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‘A Training School for Elephants’ Review: Stomping Through Africa
The Belgian ruler Leopold II had elaborate plans to extract resources from Africa. Pachyderms played a part.
Who is Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, the African cardinal who could become the continent’s first pope in 1,600 years
Born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, he is 65 years old and serves as Archbishop of Kinshasa; he is the only African ...
Royal United Services Institute1dOpinion
Congo's Fragile Truce? Foreign Interference and Conflict Minerals in the DRC
Despite vast mineral riches, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remains impoverished and plagued by conflicts, including ...
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20 Historical Figures Whose True Malevolence Surfaced Posthumously
History often paints a complex picture of its key figures. This article delves into the lives of 20 individuals who were ...
New Telegraph1dOpinion
Rwanda’s Footprint In Congo’s Unending Wars
ShareWith another humanitarian crisis confronting the world in the Democratic Republic Congo, it is time for concrete action ...
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The origins of the conflict in the Eastern DRC
The conflict's roots became even more entangled when the Belgian government took over administration of Congo in 1908 from King Leopold II, who had run the territory as his personal fiefdom since 1885 ...