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Congo Army Rapes Detailed in UN Report as Special Brigade Arrives

Tala Dowlatshahi
• May 15, 2013

The cycle of sexual violence that has been churning throughout the eastern half of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has refused to stop, despite all the steps the United Nations has taken over decades to end the epidemic….

Categories: Africa, Peace and Security, Secretary-General, Security Council, Women

Illegal Gold Mining Runs Rampant in Eastern Congo

Lorraine Boissoneault
• February 26, 2013

Gold is now one of the most problematic conflict minerals in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, and United Nations Security Council sanctions on the illegal mining of natural resources, including gold, have done little to prevent smugglers from…

Categories: Africa, Peace and Security, Security Council

Congo Miners See Hope While Rebels Sow Unrest

Dulcie Leimbach
• October 17, 2012

Important progress in controlling the mining of tin, tantalum and tungsten in the troubled eastern region of Democratic Republic of Congo has been achieved, says a report from the Enough Project, a Washington nonprofit group focused on Africa. Yet…