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Congo’s coltan miners dig for world’s tech — and struggle regardless of who is in charge
Nestled in the green hills of Masisi territory in Congo, the artisanal Rubaya mining site hums with the sound of generators, ...
PHOTO ESSAY: Congo coltan miners dig for world’s tech — and struggle regardless of who is in charge
Nestled in the green hills of Masisi territory in Congo, at the artisanal Rubaya mining site, hundreds of men labor by hand ...
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Republic of Congo’s gold mining boom undermines conservation efforts
By Mongabay.com The Republic of Congo has one of the lowest deforestation rates in the world, but “uncontrolled gold mining” ...
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African Parks acknowledges abuse by park staff in Congo, but withholds full report
African Parks, the South Africa-based NGO managing Odzala-Kokoua National Park in the Republic of Congo, commissioned ...
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Inside the Congo Crisis: How Decades of Conflict and Exploitation Set the Nation Ablaze
Eastern Congo’s collapse into chaos is not just another regional conflict—it’s a long-simmering crisis rooted in colonial borders, post-independence misrule, and modern-day battles for control over ...