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FEATURE:
The DRC: Rainforests and Climate
Change
Produced for the FOTC by Environmental Law Institute.Click
here to read (PDF)
The Congo basin rain forest is the second largest in
the world.
Gorilla Industry Exposed (Again) in Central
Africa By Georgianne Nienaber & keith snow
International Press Scratches the Surface on
"Inside Job" Behind Gorilla Slaughter While
Big Stories of Depopulation, Corporate Plunder and War
Remain Hidden in the Mists of Propaganda. Read
more>>
Congo’s Contract Review By Maurice Carney
On par with a resolution to the current conflict
in the northeast of the Congo is the mining review process
that the Congolese government announced in April 2007.
The government initiated a review of some 60 odd mining
contracts, established during the period of conflict
(1996 – 2002). Read
more>> • Click here
to visit FOTC blog on contract review process
Why the
Congo Matters
Do you own a diamond
ring, gold jewelry, cell phone, computer, xbox, play
station, gameboy, stereo, DVD player, television, kitchen
appliances or any other electronic device?
Do you find it intolerable that almost 6
million lives have been needlessly lost
in the heart of Africa since 1996? If you answer yes
to these questions, you should be concerned about the
Congo. Read
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History
of the Congo
The Congo literally
and figuratively sits in the heart of Africa bordered
by nine countries. It has a rich history stretching
back as far as 20,000 BC.
Congolese have suffered some of the most brutal rule
in modern history. In spite of the tremendous suffering
of the Congolese, more than any other African country,
Congo has the potential to turn the African continent
around and usher in a renaissance. Read
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