National Catholic Reporter16d
In Africa's Congo Basin, Indigenous peoples lose homes to conservation efforts
As nations meet in Colombia for the COP16 summit under the U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity, African bishops and other ...
The Stanford Daily22d
Solidarity, not charity: Congolese leaders on Indigenous communities and foreign aid
An Indigenous union of approximately ... conflict has claimed an estimated 6 million lives in the Congo and displaced over seven million Congolese people. Hundreds of thousands of Congolese ...
ThePrint9h
UK announces transnational partnerships to combat deforestation, support indigenous people
At COP29, the UK Foreign Secretary announced partnerships and funding to support indigenous communities and forest protection ...
Nuclear Engineering International15d
IAEA reviews nuclear security in Congo
“The Republic of Congo has welcomed the IPPAS Mission and believes that the recommendations made will help the country ...
Congo wants UN peacekeepers gone. But endless war around minerals is complicating that
The end of one of the world’s deadliest and yet most shadowy wars is as difficult to predict as the end of the large ...
Voice of America1mon
Congo violence forces people to use often-risky boats to travel
The overcrowded boat that capsized in eastern Congo last week killed eight members ... frequent in this central African nation as more people are abandoning the few available roads for wooden ...
The Stanford Daily29d
Congo Week teach-in calls for a more sustainable, socially-responsible mining industry
Since 1996, an estimated 6 million Congolese people have been ... Basandja Coalition, an Indigenous alliance composed of approximately 10,000 artisanal miners from the Congo Basin forest.
WYSO14d
50 years on, D.R. Congo commemorates boxing's 'Rumble in the Jungle'
The historic fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman is still revered as a cherished moment in the central African ...