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- Environmentalist Preaches Conservation as Chaos Engulfs Eastern Congo
  Posted by ap101
  Environmentalist Preaches Conservation as Chaos Engulfs Eastern Congo
  
  November 4, 2008, Uvira, Democratic Republic of Congo: With little more than a motorbike and a mission, Clement Kitambala has been spreading news about environmental issues in remote communities of the war-ravaged Democratic Republic of Congo.
  
  Amid renewed fighting that has displaced more than 130,000, ongoing food crises and rampant sexual violence, his newsletter, Tunza Mazingira ("Conserve the Environment" in Swahili), has provided a steady voice for conservation. Mr Kitambala painstakingly distributes the newsletter in person, from village to village, on his motorbike.
  
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- Law and Order Crisis in DRC Ongoing
  Posted by SeekThankfully
  Rapes ongoing, slaves extracting materials, 400,000 displaced since August, trust worn out from judicial system - how concerned is the Western Media?
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- Congo: Child trafficking on the rise
  Posted by Justonehumbletruthseeker from AlertNet
  Hundreds of children trafficked into the Congo, lured by false promises of jobs or visas. Children as young as 9 yrs old are forced into labor or prostitution. Child exploitation is rapidly spreading.
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- Contrast in western attitudes to Darfur and Congo show illiberal concept of intervention
  Posted by Jeff from Guardian UK
  Roger Howard: The contrast in western attitudes to Darfur and Congo shows how illiberal our concept of intervention is.
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- Foreigners held over Congo 'plot'
  Posted by Billbar from BBC News
  At least 30 foreigners are being held in the Democratic Republic of Congo in connection with an alleged coup plot. The men - including South African, Nigerian and United States citizens - were working for a security company.
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- Tear gas at DR Congo poll protest
  Posted by Billbar from BBC News
  The protesters in Kinshasa were among thousands of supporters of the veteran opposition leader, Etienne Tshisekedi, who held demonstrations across DR Congo.
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- UN launches Congo aid plan for "forgotten" crisis
  Posted by Billbar from Reuters
  "We are talking about a country where 1,200 people die in silence every day from the lingering effects of war," U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said. "During six years of armed conflict, almost four million people have perished. That makes it the deadliest conflict since World War Two."
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