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Sep 6, 2008 · The Congo Crisis (1960-1965) was a period of turmoil in the First Republic of the Congo that began with national independence from Belgium and ended with the seizing of power by Joseph Mobutu. At various points it had the characteristics of anti-colonial struggle, a secessionist war with the province of Katanga, a United Nations peacekeeping operation, and a Cold War proxy battle between the ...
482. Railroads in the Congo Free State. 483. ville, 75 miles; the navigable stretch of the Lualaba from Ponthier- ville to Kindu, I95 miles, on which steamers are now plying; the rail- road now building from Kindu to Kongola, 276 miles; and the river from Kongola to the head of navigation on the Lualaba, in southern Katanga, about 300 miles.
Jan 18, 2009 · Congo mining theatre had close ties to the government in Kinshasa, as well as to luminaries of the Democratic Party in the United States. The so-called renegade armies operating in the region fund themselves by acting as gatekeepers for illegal resource extraction, while the Congolese national treasury crumbles and, with it, social spending.
by Yves Engler The mainstream media’s hypocrisy during the Olympics would be funny if it weren’t so ignorance-producing.So many words written or spoken about human rights violations, lip-synching, suppression of Tibet, taped fireworks, Communist dictatorship, evil Chinese nationalism and yet what about context?
Mar 10, 2010 · By Peter LeeAn agreement between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and China in 2008 to swap 10 million tonnes of copper ore for US$9 billion worth of mine and civic infrastructure looked like a genuine win-win.
Belgium finds herself in her relations with the Congo State. Annexation by Belgium appears to him the best solution because, as he says, it would free Belgium from an intolerable moral situa- tion. — Le PeupJe (Brussels). The Story of the Congo, one of the most complicated and aston- ishing of modern times, is told by Mr. Morel with a force and
May 5, 2008 · DR Congo, including renegade troops loyal to cashiered general Laurent Nkunda who have refused to join DR Congo’s national army. Recent clashes in Lubero territory forced several thousand people to flee their homes, while the situation of both displaced people and returnees in the Masisi and Rutshuru territories
The history of Congo in a nutshell 1885 Berlin Conference. Congo is granted to King Leopold II of Belgium. He names the country “Kongo Free State”. 1908 Belgium takes over ”Kongo Free State” from Leopold II. The country is renamed “Belgian Congo”. 1960 Congo gains its independence. Patrice Emery Lumumba becomes First Minister and Joseph
May 24, 2007 · Congo Militant Threatens Thin-set Gorillas. Atheistic fighters attacked secret police posts fellow feeling an eastern Congo temperament lay aside, meteoric success entire wood chopper and dreary so that sowing with salt a collaborate speaking of out of stock gorillas if warrant ski troops cruiser a counteroffensive, conservationists sounded Monday.
Dec 15, 2008 · United Kingdom, 15 December 2008 (The Independent)—If Kagame doesn't rein in Nkunda, we should tell him we won't fund him. When United Nations experts revealed in a recent report the links between the Rwandan government and the forces of Laurent Nkunda, the Tutsi warlord of Eastern Congo, the Dutch government cut its direct budget support for Rwanda in protest. Should Britain do the same?
