Hollywood Reporter on MSN16d
‘The Tree of Authenticity’ Is a Cinematic Essay About Congo’s Colonial Past and Ecological Significance
Photographer and visual artist Sammy Baloji discusses his International Film Festival Rotterdam Tiger Competition entry, the importance of sound Pier Paolo Pasolini adaptation he is hoping to make.
natural5d
Just 17% of world’s peatlands are protected, new study warns
There is a “mismatch” between the importance of peatlands and their current level of protection, a new study warns.
The New York Times23d
Rebels Backed by Rwanda Announce Capture of Key City in Eastern Congo
By Caleb Kabanda and Ruth Maclean Photographs by Guerchom Ndebo Caleb Kabanda reported from Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Ruth Maclean from Dakar, Senegal. A rebel militia backed by ...
The Economist23d
Rwanda’s reckless plan to redraw the map of Africa
The largest city in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has long been a refuge for those fleeing from violence elsewhere in one of the world ... to redraw the map of the region ...
Mongabay20d
Mineral exploitation overshadows green diplomacy in Congo’s Sangha region
He has hunted, fished, and gathered medicinal plants for his family in the forests surrounding his home his whole life ... Situated in the Congo Basin, the world’s largest carbon sink, absorbing ...
The Pilot14d
Congolese bishops say Goma situation remains grave; full scale of human toll still emerging
"When one member suffers, the whole body suffers ... with other Christian churches in January. The peace road map titled "The Social Pact for Peace and Living Well Together" in Congo and the Great ...
PBS19d
The Rule of Law; The Congo; The Bird Flu
HE CAMPAIGNED ON BURNING IT ALL DOWN, GUTTING THE WHOLE SYSTEM AND THAT'S EXACTLY ... LONG-TERM CONFLICT IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO, OR DRC. THE U.N. IS CALLING THIS, USING ITS ...
The Economist22d
Rwanda does a Putin in Congo
The fall of Goma heralds more bloodshed in eastern Congo Rwanda’s reckless plan to redraw the map of Africa Photo essay ... his Donbas—is far worse. A world in which the strong seize territory ...
UK wastes BILLIONS on crazy foreign projects like Kenyan gender lectures while dithering on defence spending
BRITISH taxes are being squandered on shrimp farms in Bangladesh, poetry workshops in Colombian jails and gender lectures in ...
Click2Houston10d
Leaders from eastern and southern Africa call for a ceasefire and negotiations in Congo
Tinder Gold just got a whole lot cheaper — from $108 down to $39.97 KAMPALA – Leaders from eastern and southern Africa on Saturday called for an immediate ceasefire in eastern Congo ...
POLL: Should Britain stop spending £13bn on foreign aid?
Budget, the Government allocated £13.3 billion to be spent on foreign aid in 2024/25, increasing to £13.7 billion in 2025/26.
The Victoria Advocate12d
DR Congo conflict advances as UN warns of regional escalation
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group was threatening another key town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday ... escalate and destabilise the whole world," Kenyan foreign secretary ...