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Deforestation and violence in the Congo

Posted by rene.ngongo - 28 July 2011 at 1:17pm - 2 Comments
Logging in Ituri Forest of the Congo, DRC
All rights reserved. Credit: Jan-Joseph Stok/Greenpeace
Logging in the Democratic Republic of Congo

I’m writing from Kinshasa, the capital of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). These days I am torn between outrage and bitterness when I hear about the unbelievable violence that has once again been unleashed on the heart of the Congo’s forest.