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Myths of coltan exploitation in DR Congo
For decades, the Masisi region in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo stood as a beacon of prosperity, famed for its cattle herding and farming. Its fertile lands made it the breadbasket of the ...
A conflict that has simmered in Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern borderlands for years is set to erupt into a wider ...
Congo’s army has appeared too weak and dysfunctional to stop a militia that has swept through the eastern part of the country ...
The M23 rebels' rapid advance is the latest chapter in eastern DR Congo's long history of instability. And what factors were different in 2013, when Congo's army finally drove the last M23 fighters ...
Congo has been plagued by war for nearly three ... lifesaving medical care will never again be at risk under my watch. History is now repeating itself. After weeks of encircling the region ...
Several reports accused the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in the Democratic Republic of Congo, also known as the Allied Democratic Forces, of carrying out the attack. The ADF is an armed group ...
He declared himself to be the sole proprietor of the African Congo which was a land mass about ... a series of columns he is writing about Black history as the nation observes Black History ...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has yet to establish a link between the outbreaks in the two villages, leaving health experts puzzled over potential causes and transmission modes. The first ...
THE Democratic Republic of Congo’s decision to suspend exports of under-pressure cobalt for three months in February was ...
The Catholic Church, which has a long history of monitoring Congo’s elections, accused the national electoral commission of presiding over an “electoral catastrophe.” A displacement camp ...