Democratic Republic of Congo: What's happening and why are M23 rebels fighting?
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 ...
M23’s capture of Goma is the latest chapter in eastern Congo’s long-running war
Creating sustainable peace in Congo requires giving justice to the victims of war crimes and preventing the illicit trade in ...
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Breaking the Silence: Stanford’s inaugural Congo Week examines culture and challenges
In Stanford's first inaugural Congo Week, students and experts celebrate Congolese heritage and discuss important issues ...
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In Dwarf Land and Cannibal Country A Record of Travel and Discovery in Central Africa
FURTHER information regarding the dwarfs of the north-eastern part of the Congo Basin is one of the main desiderata in African anthropology. We therefore turned to this volume hoping, from its ...
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Mineral exploitation overshadows green diplomacy in Congo’s Sangha region
Situated in the Congo Basin, the world’s largest carbon sink, absorbing 750 million metric tons of CO₂ annually, the Republic of Congo holds a strategic position. The country is also home to ...
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New study assesses threat to wildlife from cacao expansion in Congo Basin
Wildlife in the heart of the Congo Basin, an area that stretches from western ... overlaid this with areas of high biodiversity. Their maps show southern Cameroon, nearly all of Equatorial Guinea ...
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Congo Basin Forest Hub Coordinator
Lead the renewal of the Congo Basin Forest strategy and approach for a new generation of industrial and community forest concessions that deliver for people, nature and climate Invite and import ...