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Corruption thrives in the shadows.
Whistleblowers shine the light.
🔗Learn more about whistleblowing across Africa ➡️https://www.pplaaf.org
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4/ What matters now:
➡️Stronger legal protections for whistleblowers
➡️Safe reporting channels that work
➡️Standing with those who speak out
➡️Breaking the culture of silence
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3/ More and more, the youth are amplifying whistleblower voices, demanding accountability, and refusing to accept corruption as business as usual. This solidarity helps build the protection and support that whistleblowers need — not only to succeed, but to survive.
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2/ Since its creation, @pplaaf.bsky.social has stood by those who refuse to stay silent, even when speaking out carries serious personal risk.
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1/ Today marks International Anti-Corruption Day and, across Africa and the world, a new generation is at the forefront of whistleblower protection.
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#UnitedAgainstCorruption #IADC2025
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The jury has chosen Andrés Olarte Peña for the 2026 Award. After all other channels failed, he shared documents pointing to evidence of #Ecopetrol’s pollution, cover-ups, and actions against activists. Investigations by @eia-news.bsky.social & BBC. Press release: ellsberg-award.org/awardee-2026/
04.12.2025 09:35 — 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 1
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3/ @globalwitness.org a identifié des comptes, tous créés en février, qui ont publié des réponses coordonnées soutenant Gertler et attaquant des figures de la société civile, ainsi que plusieurs sites associés publiant du contenu favorable à Deo Kasongo, qui gère les communications de Gertler.
27.11.2025 16:27 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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2/ Immédiatement après, des dizaines de comptes X et au moins 10 sites d'information congolais ont commencé à diffuser de fausses allégations selon lesquelles l'arbitrage aurait blanchi Gertler de toute accusation historique de corruption en RDC.
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1/ #RDC🇨🇩: En juillet, des documents obtenus par @pplaaf.bsky.social ont permis de montrer le magnat minier Dan Gertler se qualifiant de "roi au Congo" en décrivant comment des réseaux de paiements soutenaient son empire.
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27.11.2025 16:27 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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3/ @globalwitness.org identified accounts, all created in February, that posted coordinated replies supporting Gertler and attacking civil society figures, with several associated websites appearing to regularly publish content favorable to Deo Kasongo, who handles communications for Gertler.
27.11.2025 16:24 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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2/ Immediately after, dozens of X accounts and at least 10 Congolese news websites began spreading false claims that the arbitration had cleared Gertler of all historic corruption allegations in the DRC.
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1/ #DRC🇨🇩: In July, documents obtained by the @pplaaf.bsky.social allowed to show Mining magnate Dan Gertler calling himself “a king in Congo” as he describes how payment networks sustained his Empire.
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Dans les eaux troubles du Parc marin des Mangroves en République démocratique du Congo : enquête sur un écosystème en danger – PPLAAF
3/ Dès 2017, l’enquête Banana Port Papers de la PPLAAF alertait déjà sur les menaces pesant sur le parc.
🔗 Lire l’enquête complète : www.pplaaf.org/fr/cases/rdc... youtu.be/U7aKKqPTgDE
18.11.2025 09:50 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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PPLAAF / DRC Marine Park - Perenco
2/ 🛢️Le géant pétrolier franco-britannique, déjà poursuivi pour des violations environnementales, a causé une pollution massive — contaminant les eaux et les sols, et portant gravement atteinte à la faune et aux communautés locales.
18.11.2025 09:50 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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PPLAAF / DRC Marine Park - Perenco
1/ #RDC 🇨🇩 : Une enquête conjointe de @pplaaf.bsky.social & @tbij.bsky.social a révélé les pratiques d’exploitation pétrolière de Perenco et son emprise sur le Parc marin des Mangroves.
18.11.2025 09:50 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
The Troubled Waters of the DRC’s Mangrove Marine Park: An Investigation into an Endangered Ecosystem – PPLAAF
2/ The French-British oil giant, already facing legal action for environmental violations, has caused severe pollution -- contaminating water and soil in while significantly harming wildlife and local communities.
18.11.2025 09:44 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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PPLAAF / DRC Marine Park - Perenco
1/ #DRC 🇨🇩: A joint investigation by @pplaaf.bsky.social & @tbij.bsky.social exposed Perenco's oil exploitation and its grip on the Mangrove Marine Park.
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PPLAAF / DRC Mangrove Marine Park Threatened by Private Interests and Pollution
3/ Découvrez la vidéo ici ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRL6...
14.11.2025 10:53 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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PPLAAF / DRC Mangrove Marine Park Threatened by Private Interests and Pollution
2/ Malgré d’immenses obstacles, il a tout risqué pour alerter les autorités, au prix de lourdes représailles pour lui et sa famille.
PPLAAF appelle la RDC à adopter une loi de protection des lanceurs d’alerte et à assurer un soutien total à Kim Rebholz dans ses démarches judiciaires.
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Dans les eaux troubles du Parc marin des Mangroves en République démocratique du Congo : enquête sur un écosystème en danger – PPLAAF
1/ #RDC 🇨🇩 : Une enquête conjointe de @pplaaf.bsky.social et du @tbij.bsky.social révèle la destruction à grande échelle du Parc marin des Mangroves et met en lumière le courage exceptionnel du lanceur d’alerte Kim Rebholz.
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PPLAAF / DRC Mangrove Marine Park Threatened by Private Interests and Pollution
3/ Watch the full video here ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRL6...
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PPLAAF / DRC Mangrove Marine Park Threatened by Private Interests and Pollution
2/ Despite overwhelming obstacles, Rebholz risked everything to warn the authorities, only to face severe consequences for him & his family.
PPLAAF calls on the DRC to urgently adopt whistleblower protection legislation & ensure that Rebholz receives unwavering support in his legal proceedings.
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The Troubled Waters of the DRC’s Mangrove Marine Park: An Investigation into an Endangered Ecosystem – PPLAAF
1/ #DRC🇨🇩: A joint investigation led by the @pplaaf.bsky.social and @tbij.bsky.social revealed the large-scale plundering of the Mangrove Marine Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo and highlighted whistleblower Kim Rebholz's extraordinary courage.
14.11.2025 10:49 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
DRC's mangroves park damaged by logging, smuggling and violence
Kim Rebholz tried to end illegal logging, smuggling and pollution in DRC's mangroves park, one of the world's most important forests
2/ Whistleblower Kim Rebholz reveals industrial palm oil plantations in protected zones linked to ex-president Kabila, illegal ports, and oil spills devastating the ecosystem.
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Dans les eaux troubles du Parc marin des Mangroves en République démocratique du Congo : enquête sur un écosystème en danger – PPLAAF
1/ #DRC 🇨🇩: BREAKING -- Joint investigation by @pplaaf.bsky.social and @tbij.bsky.social exposes large-scale destruction of the Mangrove Marine Park.
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