The Democratic Republic Of Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is one of the largest African countries located in central Africa. Congo is a country that has grown out of a history of Belgian colonisation. Congo also has a long history of an unstable government with a lot of problems with internal corruption. Being a land rich on natural resources with a poor government, Congo has been the perfect target for foreign exploitation of the lands resources. There is a high demand for cobalt from first world countries and the demand keeps rising every year. The current battery technology enables big technology companies to sell small handheld technological devices. Congo is one of the worlds leading supplier of cobalt. Almost half of the worlds cobalt was mined there. This cobalt can be found in any rechargeable battery such as the battery of a laptop or a smartphone. A cobalt rich battery has enabled us to have phones small enough to can fit in our pockets. These litihium-ion batteries can contain up to 10 grams of refined cobalt. Refined cobalt is the most expensive element in these batteries. Today, several Chinese companies are buying cheap cobalt from Congolese miners who working under dangerous conditions. The Congolese people are poor and desperate enough to do the hard and dangerous work. Families are forced involve their children in the mining work to be able to survive. The work pays less than minimum wage. The foreign mining business in Congo has caused Congolese people to sacrifice their

The story in this book was about a family named Price going for a mission trip to the Belgian Congo, Africa. It was supposed to be only for a couple months, but at the end they stayed more than they foreseen. The author lets us see the insight of the events as they go through them from 4 out of 5 of the members of the family; Rachel, Adah, Leah, Ruth May, and Orleanna (being the mother). The only one who the author does not let us see is from the father’s point of view. At the beginning the mother is worried about the health issues they might have to go through while staying in the village called Kilanga. While the daughters are more preoccupied in how they are fitting in with the rest of the kids, and being tired of taking so many pills for

The Democratic Republic of Congo formerly known as Belgian Congo and Zaire is the 11th largest country in the world with an area of 2,344,858 sq. km. It is located in Central Africa just northeast of Angola. There are over 200 African ethnic groups in the country of which the majority are Bantu. It has a population of about 79 million people. Widely spoken languages are French, Kingwana and Lingana.

Part of the narrative of rape is missing from the numerous reports flooding the media about Congo. The part of the narrative missing is Congolese women lying about being raped to gain access to international aid. Sexual violence as a weapon of war?

Women played an important role in the campaign for public support for reform of King Leopold II’s Congo Free State and the forced labor that took place there. Both in the Congo and in Europe women influenced the perception and reaction to the État Indépendant du Congo and the Congolese people. The treatment of Congolese women by the Force Publique and white colonial officials such as Léon Rom inspired both sympathy from European missionaries and rebellion from the Congolese. While in Europe and America reformers like Englishwomen Alice Harris and Mary Morel campaigned for reform in the Congo Free State. Through newspaper articles, organizations and photographs they swayed many influential members of English and American society — church and government officials, businessmen, and authors — to their side. The Congo Reform Association(CRA) also had two women on its executive council. Through their treatment at the hands of the regime, involvement in public campaigns against Leopold, and a sex scandal, women in the both the Congo and in Europe encouraged opposition to King Leopold II’s draconian rule of the État Indépendant du Congo.

The language of Islam, Arabic, was able to spread across continents. This commonality between people of different territories brought down the language barrier that was such a problem in intercultural communication. The common language served as a bridge between cultures for trade, which was extremely important to different territories of this time period. Islamic conquest allowed their culture to spread to many different regions. This, in fact was how Islamic territories acted as a bridge between sub-Saharan Africa and other civilizations in the Middle East.

There is an issue of statistical data in Congo given that the data is very hard to come by, and most assume the numbers are likely higher than reported. Heaton, "What Happened in Lunvigi?" (2013).

The Democratic Republic of Congo is a young and embattled nation that is attempting to rise up out of a long history of merciless abuse. I believe the problems began from its very inception. It's the place King Leopold of Belgium took control of an area the measure of France and Germany combined, and built on empire on forced labor. The DRC was doomed from the very start. Progress toward competent governance in Africa has been hindered again and again by the endeavors of head of state to stay in power after their established terms lapse. These so called statesmen are for themselves, lining their own pockets. They have become as bad if not worse than the former colonial government because they are doing it to their own people. Do you think there

The following imitation biography spotlights a young woman in North Kivu, Congo and her harrowing journey during the late 1990’s. Her trials start with her sexual assault and continue through to the birth of her child, concentrating on her mental and emotional health through the process. This story gives insight to the harsh realities of rape victims through social isolation, lack of medical resources, and overall deterioration of health. While this story has elements of fiction, her details are sourced from studies and true stories that delineate the adversities of young women in Congo.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is the largest country in sub-Saharan Africa bordered to the west by the Republic of Congo and a small coast to the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by Angola and Zambia, to the east by Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, and Uganda, and to the north by South Sudan and Central African Republic. The capital of DRC is Kinshasa, which lies on the south bank of the Congo river at 4.4419° S, 15.2663° E. DRC is home to most the Congo Rainforest, which is the largest rainforest in Africa. Geographically, this location is very good, having numerous resources including lumber and oil and minerals such as cobalt, diamonds, gold, coltan (niobium-tantalum ore), copper,

As their trip in the Congo begins, Ruth May mentions: “What they do is, they all stare at us” (Kingsolver 52); this is pertinent to the story as it not only precludes the uneasiness that the natives feel after having religion forced upon them, but also furthers the separation of the family that happens due to the events in the Congo. The Reverend begins to really delve into the spirit of his mission by preaching to anyone who will listen -- which is not very many. Nathan, however, makes a grave mistake consistently pronounces words wrong during his sermons: “It is a special kind of person who will...stand...before them...and say words wrong, week after week” (Kingsolver 213). This leads to an uneasiness with the natives, as the words he often

Hey there Ladies and Gentleman, we have a lot of social issues. The most impactful are Racial issues and ethnic groups on how they treat another race on how they look and act. The Ethnic group is military power that is running the country. The article “ Ethnic Clashes” talks about how the institution of government in a region puts the people in a state of terror and panic. In the article I’m referring to As enactment and imaginaries of institutionalised violences, ethnic clashes are an product of actors who hold stakes in representing armed political violence from the law enforcement and as a result of ethnic conflict between rivaling tribal communities.” We got issues anywhere from rivalry racial and tribal

The country of Sierra Leone was going downhill. They had a war which tore the country into pieces. People was not getting along with each other, the violence was kaotic, a lot of people was sentenced to jail. There was many innocent lives lives that was taken away. They was in a brutal civil war that had ended in 2002. In the end, the Britians helped the county to come back together.

Rwanda is located in east-central Africa surrounded by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Tanzania, and Burundi. In fact Rwanda is slightly smaller than the state of Maryland and has a total population of 12,661,733 people. The land is 74.5 percent farmable and the median age throughout the country is 18.8. The average lifespan of a citizen in Rwanda is about 59 years. Also in the past year, there were about 33.75 births per 1,000 people and the average death rate was 8.96 deaths per 1,000 people. Unfortunately, there are only about 0.06 physicians per 1,000 people, which compared to other countries is substantially small causing many health issues not being resolved. (cia)

The Congo, long known as an impoverished country with little resources and dying people, is struggling mightily to supply it’s people with ample drinking water. Though the third world country is very poor, it is still an industrialized country. Towering factories and textile mills, industrialization owns the country. Bringing in much of the country’s income, industrialization is vital to the survival of the country and it’s economy. However, it comes with a price. Releasing harmful dyes, the textile mills and factories pollute the water that many people drink from. Many may argue that without industrialization, the country would have never gotten off the ground. Now imagine this, your precious first born child goes down to the nearby