land grabs - but the World Bank has failed to address the crisis it created. Villagers are still being murdered, displaced & denied livelihoods. New report exposes Bank’s failure of accountability & amplifies voices of communities demanding justice:

BREAKING! Big banks poured a staggering $869 BILLION into fossil fuels in 2024 alone. The new #BankingOnClimateChaos report reveals just how much these banks are contributing to the climate crisis. See where your bank falls at bankingonclimatechaos.org #BOCC

UN HumanRights experts call on the TZ govt to immediately stop the enforced disappearance of political opponents, human rights defenders & journalists, as a tool of repression to silence critics.

Abuses by governments and corporations don't pause between campaigns – and neither can we. Help us raise $25,000 by July 1st to power urgent legal support, life-sustaining aid, and frontline research in response to requests from marginalized communities. www.oaklandinstitute.org/donate-today

DEMAND FOR ACTION ON LOG EXPORT PRICE DISCREPANCY Community advocacy org ACT NOW PNG is calling on the Prime Minister & regulatory agencies to take urgent action to address the huge discrepancies in log export values revealed in a recent report from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime.

Help us raise $25,000 by July 1st to power urgent legal support, life-sustaining aid, and frontline research in response to requests from marginalized communities. Donate Today! www.oaklandinstitute.org/donate-today

#WorldBank uses climate crisis as cover for land-grabbing - Oakland Institute says” Rd share coverage of our latest report from @mongabay.com: news.mongabay.com/short-articl...

NEW joint press release with CONAPAC RDC calls for #DRC to put an end to the white elephant of large-scale agricultural projects after the #BukangaLonzo debacle: oaklandinstitute.org/press-releas... @mittaloak.bsky.social @grain.org @forestpeoplesp.bsky.social ‪@humundi.bsky.social‬

New report from the United Nations Office on Drugs & Crime reveals a US$1.5 billion loss due to mispricing of timber exports from #PapuaNewGuinea. The government now has 1.5 billion reasons to take more decisive action & stop the plundering of the rainforest! shorturl.at/Obxoy

#WorldBank is expanding “high-integrity”#carbonmarkets across the Global South. But a closer look behind this push exposes phantom credits, land grabs & exploitation. New on Our Take: Carbon Offsetting: Good for the Climate or Corporate Interests? #FalseClimateSolution #CarbonColonialism

⚖️ Un ancien Premier ministre de la RDC a été reconnu coupable de détournements de fonds destinés au développement du parc agro-industriel de Bukanga-Lonzo www.radiookapi.net/2025/05/20/a... @oaklandinstitute.org

BREAKING - #DRC sentences former prime minister to 10 years of forced labour over corruption occurred during the set up of the agroindustrial park of #BukangaLonzo - a debacle we documented prior to the official investigation by the Inspection of Finances in this report:

UN Human Rights Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination issues call for Tanzanian govt to "recognize & protect the collective rights of #Indigenous #Maasai People to own, develop, control & use their communal lands, territories & resources.” www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...

Crisis hits so-called community-led conservation group in northern Kenya. Must rd/share from @mongabay.com @shokes.bsky.social on successful community resistance against NRT: news.mongabay.com/2025/05/cris... @mittaloak.bsky.social @survivalinternational.org

Today marks 77 years of the #Nakba meaning "catastrophe" in Arabic when more than 800,000 Palestinians were forced from their homes & the state of #Israel was created. And the Nakba continues as Israel occupies, bombs & starves #Palestine today. @mittaloak.bsky.social

At the World Bank's Land Conference last week - the masks came off: climate action was erased while corporate profits took center stage. Instead of securing land for people or planet, the Bank is driving dispossession for “transition mineral” mining, carbon markets & agri-biz.

URGENT ALERT: TANAPA rangers murder 2 villagers & seize > 1k cattle in #Ruaha National Park in #Tanzania. Latest killings shatter promises of TZ govt to #WorldBank that violence by rangers would end & livelihood activities decimated by #REGROW project would resume. @mittaloak.bsky.social

Somaliland announces a $100mn farming project with US company African Food Security, the spinoff of a firm linked to land grabbing, worker abuse and lack of performance in West Africa. farmlandgrab.org/32830 @oaklandinstitute.org

From #Indonesia to #Malawi #Madagascar #Philippines & #Argentina, case studies in Climatewash show how the World Bank's land agenda is displacing communities, undermining food sovereignty & fueling land inequity – all under the guise of #climateaction: www.oaklandinstitute.org/report/clima...

Land Conference 2025 #LandConf2025 – façade of protecting #Indigenous lands shattered by Climatewash – a new exposé on how the Bank is driving land grabs & dispossession to fuel corporate greed: www.oaklandinstitute.org/report/clima...

The Bank argues that it is necessary to formalize land rights so that local communities can benefit from mining projects. But is the Bank’s agenda really about ensuring fair benefits for the people?

#WorldBank's #LandConf2025 climate rhetoric masks a mining agenda that ignores #Indigenous resistance & tramples their right to say NO to exploitation of their lands. Latest from Our Take: www.oaklandinstitute.org/our-take/wor... @mittaloak.bsky.social @acurrier.bsky.social

World Bank is using climate action to push land reforms that prioritize corporate interests over local communities & environmental protection. downtoearth.org.in/governance/w... @oaklandinstitute.org @brettonwoodsproject.org @accountcounsel.bsky.social @forestpeoplesp.bsky.social

@oaklandinstitute.org launches new research suggesting WorldBank's land reform agenda real aim is to open lands for agribusiness, mining of transition minerals and carbon credit schemes www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/w...

WB's land reform agenda faces 'climate-washing' allegations ahead of key conference - "The research suggests the real aim is to open lands for agribiz, mining of transition minerals & carbon credit schemes.” www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/w... @mittaloak.bsky.social