Chances are, you have heard about CONGO and its many deaths and wars... But do you understand just WHY ? Why Congo? Who dies in Congo? Who gets rich in Congo? Who cries about Congos death? Who celebrates Congos death? And most importantly who Benefits from it all ? TUNE IN... ON TODAYS episode...
A compendium of selected posts written about the Ituri Forest, the Efe Pygmies, and other folks and other things in the region:
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We've got an off week next week, and many drivers use the time to recharge around the house, bust down the honey-do list, or, in some cases, race in some lower-tier events. But Jeff Gordon's doing something a wee bit different: he's headed to the Congo for a firsthand look at a refugee camp...
african grey parrot? I have a 5 weeks old congo african grey, it's been 3 weeks i brought him home. He is doing great, eat well and is alert. But I don't know how I am suppose to clean him. I tried with a wet warm washcloth, but it's not really convenient. My older birds love to shower or take...
The World Medical Association added its support to worldwide calls for an immediate inquiry into allegations that more than 700 women, men and children were raped when Angola recently expelled thousands of people back to the Democratic Republic of Congo. These atrocities add to the...
Nazi Holocaust: 1939 - 1945
War crimes trials: Fall 1945
DR Congo genocide: 1996-1997
War crimes trials: Still thinking about it.
I guess that brackets the range of potential variation.
(Note: This does not refer to the other, related genocide of Tutsi, for which trials have taken place.)...
The UN's human rights chief has said the "scale and viciousness" of mass rapes in DR Congo "defy belief", as a report into the attack was released.Navi Pillay said that, even for the region, the incident stood out because of the "extraordinarily cold-blooded and systematic way" it was carried...
Congolese Community Leaders Warned U.N. About Security; 240 Rape Victims Now Identified "Congolese community leaders say they begged local U.N. officials and army commanders to protect villagers days before rebels gang-raped scores of people, from a month-old baby boy to a 110-year-old...
Up to 140 people are feared dead after a boat carrying passengers and goods capsized on a river in the Democratic Republic of Congo, officials say.The accident happened on the Kasai river - a tributary of the Congo River - in the western province of Bandundu.
Information Minister Lambert Mende...
Foxconn is often held up as the poster child for tainted gadgets, but there's far worse in war-torn Congo, from whence many of the minerals that ultimately make up the innards of our smartphones come. More »
UN chief Ban Ki-Moon has called for an independent investigation in the Democratic Republic of Congo into the death of a human rights activist. Floribert Chebeya's body was found in his car after he was called to a meeting with the national police chief, which did not take place, on Tuesday...
Mount Nyamulagira, 25km (16 miles) from the eastern city of Goma, erupted at dawn on Saturday, sending lava into the surrounding Virunga National Park. About 40 endangered chimpanzees and other animals live in the area.
But the country's famous critically endangered mountain gorillas are...
Mount Nyamulagira, 25km (16 miles) from the eastern city of Goma, erupted at dawn on Saturday, sending lava into the surrounding Virunga National Park.About 40 endangered chimpanzees and other animals live in the area.
But the country's famous critically endangered mountain gorillas are said to...
If you liked the Congo Memoirs, and you live in New York City, you might want to check this out:
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In a Washington Post opinion piece, documentary filmmaker Mary Lou Hartman discusses the "unfathomable violence that is being unleashed against the women and girls in the Democratic Republic of Congo" and calls for the passage of two federal bills that could reduce funds available to groups that...
find colton free electronics? Colton is a precious metal used by many multibillion dollar corporations that make electronics for western society. The metal is highly sought after and worth a great deal considering its uses. Over 80% of the world's colton comes from the Congo. Large corporations...
i have an African Gray Congo (Male) that will be two in May and i have had him for about 8-9 months. hes not the best talker and when he says stuff its not that clear, but him not being able to talk doesn't bother me. he whistles very well and makes little noises well to but for some reason...