Tag: Congo
Deforestation in DR Congo: Battle for the rainforest
World mirror Status: 10/24/2021 1:52 p.m. The rainforest in the Congo Basin is the second largest in the world. Companies smell huge business, a lot of wood is illegally cleared.…
Trial against Belgium: Colonial crimes in Congo on trial
Status: 10/14/2021 6:52 p.m. The Belgian state is on trial for colonial crimes in the Congo. Millions of people were killed by exploitation and torture. In the current case, five…
New Ebola case in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – health
A new case of the life-threatening Ebola disease has been registered in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Ministry of Health reported an infection in the eastern province of…
Drug use in DR Congo: threatened with catalytic converters
A new drug is spreading in Kinshasa: "Bomb" consists of auto catalysts and makes consumers look like zombies. Now vehicle part thefts are increasing – and reports of deaths are…
Sexual violence by WHO staff: Report speaks of 75 victims in the Congo
As of: 09/28/2021 7:49 pm Several WHO employees are said to have sexually exploited people during their Ebola mission in the Congo. A commission has now presented its report: At…