Creating sustainable peace in Congo requires giving justice to the victims of war crimes and preventing the illicit trade in ...
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who in late January captured Goma, the biggest city in eastern Congo, have since been advancing around one of Africa's great lakes, Lake Kivu, towards the second-biggest city ...
‘Tragically, Congo’s horror remains unchanged. Foreigners full of lust, rebel groups, and a corrupt government have and are ...
Since flag independence from Belgium on June 30, 1960 and since the gruesome murder of its founding president, Patrice ...
Regional conflicts, murderous militias, the exploitation of natural resources, innocent civilians forced to flee their homes; ...
Kabila was installed as president of Zaire and changed the country’s name back to The Democratic Republic of Congo. In 1998 ... As the world has become more reliant on cobalt, copper, zinc ...
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DR Congo: The endless mirage of Freedom
In Central Africa lies a country, almost a subcontinent, roughly the size of all of Western Europe—one of the richest countries in terms of resources, yet one of the poorest in terms of resource gain ...
The past three years have been turbulent for the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a region that has experienced ...
For sapeurs, appearance is a powerful way to make an impression and stand out in an environment often defined by hardship.
Regional conflicts, murderous militias, the exploitation of natural resources, innocent civilians forced to flee their homes; ...
The United Nations has 14,000 of its blue helmet soldiers in the Kivu region, and this past December, 14 blue helmets were killed. The countries that make up the Southern African Development Community ...
For countries like India, the stakes are enormous. To participate in the post-hydrocarbon global economy, the country needs ...