Filters By campaign All Anonymous companies Banks Climate breakdown Corporate accountability Corruption & money laundering Diamonds Digital threats Forests Forest transparency & IFM Forêts Fossil fuels Governments Greenwashing Land and environmental defenders Land Deals Oil, Gas & Mining Personas defensoras Pétrole, gaz et minerais Responsible Minerals Rubber in the Mekong Stop Russian oil Timber Trade Transition minerals By country All Afghanistan Angola Azerbaijan Brazil Cambodia Central African Republic China Congo-Brazzaville D.R. Congo Equatorial Guinea European Union Guinea Guyana Honduras Indonesia Japan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Laos Liberia Libya Madagascar Malaysia Myanmar Nicaragua Nigeria Papua New Guinea Peru Russia South Sudan Sudan The Philippines Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Zimbabwe Press release | Feb. 28, 2020 Congo oil project obtained by ‘corruption risk’ magnate threatens climate-critical peatland forest Investigation reveals world’s largest tropical peatlands under threat from oil drilling by a company with close links to Republic of Congo’s ruling family Press release | Jan. 27, 2020 Oil, Gas & Mining Congo-Brazzaville Republic of Congo’s oil-backed debt could balloon beyond IMF estimates, Global Witness reveals Republic of Congo’s public debt could exceed $12.5 billion, adding over a third to estimates released by the IMF in July 2019 when it awarded the country its fourth multi-million dollar bailout, Global Witness reveals today. Press release | Oct. 10, 2019 Oil, Gas & Mining Congo-Brazzaville Global Witness exposes conflict of interest in oil major Eni's Congo permits Global Witness reveals strong evidence of high-level corruption relating to four of Italian oil giant Eni’s licences in Republic of Congo. Press release | Sept. 23, 2019 Forests Papua New Guinea Congo-Brazzaville Brazil Revealed: major banks and investors including Barclays, JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, BlackRock are pouring money into global forest destruction A truly global picture of major financial players driving $44 billion into companies involved in deforestation Press release | Sept. 6, 2019 Forests Congo-Brazzaville D.R. Congo Strict safeguards crucial for new Central African Forests Initiative partnership that could threaten the Congo’s peatland Call on the Central African Forests Initiative to ensure strict conditions and safeguards in its new partnership Press release | Aug. 6, 2019 Corruption & Money Laundering Congo-Brazzaville Luxury-loving Congo President’s son received over $50 million from public treasury Denis Christel Sassou-Nguesso, son of the kleptocratic President of Republic of Congo, appears to have stolen over $50 million of state funds to fund his lavish lifestyle. Press release | July 12, 2019 Oil, Gas & Mining Congo-Brazzaville Global Witness comment on IMF decision to grant bailout to Republic of Congo The IMF’s decision to grant Republic of Congo another bailout is a concerning case of institutional amnesia and undermines the Fund’s renewed anti-corruption drive. Press release | April 10, 2019 Anonymous Companies Corruption & Money Laundering Congo-Brazzaville Trump Organization profited from tainted money used to buy an apartment at Trump’s flagship hotel in New York City First daughter of the Republic of Congo used millions of dollars of apparently stolen Congolese state funds to buy a luxury apartment at the Trump International Hotel & Tower in New York City, a new Global Witness investigation exposes. Press release | Feb. 15, 2019 Oil, Gas & Mining Congo-Brazzaville London-listed oil company SOCO dumps Republic of Congo asset under highly questionable circumstances London Stock Exchange-listed SOCO International disposed of one of its last Sub-Saharan Africa assets, a Republic of Congo oil block, in a deal that breaches Congolese law and appears to make no commercial sense, a new Global Witness investigation reveals. Press release | May 22, 2011 Oil, Gas & Mining Congo-Brazzaville Elf verdict jails the guilty, but their bitter legacy remains Conviction for embezzlement of three senior executives of the former French state oil company, Elf is a blow against corruption in the global oil industry Show Next 10
