DRC: People and animals threatened by fighting in Virunga Park
Africa's oldest park has not been spared the conflict between Rwanda-backed M23 insurgents and Congolese armed forces allied with pro-government groups.
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Eastern DRC: 7 dead in gun battle, fighting against M23
At least seven people were killed in an exchange of fire on Saturday evening in North Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where fighting on Sunday pitted the army against M23 rebels, several local sources said.
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Why nations must stop playing politics with climate change
"Climate change is a life or death matter and should not be seen as an opportunity for politicking or for economic speculation," Nnimmo Bassey, Director of the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), says.
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Stop playing politics with climate change: Q&A with Nigeria's Nnimmo Bassey
The discovery of crude oil in commercial quantities in Nigeria has substantially increased environmental problems across major oil exploration states in the past half-century, particularly in the Niger Delta region. Within this period, environmental health risks linked to both population increase and the expansion of the oil industry have increased dramatically — from water and […]
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DRC: in the Goma camps, prostitution, rape or hunger
Patricia* is 15 years old and has a tough look. Like thousands of girls and women in recent months, she was raped while searching for food for her family around the displaced camps in Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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