eupolicy.social is one of the many independent Mastodon servers you can use to participate in the fediverse.
This Mastodon server is a friendly and respectful discussion space for people working in areas related to EU policy. When you request to create an account, please tell us something about you.

Server stats:

217
active users

#DRC

0 posts0 participants0 posts today
Bytes Europe<p>Bedouin Water Harvesting Revives Ancient Solutions to Tackle Egypt’s Drought <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/1052518/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/1052518/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/bedouin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bedouin</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BedouinCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BedouinCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/drc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drc</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Egypt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Egypt</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Featured" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Featured</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/InternationalFundForAgriculturalDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InternationalFundForAgriculturalDevelopment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WaterHarvesting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterHarvesting</span></a></p>
Robert Sanscartier<p>The Mountain Deity Being Lost to Climate Change</p><p>The Rwenzori Mountains rise along the border of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, just miles from the equator. One of the few places on Earth where glaciers meet rainforest, the range is sacred to the Bakonzo people who have lived in its shadow for generations</p><p><a href="https://atmos.earth/the-mountain-deity-being-lost-to-climate-change/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">atmos.earth/the-mountain-deity</span><span class="invisible">-being-lost-to-climate-change/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>religion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FirstNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirstNations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GlobalWarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalWarming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IrreversibleOverheating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IrreversibleOverheating</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UpheavalClimate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UpheavalClimate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GlobalBurning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalBurning</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a></p>
Amnesty Duesseldorf<p><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/AmnestyInternational" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmnestyInternational</span></a> dokumentiert im Osten des <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/Kongo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kongo</span></a> <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/DRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRC</span></a> Menschenrechtsverletzungen der Kriegspartei M23 (von <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/Ruanda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ruanda</span></a> unterstützt). Sie betreibt Gefängnisse, in denen Zivilist*innen willkürlich inhaftiert, gefoltert, und in mehreren Fällen auch getötet wurden.<br><a href="https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2025/05/drc-m23-kill-torture-and-hold-civilians-hostage-at-detention-sites-new-investigation/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">amnesty.org/en/latest/news/202</span><span class="invisible">5/05/drc-m23-kill-torture-and-hold-civilians-hostage-at-detention-sites-new-investigation/</span></a></p>
Gina Intheburg 🇺🇦 🌻 🥥🌴<p>During a meeting w/ President Cyril Ramaphosa of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SouthAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthAfrica</span></a>, Trump presented images, videos &amp; news clippings he said were evidence of genocide in South Africa.</p><p>Fact-checking debunks the claims.</p><p>Eg, 1 of Trump's images was from the war in <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/DRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRC</span></a>, not <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ZA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ZA</span></a>.<br> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/us/politics/trump-south-africa-white-farmers-congo-fact-check.html?unlocked_article_code=1.JU8.ztYN.0-Xtx2btIYzh&amp;smid=nytcore-android-share" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/05/23/us/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics/trump-south-africa-white-farmers-congo-fact-check.html?unlocked_article_code=1.JU8.ztYN.0-Xtx2btIYzh&amp;smid=nytcore-android-share</span></a></p><p>More fraud from the Trump Regime: no surprise.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Media</span></a> should refuse to publish or broadcast their stmts til they've been able to fact check &amp; correct the falsehoods 1st rather than amplify &amp; spread their BS unedited.</p>
DJM (freelance for hire)<p>"Au sein du gouvernement congolais, certaines voix plaident désormais pour que des experts aguerris soient associés aux discussions commerciales [...], afin d’éviter que les intérêts stratégiques du pays ne soient mis à l’écart dans la mise en œuvre des accords à venir."</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Afrique" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Afrique</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congo</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RDC</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRC</span></a></p>
Ukraine War Bulletins and News<p>⚡️🇺🇦Ukrainian Ambassador to DR Congo: ‘I’m here to stop Russia’s spread in Africa’ (more) <a href="https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/3994640-ukrainian-ambassador-to-congo-im-here-to-stop-russias-spread-in-africa.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/</span><span class="invisible">3994640-ukrainian-ambassador-to-congo-im-here-to-stop-russias-spread-in-africa.html</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NukesForUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NukesForUkraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DRCongo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRCongo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Italy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/OSCE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSCE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PACE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PACE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CoE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CoE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SouthKorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthKorea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Press</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Taiwan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Media</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NATO</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EuropeanUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanUnion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/russiaUkraineWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>russiaUkraineWar</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/11yrInvasionofUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>11yrInvasionofUkraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RussiaIsATerroristState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussiaIsATerroristState</span></a></p>
Ukraine War Bulletins and News<p>⚡️🇨🇩Ambassador: Meeting between presidents of DR Congo, Ukraine being prepared (more) <a href="https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/3994617-ambassador-meeting-between-presidents-of-dr-congo-ukraine-being-prepared.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/</span><span class="invisible">3994617-ambassador-meeting-between-presidents-of-dr-congo-ukraine-being-prepared.html</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NukesForUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NukesForUkraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DRCongo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRCongo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Italy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/OSCE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSCE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PACE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PACE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CoE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CoE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SouthKorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthKorea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Press</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Taiwan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Media</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NATO</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EuropeanUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanUnion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/russiaUkraineWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>russiaUkraineWar</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/11yrInvasionofUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>11yrInvasionofUkraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RussiaIsATerroristState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussiaIsATerroristState</span></a></p>
Palm Oil Detectives<p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a>: Report by Oakland Institute finds Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is funding <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/PHC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PHC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/palmoil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>palmoil</span></a> plantations in the <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/DRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRC</span></a>. Which operates on land seized in colonial times. Communities face <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>violence</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ecocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecocide</span></a>. <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/LandRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LandRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BoycottPalmOil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoycottPalmOil</span></a> <a href="https://www.oaklandinstitute.org/report/king-leopolds-steps?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&amp;utm_campaign=publer" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">oaklandinstitute.org/report/ki</span><span class="invisible">ng-leopolds-steps?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&amp;utm_campaign=publer</span></a></p>
SatinBrooch<p>Es braucht definitiv mehr Internationale Unterstützung für <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sudan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sudan</span></a> (dort auch ein robustes Mandat und Unterbrechen der Waffen- und Geldströme zu den Terror Aufständigen), <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/S%C3%BCdsudan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Südsudan</span></a>, die <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRC</span></a> und <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Haiti" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Haiti</span></a>.</p><p>Dort sind viele Menschen von Hunger bedroht, von Excess-Death und es ist nicht abzusehen, dass dieses sich in naher Zeit ändert.</p><p>Das ist laut IPC an diesen Orten "chronisch". </p><p>Die letzten vier Jahre waren für Haiti schlimm. Es gibt dafür, ebenso wie für den Sudan kaum Aufmerksamkeit.</p>
Palm Oil Detectives<p>The <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Shoebill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shoebill</span></a> is a magnificent and gentle big bird 🕊️🦤 with an unnerving stare 👀 There are only 8000 left alive in <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/DRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRC</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Uganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Uganda</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a>. Vulnerable from <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/palmoil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>palmoil</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/deforestation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deforestation</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/hunting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hunting</span></a> and more. Fight for them! <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Boycottpalmoil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Boycottpalmoil</span></a> 🌴🚫 <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Boycott4Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Boycott4Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://palmoildetectives.com/2023/09/10/shoebill-balaeniceps-rex/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&amp;utm_campaign=publer" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">palmoildetectives.com/2023/09/</span><span class="invisible">10/shoebill-balaeniceps-rex/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&amp;utm_campaign=publer</span></a></p>
BLK News Now!<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Congo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congo</span></a> is one of the most mineral-rich countries in the world, yet remains one of the poorest. </p><p>The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRC</span></a> has increasingly become *the* center of geopolitics, and as Research Scientist Dr. Brandon Marc Finn of the University of Michigan notes in our interview, every person who owns a smartphone, laptop or device has a part in DRC's instability, which has seen more mass casualties and sexual violence.</p><p>Learn more about the role you play in the <br>in the conflict-prone DRC. <br><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/research-scientist-dr-brandon-finn-discusses-growing-conflict-in-the-drc-over-precious-minerals/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blknewsnow.com/research-scient</span><span class="invisible">ist-dr-brandon-finn-discusses-growing-conflict-in-the-drc-over-precious-minerals/</span></a></p>
natacha 🍉<p>Un groupe s’est réuni à Bruxelles pour réaliser un fanzine très complet sur les enjeux de la guerre, du génocide en cours en RDC, particulièrement dans l’est du pays, et les questions associées à l’exctractivisme dans cette région du monde.</p><p>Un très beau travail à mettre entre toutes les mains.</p><p>fanzine-rdc-lecture.pdf (51.3 MB)</p><p><a href="https://ps.s10y.eu/tags/Congo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congo</span></a> <a href="https://ps.s10y.eu/tags/DRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRC</span></a></p>
Jonathan<p>The war in <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Sudan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sudan</span></a> is slowly being forgotten, like now most think there is a truce because no more attention, just like forgotten war of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRC</span></a>.</p>
earthling<p>Arms &amp; cabbages </p><p>Esperance Zawadi and her colleague carry fresh cabbages to the market months after their return from the Kanyaruchinya camp, where they took refuge following clashes between the M23 rebels and the Congolese army in Kibumba, Nyiragongo territory of North Kivu province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. [Arlette Bashizi/Reuters] </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/photography" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>photography</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRC</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>women</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a></p>
Robert Sanscartier<p>Campaigners flay DRC’s decision to open 52 new oil blocks in Cuvette Centrale basin</p><p>Environment watchdog, 350Africa, has condemned the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government's decision to open 52 new oil blocks</p><p><a href="https://www.environewsnigeria.com/campaigners-flay-drcs-decision-to-open-52-new-oil-blocks-in-cuvette-centrale-basin/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">environewsnigeria.com/campaign</span><span class="invisible">ers-flay-drcs-decision-to-open-52-new-oil-blocks-in-cuvette-centrale-basin/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GlobalWarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalWarming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IrreversibleOverheating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IrreversibleOverheating</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UpheavalClimate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UpheavalClimate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GlobalBurning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalBurning</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateDestruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateDestruction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateSuicide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateSuicide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MassExtinction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MassExtinction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a></p>
7sleepersmusic<p>"In conclusion, this study found that the HiH <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MusicTherapy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MusicTherapy</span></a> program was associated with improvements in girl’s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/depression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>depression</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/anxiety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anxiety</span></a>, with the most notable changes observed several months after program completion. In addition, we observed increases in participants’ self-esteem and improved school attendance." <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Congo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12037355/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/</span><span class="invisible">PMC12037355/</span></a></p>
Sankofab<p>Alan MacLeod:</p><p>“ Today marks 50 years of Vietnam's victory over imperialism. </p><p>One day, Palestine's victory will come.”</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iran</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/lebanon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lebanon</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>palestine</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/lebanon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>lebanon</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/yemen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>yemen</span></a></span> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/SettlerColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SettlerColonialism</span></a><br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/AntiImperialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiImperialism</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/tiktok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tiktok</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/antiPalestinianracism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antiPalestinianracism</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canada</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/yemen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yemen</span></a> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/blackmastodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>blackmastodon</span></a></span> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/freePalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freePalestine</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/GazaGenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GazaGenocide</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/IsraelTerroristState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IsraelTerroristState</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/StopGenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StopGenocide</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/palestina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>palestina</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/StopAIPAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StopAIPAC</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/IDFTerrorists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IDFTerrorists</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/DismantleZionism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DismantleZionism</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/vietnam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vietnam</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/haiti" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>haiti</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/drc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drc</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/congo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>congo</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/mayotte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mayotte</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/martinique" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>martinique</span></a></p>
Kriszta Satori<p><a href="https://journa.host/tags/BBCNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BBCNews</span></a> - DR Congo and <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Rwanda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rwanda</span></a> vow to agree peace plan within days<br><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9w8q91ld75o" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/articles/c9w8q91l</span><span class="invisible">d75o</span></a><br><a href="https://journa.host/tags/DRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRC</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/M23" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>M23</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Goma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Goma</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Bukavu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bukavu</span></a></p>
R. Scott Pert<p>Trump supporter Prince reaches deal with Congo to help secure mineral wealth</p><p>&gt; The security deal was agreed with the finance ministry, and Prince's advisers will focus on improving tax collection and reducing cross-border smuggling of minerals, the two sources close to Prince said. There were no plans to deploy security contractors to areas of active conflict, the sources said. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-supporter-prince-reaches-deal-with-congo-help-secure-mineral-wealth-2025-04-17/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/world/trump-suppor</span><span class="invisible">ter-prince-reaches-deal-with-congo-help-secure-mineral-wealth-2025-04-17/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/DRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/Blackwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blackwater</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrince</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/Blackwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blackwater</span></a></p>
R. Scott Pert<p>Congolese activists decry US-Congo mineral deal :</p><p>&gt; Kinshasa’s pivot towards the US for security in exchange for minerals has alarmed activists who say that the US is responsible for the ongoing violence in the country’s east.<br> <a href="https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/04/20/congolese-activists-decry-us-congo-mineral-deal/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">peoplesdispatch.org/2025/04/20</span><span class="invisible">/congolese-activists-decry-us-congo-mineral-deal/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/DRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a><br>1/2</p>