Articles by Didier Makal

Didier Makal is an editor in Habari DRC and radio Kyondo. He has been writing for InfoCongo and Anadolu since 2015. He has his PhD from the University of Lubumbashi.

Gold mine in South Kivu, Congo. Image courtesy of the Sasha Lezhnev Enough Project.

Results of mining tax for reforestation in the DRC leave more questions than answers

by Didier Makal 19 May 2022

LUBUMBASHI, Democratic Republic of Congo – Through taxes, in particular the reforestation tax, logging and mining operators in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) must pledge to restore landscapes they…

Can a reforestation project stop land grabs? Villagers in the DRC give it a try

by Didier Makal 17 March 2022

KINANDU, Democratic Republic of the Congo - A small group of residents from Kinandu village, 19 kilometers (11 miles) west of Lubumbashi, head into the miombo wooded savanna, decimated by…