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US Conflict Minerals Law Not Reducing War in Congo, GAO Says
A US law that requires companies to report on their use of minerals linked to conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo hasn’t reduced violence in the country, the Government Accountability Office said Monday.
US Rules on Conflict Minerals Have Not Reduced Violence in Congo, GAO Says
A U.S. congressional watchdog has found no evidence that a 2012 Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) conflict minerals disclosure rule has reduced violence in Democratic Republic of Congo, it said in a report on Monday.
Congo to crack down on companies buying conflict minerals
The Democratic Republic of Congo plans to crack down on companies that purchase or source minerals from its conflict-ridden eastern region. ・DRC plans to crack down on companies purchasing minerals from conflict-ridden eastern region.
Congo to Clamp Down on Companies Buying Conflict Minerals
Democratic Republic of Congo plans to clamp down on companies that buy or source minerals from its war-torn eastern region, where smuggling is fueling one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.
Congo government plans to crack down on buyers like Apple for conflict minerals
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is considering legal action against tech companies such as Apple to reduce the amount of conflict minerals sourced from its eastern provinces.
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Pro-Palestinian protesters rally Congo Square, call for an end to war in Gaza
Hundreds pro-Palestinian demonstrators rallied in Congo Square Saturday night calling for a ceasefire and an end to the ...
The War in Congo That’s Uprooted 7 Million People: QuickTake
The UN experts say at least 3,000 members of the Rwanda Defense Force were deployed to Congo to support M23, which is ...
War in the Congo Has Kept the Planet Cooler
During the Cold War, a coup backed by the United States assassinated Patrice Lumumba, the first democratically elected ...
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The Calamitous Rape Crisis Unfolding in Congo’s War
GOMA, Congo—The women walk in silence, their flip flops tapping the black volcanic rocks, sometimes catching the plants that crop up in between. On open stretches of their five-hour march ...
Time16d
The Congo: War in Katanga
It was a war that the U.N.’s O’Brien, presumably with the full approval of Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold, had started in an attempt to bring Tshombe back under the authority of the Congo ...
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Congo-Kinshasa: 'My Heart Is Bleeding' - Congolese Youth On the M23 War and Prospects for Peace
Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo — 'We just want peace and that ... among themselves to reflect on the impact of the war and prospects for peace. A few weeks ago, more than 10,000 people ...
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Will Félix Tshisekedi deliver war or peace for DR Congo and Rwanda?
So can Mr Tshisekedi bring that long yearned-for peace to DR Congo? Or have heightened violence and the president's campaign pledge to go to war with neighbouring Rwanda ruined any chances of that ...
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The geopolitical tug-of-war: Kagame and Tshisekedi in Eastern Congo, By Osmund Agbo
The perilous convergence of local, regional, and global interests, rendering peace in eastern Congo not merely elusive.