Source: Twin Cities Daily Planet On Tuesday, March 1, Yvette Mulongo, a healthcare advocate from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was honored with a grant from the Americans for United Nations Population Fundat a luncheon at the Grand Hotel in downtown Minneapolis. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) provides healthcare for women and promotes the rights … Continue reading »
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Hollywood , Pirated Videos and Child Soldiers
On Wednesday evening Macalaster College is hosting what looks like a fascinating lecture by Emmanuel Dongala, a Chemistry professor from Bard College, on child soldiers in the Congo. Starting from a fateful encounter he had with children at a roadblock they were controlling, he will discuss why and how these kids turned into child soldiers. … Continue reading »
Breaking The Silence Congo Week: Oct 19th – 25th
by Nelima Friends of Congo and students worldwide have today launched a huge campaign to raise awareness of the atrocities in the Congo. Student activist Kambale Musavuli, who is at the forefront of this campaign, often notes that Darfur happens in the Congo every five and a half months. Resource-rich Congo has been ravaged by … Continue reading »
