Every minute, one hectare of forest disappears in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This is happening in the Lake Kivu basin, on the border of Rwanda and Uganda. Although its inhabitants are very poor, this territory is paradoxically rich in natural resources, arousing numerous desires, from armed groups to timber traffickers. Director of the documentary
A President, Europe and War
(France 2) in 2022 and the “Terres d'Urgence” collection on Ushuaïa TV, Guy Lagache immersed himself in the heart of this forest. He published
Le Cri de la forêt
(Grasset).
LE FIGARO. - Why this trip to the heart of the Congo forest?
Guy LAGACHE. - Everything started in 2021 from the idea of making, with my producer Guillaume Roy, a collection of documentaries on the climate for Ushuaïa TV. The climate issue is, in my eyes, the most important issue for the future of humanity. Already, in 2010, while I was presenting “Capital” on M6, I had created, with two comrades…