Is the Chinese presence in Congo Brazzaville a threat to ‘first occupants’ or a relief to them?

Local NGOs in the Congo say that Chinese companies do not respect the environment and Indigenous peoples’ rights

Originally published on Global Voices

Tropical forest around Sibiti, Lekoumou Department, Republic of the Congo. Image from Wikimedia Commons(CC BY-SA 4.0.Deed).

The Central African region, also known as the Congo Basin, is the largest rainforest on the continent with 300 million hectares, making it the world’s second largest rainforest after the Amazon. It is home...