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Central Africa: The Great Lakes Region Has an 'Illegal Minerals' Problem
Barrick Gold Corporation was until 2019 the largest mining company in the world. With operating revenue of US$12.922 billion (Uganda's GDP is about US$50 billion), Barrick Gold is the kind of mining ...
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Central Africa: How Belgian Colonialism Caused Deadly Conflict in the Great Lakes Region
The process of decolonialising life and thinking in Europe must start with education. The ever-present legacy of Belgian colonialism is a good place to start. In the opinion of many historians, the ...
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Togo’s President Gnassingbé walks into Great Lakes region powder keg
Gnassingbé has come to take the pulse of the Great Lakes conflict and understand the contours of the Luanda Process.
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Remarks At a UN Security Council Briefing On the Great Lakes Region of Africa [document]
John KelleyActing U.S. Alternate RepresentativeNew York, New YorkApril 16, 2025AS DELIVEREDMerci Monsieur le Président. Thank you, Mr. President, and thank you, Special Envoy Huang Xia, for your ...
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Security Council urged to support eastern DR Congo peace initiatives
Despite numerous regional and international diplomatic initiatives, the security situation remains critical in the eastern ...
Inside Pope Francis’s Final Appearance on Easter Sunday
Pope Francis’s final public appearance took place on Easter Sunday, when he appeared on a balcony at St. Peter’s Basilica to ...
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The US-South Africa Imbroglio, and Its Implications for US-Africa Relations
US-South Africa relations have been tense and difficult for several years, but with the advent of the Trump administration they have reached a critical ...
Foreign Policy Research Institute4d
Rare Earths and Global Rivalries: Burundi and the Reconfiguration of Strategic Supply Chains
Within this shifting landscape, Burundi—often seen as peripheral—demands particular attention. Despite being similar in size to Lesotho at around 27,900 ...
Read Pope Francis' final Easter address
Pope Francis died on Monday, one day after addressing the crowd from the main balcony of St. Peter's Basilica on Easter ...
Read the full text of Pope Francis’s message on Easter Sunday
Hours before his death, Pope Francis made an appearance before a crowd of thousands at Saint Peter’s Square where his Easter blessing was read by Archbishop Diego Ravelli.