Simon Counsell
latest news & developmentsCongo pygmies appeal to World Bank over logging
A delegation of rainforest pygmies from the Democratic Republic of Congo will fly to Washington this week to complain to the World Bank about its support for wholesale logging.…
World Bank accused of razing DRC forests
The World Bank encouraged foreign companies to destructively log the world’s second largest forest, endangering the lives of thousands of Congolese Pygmies, according to a report…