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Congo Crisis

Despite Obama in Ghana, a Bad Month for African Democracy

Todd Moss | Posted 09.12.2009 | World

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Todd Moss

In Mauritania the vote was so obviously suspicious that the electoral chief resigned and the opposition rejected the results.

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Tin, Tantalum and Tungsten: The New Blood Diamonds

Janet Ranganathan | Posted 09.11.2009 | Green

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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 08.01.2009 | World

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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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"Cheka Kidogo": Congolese Fashion Exhibition Aims To Raise Awareness Of Continued Violence

Louis Belanger | Posted 06.21.2009 | World

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Louis Belanger

Fashion photographer Rankin has joined forces with aid agency Oxfam to put together a unique selection of portraits from Congo's war-zone: The exhibit...

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Mass Rape And Violence In Congo Over Past Two Months: Human Rights Watch

AP | RUKMINI CALLIMACHI | Posted 05.10.2009 | World

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DAKAR, Senegal — At least 90 women have been raped and 180 villagers killed over the past two months by rebels as well as government forces in v...

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Congo Violence Fueled By Common Material In Cell Phones, Laptops

NYCity News Service | Posted 05.08.2009 | World

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NYCity News Service

Coltan, when refined, is used in many common electronic devices. But Congolese miners have been killed, and women raped, during the 11-year war over the valuable mineral deposits.

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'Congo Chic': A Hint Of Glamour In The Shadow Of War (VIDEO)

Global Post | Finbarr O'Reilly | Posted 05.01.2009 | World

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EASTERN CONGO -- The Democratic Republic of Congo is notorious for its war, brutality and misery. Less known is the beauty and humanity that still s...

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Congo: Africa's Other Holocaust

Newsweek | Rod Nordland | Posted 12.24.2008 | Home

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Barack Obama spoke often and passionately about Darfur while campaigning. But the African holocaust that will confront him first is the ongoing slaugh...

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Horrific Rape Epidemic Devastating Eastern Congo

New York Times | JEFFREY GETTLEMAN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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Denis Mukwege, a Congolese gynecologist, cannot bear to listen to the stories his patients tell him anymore. Every day, 10 new women and girls who ha...

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