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Summer 2024 - Country/Regional News

DR Congo's first female PM, Judith Suminwa takes oath of office. In the East African, June 12, 2024


'There's magic, there's mythology, there's power to these rivers': Inside the expeditions documenting the Congo Basin in CNN Science.  Great photos included as well.

It's time to hold big tech accountable for violence in the DRC. In the New Internationalist. June 5, 2024, by Passy Mubalama


Kidnapped by one side, maimed by the other: a teenager's ordeal in Congo's 30-year war. In the Wall Street Journal . April 28, 2024, by Gabriele Steinhauser.


An article from Unicef: Grave violations against children on the rise in Democratic Republic of Congo. There are record levels of gender-based violence and hunger in eastern Congo. June 11, 2024, by Sarah Ferguson


Congo authorities and industrial companies are failing to protect human rights: Amnesty International. In Jurist news. June 5, 2024, by Madeline Yingling.


For those with a WSJ subscription, there is an article that is difficult to read but worth it: Kidnapped by One Side, Maimed by the Other: A Teenager's Ordeal in Congo's 30-Year War, by Gabriele Steinhauser.

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