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Rwanda key to peace in the DRC
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has witnessed an extraordinary number of attempts to resolve what is considered to be one of Africa's largest conflicts. All have failed to end the violence or bring sustainable peace. A month away from the 10th anniversary of the...
Fragile Hope For Peace in Congo After Arrest Rebel Leader Nkunda
With the capture of Laurent Nkunda, the hope for stability and peace in the north east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has grown. Nkunda, the notorious rebel leader who caused havoc and despair in the north...
created by Miriam Mannak | 43 wks ago | updated 43 wks ago
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100 views | 32 recommendations | 3 comments
DRC's second city hit by murder spree - eco crisis possible cause
By Miriam Mannak (from Lubumbashi /DRC) Over the past week, thirteen people were murdered in Lubumbashi- the second largest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the capital of the Katanga province. Among the casualties are two Lebanese nationals and a man from...
created by Miriam Mannak | 46 wks ago | updated 46 wks ago
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249 views | 42 recommendations | 5 comments
Lord's Resistance Army Slaughters 45 Women and Children in Church
Military officials in Uganda are claiming that the rebel militia Lord's Resistance Army has slaughtered at least 45 Catholics, including children, in a church in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Lord's... Deadly ebola outbreak strikes southern DRC
By Miriam Mannak (from Lubumbashi / DRC)
An ebola outbreak in the southern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has killed nine people. About 92 are believed to be infected with the deadly virus.
The epicenter of...
created by Miriam Mannak | 47 wks ago | updated 47 wks ago
531 views | 27 recommendations | 5 comments
531 views | 27 recommendations | 5 comments
Economic crisis: Sour Christmas for Congolese after mines close
Written by Miriam Mannak LUBUMBASHI / DRC - It is busy at the gates of the Bralima brewery in Lubumbashi, the second largest city of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). One day before Christmas,...
created by Miriam Mannak | 47 wks ago | updated 47 wks ago
407 views | 27 recommendations | 5 comments
407 views | 27 recommendations | 5 comments
Ngos: Rape in DRC Has Reached Epidemic Proportions
By Miriam Mannak The wave of rape and sexual violence that is sweeping through the north eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has reached epidemic proportions, various aid organisations say....
created by Miriam Mannak | 48 wks ago | updated 48 wks ago
705 views | 7 recommendations | 7 comments
705 views | 7 recommendations | 7 comments
6. Ushahidi: Crowdsourcing Crisis Information: 2008 in Review
" 2008's Top 10 Moments in User-Generated News 1. Mumbai attacks2. Natural disasters: Emergency info 3. SF Olympic torch relay protests 4. ... Doctor carries out surgery in DRC with help of sms
These days, any news coming from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) - where my parents are living - is not too happy. People are fighting, dying, raping, pillaging and suffering. En masse. But sometimes,...
created by Miriam Mannak | 50 wks ago | updated 47 wks ago
405 views | 64 recommendations | 13 comments
405 views | 64 recommendations | 13 comments
Political repression, rape, murder and torture rule the DRC
A new report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) doesn't leave anything to the imagination when it comes to the state of political freedom in the Democratic republic of Congo (DRC).According to the document which was...
created by Miriam Mannak | 51 wks ago | updated 51 wks ago
288 views | 25 recommendations | 4 comments
288 views | 25 recommendations | 4 comments
DRC: Poverty Pushes Thousands of Children Onto Streets
Despite being Africa's treasure chest in terms of natural resources, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) struggles with widespread poverty. With salaries sometimes not being paid for up to twenty-four months,...
created by Miriam Mannak | 52 wks ago | updated 52 wks ago
342 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
342 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Congo rebels make roadblock out of bodies
The bodies of two government soldiers were used as a roadblock on the route into rebel-controlled Congo, according to a report on CNN. The recent fighting between government forces and rebels wanting protection from Rwandan Hutu rebels has caused 250,000 people to flee. There... DR Congo: Stakeholders gloomy about 1st Quarter results
It is five months since the Supreme Court confirmed Joseph Kabila as the winner of the DRC’s presidential elections, and four months since he took office, encouraging onlookers by pledging his commitment (not... Waking up to a dawn chorus of gunfire in Kinshasa
As the first cock crowed this morning, heavy machine guns opened fire in our neighbourhood, and Kinshasa (capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo) shook to the deep boom of shelling. Compared with those... 'forgotten' crises
While Iraq grabs the headlines in the US, England, and Canada there are many stories going untold across the planet. Médecins Sans Frontières has put out a list of forgotten crises around the world. Are you in...
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