Word: congoes
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...needs the Congo?" some Westerners are tempted to ask as the U.N. prepares to dispatch 5,000 troops to monitor yet another fragile cease-fire in what appears to be an endless regional war. The answer, is just about everyone. Ever since Belgium's King Leopold colonized it as his personal commercial property in 1885, the Congo has fascinated the industrialized world - both with its treasures, and with the boundless venality of those who have pursued them...
...uranium in the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima came from the Congo. So does the cobalt, essential in the construction of advanced fighter aircraft, as well as diamonds, gold and some of the purest copper on the planet. Even the coltan computer chips in the latest Sony Play Station are made from columbite-tantalite, a mineral mined in the Congo...
...there are plenty of reasons for the industrialized world's enduring interest in the fate of Africa's second-largest country, which borders nine others. But the consequences of that interest have had no small part in shaping the relentless tragedy of the Congo's past century. Two recent books and a new feature-length film offer fascinating insights into how the Congo arrived at its present day chaos...
...help children living on the streets of Brazzaville, Congo. The children are cared for at a drop-in youth center while their families are searched for or foster homes are found. Your contribution goes toward identifying these children and tracing their families while creating an environment in which they can learn and live free from fear. Price...
...Could he prove Congo's savior? His father promised much but dragged the country further into despair. Joseph Kabila, whose tendency to platitude may indicate a lack of acuity or, perhaps, an awareness that he still has much to learn, says becoming President is a sacrifice he is happy to make. He pauses before hinting at a most un-African notion: that being President is not a job for life. "After some time, maybe I'll leave office, and I'll have enough time to go and do other things," he says. Then, perhaps, he will have the time...