DR Congo: In Ituri, Kasenyi communities oppose “unjust” oil exploitation in the Albertine Graben

Author: actualite.cdPublished on: October 23, 2026Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Environment & Climate
DR Congo: In Ituri, Kasenyi communities oppose “unjust” oil exploitation in the Albertine Graben

Communities in Kasenyi, in Irumu territory in Ituri, are calling on the Congolese state to abandon any oil-extraction project in the Albertine Graben. They fear such a project would worsen the impacts they already experience from oil exploitation across the border in Uganda. A group of journalists supported by DESKNATURE.COM visited Congolese communities affected by that activity to document its effects.

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