Nigerian forest defenders see off illegal logging and criminalisation threat, but without stronger law enforcement, risks to ...

Toblerone and Milka maker Mondelez has been courting EU powerbrokers for over a year in an effort to dismantle key ...

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Global Witness is delighted to announce Audrey Gaughran as its permanent Chief Executive Officer. She will join the organisation in December 2026 Audrey has extensive leadership experience in the NGO ...

World’s five leading oil "supermajor" companies rake in $48 billion in Q2 2026 – the most since height of Ukraine crisis World’s five leading oil "supermajor" companies rake in $48 billion in Q2 2026 ...

Where have over 2,000 tonnes of smuggled conflict coltan gone? These looted minerals come from mines in Rubaya in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which produce 15% of the world’s tantalum, ...

The US first framed its illegal Venezuela attack as an operation to oust authoritarian Maduro as part of its war on drugs. But it didn’t take long for Trump to reveal a far more lucrative motive: ...

How nickel is mined In Surigao del Sur, nickel is extracted using open-pit strip methods, a process that involves denuding the mountain and stripping away the topsoil and rock. Heavy machinery scoops ...

The EU and US-backed Lobito Corridor railway for critical mineral transport risks driving evictions in a mining region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and leaving vulnerable people open to ...

Copper and cobalt mining in Kolwezi, DRC. Photo by Michel Lunanga/Getty Images Up to 6,500 people at risk of displacement by Lobito Corridor railway between Kolwezi and DRC’s Angolan border, Global ...

A farm in the village of Gbordoi, Bong County, Liberia, cleared in 2024. Rice has been planted while the farmer waits for cocoa to grow. Global Witness An investigation by Global Witness links some of ...