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Shafted
The Scramble for Critical Minerals in the DRC
2024 Impact Report
Profit off Peace?
Meet the Corporations Poised to Benefit from the DRC Peace Deal
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DRC
Three Decades of War Over Blood Minerals
Explore 30 years of conflict driven by blood minerals, foreign powers, and regional actors exploiting Congo’s wealth at enormous human cost
US Imports of Smuggled Congolese Coltan
US tech and defense industries have relied on Congolese coltan smuggled through Rwanda
Pax Americana: Policy Shift or End of Game?
US sanctions on Rwanda fail to end M23 occupation; peace deal protects Western and Rwandan access to Congo’s mineral wealth
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Palestine
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What We Can Learn from the Palestinian Resistance in the West Bank
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Tanzania
World Bank Project Cancelled in a Landmark Victory for Tanzanian Villagers
Public Statement
Oct 6, 2025
The Oakland Institute Calls on the Tanzanian Presidential Land Commissions to Respect & Ensure Rights of Maasai Living in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Press Release
Jul 1, 2025
Communities Under Siege
New Report Reveals World Bank Failures in Safeguard Compliance and Human Rights Oversight in Tanzania
Report
Jul 1, 2025
Accountability Now
Tanzanian Communities Shattered by World Bank-funded Tourism Project
Deutsche Welle
Sep 14, 2025
Tanzania's Maasai people facing government pressure to leave
Mongabay
Jul 15, 2025
Abuses continue at Tanzanian national park, US human rights group says
Guardian
Apr 3, 2025
World Bank announces multimillion-dollar redress fund after killings and abuse claims at Tanzanian project
The Chanzo
Apr 3, 2025
Investigation Confirms World Bank’s ‘Compliance Failures’ in the Bank-Funded REGROW Project in Tanzania
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Press Release
Nov 11, 2025
Debunking the Myth of Land Abundance
Africa Must Reclaim Its Lands from False Climate Solutions and Corporate Capture
Press Release
Oct 21, 2025
Failed US-Brokered “Peace” Deal Was Never About Peace in DRC
Video
Sep 12, 2025
Webinar Recording: Gates’ Global Power Grab
Building a Movement Against Oligarchy
Press Release
Jul 17, 2025
Meet the Western Corporations and Billionaires Poised to Benefit from the DRC Peace Deal
Our Take
Jun 17, 2025
“Anarcho-Capitalist” Mining Boom Powered by the World Bank in Argentina
Our Take
Jun 3, 2025
From Extraction to Inclusion
A Bold Call for Real Development in Papua New Guinea
Public Statement
Jul 30, 2025
End the Siege and Starvation of Gaza
Public Statement
Jul 1, 2025
Investigation shows Socfin/Bolloré plantations harm communities in Africa and Asia
Public Statement
Jun 19, 2025
Ahead of UN Human Rights Chief’s Visit to Sri Lanka, the Oakland Institute Calls for Action on Sri Lanka’s Human Rights Violations and Landgrabs
Public Statement
Feb 13, 2025
Urgent call for EU, US and UK to stop Rwanda-backed M23 attacks in Eastern DRC
Public Statement
Feb 11, 2025
Statement by Non-Governmental Organizations on President Trump’s Recent Statements Endorsing the Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinians in Gaza
Public Statement
Dec 13, 2024
DRC: Provincial Decree may legitimize violence against the Batwa Indigenous Peoples
In the News
Inter Press Service (IPS)
Nov 7, 2025
US Skips High-Level Presence at COP30 Climate Summit
Kivu Morning Post
Oct 23, 2025
RD-Rwanda : Un rapport de l’Oakland Institute accuse l’accord de Washington d’entretenir le pillage des minerais congolais
mines.cd
Oct 23, 2025
Accord de paix Rwanda–RDC : Un enjeu minier sous couvert de médiation américaine
Opinion Info
Oct 23, 2025
Insécurité dans le Grand Kivu: Washington accusé de dissimuler une manœuvre minière derrière l’accord de “paix” Rwanda-RDC
CongoRassure
Oct 23, 2025
L'accord de « paix » Rwanda-RDC n'a jamais été une question de paix : un nouveau rapport dénonce le pillage des richesses Congolaises
News DRC
Oct 23, 2025
RDC–Rwanda : Washington fabrique la paix des mines, pas celle des peuples
La Fortune RDC
Oct 23, 2025
DRC-Rwanda: the peace of some, the profit of others, according to Oakland Institute
Actualite.cd
Oct 22, 2025
RDC : un rapport de Oakland Institute révèle comment l'accord de Washington perpétue le pillage des richesses du Congo pour des intérêts miniers américains et offre une prime au Rwanda
Afrimag
Oct 22, 2025
Éclairage | Accord de «paix» signé entre le Rwanda et la RDC : les sérieuses inquiétudes soulevées
Deskeco
Oct 22, 2025
Absent de l’accord de « paix » entre la RDC et le Rwanda, l’Ouganda pourrait bénéficier de la formalisation de l’exploitation illicite de l’or et du bois grâce à « l’intégration régionale »
Laprunelle Verte
Oct 22, 2025
RDC-Rwanda : un rapport dénonce un accord de « paix » qui perpétue le pillage des ressources congolaises - Laprunelle Verte
Black Agenda Report
Oct 22, 2025
A Tale of Two Ceasefires: Gaza and DRC
Kilalo Press
Oct 22, 2025
RDC : Un accord de « paix » américain-rwandais expose le pillage des minéraux congolais
Deskeco
Oct 22, 2025
RDC : Un Accord « minerais contre sécurité » en remplacement de l’accord « minerais contre infrastructures », pour quels résultats ?
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