AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoCongo Basin Forest Protection: DRC Environment Minister Marie Nyange Ndambo reaffirmed that the moratorium on new industrial logging concessions will not be lifted, a win welcomed by a coalition of 70 groups as key for community rights, biodiversity and climate stability. Mining & Enforcement Pressure: President Félix Tshisekedi ordered revenue agencies to avoid heavy-handed enforcement against mining firms, warning it could scare off investors in the copper-cobalt sector amid disputes including Glencore. Tax Crackdown at Kolwezi: DGI sealed Kamoto Copper Company facilities, halting production at the flagship Glencore-linked operation near Kolwezi as a $3B tax dispute escalates. Ecosystem Carbon Discovery: New research highlights “breathing” blackwater lakes in the Congo Basin—Lake Tumba and Lake Mai Ndombe—where peat-rich wetlands store vast carbon and may release ancient CO₂, underscoring the stakes for forest and wetland protection. Ebola Response Strain: Africa CDC warned the eastern DRC Ebola outbreak hasn’t peaked, with treatment centres saturated and contact tracing covering only about 60% of cases, leaving transmission chains harder to break.
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