Democratic Republic of the Congo

Tucked away in the northeastern portion of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Virunga National Park is one of the most biodiverse and rich areas left in the world. It is a safe haven for many exotic and endangered animals, including mountain gorillas. However, because the Democratic Republic of Congo is centrally located in Africa, the country is in midst of turmoil and wars that erupted following post-colonization. Furthermore, the Democratic Republic of Congo itself has instability within its…

eastern region of the country. Laurent Kabila then leaded the Tutsis from south Kivu against Hutu forces. Thus starting the Congo war. With the support of neighbor countries Rwanda, Uganda and Burundi and their new leaders, Kabila started a rebellion against Mobutu’s regime. He fought for a more democratic regime with his army the Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Zaire (ADFL). This war included many actors (both state and non-state actors) with many interests at stake…

a systematic and brutal weapon that is used mainly against women in the world. In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), rape has been one of the most productive weapons of the civil war that has affected the country’s eastern provinces since nineteen ninety-eight. In this research paper, I would be discussing the prevalence and consequences of sexual violence; rape in the eastern democratic republic of Congo, including a few factors, particularly, the impact of colonization, poverty and…

Cysticercosis is characterized as a parasitic infection caused by the larval stage of Taenia solium. The infection of cystistercus in swine is known as porcine cysticercosis; the infection of cystistercus in humans is known as human cysticercosis. The transmission of this zoonosis disease occurs through the ingestion of T. solium eggs that has been passed from tapeworm-infested fecal matter from humans. Humans and pigs, also known as the intermediate hosts for this parasitic species, can develop…

monkey was commonly mistaken for “dwarf chimpanzees” (Myrtille Guillon). Comparatively to the chimpanzee, bonobos are much smaller, the misconception arose since the common chimpanzee and bonobos share a similar environment, separated only by the Congo river. Many people believed they were the same type of chimpanzee but the Bonobos were smaller because their food sources were more scarce causing them to not grow to their full potential. Instead, bonobos and chimpanzees evolved from a “common…

Resuming with the way some women are treated as property in Afghanistan, Iraq, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Women have been known to be sold as if they are an object rather than a human. The women that are sold have the absence of gender equality and human rights. When the women are sold then are intended for the purpose as sex slave. From Iraq Fiona Keating reports, “At least 2,500 women and children have been imprisoned, sexually abused and sold for around $10 each by Isis slavers.” 2…

big as Texas with 905,600 sq feet, the Democratic Republic of Congo, known as Africa’s second largest country; is abundantly filled with natural resources like, rubber, coal, copper, diamonds, ivory and more, is unfortunately considered to be the most underprivileged and poverty-stricken. It’s vast and lush land and natural resources have stimulated the most preposterous history. The Congo should have been the pride of Africa but rather the people of Congo are the poorest in the world and most…

Background information on Eastern Congo Eastern Congo or Democratic Republic of Congo is the third largest and has over 75 million people who reside there. In 1998 till now, Eastern Congo had many conflicts and severe poverty which claimed the lives of over 5 million women, men and children. Additional issues such as women being victims of sexual violence and children forced to fight as military soldiers. Weak states are not intrinsically weak, or weak because of geography or colonialism;…

The limitations on Foreign Aid include whether or not it is effective, deciding between a planner and searcher, and misallocation of provided aid by government officials. The billions of dollars that have been collected worldwide, and specifically designated to foreign aid, have been abused by politicians in developing countries and in turn, have registered as not generating an economic growth or negatively affecting a developing country’s economy. The big argument within economics and foreign…

If I could travel anywhere in this world to do research on an animal- I would be at the Democratic Republic of Congo, A country located in Central Africa. That’s where the Bonobo lives, but more specifically in the lowland rainforests. The Bonobo is in the family of Great Apes. Unfortunately, the Bonobos are quickly becoming extinct due to hunting, deforestation, and habitat loss. Currently, they are endangered, and population growth cannot happen fast enough due to the females giving birth to…