Archives: Congo

Friday, September 5, 2025

Congo and critical minerals: What are the costs of America鈥檚 peace?

Written by: Evelyn Namakula Mayanja In March 2025, President F茅lix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) offered the country鈥檚 critical mineral reserves to the聽United States and Europe聽in exchange for security and stability. At the time, the March 23 (M23)聽militia insurgency聽was unleashing violence: killing civilians,... More

Friday, February 21, 2025

Colonialism Reimagined: The Neo-Colonial Scramble for Africa and the DRC

Colonialism Reimagined: The Neo-Colonial Scramble for Africa and the DRC From Curtis Research found here: Curtis Africa and its people are often stereotyped as poor, constantly in need of help, and as 鈥渦nderdeveloped鈥�. This couldn't be further from the truth. Africa is a complex and large area endowed with various natural聽 resources from... More

Friday, January 24, 2025

A Bloody Bite Out of Africa and the Fight Against It: The DRC鈥檚 Lawsuit Against Apple Inc.

In 2024 the DRC (the Democratic Republic of the Congo) government filed a massive lawsuit against the tech giant and global cell phone producer Apple. The lawsuit is over allegations of exploitation of resources, such as copper and cobalt, and illegal mining, along with deceptive marketing tactics that make their resource sources seem clean.... More

Friday, April 21, 2023

Videos on Resources Extraction

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfnruW7yERA This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Mallence Bart-Williams introduced her second home Sierra Leone and its talented people, who are part of her project FOLORUNSHO. Find out more via http://www.tedxberlin.de. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcJ8me22NVs... More

Thursday, January 12, 2023

DR Congo Accuses Rwanda of ‘Political’ Blackmail Over Refugees

The EastAfrican released the following news today: Kinshasa accused Rwanda of using refugees for political purposes on Wednesday, after its neighbour said it would no longer take in people fleeing violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Rwandan President Paul Kagame said Monday that his country "cannot keep hosting refugees" -- stoking... More

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