The DRC is auctioning rights to explore for oil in large swathes of rainforest and other protected areas across the country.
It is the latest attempt to exploit fossil fuel resources in one of the world’s poorest countries, where almost two-thirds of people survive on less than $2.15 (£1.73) a day, the international poverty line.
We cannot drink Oil,
We cannot eat Coal.
Keep fossil fuels in the ground to achieve the Paris agreement, 1.5°C.