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Prof Gerald Horne discusses Dutch colonialism, slavery and racism in South Africa, Indonesia and Suriname. He also goes into ...
Conservation is often framed as a scientific or technical challenge — a matter of policies, protected areas and enforcement.
During a visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo, a Globe reporter learned how the billionaire is bringing broadband to ...
The Imaginary Tree that Hides a Forest Despite being nearly 80 times smaller than the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Rwanda is often blamed for the instability and poverty that characterize ...
A UN report has exposed dozens of corporations making money from the atrocities being committed across Palestinian ...
Since the colonial era, when Congo was under the absolute rule of King Leopold II of Belgium, foreign powers have been not only pillaging natural resources from the Free State of Congo (today known as ...
When the sugar cravings hit, there’s no better place to be than Brussels.
Many of these assassinations were not random acts of violence but were allegedly linked to covert operations, foreign ...
Learn about sources of continued violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo and how the United Nations, African Union, and neighboring countries are struggling to curtail it.
Bad recent history: When former dictator Mobutu Sese Seko fell in 1997, war erupted throughout Congo. A series of peace agreements -- U.N. blessed -- purportedly ended the Great Congo War in 2003.
The emergency kits include medication to prevent HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, as well as unwanted pregnancies.
Gold miner Twangiza Mining SA has accused Rwanda-backed M23 rebels of forcing its employees to work against their will and without pay after seizing its mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.