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The environmental toll of the M23 conflict in eastern DRC (Analysis)
By Fergus O’Leary SimpsonJoel MasselinkLara Collart The resurgence of the M23 (March 23 movement) rebel group has once again ...
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Rwanda’s Tourism Industry Faces Threat Amid Conflict and International Sanctions
Rwanda's $640 million tourism industry faces significant threats due to its alleged support of M23 rebels in the Democratic ...
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DRC: 'This is our war, not some distant, irrational outbreak of violence in Africa'
Rwanda, which invaded the DRC, is deeply dependent on aid, business and tourism from Europe and North America. Currently, it receives around $1.3 billion (€1.2 billion) in aid, while the country ...
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Red Cross warns of forgotten humanitarian crisis in DRC
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a rebel offensive has plunged hundreds of thousands of civilians into an acute humanitarian crisis.
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With U.S. Aid Cuts No Longer a Threat, Rwanda Bets Big on Soft Power
With Rwandan troops involved in the war not far away in Democratic Republic of Congo, professional cyclists ... the national tourism agency. At the Tour of Rwanda last month, cycling teams from ...
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Fighting in Africa’s mineral-rich DRC killed over 3,000 in less than 2 weeks. Here’s how your phone plays a part
(CNN) — A rampaging rebel group has claimed the capture of another mining town in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a little over a week after it took control of the ...