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The Democratic Republic of Congo may finally have a chance to break with its troubled past Next Sunday the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo will go to the polls in the country's first ever free election. Other crises claim more attention, but the DRC remains the world's deadliest - deadlier than Israel/Lebanon, Iraq and Afghanistan all put together. An estimated four million Congolese have died since the war reignited in 1998. (Guardian, 25 Jul 2006) 'Thousands' dying in DR Congo war Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo is killing 38,000 people each month, says the Lancet medical journal. (BBC, 6 Jan 2006) Congo's Tin Soldiers Exploited Africa laid bare: the thousand of tin miners slaving to bring the raw materials out that keep the world's electronics turning. (Channel 4 News, 30 Jun 2005) Photos (another money-making mineral - tin). Rwanda withdraws invasion threat Rwanda has withdrawn its threat to enter the Democratic Republic of Congo to attack Rwandan Hutu fighters there. (BBC, 20 Dec 2004) Ignoring Congo's plight The conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo is the most lethal since the second world war (A deadly reversal, December 14). (Guardian readers' letters, 16 Dec 2004) A deadly reversal I hope that newspapers do not represent public opinion. If they do, it means that we consider the Home Secretary's love affair more important than the resumption of the most deadly conflict since the second world war. On Sunday, the civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), already responsible for 3.8 million deaths, started again. (14 Dec 2004) Rwanda announces invasion of Congo Rwanda signalled yesterday that it was on the verge of invading the Democratic Republic of Congo to hunt Hutu militants, fuelling fears of renewed conflict. (1 Dec 2004) DR Congo's shameful sex secret Faela is 13 and her son Joseph is just under six months old. (BBC, 3 Jun 2004) DR Congo: Africa's worst war The four-and-a-half year conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been described as the worst since World War II. (BBC, 8 Apr 2003) The cost of a call ... Coltan is a contraction of colombo tantalite, an excellent conductor that is exceptionally resistant to heat and cold, and valuable as a coat for electronic components in mobile phones, PlayStations and military aircraft. The ore is nearly as heavy as gold and, because of its abundance, just as valuable to those who mine it. Africa is home to 80% of the world's reserves of coltan, and 80% of those are in Congo. (Guardian, 20 Aug 2001) Congo's coltan rush In the yard of the Shenimed sorting house, young men are busy sorting and cleaning colombo-tantalite ore, or coltan, as it is known in this part of the world. Regional analysts say the international demand for coltan is one of the driving forces behind the war in the DRC, and the presence of rival militias in the country. (BBC, 1 Aug 2001) Belgian wealth squeezed from Congo In the mystery over what happened to DR Congo's leader, Laurent Kabila, many of the early facts were first confirmed by the Belgian Government. (BBC, 18 Jan 2001) |
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2006