In Focus | DRC
Environment minister Eve Bazaiba at loggerheads with Congo's forestry barons

Under pressure from international backers, environment minister Bazaiba is trying to spruce up DRC's forestry sector, long left to its own devices. A dozen Chinese, Congolese and European companies are in breach of existing regulations. But Kinshasa is dragging its feet before terminating the permits of the industry's politically well-connected players, at the risk of offending international partners. [...]
Reading time 9 minutes Christophe Le Bec
Environment Minister Eve Bazaiba, Congolese General Gabriel Amisi and Mongala Governor César Limbaya.
Environment Minister Eve Bazaiba, Congolese General Gabriel Amisi and Mongala Governor César Limbaya. © Studio Pachamama/Ana Guyot/David Himbert/Helen Vesperini/AFP/César Limbaya/Twitter / Martin Harvey/Mike Goldwater/Alamy
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