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May 02, 2013 | Al Jazeera
Congo's Tin Idea: The Conflict-Free Tin Initiative
A Dutch royal has a plan to end the violence that 'conflict minerals' have caused in South Kivu. Will it work?
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April 12, 2013 | The Guardian
Aftermath of a Mass Rape in Congo
Last November, hundreds of women and children were raped in Minova, on the shores of Lake Kivu, by soldiers from the Congolese national army.
April 12, 2013 | Pulitzer Center
Congo: Soldiers Ordered to Rape
Last November soldiers from the Congolese Army went on a rampage of looting and rape in the market town of Minova, in Eastern DRC. For the first time, perpetrators reveal what motivates them to rape.
April 12, 2013 | The Guardian
Congo: 'We Did Whatever We Wanted,' Says Soldier Who Raped 53
As the G8 discusses sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, perpetrators and victims speak out about mass rape in Minova.
April 11, 2013 | BBC
BBC Newsnight Broadcast Investigates Whether DRC Soldiers Were Ordered to Rape
Grantee Fiona Lloyd-Davies directed and produced a BBC Newsnight segment investigating whether DRC soldiers were ordered to rape women.
April 08, 2013 | Pulitzer Center
Victims Behind Bars in Muddled Congo Conflict
The Congolese state's haphazard pursuit of a brutal, animal-poaching militia has led to the arrest of many of its victims. Justice, like peace, remains a distant prospect.
April 01, 2013 | The Guardian
Gold and Poaching Bring Murder and Misery to Congolese Wildlife Reserve
Powerful supporters in security forces accused of complicity in brutal attacks by militia in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
March 28, 2013 | GlobalPost
Income Inequality: In Congo, a Tale of Two Cities
In Kinshasa, Africa's fastest-growing city, a new haven for Congo's wealthy burdens some of its poor.
March 28, 2013 | GlobalPost
Congo's Subsistence Miners Dig for Their Livelihoods
Subsistence mining is now Congo's largest employment sector—attracting adults and children alike. Chinese investment is driving its growth.
March 24, 2013 | Pulitzer Center
Conservation and Conflict in the Congo
A bitter land conflict has allowed a brutal militia to gather support in its fight against conservation efforts in the Ituri rainforest. The locals must live with the deadly consequences.
March 15, 2012 | Pulitzer Center
Voices of Stolen Children: Soldiers and Wives of Kony's LRA
Adding to the Kony2012 discussion is Pulitzer Center photojournalist Marcus Bleasdale's video featuring interviews with children abducted by the Lord's Resistance Army.
March 14, 2012 | Pulitzer Center
#Kony2012: From Campaign to Action on Joseph Kony
Joseph Kony's murderous crimes are now widely known thanks to #Kony2012, a 30-minute video that has gone viral. What now?