DR Congo blocks oil search in Virunga National Park | |
BBC News - March 18, 2011 | |
![]() | The Democratic Republic of Congo has rejected a bid by the UK's Soco International to search for oil in the Virunga National Park, a World Heritage site home to rare mountain gorillas. |
Logging firms 'avoid Congo tax' | |
BBC News - July 30, 2008 | |
![]() | The Democratic Republic of Congo and the Republic of Congo are losing at least $12m annually in tax avoidance by logging companies, Greenpeace says. The environmental group says it has evidence showing how firms like German-owned Danzer group have set up "elaborate profit-laundering schemes". |