Congo Accountability Network
Congo Accountability Network (CAN) is an international, peaceful and non-violent movement initiated by Team Congo to challenge the impunity that has harmed the Congo for more than three decades. Bringing together citizens, activists, survivors, researchers, artists, and members of the diaspora worldwide, CAN confronts the silence and complicity surrounding genocide, mass displacement, and resource exploitation. Through peaceful tools of resistance - boycott, divestment, sanctions and public mobilization - CAN exposes the truth and demands accountability.
Why CAN Exists
For more than three decades, The Republic Democratic of Congo has endured mass killings, widespread sexual violence, the forced displacement of millions, and the systematic looting of its natural resources - all sustained by international silence and complicity. At the center of this suffering is a system of impunity that allows governments, corporations, and institutions to profit without accountability. CAN exists to confront that system by exposing the truth, identifying responsible actors, and building sustained political, economic, and moral pressure to ensure that complicity finally carries a cost.
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Who We Are
Initiated by Team Congo, CAN was created to channel global solidarity into concrete, coordinated action. We connect people and organizations across continents who believe that Congolese lives, history, and resources must no longer be treated as expendable. As a peaceful and non-violent movement, CAN brings together citizens, activists, survivors, researchers, artists, and members of the diaspora who refuse silence and complicity in the face of ongoing atrocities. United by a shared commitment to justice, we work collectively to expose the truth, confront exploitation, and build a global front that defends the dignity and sovereignty of the Congolese people.
Our core 4 pillars of action
CAN is rooted in non-violent resistance and strategic, people-powered pressure.
Our work is organized around four main pillars:
We CAN Boycott
We organize targeted boycotts against companies that profit from, enable, or remain complicit in exploitation, violence, or displacement in Congo.
Through consumer power, we send a clear message: there is no ethical profit in Congolese blood.
We CAN Divest
We call on universities, pension funds, faith institutions, foundations, and other investors to withdraw money from companies, funds, and structures tied to Congo’s exploitation.
Divestment cuts the financial lifeline of impunity.
We CAN Sanction
We advocate for political, economic, and legal measures against states, corporations, and individuals responsible for crimes or complicity in Congo. From visa bans to asset freezes and legal cases, sanctions are a tool to make power answer to justice.
We CAN Protest
We organize marches, sit-ins, vigils, creative actions, and global days of mobilization to break the silence surrounding Congo.
Our protests center Congolese voices and demand that the world no longer look away.
What we stand for
CAN is guided by core principles:
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Justice – for victims, survivors, and future generations.
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Truth – documenting abuses and exposing propaganda and erasure.
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Responsibility – holding states, corporations, and institutions accountable.
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Non-violent resistance – using people voice to dismantle systems of harm.
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Congolese sovereignty and dignity – affirming the right of the Congolese people to live safe and free
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Global solidarity – building a network that crosses borders in defense of Congo.
You CAN Join
Whether you’re an individual, part of a community, or representing an organization, together, we CAN build a movement strong enough to confront impunity and uphold justice for Congo.
• Taking part in our boycott campaigns
Support targeted, non-violent economic actions by refusing to purchase from companies that profit from or enable exploitation in Congo. Your consumer choices send a powerful message.
• Helping to research and support divestment efforts
Contribute to identifying institutions, universities, funds, or entities financially linked to Congo’s exploitation and join our efforts to push for ethical withdrawal of these investments.
• Amplifying our calls for sanctions
Use your voice and platforms to support CAN’s advocacy for political, economic, and legal measures against those responsible for atrocities or complicity. Awareness raises pressure - and pressure drives change.
• Organizing or joining protests in your city
Participate in peaceful demonstrations, vigils, marches, or creative actions that break global silence and make Congo visible in public spaces. Collective presence matters.
• Partnering with us as an organization, community, or collective
Join CAN as a partner to amplify impact. Collaborations with groups, associations, academic spaces, activist networks, and cultural communities strengthen our global reach and deepen our influence.
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