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The key factors fueling conflict in eastern DRC
The past three years have been turbulent for the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a region that has experienced ...
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Why conflict mineral narratives don’t explain the M23 rebellion in DR Congo
The capture of North Kivu’s provincial capital, Goma, by the M23 armed group last month has multiplied international coverage ...
Fighting in Africa’s mineral-rich DRC killed over 3,000 in less than 2 weeks. Here’s how your phone plays a part
A rampaging rebel group has claimed the capture of another mining town in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of ...
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Fighting in Africa’s mineral-rich DRC killed over 3,000 in less than 2 weeks. Here’s how your phone plays a part
Much of DRC’s mineral wealth is split between its government and armed groups who control swathes of the resource-rich east. “Access to natural resources is at the heart of this conflict ...
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Fresh fighting flares in eastern DR Congo
Fighting erupted Tuesday in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, three days after a call by African leaders for a ceasefire and a brief lull in the conflict ... natural resources in the DRC ...
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Southern Africa: Joint Summit Sets Highly Practical Route Map for Sorting Out Eastern DRC
This determination plus the practical route map the SADC-EAC Summit laid down needs to be applied to whole conflict in all its forms in the eastern DRC ... increasable resources to have a ...
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New DRC crisis bears out Great Lakes region’s enduring instability — there is one realistic solution
Since the December 2024 meeting between Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Angola was cancelled ... Second, a genuine common market in natural resources should be created to ...
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Across the world, conservation projects reel after abrupt US funding cuts
Conservation projects across the world are reeling from the Trump administration’s abrupt decision to shut down USAID and ...
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Can Africa jumpstart the DRC peace process?
African diplomacy is in high gear as leaders seek to stop the conflict in the DRC. As the rest of the world ... global race for precious metals and resources," she explained.