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Congo Violence

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GOP Reps: Stop Targeting Conflict Minerals

HuffingtonPost.com | Christina Wilkie | Posted 05.22.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Republicans at a House subcommittee hearing this week objected to a 2010 law that targets conflict minerals from Central Africa, saying ...

Thousands Flee Congo Town Amid Renewed Violence

AP | MELANIE GOUBY | Posted 05.03.2013 | World

GOMA, Congo -- Thousands of people have fled the town of Pinga in eastern Congo following renewed fighting between local armed groups, and nine member...

Positive Impacts From Heshima Kenya

Heshima Kenya | Posted 05.02.2013 | Impact
Heshima Kenya

2013-04-23-theraiseforwomenchallenge300x60.jpgOne of the most rewarding things about our work is realizing the positive outcomes from our young women who have worked so hard to overcome their traumatic experiences and strive for a better life.

DRC: When and How Will This All End?

CARE | Posted 04.03.2013 | World
CARE

She feels pain everywhere, she says, in her abdomen, her back. But she hopes that once she receives some medication, she would feel better.

UN Approves Special Combat Force For Congo

Reuters | Posted 03.28.2013 | World

UNITED NATIONS, March 28 (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council on Thursday approved the creation of a special combat force that is to carry out "tar...

Terminus for the Terminator?

Diana Jenkins | Posted 03.20.2013 | World
Diana Jenkins

Bosco Ntaganda, one of the most wanted war criminals in the world, unexpectedly has surrendered to the U.S. Embassy in Rwanda and asked to be sent to The Hague to face trial at the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity.

Reflections on 'One Billion Rising' -- DRC

Chantal Daniels | Posted 05.01.2013 | Impact
Chantal Daniels

Violence against women is not linked to specific countries, regions, religions, classes, races or ethnicities -- it happens all over the world from stable, developed economies to fragile, corrupt states.

V-Day in Congo: One Billion Rising

Meredith Hutchison | Posted 04.17.2013 | Impact
Meredith Hutchison

Every Valentine's Day, I end up reflecting on the previous year and the state of women in the world. It has now become my V-day ritual -- sorting through articles, and considering the presence of gender-based violence in the media over the previous 12 months.

To Help Congo, Leave It Alone

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 02.22.2013 | World
Georgianne Nienaber

Congo is behaving like a child who cannot be comforted. No matter how you hold the baby, the baby cries. No matter how much international help Congo receives, Congo cries for more.

Making a Future for the Children of the DRC

Arsene Tungali | Posted 02.17.2013 | Impact
Arsene Tungali

I have witnessed so many abuses committed on children by their parents, their family members, their communities, and yet the world remains calm and not reactive.

Congo General: 'It's War That Will Bring Peace'

Reuters | Posted 01.29.2013 | World

By Ed Stoddard and Jonny Hogg GOMA/MINOVA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nov 29 (Reuters) - A Congolese government army commander said...

Everything You Need To Know To Understand The Conflict In Congo

AP | PETE JONES | Posted 11.28.2012 | World

GOMA, Congo -- The resurgent conflict in the vast African nation of Congo involves several armed groups, at least two other countries and the minerals...

140,000 Congolese Civilians Flee This Month Alone

Reuters | Posted 01.28.2013 | World

* M23's Makenga says pulling back from Masisi, Sake * Rebel military leader says will leave Goma later * Rebels show no ...

PHOTOS: Tens Of Thousands Of Civilians Flee Goma

AP | PETE JONES and JEROME DELAY | Posted 11.23.2012 | World

SAKE, Congo -- Congo's president has suspended the army's chief of staff, following the publication of a United Nations report which reveals that Gen....

Rebels Fire Mortars, Machine Guns At Congo City

AP | MELANIE GOUBY and RUKMINI CALLIMACHI | Posted 01.19.2013 | World

GOMA, Congo — Rebels believed to be backed by Rwanda fired mortars and machine guns Monday on the outskirts of the provincial capital of Goma, t...

Stop the Forgotten Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (PHOTOS)

Christian Fuchs | Posted 01.14.2013 | Impact
Christian Fuchs

2012-11-14-congo.jpg Communities in Masisi district in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been displaced on a daily basis and at least 18 have been murdered, caught between attacks by opposing rebel groups. The UN peacekeeping forces (MONUSCO) and the Congolese army must intervene to protect the civilian population.

Still Human

Lynne Hybels | Posted 01.01.2013 | Impact
Lynne Hybels

In Congo's patriarchal culture, rape has become normalized. Boys are taught that being a man means they have dominion over women. Laws that should protect vulnerable Congolese girls and women are not enforced, yet victims are ostracized.

Apparent Assassination Attempt on Congolese Activist Dr. Denis Mukwege

Meredith Hutchison | Posted 12.31.2012 | World
Meredith Hutchison

Around 7 p.m. (WAT) on October 25, 2012, four armed men entered the home of Dr. Denis Mukwege in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo, according to so...

In a Globalized World, Every Conflict Is Ours

Jim Wallis | Posted 11.07.2012 | World
Jim Wallis

While the technology that connects us continues to advance, our understanding of the ethics and virtues that should guide our global relationships has not always kept up. No place exemplifies this more than the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Congolese Women Stitching a Community Back Together

Robin_Wright | Posted 11.05.2012 | World
Robin_Wright

As documented in a new report from the Enough Project, which ranks electronics firms on their progress in cleaning up their supply chains of conflict minerals, there are glimmers of hope for eastern Congo despite ongoing violence there, which is driven partly by conflict minerals.

Paul Ryan Should Visit Congo

Anjan Sundaram | Posted 11.03.2012 | Politics
Anjan Sundaram

Perhaps Congo might help Paul Ryan reconsider whether rights really come from nature and God, or whether they come from government.

U.N.: Congolese Civilians Massacred In 'Incomprehensibly Vicious' Attacks

Reuters | Posted 10.29.2012 | World

By Robert Evans GENEVA, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Rival armed groups may have killed hundreds of civilians in massacres and other "incompreh...

PHOTOS: Drenching Rain Adds To Refugees' Misery

AP | MICHELLE FAUL | Posted 08.08.2012 | World

KANYARUCHINYA, Congo -- Drenching rain punctuated by frightening bursts of thunder and forked lightning on Wednesday compounded the misery of some 280...

Reports: Hundreds Of Defenseless Civilians Killed In Congo

AP | MICHELLE FAUL and RODNEY MUHUMUZA | Posted 10.07.2012 | World

GOMA, Congo — With Congo's army diverted to fighting a new rebel group in eastern Congo, new militia groups have arisen and older ones are reass...

Amidst Violence, Ruling Party Wins Majority In Republic of Congo

AP | Posted 07.20.2012 | World

BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo -- Provisional results published overnight from the first round of legislation elections in the Republic of Congo gives...