Promote Peace in D.R. Congo
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Congo Coalition Holds Successful Congress in Belgium |
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News
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Monday, 25 June 2007 |
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The first major project
of Congo Global Action (CGA)took place from March 20 -22 in Brussels. CGA members in Brussels
organized the conference entitled – Congo: After
the elections, next steps? The International Rescue Committee (IRC) was
the main host, with support from several student clubs. Together, they
organized the successful conference at the Catholic University of Louvain la
Neuve. More than 100 people attended
the three-evening conference. The
majority of the attendees were university students and first and second
generation Congolese immigrants to Europe.
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Another War on Your Watch? |
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Commentary
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Monday, 25 June 2007 |
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Archbishop Francois-Xavier Maroy of Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo, in a recent letter to the French
ambassador, raised the alarm on what he deemed to be an
imminent return to war in the East of Congo. Here, Jacques
Bahati, AFJN intern originally from the DRC, offers us his take on the
present precarious situation:
In late May, the provincial government of the South
Kivu province and the church in the eastern Congo
raised the alarm, stating that they had evidence of the imminent preparation of
a war against the Congo
coming from the east. The Democratic Republic of the Congo
has always been at war at all fronts. Who are its enemies? An analysis reveals three. The first is its own government. The D.R.C.
has never had a responsible government, only selfish and corrupt ones. The second is made up of the foreign
multinationals that have been looting Congolese natural resources, leaving
nothing to the people and nurturing war by arming rebel factions. The third enemy ...
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DRC's 47th Independence Anniversary |
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Monday, 28 May 2007 |
Last fall, the Democratic Republic of Congo completed the
first democratic election in many years. Saturday, June 30th, a
corresponding celebration of Congolese independence was more than
necessary! We hope that you were able to join some of the 47th
year festivities that occurred worldwide to support our Congolese friends. Check back to read about the coverage of these events.
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Congo: The Bleeding Heart of Africa
Petition the U.S. Government to stop the Rwandan Government from encouraging the Congo Conflict
D.R. Congo Brief History Profile
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