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Democratic Republic of Congo

How About A Democratic Country Next Time?

CP | Fannie Olivier, The Canadian Press | Posted 12.14.2012 | Canada Politics
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KINSHASA, The Democratic Republic Of The Congo - Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he's glad he attended the summit of French speaking nations but ho...

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Meeting Of The Minds?

CP | Posted 10.08.2012 | Canada Politics
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OTTAWA, Ont. - Prime Minister Stephen Harper will come face-to-face this week with Pauline Marois for the first time since she was elected premier of ...

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Heading to Rwanda Part 4: Stumbling into Stories

Averie MacDonald | Posted 10.03.2012 | Canada Travel
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Averie MacDonald

I am incredibly lucky to be interning at a Rwandan radio station as a reporter and newsreader. But a lot of the time I find things don't work out quite the way they did in Canada. I have to remind myself to relax on an almost hourly basis. In Canada, I was so used to planning everything, controlling everything, always being prepared. Here in Rwanda, that approach doesn't always fly, and for a while, I felt like I was getting nowhere, until...

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Miners in the Heart of Darkness

Mariah Griffin-Angus | Posted 09.08.2012 | Canada
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Mariah Griffin-Angus

In the Congo, a small town called Bunagana is falling to rebel troops. This led to 600 government soldiers and thousands of refugees fleeing into Uganda. What does this have to do with Canada? Everything. The DRC is the stage of a violent and bloody conflict that is being fueled by a rush for resource exploitation. The conflict may seem far away but Canada is right in the heart of it all.

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Family 'Very Afraid' For Canadian Jailed In Congo

CP | Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press | Posted 02.28.2012 | Canada Politics
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OTTAWA - A young Canadian man has been arrested in the Congo, caught up in the political powder keg that is the Central African country, his family sa...

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Should Canada Stand Guard Over Congo's Elections?

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 02.06.2012 | Canada
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Craig and Marc Kielburger

Where was Canada while voting racked up a death toll in Congo, a country that's inherited billions in foreign aid dollars? We don't know for certain that sending 60 or 600 Canadians would have saved lives, stopped ballot stuffing or police brutality. But it couldn't have hurt.

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