Congo War

Congo Crisis: Clinics 'Overwhelmed And Running Out Of Supplies'

AP | Posted 05.25.2012

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DAKAR, Senegal -- The International Committee of the Red Cross says a new rebellion in eastern Congo has spread to remote and difficult-to-reach areas...

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PHOTOS: Thousands Of Refugees Flee Devastating Clashes

The Huffington Post/Reuters | Posted 05.10.2012

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Thousands of women and children have abandoned their homes in Congo, fleeing recent clashes between the Congolese military and troops loyal to the not...

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Art Inspires Activism on a Grand Scale

Naomi Natale | Posted 05.12.2012

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Naomi Natale

Today, like every other day for the past four months, I spent hours working with students throughout New Orleans to make bones. Handmade bones. Sculpted from clay into individual ribs, femurs, skulls, any bone in the human body that fires their imagination. But, this is not a study of anatomy.

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Gunmen Massacre 36 In Burundi Pub

AP | ONESIME NIYUNGEKO | Posted 11.19.2011

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By ONESIME NIYUNGEKO, Associated Press BUJUMBURA, Burundi -- Armed men from Congo burst into a pub in the central African nation of Burundi and kil...

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Social Media Versus Rape in the Congo

Susan McCue | Posted 07.13.2011

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Susan McCue

Social media have helped drive the historic change we have witnessed across the Middle East. In less visible areas of the world, like the Congo, where rape is being used as a tactic of war, they can do the same.

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When You Hear the Word "Congo," Naturally You Think "Fun for Children"

Disgrasian | Posted 05.25.2011

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Disgrasian

2011-02-10-costcocongo.gifFor a limited time only, we can go to the Congo for $799.99!

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Justice for the Victims in Congo

Amb. Ileka Atoki | Posted 05.25.2011

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Amb. Ileka Atoki

Millions of Congolese men, women and children have borne the brunt of the Congo's conflicts over the past 15 years. Far too many have died. Like nearly all Congolese, I too lost loved ones in the war.

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Gadget Makers Forced To Report Links To Congo War

AP | PETER SVENSSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Does that smart phone in your pocket contribute to rape and murder in the depths of Africa? Soon, you'll know: A new U.S. law require...

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Mission Creep in the Congo

Peter Swarbrick | Posted 05.25.2011

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Peter Swarbrick

Peacekeepers in the Congo may be doing more harm than good unless their mission is adapted to the realities on the ground.

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Blood Gadgetry -- Why I am Going to the Congo

Iara Lee | Posted 05.25.2011

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Iara Lee

As consumers of all manner of gadgets, we are the beneficiaries of the Congo's violence -- each of us can and must stand in solidarity with the Congolese people.

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My Journey to Report on the Horrors and Hope in the Congo (Part VI)

Catherine Corpeny | Posted 05.25.2011

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Catherine Corpeny

Joseph had worked hard to secure a meeting with a well-known Congolese women's rights activist, sending numerous emails prior to our trip requesting an appointment. He finally got a response.

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My Journey To Report On THe Horrors And The Hope In The Congo Part V

Catherine Corpeny | Posted 05.25.2011

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Catherine Corpeny

Port Goma - Joseph tells me once again to put away my camera-- "You're not allowed to take pictures at the port. It's considered a military zone." ...

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My Journey to Report on the Horrors and the Hope in the Congo (Part IV)

Catherine Corpeny | Posted 05.25.2011

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Catherine Corpeny

I imagine myself at thirteen trying to find my way under the same circumstances. My thoughts aren't pretty. I hold back my tears. We are headed to Mugngua III and Mugunga III will shock me to my core.

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Guinea Pig Touted As Tasty Solution To Congo Food Crisis

AP | TODD PITMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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DAKAR, Senegal — An army of humanitarian organizations has been unable to end years of recurring hunger in conflict-torn Congo. Now a South Amer...

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My Journey to Report on the Horrors And the Hope in the Congo - Part III

Catherine Corpeny | Posted 05.25.2011

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Catherine Corpeny

Clinic Gesom is a small, depressing, terribly underfunded NGO. Kizito has set up the appointment thinking I should see the smaller, 'less traveled' clinics in the Congo.

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My Journey to Report on the Horrors and the Hope in the Congo - Part II

Catherine Corpeny | Posted 05.25.2011

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Catherine Corpeny

Goma is like nothing I've ever seen. It's vibrant, angry, primal, desperate and hopeful -- lawless, but somehow not dangerous.

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My Journey to Report the Horrors in the Congo - Part I

Catherine Corpeny | Posted 05.25.2011

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Catherine Corpeny

Kigali is wild. Cars, pedestrians, and motos, scrap for a piece of the road. It reminds me of the media footage I've seen of New Delhi or Islamabad only without the poverty.

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Kristof Visits Congo, Promotes 'Run For Congo Women' Campaign

HuffPost | Jonathan Daniel Harris | Posted 05.25.2011

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In 2005, Lisa Shannon watched an episode on The Oprah Winfrey Show that changed her life. The episode was about women in eastern Congo, about a war th...

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Data Bombshell Crushes Congolese Death Reports

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 05.25.2011

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Georgianne Nienaber

A bunker-busting academic data bomb has just been dropped on the long suffering Congolese people after the release of a report by the Human Security Report Project at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver.

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Niotan, US Company, Helps Fuel Congo War, Charges UN Report

Posted 05.25.2011

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By Joe Lauria UNITED NATIONS -- A Nevada-based company's purchase of minerals looted from eastern Congo is helping to finance a decade-long war tha...

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60 Minutes: Gold Addiction Fuels Brutal Congo War

Posted 05.25.2011

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This Sunday "60 Minutes" will present an investigation into how the global gold industry is helping fuel violence and chaos in the Congo. CBS repor...

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UN Criticized For Part In Congo Offensive

BBC NEWS | Posted 05.25.2011

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United Nations peacekeepers have been criticised for supporting a government military offensive in the Democratic Republic of Congo....

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Tin, Tantalum and Tungsten: The New Blood Diamonds

Janet Ranganathan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Janet Ranganathan

Rebel groups are funded by profits from mining activities, and by unwitting American consumers who purchase electronics using minerals sourced from mines in eastern DRC.

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Conflict In Congo Rages On Despite 49 Years Of Independence

Huffington Post Contributor | Posted 05.25.2011

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By Rebecca Hamilton Goma, DRC - Jimmy Makozo is ten years old. He should be in school. Instead, he is on the streets of Goma desperately reaching ou...

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UN: Arms from Sudan Add to Congo Humanitarian Disaster

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 05.25.2011

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Georgianne Nienaber

How involved was the United States State Department in the destabilization of the Kivu provinces in eastern DRC? Did our State Department officials become "terrorists" in the eyes of a revolutionary movement in Congo?

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