Drillers in the Mist: How Secret Payments and a Climate of Violence Helped UK Firm Open African National Park to Oil
Publisher: Global Witness
Date: 2014
Topics: Extractive Resources, Governance, Land
Countries: Congo (DRC)
A British oil company and its contractors have made illicit payments, appear to have paid off armed rebels, and benefited from fear and violence fostered by government security forces in eastern Congo, as they sought access to Africa’s oldest national park for oil exploration.
The findings of this report are based on undercover recordings gathered in the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of an investigation by UK film-makers, which have been reviewed by Global Witness.