Democratic Republic of the Congo

The UN was established to ensure that the nations of the world would never again engage in another world war. Following WWII there were two waves of peacekeepers sent to the Congo as a result of the oil struggle. War is the absence of peace, but what happens when you send heroes there to preserve the peace are forced to proceed with the war. At this point one cannot idly stand by and leave men to die, or can they? This is what happened in 1961 in the Congo.The 35th Platoon from Ireland…

Gibbons are only found in most parts of asia. There are at least ten, if not more, types of gibbons. Most of the gibbons people see are in southeast and south Asia. gibbons live in forests that are very dense. The forests they live in are humid and hot. Almost all of a gibbon’s life is lived in trees. Gibbons are small and short animals. Most of their body isn’t as big as their long arms. Gibbons don’t have tails so that makes their arms the longest body part. The gibbons stand up to fifteen…

Modern Life, Pygmy Families Left in Limbo." The article was published in the Washington Post back in 2006, and details how drastically the Mbuti Pygmies' way of life has changed over the past few decades. Unfortunately, due to civil unrest in the Republic of Congo, the Mbuti, "fled their homes because of the militia fighting that has consumed this mineral-rich eastern region"…

Sometimes in April Sometimes in April is a movie that shows the Rwandan Genocide in 1994. The movie shows the events of the genocide through flashbacks between two brothers. The first brother is Augustin Muganza, a captain in the Rwanda army. The second brother Honoré Butera, is a radio speaker that talks about politics in Rwanda. The brothers have picked their own path and are living with the consequences of those choices in the present. The Rwanada genocide in 1994 is a genocide that targeted…

The Baule Tribe One of the largest tribe in Côte d'Ivoire, which is between Liberia and Ghana, the Baule (also spelled Bauole or Bawule) people are one of the most unique tribes of all of Africa. The name Baule, or “baouli”, means “the child has died.” “According to a legend, during the eighteenth century, the queen, Abla Poku, had to lead her people west to the shores of the Comoe, the land of Senufo. In order to cross the river, she sacrificed her own son.” They are an Akan group, so they…

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a violent place to live; many human rights violations are being broken. The authorities are taking away basic freedom of expression and assembly rights that are protected under Congo’s constitution and international human rights law. The government will not allow them to speak freely about their political views. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in the east of the country, all forms of sexual violence have been named the worst in the world.…

Paper The Congo is a very large country located in Central Africa. In modern times, the Congo is officially known as The Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Democratic Republic of the Congo has many interesting geographical features. One of these features is that despite being located in the center of Africa, the Congo also has an Atlantic Ocean coastline. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is the second largest country in Africa and covers over 2,500,000 square kilometers of land. The Congo…

been subjected to this ongoing epidemic. This violation of human rights is most prominent in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Violence against women encompasses the lives of hundreds of thousands throughout the D.R.C, with 420,000…

Darkness: The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Unknown Burden of Neglected Tropical Disease”, it discusses the diseases that the natives received in the neglection of colonialism. “Beyond sleeping sickness, the decades of conflict and breakdowns in health infrastructure have contributed to the high prevalence of several NTDS (neglected tropical diseases), although paradoxically conflict may not be a significant factor in the emergence of malaria and HIV/AIDS in the Democratic Republic Congo”…

expression and sensitivity. The only place that they can be found is in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and live in the Congo Basin. There is said to be between 10,000 to 50,000 left in the wild. Bonobos are omnivores, eating seeds, fruit, leaves, pith, flowers, nuts, insects, flying squirrels and duikers. The bonobo is only found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, more specifically, the Congo basin. The congo basin is the second largest rainforest…