Resources
I've read some amazing, accessible pieces on Congo over the years by leaders like The Enough Project, The New York TImes, and Adam Hochschild. Here are some of my favorites.
The Enough Project
“A Comprehensive Approach to Congo’s Conflict Minerals”
“Past Due: Remove the FDLR from Eastern Congo”
Adam Hochschild
King Leopold’s Ghost | Mariner Books, New York, 1999 | Buy Book on Amazon
Lydia Polgreen
“War’s Chaos Steals Congo’s Young by the Millions” | The New York Times, July 30, 2006
“Rwanda’s Shadow, From Darfur to Congo” | The New York Times, July 23, 2006
“Resolving Crisis in Congo Hinges on Foreign Forces” | The New York Times, December 19, 2007.
“Fighting in Congo Rekindles Ethnic Hatreds” | The New York Times, January 10, 2008
“Congo’s Death Rate Unchanged Since War Ended” | The New York Times, January 23, 2008
“Congo’s Riches Looted by Renegade Troops” | The New York Times, November 16, 2008
“Militias in Congo Tied to Government and Rwanda” | The New York Times, December 13, 2008
Jeffrey Gettleman
“Rape Epidemic Raises Trauma of Congo War” | The New York Times, October 7, 2007
“Rape Victims’ Words Help Jolt Congo Into Change” | The New York Times, October 18, 2008
“In Congo, a Little Fighting Brings a Lot of Fear” | The New York Times, November 3, 2008
“Mai Mai Fighters Third Piece in Congo’s Violent Puzzle” | The New York Times, November 21, 2008
“Rwanda Stirs Deadly Brew of Troubles in Congo” | The New York Times, December 4, 2008
Nicholas Kristof
“Crisis in the Congo” | The New York Times, October 29, 2008
Omaar, Rakiya
“The Leadership of Rwandan Armed Groups Abroad with a Focus on the FDLR and RUD/ URUNANA” | The Rwanda Demobilisation and Reintegration Commission, December 2008
Craig Timberg
“For Congo’s Mothers, Unceasing Loss” | The Washington Post, February 12, 2005
Vidal, John
“Sold down the river”, The Guardian, September 22, 2007.
