CONGO.’The activists drew public attention to the causes and impacts of a conflict that has raged in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for over three decades between armed gangs and militias fighting for control of an estimated $24 trillion in natural resources. Protesters from Extinction Rebellion UK stood together with Congolese activists outside the Houses of Parliament to demand the UK government stop funding the atrocities happening in easter D.R Congo. The fact that money paid by the UK government to Rwanda is funding violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo makes it more unacceptable still. ‘DR Congo violence: Panic in Goma as M23 rebels advance’, BBC, 11 February 2024: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-68255614[3]. For their safety, they remain anonymous, but are members of Extinction Rebellion DR Congo.

Source: The Guardian February 20, 2024 14:56 UTC