Will France fund DRC wildlife park where alleged Batwa atrocities were committed?

One of many homes burnt and destroyed in a major attack targeting Batwa villages in Kahuzi-Biega Park, DRC, July 2021. © Robert Flummerfelt

RFI has received testimony suggesting the government-funded French Development Agency is preparing to take over funding of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Kahuzi-Biega Park from Germany. The alleged murder, rape and immolation of Batwa people living in the park was recently documented in a report by the NGO Minority Rights Group International.

In an article published in April, RFI covered the reported killings and rights abuses of Batwa indigenous people in the Kahuzi-Biega Park.