Frederic Mousseau

.@realDonaldTrump’s trade deal with Indonesia will open a destructive new chapter in the country’s already devastating nickel expansion. With new mining concessions expected for US corporations, the Agreement on Reciprocal Trade will deepen land grabs, displacement & environmental destruction. The mineral rush isn't about a green transition. It’s about corporate access to resources at the expense of communities and the planet. @Mittaloak @FredMousse @projectm_org @satyabumi @jatamnas @andreasharsono @Earthworks @globalwitness @walhinasional @thejakartaglobe @AndrewTSaks @Teo_Sinamin @MongabayID @GreenpeaceID @EliMoskowitz_ @Evo_Dzoni @IndoAtMelb @aqfiazfan

.@Israel’s Double Game in Central Africa – From Dan Gertler’s mineral deals trading Congolese diamonds for Israeli weapons to Jeffrey Epstein’s links to Israeli security networks operating in DRC, the ties between resource extraction & military power run deep. Latest in Our Take traces how these networks connect Israel, Rwanda, DRC & who pays the price: @Mittaloak @FredMousse @nurmakdisi @congofriends @AnnGarrison @JudiRever @kambale

.@SuluhuSamia’s regime has convicted opposition leader Tundu Lissu of incitement for “making a speech” and sentenced him to four years in prison – after holding him in inhumane conditions for 18 months. This sham trial is the latest example of Tanzania’s escalating criminalization of dissent, alongside the arbitrary detention of Maasai land defenders and the disappearances of government critics. @WorldBankGroup @USEmbassyTZ are among the regime’s largest donors & continue funding it while remaining silent about its abuses. @Mittaloak @Oleshangay @DenisMoses14 @MariaSTsehai @WBGTanzania @IAMartin_ @MaasaiMisa2022 @FredMousse

Is Indonesia’s nickel boom actually "green"? The marketing says it's fueling the green energy transition. The reality? 80% goes to stainless steel – powered by coal. As production skyrockets, coal use has exploded from 400k tons in 2015 to nearly 70M tons in 2024. The green lie is shattered – dive into its devastating social & environmental costs in our latest case study: @Mittaloak @FredMousse @projectm_org @satyabumi @jatamnas @andreasharsono @Earthworks @globalwitness @walhinasional @thejakartaglobe @AndrewTSaks @Teo_Sinamin @MongabayID @GreenpeaceID @EliMoskowitz_ @Evo_Dzoni @IndoAtMelb @aqfiazfan @DialogueEarth_

.@fatshi13 – As Tshisekedi embraces @Israel despite its military ties to @Rwanda, @congofriends is calling on Congolese people to resist their leaders’ alignment with “the imperialists, the warmongers, the billionaire class and the global elites.” Rd/share latest in Our Take to understand why #FreePalestine and #FreeCongo have never been more intertwined: @Mittaloak @MPower_Change @AdalahJustice @SamuelBaker_B @congodignity @GNzowo

.@Israel is growing military ties with both the DRC & Rwanda – even as Rwanda backs the M23 rebels devastating eastern Congo. What lies behind this contradictory alliance? Follow the money, minerals & military deals in our latest analysis from @FredMousse @NurMakdisi: @congofriends @MPower_Change @AdalahJustice @AnnGarrison @JudiRever @mothersriseup @Public_Citizen @michelawrong @SamuelBaker_B @Mittaloak @LandNoli @LarryMadowo @kambale @jasonhickel @DropSiteNews

"The international day for the eradication of poverty should be the day to eradicate wars around the world. Global military spending continues to rise. @realDonaldTrump's proposed defense budget for 2027 – a record high of US$1.5 trillion, nearly doubling the 2023 budget – is in line with projections estimating global military spending could reach $6.6 trillion by 2035. The buildup of the military industrial complex comes at the expense of common good. A small fraction of annual military budgets – less than $300 billion could help eliminate extreme poverty. $93 billion per year – less than 4% of yearly global military spending – could help address global hunger." - @Mittaloak in @ipsnews

.@WorldBankGroup #WBGMeetings – From Tanzania to Gaza, the World Bank’s Credibility Crisis In Tanzania, 84,000+ people suffer the devastating consequences of its REGROW project, while the Bank refuses to provide reparations despite @InspectionPanel’s findings of “critical failures.” In Gaza, by joining @realDonaldTrump’s so-called Board of Peace, the Bank further undermines its own mandate & international humanitarian law. The Bank cannot claim to champion development while abandoning the communities it harms. @Mittaloak @Oleshangay @MPower_Change @MariaSTsehai @AdalahJustice @codepink @RainforestResq @devex @TheChanzo @isabelchoat @VictoriaKwakwa @bjerde_anna @InspectionPanel

The Asian Financial Crisis erupted 29 years ago. This week, the key actor in that crisis is back in Thailand, holding #WBGMeetings in Bangkok, the epicenter of the financial quake that spread to the rest of East Asia. Instead of playing host to the @IMFNews and its sister agency, the @WorldBankGroup, @WaldenBello and Synth Wannaboworn argue that the Thai government should be suing the Fund for causing the collapse of the economy for @FPIF: @Mittaloak

“The park expansion effectively criminalized over 84,000 people on their own land, stripping them of their livelihoods by barring essential farming and grazing. The Bank’s REGROW initiative turned poor villagers into targets for @tzparks rangers. Despite clear evidence that the devastation it unleashed in Tanzania continues today, the Bank has completely failed to provide redress, compensate or support the communities whose lives it upended” - @Mittaloak #WBGMeetings

.@WorldBankGroup – #WBGMeetings convene, 84,000+ villagers are still waiting for justice and reparations in Tanzania for suffering caused by the financing of REGROW project. You cannot close a case and call it “accountability” while communities bear the consequences of your failures. The Bank’s refusal to take responsibility for the damage it caused leaves a permanent stain on its credibility. @Mittaloak @WorldBankAfrica @WBGTanzania @InspectionPanel @isabelchoat @TheChanzo @AccountCounsel @VictoriaKwakwa @bjerde_anna