Congo (DRC)

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The killer king of North Kivu

1 March 2012 -

Bosco Ntaganda is the spider in the web of violence and looting in North Kivu, East Congo. The Terminator kidnaps people, smuggles raw materials into Rwanda and orders forests to be felled in Virunga Park. The International Court of Justice may be after him for crimes against humanity, but Ntaganda simply lives in Goma, at a stone’s throw from the ...

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Rainbow nation sks. energy

25 June 2008 -

South Africa is dealing with an acute shortage of energy, and they are furthermore stuck up with this for years.

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Congo squanders its crown jewels

28 March 2006 -

Although Congo is poverty-stricken, its subsoil is overflowing with wealth. But who profits from Congolese copper, cobalt or uranium? MO* got hold of two mining exploitation contracts and had them analyzed by a specialized law firm. Conclusion: Congo is being looted. A Congolese parliamentary Commission warned about this, but its report was suppres ...