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Sacred sites in South Africa can protect natural heritage and culture: here’s how
In the province of KwaZulu-Natal, there are Mazizini and Mabasa forests, regarded as sacred by local communities. In the Free ...
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Back to ruins: The displaced Congolese forced home by M23 rebels
Kibetsi is one of nearly a million Congolese who have returned to their homes since the M23 rebel group — backed by Rwanda ...
How protected are protected areas? What monitoring birds tells us about park management in Togo, West Africa
Protected areas are crucial for wildlife conservation, but many are under unprecedented pressure associated with exponential ...
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Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Since 1996, conflict in eastern DRC has led to approximately six million deaths. The First Congo War (1996–1997) began in the wake of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide, during which ethnic Hutu ...
Minerals for peace? How to make the Rwanda-DRC deal stick.
The deal aligns squarely with U.S. strategic interests and President Trump’s ethos for a transactional foreign policy. The ...
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IMF Executive Board Completes the First Review under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement for the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the first review under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) Arrangement for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) approved on ...