Unraveling the mysteries of the world’s most critical rainforest
For decades, the Congo Basin was largely invisible to climate science. Now, a new generation of Central African researchers ...
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The environmental toll of the M23 conflict in eastern DRC (Analysis)
By Fergus O’Leary SimpsonJoel MasselinkLara Collart The resurgence of the M23 (March 23 movement) rebel group has once again ...
Africa's huge new forest reserve that's so big it's the same size as France
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has announced the creation of a huge new forest reserve, the size of France.
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DRC conflict so far ‘devastating’ to Indigenous lands & people: Interview with Samuel Ade Ndasi
By Aimable Twahirwa The resumption of hostilities since the M23 (March 23 Movement) rebel group resurged and captured ...
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Southern Africa leaders open virtual summit on DRCongo conflict
Southern African leaders held a virtual summit Thursday to discuss the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, including reviewing a military mission that has lost several soldiers this ...
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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 the international community, including the Congolese government, has accused neighboring Rwanda of backing M23 and aiding the plunder of DRC minerals. UN experts believe that an estimated ...
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DRC conflict so far ‘devastating’ to Indigenous lands & people: Interview with Samuel Ade Ndasi
Mongabay: How is the current conflict situation in eastern DRC affecting minorities and Indigenous ... Their survival as a people depends on their presence in the forest, which represents their ...
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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
(CNN) — A rampaging rebel group has claimed the capture of another mining town in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a little over a week after it took control of the ...