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  • June 2008

    • Congo's Gorillas Victims in War Over Charcoal

      National Geographic  |  Jun 23, 08 2:09 PM CDT

      Congo's Gorillas Victims in War Over Charcoal

      (Newser) - Who murdered seven mountain gorillas in the Congo last year? Perhaps, National Geographic finds, the question should be how any of the magnificent apes stay alive at all. A three-way military standoff—a holdover from neighboring Rwanda’s haunted past—enveloping Virunga National Park has left gorillas, people, and the park itself in grave danger. More »

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      murder  • Rwanda  • Democratic Republic of Congo  • Hutu  • Tutsi  • mountain gorillas  • charcoal trade  • Virunga Park

  • April 2008

    • UN Troops Traded Guns for Gold

      BBC  |  Apr 28, 08 9:20 AM CDT

      UN Troops Traded Guns for Gold

      (Newser) - UN peacekeeping troops sold weapons to guerrilla fighters in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a BBC investigation claims, charging that the UN suppressed the story for political reasons. Pakistani and Indian troops, part of the UN's largest peacekeeping force of 17,000, are said to have traded munitions for gold. A UN investigation into the scandal was suppressed, a UN insider told the BBC, for fear of angering Pakistan. More »

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      Pakistan  • United Nations  • India  • Democratic Republic of Congo  • peacekeeping force  • arms trafficking  • rebel fighters

    • Congo Plane Crash Kills 75

      Associated Press  |  Apr 15, 08 1:30 PM CDT

      Congo Plane Crash Kills 75

      (Newser) - A Congolese jetliner carrying around 85 people failed to take off today from an airport in Goma, crashing at high speed into a busy market neighborhood at the end of the runway. Local officials said dozens of bodies—as many as 75 people—were pulled from the wreckage. More »

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      disaster  • plane crash  • Democratic Republic of Congo

  • February 2008

    • Nations Unite to Save Gorillas

      Guardian (UK)  |  Feb 25, 08 5:00 AM CST

      Nations Unite to Save Gorillas

      (Newser) - Three African nations where the world's last 720 wild mountain gorillas live are finally working together to save the critically endangered animal, the Guardian reports. Until the 10-year plan was announced last week, mistrust and conflict had kept Rwanda, Uganda and the Congo from collaborating as another 10 apes were killed in the last 14 months. More »

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      endangered species  • conservation  • Rwanda  • Democratic Republic of Congo  • gorilla  • poaching  • rebel fighters  • Uganda  • mountain gorillas  • charcoal trade  • Virunga Park

    • African Quakes Kill at Least 40

      AFP  |  Feb 3, 08 6:35 PM CST

      African Quakes Kill at Least 40

      (Newser) - A pair of earthquakes killed at least 40 people and injured nearly 400 in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo today, AFP and the AP report. The first quake measured 6.0 on the Richter scale and the second, less than 4 hours later, 5.0. Public buses carted casualties to hospitals as rescue crews dug victims out of toppled houses. More »

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      Africa  • aftershock  • Rwanda  • Democratic Republic of Congo  • Richter scale  • Kivu

    • Quakes Kill 39 in Rwanda, Congo

      Associated Press  |  Feb 3, 08 1:56 PM CST

      Quakes Kill 39 in Rwanda, Congo

      (Newser) - A pair of earthquakes shook Rwanda and the Congo today, killing 39 and injuring 380, the AP reports. Congo was hit first, with a 6.0 blast early this morning. Rwanda was shaken scant hours later, with a 5.0 shock. “I was at home when the earthquake hit, and the next thing I heard was the house falling down,” said one injured woman. More »

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      earthquake  • natural disaster  • Rwanda  • Democratic Republic of Congo

  • January 2008

    • 45K Dying Each Month in Congo

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jan 23, 08 2:34 PM CST

      45K Dying Each Month in Congo

      (Newser) - The civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo officially ended in 2002, but it's still killing 45,000 people a month, a new study concludes.  Malaria, diarrhea, pneumonia, and malnutrition caused by 10 years of conflict—not to mention continuing armed skirmishes in the east—have left 5.4 million dead in the most lethal conflict since World War II, the Guardian reports. More »

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      war  • civil war  • malaria  • Democratic Republic of Congo  • infant mortality  • pneumonia  • diarrhea  • malnutrition

  • November 2007

    • Africa's Child 'Witches' Abused, Abandoned

      New York Times  |  Nov 15, 07 1:34 PM CST

      Africa's Child 'Witches' Abused, Abandoned

      (Newser) - Thousands of children in Angola, Congo, and the Congo Republic are being abused, abandoned, and even killed after being accused of witchcraft, the New York Times reports. Such accusations—born from tribal superstition and poverty that leaves some families unable to care for children—are a "massive" problem, sending hundreds of children alone into the streets of cities like Kinshasa and Luanda. More »

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      children  • Africa  • Democratic Republic of Congo  • witches  • witchcraft

    • Onion Atlas Redraws the World

      Newsweek  |  Nov 3, 07 3:15 PM CDT

      Onion Atlas Redraws the World

      (Newser) - You may never look at the world in quite the same way after reading the new atlas from the Onion , says a Newsweek reviewer. Our Dumb World is the best parody in 30 years, writes Malcolm Jones, with its mix of laugh-out-loud goofball humor and darker satire. The Iraq map, for instance, shows US "soldiers arguing over whose turn it is to wear armor."  More »

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      Iraq  • United Kingdom  • Ukraine  • Democratic Republic of Congo  • atlas  • The Onion

  • October 2007

    • Thousands Flee Congo Fighting

      BBC  |  Oct 21, 07 5:46 AM CDT

      Thousands Flee Congo Fighting

      (Newser) - Thousands of refugees are fleeing a new outbreak of fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Renewed fighting has erupted between dissident Gen. Laurent Nkuda and local militias, as well as between Nkuda and regular government forces, following Nkuda's refusal to disarm his troops and reintegrate into the army. Aid agencies warn of a deepening crisis in the battle-ravaged land. More »

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      outbreak  • refugee  • refugee camp  • Democratic Republic of Congo  • Kivu

    • Rapes Shatter Congo Women

      New York Times  |  Oct 7, 07 1:20 PM CDT

      Rapes Shatter Congo Women

      (Newser) - A record number of brutal rapes has devastated the women of war-ravaged Congo. A single province reported 27,000 last year, with some assaults so brutal that victims' reproductive systems will never recover, the New York Times reports. "We don’t know why these rapes are happening, but one thing is clear: they are done to destroy women," said a doctor who sees 10 victims daily. More »

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      rape  • women  • war  • Democratic Republic of Congo

    • Plane Crashes in Congo Capital

      Reuters  |  Oct 4, 07 12:06 PM CDT

      Plane Crashes in Congo Capital

      (Newser) - A plane smashed into a crowded neighborhood in Kinshasa today, an all-too familiar occurrence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Officials don’t know how many were killed by the falling plane, which completely destroyed two houses, but witnesses told Reuters they saw at least six bodies pulled from the wreckage. All 17 aboard the plane were killed, the government said. More »

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      Russia  • plane crash  • Democratic Republic of Congo

  • September 2007

    • Ebola Outbreak Is Worst in Years

      Washington Post  |  Sep 19, 07 11:04 AM CDT

      Ebola Outbreak Is Worst in Years

      (Newser) - Doctors are being airlifted into the Democratic Republic of Congo to help treat what may be the worst outbreak of Ebola virus in years, the Washington Post reports. Only nine cases of the disease have been confirmed in labs, but almost 550 are suspected, including 168 resulting in deaths. The outbreak is centered in isolated rural areas connected only by rutted dirt roads. More »

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      health care  • outbreak  • virus  • Democratic Republic of Congo  • Doctors Without Borders  • Ebola

  • August 2007

    • Stranded by War, Forest Yields Treasures

      Reuters  |  Aug 8, 07 6:53 PM CDT

      Stranded by War, Forest Yields Treasures

      (Newser) - Scientists have discovered six animal species in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, an area closed to scientists for nearly 50 years. The region is rich in biodiversity, Reuters reports, and beyond the bat, rodents, frogs, and shrews found on a brief trip this past winter, the Wildlife Conservation Society may also have discovered new plant species. More »

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      animal  • wildlife  • species  • Democratic Republic of Congo  • ecology  • frogs  • bats

  • July 2007

    • UN Eyes Congo After Gorilla Murders

      CNN  |  Jul 28, 07 3:47 PM CDT

      UN Eyes Congo After Gorilla Murders

      (Newser) - Four mountain gorillas were shot to death in a nature preserve in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and UNESCO is flying in to help with the unsolved crime, CNN reports. The massacre of an alpha male and three females follows the recent killing of three other mountain gorillas—only 700 of which exist worldwide. More »

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      murder  • animal  • death  • Democratic Republic of Congo  • gorilla  • UNESCO

    • Giant Chimps Found in Congo

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jul 14, 07 1:30 PM CDT

      Giant Chimps Found in Congo

      (Newser) - Scientists from the University of Amsterdam have discovered a population of giant, near ape-size chimpanzees in the Congo. Long rumored to exist, they are referred to by local hunters as lion-eating chimps. And while the scientists could not confirm the lion-eating, they did see a band of the chimps eating a leopard. More »

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      animal  • species  • Democratic Republic of Congo  • chimpanzees

  • March 2007

    • Miners Dig for Gold in Belgian Museum

      Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 20, 07 11:33 AM CDT

      Miners Dig for Gold in Belgian Museum

      (Newser) - A Belgian museum filled with stacks of faded geological maps of the Congo—a former colony—has become an unlikely mecca for mining companies searching for new deposits. With prices soaring and on-site exploration impeded by armed militias, drillers are eager to shell out hefty research fees to the Royal Museum of Central Africa.    More »

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      Belgium  • Democratic Republic of Congo  • geology  • museums  • mining  • maps  • colonialism

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