Rwanda-backed rebels move deeper into eastern Congo as UN reports executions and rapes
Rwanda-backed rebels were quickly expanding their presence in eastern Congo after capturing Goma, the region's major city, ...
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Inside the Fight to Save One of the World’s Most Dangerous Parks
Since the ethnic conflict in neighboring Rwanda spilled into Congo in 1994 ... men repairing a rugged road that leads to Virunga National Park, it did not take much to see what he had in common ...
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One Of The World's Most Biologically Diverse Areas Is A Dangerous National Park
The Virunga National Park is particularly important in this respect ... The Democratic Republic of the Congo is an impoverished country. Thus, becoming a park ranger provides men and women ...
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DR Congo's Virunga National Park hit by 'deadliest' attack
At least 12 rangers have been killed by suspected members of a Rwandan rebel group in the Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Government official Cosma Wilungula said Friday ...
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Bitcoin Mining Is Proving To Be A Lifeline For Africa’s Oldest National Park
Virunga National Park, located in Eastern Congo, is mining bitcoin to preserve revenue in the face of disease and militia attacks. Virunga National Park, located in the Democratic Republic of Congo, ...
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‘Areas Essential to the Global Climate Are Being Threatened by Economic Projects’
CIVICUS discusses activism against oil auctions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with François Kamate, founder ...
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DR Congo: Search for British tourists kidnapped in Virunga National Park
A search is continuing for two British tourists who were kidnapped in a national park in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC ... the search operation at the Virunga National Park.
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WWF works with UN refugee agency to protect Congo's Virunga National Park
WWF and UNHCR are working together to prevent encroachment into the World Heritage-listed Virunga National Park by displaced people after several weeks of civil unrest in the area.
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2 British tourists and their driver have been abducted in Congo's Virunga National Park
Two British tourists and a driver were kidnapped in Virunga National Park. A park ranger was also allegedly killed. KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - A Congo park spokesman says one guard has been killed and ...
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Meet the Vets Risking Their Lives to Treat Wild Gorillas
Every month Kambale and Kabuyaya trek into the jungles of Virunga National Park in the volatile eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to assess each gorilla’s health. They identify any ...
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Mining Bitcoin In The Congo And Beyond: The Journey Of BigBlock Datacenter’s Sébastien Gouspillou
Gouspillou has become most well known for helping to establish a Bitcoin mining facilities in Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where some of the operation’s ...
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'Soco paid Congo major' accused of Virunga oil intimidation
At the time of the payments, Soco was operating in Virunga National Park in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The company strongly rejects any suggestion that the payments were connected with ...