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Issue: In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the diamond mining industry is being exploited by rebels who are using the diamonds as ‘conflict diamonds’. These diamonds are being used to illegally buy arms used towards the civil war and other conflict in the DRC. Since the rebels have control of the diamond industry with conflict diamonds, they affect the DRC’s economy and the livelihood of the people who have no choice to work for the rebels. Because of the constant conflict since independence

countries leaving the DRC in no difference. Once a primordial, ethnic groups are now recognized to be historical creation, products of tangible processes of administrative categorization, political mobilization and socialization (Posner, 2003).The Democratic Republic of Congo, formerly known as Zaire is the second most ethnically diverse nation in the world, only behind India. Research shows that the DRC has over 200 different distinct ethnic groups as the nation is located in sub-Saharan Africa with the

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo Unit 1 Location Analysis 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

The Democratic Republic of Congo Formerly known as Zaire, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DROC) is located in the center of Africa bordered by nine different countries and one territory. (Lerner, 10) The bordering countries are Central African Republic and Sudan at the northern boarder, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Burundi on the eastern boarder, Zambia and Angola directly South of DROC and Congo on the Western boarder. DROC is about one third the size of the United States; consisting

Today, the Democratic Republic covers over one and a half million square miles of land in Africa. It is the third largest country in Africa. King Leopold once saw the land, and decided that he wanted it. This started Belgium’s colonial rule over The Democratic Republic of Congo. The political structure changed as time went on. It took over a hundred and fifty years for the country to gain true independence. Different ethnic groups are what made Congo such an interesting country. In the 1800’s

The Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo, or DROC, is a country rife with civil strife and unrest. The country has been at war since its independence in 1960, due to the abundance of its natural resources. Originally a Belgian colony, the DROC was known as the Independent State of the Congo. From 1879 to 1885, it was owned and run by a development company known as the International Association of the Congo. King Leopold II of Belgium had named himself the prime shareholder

landlocked country in East Africa. A landlocked country just means that the entire country is surrounded by land. Uganda gained its independence in 1962. The government is multiparty Democratic republic. Uganda is located in east central Africa, the coordinates are 1N and 32E. Uganda is bordered by five countries’, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, and Tanzania. The population is about 37 million. English is the official national language, it is the language taught in schools and

Women’s Position in Chaos: The Violence in Congo Problem Statement The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has continuously experienced increasingly brutal cases of violence against the female gender (Peterman, Palemo, & Bredenkamp, 2011). As Peterman et al. (2011) continue to state, this gender based violence against women in the Congo is mainly characterized by widespread sexual violence, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), gang rape, and the abduction of women for sexual slavery purposes among several

United States has had foreign relations with the country from 1960 and has signed many treaties to help promote growth in the region. One such document is the Peace, Security and Cooperation framework that exists between the United States and the Democratic