Kinshasa’s Homeless Girls Are Resorting To Prostitution To Survive

By Didem Tali, Women & Girls Hub

Congo Postpones Elections As Opposition Calls For General Strike

Dozens have died in recent months amid protests in the nation.
By Reuters

Poachers Are Gunning Down Giraffes Just To Cut Off Their Tails

A rare subspecies is being slaughtered for use as a dowry.
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African Park Rangers Face Deadly Struggle To Save Mountain Gorillas

At least 152 Virunga workers have died defending the critically endangered primates over the past two decades.
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First Man Convicted Of Sexual Violence In War By Global Court Gets 18 Years

Congo's Jean-Pierre Bemba was found guilty of leading a campaign of rape and murder in neighboring Central African Republic in 2002-03.
By Thomas Escritt, Reuters

WATCH: How A Trip To The Congo Changed Robin Wright's Life

Inspired by women who had banded together and built their own businesses in the Congo, actress Robin Wright created her own pajama line, Pour Les Femmes. Proceeds from the sleepwear line go to help the women in the Congo find some measure of "comfort and security."
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