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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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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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Central Africa: Great Lakes Region's Mineral Certification Faces Scrutiny 14 Years On
Great Lakes region, a paradox of plenty The ICGLR member ... AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and distributing 500 news and information items daily from ...
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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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Security Council urged to support eastern DR Congo peace initiatives
In a briefing to ambassadors, UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region Huang Xia called for increased coordination of ...
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Great Lakes region’s mineral certification faces scrutiny 14 years on
Experts say the region’s mineral certification mechanism remains patchy, under-implemented, and hindered by political and ...