Oil hunt halted in DR Congo park

The hunt for oil is be halted DR Congo's Virunga Park, home to endangered mountain gorillas, UK-based oil firm Soco and conservation group WWF agree.

BBC

Habari Zinazoendana

11 years ago

BBC

S Sudan oil town offensive halted

South Sudan government troops trying to recapture the oil town of Bentiu from rebels have been forced back amid heavy gunfire, a BBC correspondent says.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

14 May

Hunt for oil begins in Ngorongoro

The Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) has deployed its experts in Ngorongoro Crater for oil exploration.

 

10 years ago

BBC

DR Congo seeks gorilla park change

DR Congo says it wants to redraw the boundaries of Virunga National Park, a Unesco World Heritage site, to allow for oil exploration

 

5 years ago

BBC

24 Apr

DR Congo's Virunga National Park hit by 'deadliest' attack

At least 12 rangers died in an ambush by suspected Rwandan rebels, the deadliest attack in recent years.

 

5 years ago

BBC

18 May

Leonardo DiCaprio joins DR Congo gorilla park campaign after attack

Twelve rangers were killed in an attack on Virunga National Park in DR Congo last month.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

11 Nov

Oil found at DR Congo Virunga reserve

Seismic tests in Democratic Republic of Congo’s Virunga National Park, Africa’s oldest wildlife reserve which is famed for its mountain gorillas, have confirmed the presence of oil, the Congolese government said Friday.

 

10 years ago

BBC

Congo major 'paid by oil firm'

The BBC sees evidence that a UK firm made payments to a Congolese army major accused of using violence to intimidate oil exploration opponents.

 

5 years ago

Bloomberg

05 Apr

Aramco Delays Oil Pricing Amid Saudi-Russia Row on Oil Cuts

Aramco Delays Oil Pricing Amid Saudi-Russia Row on Oil Cuts  BloombergView Full coverage on Google News

 

10 years ago

BBC

Migrants' deportation halted in SA

South Africa's high court temporarily prevents the deportation of undocumented migrants arrested in raids following the xenophobic violence.

 

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