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The Democratic Republic of Congo: Land of Riches and Broken Silences

22 Jan 2026 2 minute read 2 comments floc1960

From Leopold II to the Cobalt Rush: How a Plundered Nation Continues to Pay the Price of Technological Progress. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is both an abundance and a mystery to the world: immense natural resources under a sky that rarely...

The Democratic Republic of Congo: Land of Riches and Broken Silences

DR Congo Reported New Ebola Case 2 Days Before Declaring End of Epidemic

12 Apr 2020 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite

Just 2 days before the Ebola virus outbreak was to be declared over in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a new case and death by the infection was confirmed by local health officials in the city of Beni. This is the first person to contract Ebola in...