in Goma conditions are still extremely dangerous and unpredictable. East Congo - the forgotten crisis…
News *Update - the children and families have been found and returned to the village, but there has been a lot of damage & theft . We need to restock & repair , and our training and business programmes have temporarily been stopped . We are working with our team on the ground to assess the security situation, and how much support they will need. We’re not sure how long it will take to get back to normal. Keep supporting, they need you & thank you so much .
This will also help us to rebuild any infrastructure that has been destroyed in the village during this period.
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A financial investigation from 2021 by the anti-corruption coalition, “Congo is Not for Sale”, revealed that between 2003 and 2021, the DRC state lost $1.95 billion in revenue from suspect mining deals from Gertler. A further $1.76 billion in future royalty payments to Gertler’s companies could be lost between until 2039 – even with the sanctions in place.
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