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“Democratic Republic of Congo”

MONUSCO:Sylvain Liechti
August 03, 2022
Between hunger and hope
topic: Refugees and Asylum
by: Robert Bociaga
Renewed fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo presents fresh challenges to Congolese refugees abroad.
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May 09, 2022
The world must stand with the Batwa community in DR Congo
topic: Indigenous people
by: Bob Koigi
Subject to mass violence and removal from their homelands, the Batwa people need international support and protection.
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May 09, 2022
"Their real crime was seeing too much"
topic: Refugees and Asylum
by: Cyril Zenda
Zimbabwe deported dozens of refugees back to their strife-torn country. Some suspect the move was an attempt to cover up widespread corruption.
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May 31, 2021
The human cost of the volcanic eruption in DR Congo
topic: Natural disaster
by: Bob Koigi
The recent volcanic eruption in Democratic Republic of Congo’s Mount Nyiragoingo has left dozens dead and hundreds of thousands displaced.
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March 01, 2019
Support DRC’s persecuted journalists and freedom fighters
type: Donation, NGO
by: Yair Oded
Front Line Defenders document and publicize cases of human rights abuse by the DRC government against its citizens, political activists, and journalists.
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congo
January 14, 2019
Cautious optimism in Democratic Republic of Congo
by: Bob Koigi
The recent elections in DR of Congo mark the first democratic transition of power since the country gained independence from Belgium in 1960.
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Denis Mukwege
October 08, 2018
A well-deserved Nobel peace honour for Dr. Mukwege
by: Bob Koigi
Dr. Denis Mukwege offers medical help to victims of sexual attacks. Now the Congolese surgeon and warrior against rap won the Nobel Prize.
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child labour congo
September 10, 2018
Mining minors: The pain of African child workers
by: Bob Koigi
It is a heartrending story of tens of thousands of children involved in back breaking and hazardous mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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July 31, 2018
Congo youth court for sex and reproductive health
topic: Women’s rights
by: Bob Koigi
"Doctor Love" seems to click with majority of young people in the DR Congo because his messages are personalised.
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Kinshasa traffic
January 31, 2018
The Congo robot police solving traffic problems
topic: Innovation
by: Bob Koigi
An innovation from Congo has drawn inspiration across the world, solving the traffic problems of a country known for its civil war and human rights abuses.
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africa mobile phone
August 14, 2017
The Steve Jobs of Africa
topic: Innovation
by: Bob Koigi
FairPlanet spoke to the man, who brought Africa its first smartphone and tablet.
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Drug trafficking deforestation
February 04, 2014
Press Review: Drug trafficking responsible for large-scale deforestation in South America & Humanitarian crisis in south DRC ignored by UN
by: Rebecca Silus
Threats and bribes from the cartels have silenced conservation groups, indigenous groups, prosecutors, and government officials, allowing them to [...]
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VENEZUELA-PROTEST-OPPOSITION
November 28, 2013
Modern-day Pillaging
by: Jonathan Lutes
To pillage means to rob – often violently – during wartime, and it is a war crime. Politicians and soldiers have been prosecuted for taking valuables [...]
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smartphone
November 15, 2012
Green technology for every day
by: FairPlanet Editorial Team
Its main developers Bas van Abel und Miquel Ballester Salva are convinced that an ethically produced smartphone will inspire the industry and help to [...]
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