The Democratic Republic of Congo: The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was set up to be the poorest sickest nation in the world by mainly one man. King Leopold the second drove the DRC into having high levels of poverty and low life expectancy to help pretty much only him. He stripped them of their ivory and rubber using black slaves‚ and nobody cared because of racism. Leopold used scams‚ slaves‚ and racism to help his own country‚ he didn’t care about the country he was destroying. While using
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Introduction There are many different biomes that cover the surface of the planet‚ but there is one that is of particular importance‚ the tropical rainforest of Africa‚ The Congo. This vast rainforest is home to almost half of Africa’s animal species and is the second largest rainforest in the world.(“pbs.org”‚ n.d.) The Congo plays an important role in climate regulation‚ both locally and globally‚ and contains a wealth of biodiversity‚ including thousands of endemic plants and animals. Identify
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Colonialism in the Congo: The Terror of Civilization The images of gaiety and wonder that typically accompany one’s thoughts of an expedition into the magnificent natural wonders of Africa lie in stark contradiction to subjugation and cruelty of a people as displayed in The Congo Report. An aspect of the government’s masquerade of a virtuous mission in the Congo is the “efforts to suppress such barbarous practices” and bring civilization to the “savages”. Private enterprise was able to hide a large
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of Belgium claimed most of the Congo basin since 1876. Rather than another Belgium colony‚ this territory became King Leopold’s private resource under the name “Congo Free State”. The annexation of the Congo is considered to be the most brutal and shocking of all European colonial annexations. After international outcry from several different countries‚ Belgium officially took over the country in 1908 and renamed Leopold’s previous territory as the “Belgian Congo.” Independence was finally achieved
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Food Insecurity in DR Congo In 1998 to 2003 a war took place in Africa that was so bad that it was called World War 3. The war was on DR Congo (Highest country affected by Food Insecurity) soil. Only a year before that another war was on Congo’s soil which meant that Congo’s once peaceful country turned war torn and poor. In the second war over 5.4 million people died by either salvation or killed in the war. Because of the war DR Congo was destroyed and that meant there was hardly any food or water
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This week’s theme is on the impact of war on women‚ specifically in Congo. When reading Rape in War: Motives of Militia and watching the documentary called The Truth About Congo‚ it was shocking to understand how rape can have such a significant role with destroying communities and is even used as a strategic tactic. I also was not aware that these conflicts were have happened and are still ongoing. It was mentioned in the documentary that‚ “over 6 million people have died and yet the world remains
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Child Soldiering In The Congo The war in Congo‚ Africa‚ has been brutally rampaging for years‚ but when the Rwandan Civil War started‚ a new era of mass genocide‚ brutal hospitality and all around despicable war tactics were introduced .The war became so bad children were taken from their families. A child is figuratively supposed to run around‚ play with toys and hang out with friends‚ not kill without reason for their higher officials. War takes away the idea of childhood innocence and turns children
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In “Rape of the Congo: Understanding sexual violence in the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo‚ Sara Meger argues the function of sexual violence in the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The use of rape as a weapon in the DRC’s war must be understood from the interaction of two dimensions: the structural influences of military and the individual motivation of combatants. Masculinity is understood as something that must be achieved by one in order to fulfil social expectations
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Belgian Congo‚ specifically the village of Kilanga‚ with missionary purposes. The story details individual events and experiences of each of the members of the family but ultimately the details are symbolic of the overarching themes in the story. In time‚ the Price family begins to adjust to its new life in the Congo. Rachel hates everything about the Congo‚ but ironically ends up staying in Africa later on in her life. Leah‚ Adah‚ and Ruth May‚ on the other hand‚ begin to appreciate the Congo. Leah
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not have a lot of money. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) it’s a country in Central Africa‚ there you would see many men miners who are not allowed to work because their age but they are just forced to work by some groups of armed people who force those kids to work for them. They also kidnap them and make girls their wife‚ or making them their slave to stay at home‚ working and making the house clean. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (RDC) it is a country with all kinds of mineral. Those
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