Articles sur Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken setting out Washington’s new Africa strategy at the University of Pretoria.
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Violence in the DRC can be brought to an end if the geographical scope of the conflict is broadened to include all neighbouring countries.
Professor Corneille Ewango of the University of Kisangani in a peat swamp.
along the Ikelemba River, Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Peat is partially decomposed plant matter that has accumulated over thousands of years.
A march following the return of Patrice Lumumba’s tooth from Belgium – all that is left of the anti-colonialist icon murdered in 1961.
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The new name for monkeypox must be aligned with best practices in naming of infectious diseases to avoid the uninformed negative narrative that associates diseases with regions.
A protestor holds a picture of Patrice Lumumba.
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Les récents affrontements ont remis le M23 de l'est du Congo à la une des journaux, mais de nombreux autres problèmes de sécurité persistent dans la région.
Mining and extracting metals has ecologically damaging consequences.
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For relations with the DRC to truly improve, the Belgian state must acknowledge its historical responsibility more strongly.
Alain Libondo (17) left, and Nsinku Zihindula (25), hammering at solid rock to find cassiterite and coltan at Szibira, South Kivu.
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Peacekeeping missions grab the headlines when they’re associated with tragedy and death – but that isn’t their full story.
A peacekeeper protects civilians who fled violent clashes between the army and the ex-rebels of the “M23” in eastern DRC in January 2022.
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Recent clashes put eastern Congo’s M23 into the headlines again, but many other security problems persist in the area as diplomats struggle to tackle the underlying causes.
South Sudanese children play at a refugee camp in northern Uganda.
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Robert Nasi, Centre for International Forestry Research
Many of Africa’s forests are unknown to the public at large, yet so fascinating and important.
Mother and child fleeing fighting between DRC and rebels backed by Ugandan forces shelter at a refugee camp in Zambia in 2003.
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Part-time lecturer at the Global Health & Social Medicine, Harvard University, and Lecturer at the School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Liberia
Professor of Francophone Studies (Africa, Caribbean), Faculty Affiliate with Africana Studies, World Literature Program and Human Rights Pracice, University of Arizona