Forests, Fossil Fuels, and the Fight for the Future: DRC’s Oil Expansion Sparks Global Alarm By Umar Manzoor Shah Copyright © IPS - Inter Press Service --

SRINAGAR, India & KINSHASA, DRC, Jul 29 2025 (IPS) - The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) stands on the precipice of a profound environmental and social crisis, as the government prepares to auction 55 new oil blocks that cover more than half the country’s landmass. https://www.ipsnews.net/2025/07/forests-fossil-fuels-and-the-fight-for-the-future-drcs-oil-expansion-sparks-global-alarm/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Marital_Rape_Confronting_Religious_Misinterpretations_Social_Stigma_Despite_Legal_Clarity_Mining_on_ Copyright © IPS - Inter Press Service --