In a three-years investigation, PAX found overwhelming evidence that the expansion of the Kibali mine has entailed large-scale dispossession and violence affecting local communities. An area adjacent to Durba town, containing two densely populated neighborhoods, Mege and Bandayi, was flagged for de-population by the mine, so that these neighborhoods – vibrant homes to thousands of people – could be reduced to waste dumps for open pits.
Canadian company Barrick may be complicit in forced evictions and the demolition of 2,500 homes. These were carried out by Congolese authorities in October 2021 at the Kibali gold mine in north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
The results of the investigation, including Barrick’s written response, can be read in the report.
A French version is also available.
