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Daily Wrap on MSN2h
United States brokers peace talks to stabilize mineral-rich DR Congo
The United States organized a meeting between the foreign ministers of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) and Rwanda ...
Mongabay News7h
Through colonization, conflicts and conservation: 100 years of Virunga National Park
For me, the 100th anniversary of Virunga National Park is the fruit of resistance. A peaceful resistance led by local ...
The Africa Report17h
How cocoa became a conflict commodity in eastern DRC
Once considered ‘ militia-proof ’, cocoa is now being harvested at gunpoint in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
The Standard18h
Fighting flares in east DR Congo despite Rwanda truce push
Fierce fighting between the Congolese army and the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has flared up again in the troubled east ...
Opinion
The New Times on MSN1dOpinion
Can the DR Congo government be trusted to commit to the Declaration of Principles?
Dare we hope that, at long last, there is a possibility of real, sustainable, lasting peace in DR Congo (and thus the wider Great Lakes Region)? The foreign ministers of DR Congo and Rwanda hosted by ...