Democratic Republic of the Congo - The Hilltop https://staging.thehilltoponline.com The Nation's Oldest Black Collegiate Newspaper Thu, 24 Oct 2024 22:39:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cropped-NewHilltopLogo-32x32.jpg Democratic Republic of the Congo - The Hilltop https://staging.thehilltoponline.com 32 32 248273635 Conditions in the Congo Are Near Breaking Point, Forcing Global Re-Evaluation https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2024/09/30/conditions-in-the-congo-are-near-breaking-point-forcing-global-re-evaluation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=conditions-in-the-congo-are-near-breaking-point-forcing-global-re-evaluation Mon, 30 Sep 2024 13:00:00 +0000 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/?p=20370 A combination of poor leadership, neocolonialism, ethnic division and domination by their neighbors makes the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) the poorest country in the modern world. Columnist Khalil Winzer-Wilks believes it will stay that way unless drastic measures are taken.

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]]> 20370 Escalating violence and mining expansion lead to massive displacement in Congo https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2023/11/06/escalating-violence-and-mining-expansion-lead-to-massive-displacement-in-congo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=escalating-violence-and-mining-expansion-lead-to-massive-displacement-in-congo Mon, 06 Nov 2023 14:00:00 +0000 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/?p=18571 Prolonged conflict and escalating violence within the Democratic Republic of Congo have led to a record amount of 6.9 million people being displaced, according to the U.N.'s International Organization for Migration (IOM).

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