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Catastrophic Security Situation Plagues Congo

HuffingtonPost.com | Eline Gordts | Posted 04.24.2012

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Five months after Congo's contested presidential elections, civil society groups are calling on the Kabila government and the international community ...

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Kabila Wins Congolese Elections

AP | RUKMINI CALLIMACHI | Posted 02.08.2012

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KINSHASA, Congo — Congo's opposition leader who was declared the loser of the country's election on Friday, rejected those results and insisted ...

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Reason for Hope in Congo

Amy Kurland | Posted 02.07.2012

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A truly democratic DRC will only be possible if the Congolese people believe they have the right and the power to demand reform and stability. It will only be possible if they believe that they can "throw the bums out." It will only be possible if they believe that they don't deserve to be exploited.

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Kabila Leads In Early Results

AP | RUKMINI CALLIMACHI | Posted 02.02.2012

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KINSHASA, Congo — Congo's president, seeking a second term in a nation reeling from poverty and pummeled by war, was leading Saturday in early r...

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Difficult First Day Of Elections In Congo

AP | RUKMINI CALLIMACHI | Posted 01.29.2012

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KINSHASA, Congo — After an election marred by missing ballots and violence, officials extended voting to a second day Tuesday in an attempt to p...

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Congolese Opposition Leader Proclaims Himself President

AP | MICHELLE FAUL | Posted 01.12.2012

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JOHANNESBURG — Congo's leading opposition presidential candidate has spent the first half of the monthlong electoral campaign in South Africa, b...

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UN: Widespread Repression Jeopardizes Upcoming Congolese Vote

AP | MICHELLE FAUL | Posted 01.09.2012

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JOHANNESBURG — Repression by Congo's government ahead of this month's critical presidential election could lead to even more violence in the Cen...

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Choosing Between China and the West Is No Joke for DR Congo

Medard Mulangala Lwakabwanga | Posted 05.25.2011

Africa now has an alternative to listening to the West. That alternative is China, and Europe and North America are right to be concerned.

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How to assist fragile countries challenged by weak governance

Nicholas van Praag | Posted 05.25.2011

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This post originally appeared on the World Bank's Conflict & Development Blog on October 28, 2010. The Democratic Republic of Congo is in the headlin...

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Ending the Conflict Minerals Trade

Robert Hormats | Posted 05.25.2011

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Huffington Post readers may be surprised to learn that the world's deadliest conflict since World War II is still occurring -- in the Democratic Repub...

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A Light at the End of the Tunnel in Congo

John Prendergast | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo is not an obvious candidate to be Africa's turnaround story of the coming decade, but I found the opportunity for real progress in my recent visit to the country.

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Hillary Clinton in Congo: Tempers, Human Rights, and Media Cliché

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 05.25.2011

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Media reports of Hillary Clinton's visit to Congo have so far focused on her testy remark to a Congolese student. But what about human rights and continuing corruption in the Kabila government?

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Where is Twitter for the DRC? HRW Reports "Massive Increase in Attacks on Civilians"

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 05.25.2011

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Human Rights Watch (HRW) reports that the United Nations-backed intensified military operations in eastern and northern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have failed to protect civilians from brutal rebel attacks.

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