The Lumumba Plot by Stuart Reid is about what happened when the Congo (now called the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but also called Zaire in the past) became independent from Belgium in 1960. The democratically elected prime minister, Patrice Lumumba, was killed in 1961, paving the way ...
Heart of Darkness is a novella by Anglo-Polish novelist Joseph Conrad, written as a frame narrative, about Charles Marlow's experience as an ivory transporter down the Congo River in Central Africa. The river is "a mighty big river, that you could see on the map, resembling an...
Two good examples are lithium, necessary for the production of the battery, or columbite-tantalite, the mining of which helped to fund military conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Naturally, the electronic readers don't only cause CO₂ emissions in the production phase – after all...
Probably the most realistic liberal take on Harris came from, of all people, liberal icon, Willie Brown: “The first Democratic debates proved one thing: We still don’t have a candidate who can beat Donald Trump. California Sen. Kamala Harris got all the attention for playing prosecutor in...
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Her journey takes her to a place in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where she investigates the “bush meat" trade that is common in the region’s rainforest and results in the illegal hunting of wild animals.The Man Who Ate Too Much: The Life of James BeardJames Beard Award-winning ...
Democratic Republic of the Congo Johnny Mad Dog by Emmanuel Dongala (St. Martins Press, 2006) Buy Now: bookshop.org Two teens, attempting to survive a brutal civil war, take different paths: Johnny joins a rebel group, while Laokolé dreams of finishing school and becoming an engineer. The...
This study presents a new economic perspective on state-building based on a case study in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's hinterland. We explore the... SJ Henn,MC Mastaki,O Miguel,... - 《Review of Economic Studies》 被引量: 0发表: 2024年 加载更多来源...
global demand for certain minerals, that are key components in the manufacture of mobile phones, has perpetuated civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo. We have a global responsibility to ensure that our supply chains are conflict free. If we want a safe world we have to take these ...