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I'll be speaking alongside a lineup of great panelists as part of Pollicy space on election mis/disinformation today from 7PM EAT.

.Linda will be live today at the #BorderDialogues2024. She will be giving a lightning talk around “Open source Data Journalism for Communities in Limbo.” Be a part of this conversation: Bit.ly/Mabd2024

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In 2023, Nigeria received the highest USAID health funding in Africa , followed by Tanzania, Uganda, South African and Kenya.

Huge win for Bolt drivers this morning. The High Court has issued conservatory orders reversing a unilateral decision by Bolt to remove Toyota Sienta vehicles from XL category without prior warning to the drivers. Ride hailing workers should be treated fairly.

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ICYMI: How livestock jabs sparked conspiracy theories in Kenya youtube.com/watch?v=_AeYeN…

Everything I’ve ever risked, reporting on #BokoHaram, displacement, survival, and resilience - lives at the heart of HumAngle_. I didn’t just build a newsroom. We created a movement. Now it’s your turn to follow, share and amplify. HumAngle_ belongs to all of us.

It all started in 2004 when the people of Yafunga and other villages in DRC’s Isangi territory signed off their land rights to American investors. In return, they were promised schools, roads, and hospitals. For 20 years, the people of Yafunga have waited for promises made by

The carbon market was meant to fight climate change, with the promise of alleviating poverty in countries like DRC. But it has become a cash machine for foreign investors.

This is what modern-day exploitation looks like. Foreign investors promised to save the environment but ended up stealing land and wealth from those who depend on it. It’s time to ask: Who benefits from carbon markets? Read the full investigation by Linda here:

Les manigances du Congo – Résumé En 2004, des communautés de Yafunga (RDC) ont cédé leurs terres à des investisseurs américains en échange de promesses d'infrastructures jamais tenues. Ces terres sont passées entre les mains de Safbois, puis de Jadora, une entreprise appartenant

Robert Cyubahiro McKenna Les manigances du Congo – Résumé En 2004, des communautés de Yafunga (RDC) ont cédé leurs terres à des investisseurs américains en échange de promesses d'infrastructures jamais tenues. Ces terres sont passées entre les mains de Safbois, puis de Jadora, une entreprise appartenant

Litete Emmanuel spends his days staring at the land he once farmed, seated by a small fire outside his house. The 42-year-old father of seven didn’t stop farming by choice—his land was signed away to a carbon offset project owned by Daniel Blattner. A THREAD on how foreign

“I don’t understand how this carbon business works. They tell us satellites show we are extracting carbon, but we have no tools, no information, nothing” Litete says. And it’s not just Litete; for years, the project made millions while the community had no idea what was happening

The Isangi REDD+ project is just one example of a growing global trend. If corporations are making billions from selling carbon credits, why are the communities tasked with protecting these forests still trapped in poverty? These are the tough questions we must confront. Read

Here's an explainer by Linda on the complexity and mystery surrounding carbon credits and carbon offsetting in Africa - done in partnership with Pulitzer Center and Rainforest Investigations Network (RIN). Read the two-part investigation here; tinyurl.com/54wjzb82 and here:

I break down how carbon markets work and the hand that African countries are dealt, based on a REDD+ project in DRC funded by American brothers. Infographic by Did I Stutter Link to Part 1 of the story below; africauncensored.online/blog/2025/05/2…

Hundreds of documents reveal troubling signs of exploitation and opacity behind the Isangi REDD+ project in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This story by Rainforest Investigations Network (RIN) Fellow Linda for Africa Uncensored exposes the hidden costs of carbon offsetting. pulitzercenter.org/stories/carbon…