DRC TO PALESTINE: GLENCORE’S GLOBAL WEB OF DESTRUCTION

As the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) celebrates 65 years since flag ‘independence’ on 30 June 1965, we maintain it was a sham and sovereignty is non-existent, like for many African countries. 

African Stream tells the story of Glencore, the shared adversary Palestine and the DRC have, profiting from misery on both sides, a clear case for international solidarity.

The Swiss-based commodity trader and miner helps fuel Israel’s military onslaught in Gaza by selling coal to Israel from South Africa and Colombia. Elsewhere, it makes millions from the extraction of minerals in the DRC. However, corrupt deals have allowed it to avoid DRC taxes, and its activities have left a trail of environmental destruction.

African Stream’s William Sakawa examines the web of suffering that this conglomerate has rained on the world and the need for a unified response.