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Africa’s wealth is being devoured by tyrants and vultures

Africa’s wealth is being devoured by tyrants and vultures

A surprise judgment was made recently against a vulture fund, FG Hemisphere, striking down its claim for $100m from the Democratic Republic of Congo. FG Hemisphere has spent many years and a small fortune pursuing Congolese dictator Mobutu Sese Seko for a debt it bought "secondhand" for $3m, but on which it hoped to claim back $100m. Most recently it has been trying to grab the assets of Congo’s state-owned mining company, Gécamines, through a joint venture in which it is invested on Jersey. more...

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D C on August 6, 2012

Gold Mining Fuels Conflict in Eastern DRC

Gold Mining Fuels Conflict in Eastern DRC

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Decades of gold mining should have given Congo a ticket to prosperity. The plundering of gold however has done little but fuel conflict in the DRC.

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D C on August 11, 2011

The Democratic Republic of Congo: Background and Current Developments

The Democratic Republic of Congo: Background and Current Developments

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In October 2008, the forces of the National Congress for the Defense of the Congolese People (CNDP), under the command of General Laurent Nkunda, launched a major offensive against the Democratic Republic of Congo Armed Forces (FARDC) in eastern Congo. Within days, the CNDP captured a number of small towns and Congolese forces retreated in large numbers. Eastern Congo has been in a state of chaos for over a decade. The first rebellion to oust the late President Mobutu Sese Seko began in the more...

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Moushumi Biswas on June 7, 2011

Blurring the Boundaries: Citizen Action Across States and Societies

Blurring the Boundaries: Citizen Action Across States and Societies

drc-citizenship.org –

By ‘citizen’, the Citizenship DRC does not necessarily mean someone who is a formal, documented member of a nation state. The Citizenship DRC has been concerned with disenfranchised groups like migrants, refugees, and ethnic and religious minorities who are entirely without citizenship in the legal sense, yet still manage to act politically. What actually determines a citizen’s abilities is a complex set of relationships: both vertical and horizontal, local and global. Vertically, citizens are more...

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D C on May 31, 2011

Certification: The Path to Conflict-Free Minerals from Congo

Certification: The Path to Conflict-Free Minerals from Congo

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Armed groups and military units earn hundreds of millions of dollars per year by trading four main Congo minerals: the ores that produce tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold. This money enables the militias to self-finance their campaign of brutal violence against civilians, with some of the worst abuses occurring in mining areas. Efforts to end the current violent and corrupt system have gained momentum following passage of ground-breaking U.S. legislation, Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall more...

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Sonia Hossain on May 10, 2011

‘The Hill Belongs to Them’ - The need for international action on Congo’s conflict minerals trade

‘The Hill Belongs to Them’ - The need for international action on Congo’s conflict minerals trade

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In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), rebel groups and senior commanders of the national army are fighting over and illegally profiting from the country’s minerals sector. These groups, responsible for mass rape and murder, enrich themselves through international trade. The main user of the kinds of minerals mined . in eastern Congo – notably tin and tantalum – is the electronics sector. Given that over 40 per cent of the world’s tin and around 60 per cent of the world’s tantalum, more...

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D C on April 25, 2011

Third Joint Report of Seven United Nations Experts on the Situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Third Joint Report of Seven United Nations Experts on the Situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The DRC Government has responded to less than 7 percent of the urgent appeals and allegation letters sent by the experts since they were requested to report for the first time on the human rights situation in the country, in March 2008. The experts are of the view that the current mandate given to a group of seven thematic special procedures mandate holders, who undertake this task in addition to the considerable workload entailed by their respective mandates, does not have the necessary more...

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D C on April 25, 2011

Walk in my shoes: A march for women's rights in Bukavu

Walk in my shoes: A march for women's rights in Bukavu

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Over the past two decades, the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo has destroyed lives and killed 5.4 million people. Extreme level of violence have created a relentless cycle of poverty and fear. Rape is a weapon of choice for almost every armed group.

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D C on March 21, 2011

Core Themes for Understanding the Congo

Core Themes for Understanding the Congo

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Executive Director of Friends of the Congo provides core elements for those seeking to understand the Congo, its history, current situation and how one should approach, learning, research, advocacy and policy around the Congo.

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D C on February 14, 2011

Strengthening United States Foreign Policy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Strengthening United States Foreign Policy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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The Congo is at a tipping point. Important progress has been achieved and the country has come a long way since the end of nation-wide conflict in 2002. However, with the 2011-2013 election period approaching, the Congo can either jump into the future or everything could unravel. The ECI, in recognizing both the progress made, as well as the challenges that lie ahead, commissioned the Strengthening United States Foreign Policy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo White Paper to go beyond the more...

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Moushumi Biswas on January 19, 2011

UN peacekeeping in the Congo: when is the job done?

UN peacekeeping in the Congo: when is the job done?

On 28 May 2010, the United Nations Security Council made a critical decision on the future of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Monuc) – the largest and most costly such operation in the world. The Council decided to reduce the number of peacekeepers by 2,000, and to transform Monuc into a stabilisation force, renamed Monusco.The decision was made in a context of differences of view between the DRC government and the UN. The DRC has signalled its preference that more...

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Farina Ahmed on December 23, 2010

Strengthening Governance in a Post-Conflict District of the Democratic Republic of Congo

Strengthening Governance in a Post-Conflict District of the Democratic Republic of Congo

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This report explores the political economy of conflict in Ituri district in the north-eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and its relationship to the national context. The district was chosen because it represents a post-conflict environment, although still fragile, where local conflict factors interact with national factors. The opportunity to start an enduring peace-building process in Ituri from 2003 onwards and to address the remaining - mainly local - conflict factors more...

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Moushumi Biswas on September 21, 2010

UN peacekeeping in the Congo: when is the job done?

UN peacekeeping in the Congo: when is the job done?

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This policy brief considers and analyses these two key positions on Monuc's future. It argues that the Monuc experience offers important lessons that can contribute to a rethinking of peacekeeping operations: among them that the protection of civilians (one of Monuc’s core tasks) is a controversial and complicated topic that has been understood too narrowly; and that the UN has been over-ambitious in what Monuc can achieve and has focused too exclusively on peacekeeping.

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Moushumi Biswas on August 14, 2010

UN Peacekeeping in the Congo: When is the Job Done?

UN Peacekeeping in the Congo: When is the Job Done?

humansecuritygateway.com –

On 28 May 2010, the United Nations Security Council made a critical decision on the future of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Monuc) – the largest and most costly such operation in the world. The Council decided to reduce the number of peacekeepers by 2,000, and to transform Monuc into a stabilisation force, renamed Monusco. The decision was made in a context of differences of view between the DRC government and the UN. The DRC has signalled its preference that more...

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Moushumi Biswas on August 8, 2010

Reinforcing Environmental Cooperation between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo

Reinforcing Environmental Cooperation between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo

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The role of the environment and natural resource management in peacebuilding is particularly important, as it can facilitate trust-building and benefit sharing. The analysis of Lake Albert, shared by Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, shows that peacebuilding opportunities exist even where high-level political agreements are lacking when initiatives integrate and rely on local stakeholders. The study of three domains of environmental interaction (environment and protected area more...

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Moushumi Biswas on July 19, 2010

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