The Rwanda-backed #M23 and AFC have threatened, detained and attacked journalists, critics and civil society activists since taking Goma in eastern #DRC. Media have faced threats + pressure by all sides in their reporting on the conflict. New Human Rights Watch report: hrw.org/news/2025/03/1…

SADC leaders are meeting tomorrow to decide whether to withdraw their peacekeeping force from eastern #DRC because its mandate has become “untenable". dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-0…

The EU has adopted sanctions against an additional 9 individuals and 1 entity responsible for: 📌 serious human rights violations and abuses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 📌 sustaining the armed conflict, instability and insecurity in the country More 👇 #FAC

Walikake is now under #M23/RDF control. a major strategic win, hours after a meeting in Doha between Tshisekedi and Kagame. #DRC largest #tin ore mine, Bisie, located in Walikale territory, was evacuated just a few days ago by its operator the Canadian company Alphamin Resources

🧵: Thread | Our work and that of our partners in the Yangambi Engagement Landscape has been featured in National Geographic. Researchers are working to better understand forests and carbon dynamics in the Congo Basin, one of the world's most vital yet understudied ecosystems.

What a great story! Thank you Mélanie Gouby, there’s hope. Protecting the Congo Basin could be one of the biggest climate solutions we have. But we must act fast. nationalgeographic.com/environment/ar…

‼️🎧Thank you to Mélanie Gouby for joining us to discuss the conflict in the DRC. We explore its colonial roots, Rwanda’s involvement, and the recent peace talks. ow.ly/tq8G50VCI5X Find Diplomatic Immunity wherever you get your podcasts.

Chalk streams are as biodiverse and rare as any tropical rainforest. England has 85% of the world’s chalk streams. But Labour’s planning bill allows them to be polluted by developers and offset elsewhere. But how do you offset an irreplaceable habitat? theguardian.com/environment/20…

INTERACTIVE - How to make a forest reappear? We turned our National Geographic story into an interactive journey at the heart of the rainforest to show you how African scientists are putting the Congo Basin back on the map 🌱🌍 nationalgeographic.com/magazine/graph…

Nice to see this story in @theobserveruk. “A groundbreaking conservation project tracking the sounds and movements of herds in Africa may one allow us to have a conversation with them”. Words by Mélanie Gouby observer.co.uk/news/science-t…

“AI’s Latest Trick? Decoding the Language of #Elephants” | By @MelanieGouby for The Observer A groundbreaking #conservation project tracking the sounds and movements of herds in #Africa may one day allow us to have a conversation with them. observer.co.uk/news/science-t…

📢 I just published a piece in Foreign Policy: “Rwanda and Congo’s Unstable Peace.” I argue that the recent U.S.-brokered peace deal risks reinforcing Rwanda’s destabilizing role in Congo, especially through M23 and illicit mineral exploitation. This is a call for accountability

Ni bradage, ni opacité, ni impunité pour les ressources naturelles du Congo. Le peuple veut et doit savoir ce qui se passe. La paix n'a pas de prix mais elle ne peut s'obtenir sans justice et dans l'impunité totale. Le Congo N’est Pas à Vendre. appelle à la transparence et à la justice dans