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Greenpeace Africa responds to the cancellation of oil blocks in Salonga National Park
On Monday the UNESCO World Heritage Committee decided to remove Salonga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo from the List of...
Bangladesh and the UN Peace Operations: The MONUSCO Mission
Bangladesh’s presence in the UN peace operations has been remarkable and vibrant. As a leading contributor of members to various peace missions of the...
Race and Racism’s Critical Role in International Relations
The majority of realist International Relations theory attempts to explain the outcome of the Thirty Years’ War and the 1648 Peace of Westphalia. Given...
DR Congo: Lives and futures of three million children at risk
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), on Friday, highlighted the dire situation of some three million displaced children in the Democratic Republic of the...
Armed group atrocities creating havoc in eastern DR Congo
Atrocities committed by armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have become part of a systematic pattern to disrupt lives,...
President Tshisekedi Takes Over as the New Chairperson of the African Union for 2021
The African Union (AU) has held a two-day summit to elect new team, and to discuss a wide range of issues including a rise...
DR Congo: Political tensions, armed attacks, displacement and COVID threats continue
There is a critical need for State institutions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to provide more stability and safety for citizens facing multiple...
DR Congo’s fragile detente ‘could yet unravel’
Planning for a drawdown of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is well underway, but much work still...
Millions ‘on the edge’ in DR Congo, now in even greater danger of tipping over
Millions of lives could be lost to hunger in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), amid escalating conflict and worsening COVID-19 transmission, the...
The Congo Affair With Russia
Over the years, Russia and the Republic of
the Congo have had good bilateral relations and, undoubtedly, there are still
prospects for strengthening these relations especially...