Democratic Republic of the Congo

Child soldiers are a extremely common things for many countries in civil wars such as Iraq, Afghanistan Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Iraq, Mali, Myanmar, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Yemen, Colombia, Nigeria and Philippines( Yates,Child soldiers). Child soldiers are mainly in lower Asia and northern Africa. The child soldiers would not only be forced to kill for the army group they were also forced to take drugs that would make them easier to control and make…

proof that people across the world are dying due to hunger, AIDS, pneumonia, diarrhea, tuberculosis, malaria, and measles, all of which are the consequences of the never-ending poverty. Global Perspective a) Democratic Republic of Congo It is found that poverty has been in the Republic of Congo since a long time, however, it is just worsening since the 1980s, and presently, half the population…

displaced more than 6 million Africans, it becomes worrisome.Greg Campbell’s book set in Sierra Leone is an in-depth study of the history of diamond mining and the part it plays in fueling civil wars in Africa, especially in Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo and in particular the one that was affected the most Sierra Leone for over a…

Katlyn Beppler -Blood Diamonds conflict- Professionals claim the illegal sale of blood diamonds had composed billions of dollars to fund civil wars and other conflicts in numerous African nations, such as Sierra Leone, Democratic republic of congo(DRC), liberia, and ivory coast. The reason that learning about the blood diamonds conflict is so important is because we need to realize all the things that happened during that time. Just like mr. Sawyer says “ not to offend you guys, but the…

Education is something in LDC’s that aren’t funded enough and are too expensive to attend because of the high unemployment rate in the Congo. In tertiary school, 11% of men are enrolled compared to women coming in at 2 %. In tertiary schools, the gender parity index is .75. In secondary school, the enrollment ratio is 57 for men and 50 for women. Additionally on supplemental data, secondary enrollment in 1996 was 74 for females and 94 for men .Literate women as % of literate men 15-24 is 90%…

While the GDP of South Africa is likely perceived to be high figure comparatively to that of the Democratic Republic of Congo, in other measures such as unemployment South Africa is struggling. In 2014 South Africa had a youth unemployment rate of 53.8%. Additionally, in 2010 the average life expectancy of an individual in South Africa was only 57 years of age…

While countries are constantly developing and progressing, there is a major problem that still exists. Around the world, countries are becoming more aware of the increasing amounts of discrimination and genocides. Many groups of people are at risk of genocide in today's world because the acts of genocide are going unnoticed. However, efforts by groups such as End Genocide are trying to spread awareness and prevent these crimes from continuing. Throughout history, genocides have been a prominent…

The New York Times Op-doc, “Gorillas in the Crossfire”, produced on 7 November 2014 by Orlando von Einsiedel show the story of Andre Bauma, a man who takes care of mountain gorillas of Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, intentions for Mountain Gorillas freedom. The Op-Doc shows how war has been rising for 2 decades and hundreds of soldiers have been killed or harmed trying to protect their park. The park has been raided by armed rebels and these soldiers jeopardize their…

SIV virus, no one ever could have predicted the impact this virus would have on humans. In 1931, the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was born. There are 12 known cross-species encounters that contribute to the origin of the HIV virus. Democratic Republic of Congo is thought to be where the first cases of HIV originated from. These zoonotic transmissions of SIV in primates to HIV in humans, account for the mass amount of individuals suffering from AIDS today. Soon, after these transmissions…

their tissues while using them to conduct research. It is said that the host for Marburg is the African fruit bat and sporadic outbursts of cases and isolated cases have popped up in Uganda, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Angola, South Africa, And the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The fact that most of the people infected were mine workers who work in bat infested caves only helped to prove this thought more. Once the mine workers get the virus they go home and it spreads throughout their village like…