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“Tanzania’s Democratic Erosion: A Call for Global Accountability - as violence & repression escalate under President Samia, the world can no longer afford to look away.”
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Tanzania’s Democratic Erosion: A Call for Global Accountability - The Chanzo
As violence and repression escalate under President Samia, the world can no longer afford to look away.
thechanzo.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:37 PM
“Tanzania’s Democratic Erosion: A Call for Global Accountability - as violence & repression escalate under President Samia, the world can no longer afford to look away.”
Rd/Share our urgent op-ed: thechanzo.com/2025/12/08/t...
Rd/Share our urgent op-ed: thechanzo.com/2025/12/08/t...
Need for Immediate Action to the Tanzanian Government’s Full Descent into Violent Authoritarianism
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November 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Need for Immediate Action to the Tanzanian Government’s Full Descent into Violent Authoritarianism
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🌍 Africa does not have huge tracts of “vacant” land - a myth used to fuel land grabs, ecological destruction & dispossession. Join us in person or online for our new myth-busting report launch at the Conference on Land Policy in Africa at 15:00 GMT+3: shorturl.at/y0Efa
#AFSA @oaklandinstitute.org
#AFSA @oaklandinstitute.org
November 12, 2025 at 5:45 AM
🌍 Africa does not have huge tracts of “vacant” land - a myth used to fuel land grabs, ecological destruction & dispossession. Join us in person or online for our new myth-busting report launch at the Conference on Land Policy in Africa at 15:00 GMT+3: shorturl.at/y0Efa
#AFSA @oaklandinstitute.org
#AFSA @oaklandinstitute.org
The new Shafted report shows how the DRC-Rwanda deal entrenches exploitation, enriches elites & allows the brutal war to continue decimating countless lives.
True justice will only come when Congolese communities set the terms for their own future:
🔗 www.oaklandinstitute.org/report/shafted
True justice will only come when Congolese communities set the terms for their own future:
🔗 www.oaklandinstitute.org/report/shafted
October 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The new Shafted report shows how the DRC-Rwanda deal entrenches exploitation, enriches elites & allows the brutal war to continue decimating countless lives.
True justice will only come when Congolese communities set the terms for their own future:
🔗 www.oaklandinstitute.org/report/shafted
True justice will only come when Congolese communities set the terms for their own future:
🔗 www.oaklandinstitute.org/report/shafted
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#Trump's failed “peace” deal was never about peace in the DRC.
New report exposes the deal to be the latest US maneuver to control Congolese critical minerals – rewarding Rwanda & US firms while the war ravages lives.
www.oaklandinstitute.org/report/shafted
@mittaloak.bsky.social
New report exposes the deal to be the latest US maneuver to control Congolese critical minerals – rewarding Rwanda & US firms while the war ravages lives.
www.oaklandinstitute.org/report/shafted
@mittaloak.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 4:07 PM
#Trump's failed “peace” deal was never about peace in the DRC.
New report exposes the deal to be the latest US maneuver to control Congolese critical minerals – rewarding Rwanda & US firms while the war ravages lives.
www.oaklandinstitute.org/report/shafted
@mittaloak.bsky.social
New report exposes the deal to be the latest US maneuver to control Congolese critical minerals – rewarding Rwanda & US firms while the war ravages lives.
www.oaklandinstitute.org/report/shafted
@mittaloak.bsky.social
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¿Qué hay detrás del "acuerdo de paz" entre Congo y Ruanda mediado por Estados Unidos?
El acceso a sus recursos minerales.
Análisis desde el @oaklandinstitute.org
El acceso a sus recursos minerales.
Análisis desde el @oaklandinstitute.org
Behind talk of “peace” & “regional integration,” the DRC–Rwanda deal formalizes mineral supply chains – securing US access to Congo’s resources in its rivalry with China.
This isn’t peacemaking, it’s a mineral grab.
New report: www.oaklandinstitute.org/report/shafted
@mittaloak.bsky.social
This isn’t peacemaking, it’s a mineral grab.
New report: www.oaklandinstitute.org/report/shafted
@mittaloak.bsky.social
Shafted
Whereas Donald Trump hailed the “peace” agreement between Rwanda and DRC as marking the end of a deadly three-decade war, a new report from the Oakland Institute, Shafted: The Scramble for Critical Mi...
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October 23, 2025 at 4:59 AM
¿Qué hay detrás del "acuerdo de paz" entre Congo y Ruanda mediado por Estados Unidos?
El acceso a sus recursos minerales.
Análisis desde el @oaklandinstitute.org
El acceso a sus recursos minerales.
Análisis desde el @oaklandinstitute.org
Behind talk of “peace” & “regional integration,” the DRC–Rwanda deal formalizes mineral supply chains – securing US access to Congo’s resources in its rivalry with China.
This isn’t peacemaking, it’s a mineral grab.
New report: www.oaklandinstitute.org/report/shafted
@mittaloak.bsky.social
This isn’t peacemaking, it’s a mineral grab.
New report: www.oaklandinstitute.org/report/shafted
@mittaloak.bsky.social
Shafted
Whereas Donald Trump hailed the “peace” agreement between Rwanda and DRC as marking the end of a deadly three-decade war, a new report from the Oakland Institute, Shafted: The Scramble for Critical Mi...
www.oaklandinstitute.org
October 22, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Behind talk of “peace” & “regional integration,” the DRC–Rwanda deal formalizes mineral supply chains – securing US access to Congo’s resources in its rivalry with China.
This isn’t peacemaking, it’s a mineral grab.
New report: www.oaklandinstitute.org/report/shafted
@mittaloak.bsky.social
This isn’t peacemaking, it’s a mineral grab.
New report: www.oaklandinstitute.org/report/shafted
@mittaloak.bsky.social
#Trump's failed “peace” deal was never about peace in the DRC.
New report exposes the deal to be the latest US maneuver to control Congolese critical minerals – rewarding Rwanda & US firms while the war ravages lives.
www.oaklandinstitute.org/report/shafted
@mittaloak.bsky.social
New report exposes the deal to be the latest US maneuver to control Congolese critical minerals – rewarding Rwanda & US firms while the war ravages lives.
www.oaklandinstitute.org/report/shafted
@mittaloak.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 4:07 PM
#Trump's failed “peace” deal was never about peace in the DRC.
New report exposes the deal to be the latest US maneuver to control Congolese critical minerals – rewarding Rwanda & US firms while the war ravages lives.
www.oaklandinstitute.org/report/shafted
@mittaloak.bsky.social
New report exposes the deal to be the latest US maneuver to control Congolese critical minerals – rewarding Rwanda & US firms while the war ravages lives.
www.oaklandinstitute.org/report/shafted
@mittaloak.bsky.social
"Maasai face pressure as Tanzania eyes relocations”
"If conservation is to succeed, it must learn from those who have protected landscapes without walls, profit motives or guns.” - @mittaloak.bsky.social
www.dw.com/en/maasai-fa...
"If conservation is to succeed, it must learn from those who have protected landscapes without walls, profit motives or guns.” - @mittaloak.bsky.social
www.dw.com/en/maasai-fa...
Maasai face pressure as Tanzania eyes relocations – DW – 09/24/2025
Tanzanian authorities have pushed Maasai relocations since 2022, sparking condemnation from rights groups. With elections nearing, will pressure shift or deepen?
www.dw.com
September 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
"Maasai face pressure as Tanzania eyes relocations”
"If conservation is to succeed, it must learn from those who have protected landscapes without walls, profit motives or guns.” - @mittaloak.bsky.social
www.dw.com/en/maasai-fa...
"If conservation is to succeed, it must learn from those who have protected landscapes without walls, profit motives or guns.” - @mittaloak.bsky.social
www.dw.com/en/maasai-fa...
Tanzania's Presidential Land Commissions must respect & restore rights of Maasai living in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
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@mittaloak.bsky.social @survivalinternational.org @mongabay.com @rainforestrescue.bsky.social @amazonwatch.org
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@mittaloak.bsky.social @survivalinternational.org @mongabay.com @rainforestrescue.bsky.social @amazonwatch.org
September 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Tanzania's Presidential Land Commissions must respect & restore rights of Maasai living in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
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@mittaloak.bsky.social @survivalinternational.org @mongabay.com @rainforestrescue.bsky.social @amazonwatch.org
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@mittaloak.bsky.social @survivalinternational.org @mongabay.com @rainforestrescue.bsky.social @amazonwatch.org
We stand in solidarity with the Palestinian human rights organizations, Al-Haq @alhaq_org , Al Mezan Center for Human Rights @AlMezanCenter, and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) @pchrgaza, targeted by US sanctions.
www.alhaq.org/advocacy/266...
www.alhaq.org/advocacy/266...
Al-Haq, PCHR, and Al-Mezan Condemn US Sanctions and Call for Global Solidarity to End the Genocide in Gaza and the Oppression of Palestinians
Gaza/Ramallah, 5 September 2025 — While the ongoing Israeli, US - backed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza is entering its third year, the United States (US), rather than end its complic...
www.alhaq.org
September 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
We stand in solidarity with the Palestinian human rights organizations, Al-Haq @alhaq_org , Al Mezan Center for Human Rights @AlMezanCenter, and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) @pchrgaza, targeted by US sanctions.
www.alhaq.org/advocacy/266...
www.alhaq.org/advocacy/266...
World Bank receives scathing letter from 11 UNSR's: You are liable under int law for harms caused by the REGROW proj in Tanzania.
Killings continue & life remains on hold for >84k people w/ crippling livelihood restrictions still in place. The Bank has responsibility to end their suffering NOW!
Killings continue & life remains on hold for >84k people w/ crippling livelihood restrictions still in place. The Bank has responsibility to end their suffering NOW!
September 4, 2025 at 8:07 PM
World Bank receives scathing letter from 11 UNSR's: You are liable under int law for harms caused by the REGROW proj in Tanzania.
Killings continue & life remains on hold for >84k people w/ crippling livelihood restrictions still in place. The Bank has responsibility to end their suffering NOW!
Killings continue & life remains on hold for >84k people w/ crippling livelihood restrictions still in place. The Bank has responsibility to end their suffering NOW!
The only resources David needed against Goliath were courage, tenacity & unshakable resilience.
Our new Impact Report proves that no matter the odds, victories against injustice are always within reach.
Endless gratitude to our frontline partners, allies & supporters who make wins possible!
Our new Impact Report proves that no matter the odds, victories against injustice are always within reach.
Endless gratitude to our frontline partners, allies & supporters who make wins possible!
2024 Impact Report
Adamant Will, Unwavering Courage, Resilient in Our Hope – We Stay Our Course!Dear Friend,Founding the Oakland Institute in 2004 – a policy think tank that works in partnership with the most marginaliz...
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August 29, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The only resources David needed against Goliath were courage, tenacity & unshakable resilience.
Our new Impact Report proves that no matter the odds, victories against injustice are always within reach.
Endless gratitude to our frontline partners, allies & supporters who make wins possible!
Our new Impact Report proves that no matter the odds, victories against injustice are always within reach.
Endless gratitude to our frontline partners, allies & supporters who make wins possible!
In 2024, we supported over 10 million people defending their land & lives against land grabs threatening 16 million ha.
From Tanzania to Sri Lanka, DRC & Ukraine – we are audacious & adamant, bold & unafraid.
This is why we win.
New Impact Report: www.oaklandinstitute.org/about/annual...
From Tanzania to Sri Lanka, DRC & Ukraine – we are audacious & adamant, bold & unafraid.
This is why we win.
New Impact Report: www.oaklandinstitute.org/about/annual...
August 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
In 2024, we supported over 10 million people defending their land & lives against land grabs threatening 16 million ha.
From Tanzania to Sri Lanka, DRC & Ukraine – we are audacious & adamant, bold & unafraid.
This is why we win.
New Impact Report: www.oaklandinstitute.org/about/annual...
From Tanzania to Sri Lanka, DRC & Ukraine – we are audacious & adamant, bold & unafraid.
This is why we win.
New Impact Report: www.oaklandinstitute.org/about/annual...
1 yr ago, over 40,000 Maasai villagers staged a historic protest against efforts to strip their rights & drive them from the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
As their struggle continues today, international pressure on increasingly repressive TZ govt. is imperative to protect their rights!
As their struggle continues today, international pressure on increasingly repressive TZ govt. is imperative to protect their rights!
August 22, 2025 at 3:59 PM
1 yr ago, over 40,000 Maasai villagers staged a historic protest against efforts to strip their rights & drive them from the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
As their struggle continues today, international pressure on increasingly repressive TZ govt. is imperative to protect their rights!
As their struggle continues today, international pressure on increasingly repressive TZ govt. is imperative to protect their rights!
"State-Enabled Dispossession Masked as Conservation Emergency: The Hidden War Against the Maasai in Ngorongoro”
A powerful account of the Maasai struggle for land rights:
@mittaloak.bsky.social
A powerful account of the Maasai struggle for land rights:
@mittaloak.bsky.social
State-Enabled Dispossession Masked as Conservation Emergency: The Hidden War Against the Maasai in Ngorongoro - The Chanzo
The Maasai’s struggle for justice continues, and their voices must be heard above the propaganda and lies that have been used to justify their persecution.
thechanzo.com
August 18, 2025 at 6:56 PM
"State-Enabled Dispossession Masked as Conservation Emergency: The Hidden War Against the Maasai in Ngorongoro”
A powerful account of the Maasai struggle for land rights:
@mittaloak.bsky.social
A powerful account of the Maasai struggle for land rights:
@mittaloak.bsky.social
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Stephanie Ngo Pouhe of @business-humanrights.org asserts that agribusiness companies like African Agriculture Inc, SIAT or Socfin/Bolloré should not ride roughshod over the rights of local communities in Africa
www.business-humanrights.org/fr/blog/food... @oaklandinstitute.org @cidse.bsky.social
www.business-humanrights.org/fr/blog/food... @oaklandinstitute.org @cidse.bsky.social
Food for thought: The human cost of agribusiness in Africa - Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
Check out this page via the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre
www.business-humanrights.org
August 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Stephanie Ngo Pouhe of @business-humanrights.org asserts that agribusiness companies like African Agriculture Inc, SIAT or Socfin/Bolloré should not ride roughshod over the rights of local communities in Africa
www.business-humanrights.org/fr/blog/food... @oaklandinstitute.org @cidse.bsky.social
www.business-humanrights.org/fr/blog/food... @oaklandinstitute.org @cidse.bsky.social
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How the DRC ‘peace deal’ could turn into a bonanza for the tech and mining oligarchs, as well as legitimising Rwanda’s decades-long plunder of DRC’s resources.
Important new report 👇
Important new report 👇
Trump's DRC-Rwanda deal is not about peace but securing profit for Western financial interests.
Meet the billionaire oligarchs, corporate behemoths & Trump associates set to profit from exploiting the DRC’s mineral wealth.
New Policy Brief: www.oaklandinstitute.org/featured-rep...
Meet the billionaire oligarchs, corporate behemoths & Trump associates set to profit from exploiting the DRC’s mineral wealth.
New Policy Brief: www.oaklandinstitute.org/featured-rep...
Profit off Peace?
The peace agreement signed in June 2025 between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) under the auspices of the Trump administration raises serious concerns about whom it truly serves....
www.oaklandinstitute.org
July 18, 2025 at 9:07 AM
How the DRC ‘peace deal’ could turn into a bonanza for the tech and mining oligarchs, as well as legitimising Rwanda’s decades-long plunder of DRC’s resources.
Important new report 👇
Important new report 👇
The DRC just signed a preliminary exploration deal with KoBold Metals – AI mining firm backed by billionaires Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Marc Andreessen, Sam Altman & more.
July 18, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The DRC just signed a preliminary exploration deal with KoBold Metals – AI mining firm backed by billionaires Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Marc Andreessen, Sam Altman & more.
@shokes.bsky.social @mongabay.com: "Abuses continue at Tanzanian national park, US human rights group says"
Abuses continue at Tanzanian national park, US human rights group says
The Tanzania National Parks Authority (TANAPA) continues to prevent villagers from farming or herding cattle in an area marked for expansion of a national park, the U.S.-based Oakland Institute said i...
news.mongabay.com
July 16, 2025 at 5:55 PM
@shokes.bsky.social @mongabay.com: "Abuses continue at Tanzanian national park, US human rights group says"
Trump's DRC-Rwanda deal is not about peace but securing profit for Western financial interests.
Meet the billionaire oligarchs, corporate behemoths & Trump associates set to profit from exploiting the DRC’s mineral wealth.
New Policy Brief: www.oaklandinstitute.org/featured-rep...
Meet the billionaire oligarchs, corporate behemoths & Trump associates set to profit from exploiting the DRC’s mineral wealth.
New Policy Brief: www.oaklandinstitute.org/featured-rep...
Profit off Peace?
The peace agreement signed in June 2025 between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) under the auspices of the Trump administration raises serious concerns about whom it truly serves....
www.oaklandinstitute.org
July 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Trump's DRC-Rwanda deal is not about peace but securing profit for Western financial interests.
Meet the billionaire oligarchs, corporate behemoths & Trump associates set to profit from exploiting the DRC’s mineral wealth.
New Policy Brief: www.oaklandinstitute.org/featured-rep...
Meet the billionaire oligarchs, corporate behemoths & Trump associates set to profit from exploiting the DRC’s mineral wealth.
New Policy Brief: www.oaklandinstitute.org/featured-rep...
A World Bank-funded ranger force is terrorizing Tanzanian villagers.
People are shot dead, disappeared & driven off their land.
New report reveals failure of Bank’s accountability mechanism as fallout from REGROW project continues to devastate lives: www.oaklandinstitute.org/report/accou...
People are shot dead, disappeared & driven off their land.
New report reveals failure of Bank’s accountability mechanism as fallout from REGROW project continues to devastate lives: www.oaklandinstitute.org/report/accou...
July 10, 2025 at 6:25 PM
A World Bank-funded ranger force is terrorizing Tanzanian villagers.
People are shot dead, disappeared & driven off their land.
New report reveals failure of Bank’s accountability mechanism as fallout from REGROW project continues to devastate lives: www.oaklandinstitute.org/report/accou...
People are shot dead, disappeared & driven off their land.
New report reveals failure of Bank’s accountability mechanism as fallout from REGROW project continues to devastate lives: www.oaklandinstitute.org/report/accou...
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A two-year investigation into 139 complaints by affected communities against Socfin group's oil palm and rubber plantations worldwide have been vindicated by the group's own paid consultant. The investigation shows Socfin/Bolloré plantations harm communities in Africa and Asia. grain.org/e/7286
July 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
A two-year investigation into 139 complaints by affected communities against Socfin group's oil palm and rubber plantations worldwide have been vindicated by the group's own paid consultant. The investigation shows Socfin/Bolloré plantations harm communities in Africa and Asia. grain.org/e/7286
#REGROW project in Tanzania fueled violence & land grabs - but the World Bank has failed to address the crisis it created.
Villagers are still being murdered, displaced & denied livelihoods.
New report exposes Bank’s failure of accountability & amplifies voices of communities demanding justice:
Villagers are still being murdered, displaced & denied livelihoods.
New report exposes Bank’s failure of accountability & amplifies voices of communities demanding justice:
July 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
#REGROW project in Tanzania fueled violence & land grabs - but the World Bank has failed to address the crisis it created.
Villagers are still being murdered, displaced & denied livelihoods.
New report exposes Bank’s failure of accountability & amplifies voices of communities demanding justice:
Villagers are still being murdered, displaced & denied livelihoods.
New report exposes Bank’s failure of accountability & amplifies voices of communities demanding justice:
BREAKING! Big banks poured a staggering $869 BILLION into fossil fuels in 2024 alone. The new #BankingOnClimateChaos report reveals just how much these banks are contributing to the climate crisis. See where your bank falls at bankingonclimatechaos.org #BOCC
June 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
BREAKING! Big banks poured a staggering $869 BILLION into fossil fuels in 2024 alone. The new #BankingOnClimateChaos report reveals just how much these banks are contributing to the climate crisis. See where your bank falls at bankingonclimatechaos.org #BOCC