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What’s Reigniting War In Congo? Rare Minerals And Rwandan Genocide Ghosts

What's Reigniting War In Congo? Rare Minerals And Rwandan Genocide Ghosts
Soldiers in the eastern province of North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Zanem Nety Zaidi/Xinhua/ZUMA

Rwanda is under scrutiny for the advance of M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and the capture of the regional capital, Goma. However, the international community remains powerless to halt the escalation of conflict in this mineral-rich region.

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This Happened – April 7: Rwanda Genocide Began 30 Years Ago

This Happened - April 7: Rwanda Genocide Began 30 Years Ago

Updated April 7, 2024 at 12:25 p.m. The Rwandan genocide started on this day in 1994, and lasted for approximately 100 days, during which as many as 1 million people were killed. What was the Rwandan genocide? The Rwandan genocide was a mass slaughter of Tutsi and moderate Hutu civilians in Rwanda that occurred over […]

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Congolese Crossroads: Between Cannibalism, Jihad And Hope For Progress

A member of the UN's MONUSCO mission near Beni in March 2014
A member of the UN's MONUSCO mission near Beni in March 2014 MONUSCO/Sylvain Liechti

GOMA — “They realized he wasn’t one of them because he didn’t speak Swahili. Then they pulled him off the bus he was traveling on, stoned him to death, opened his chest and ate his heart.” Hearing this story from a high-ranking United Nations official, one immediately asks if this is just a legend of […]

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