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Links and Resources about the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC):
News from DRC:
General Information regarding DRC:
River Of Life – Congo Odyssey–A National Public Radio news series by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton–”The nearly 3,000-mile Congo River is the backbone of one of Africa’s poorest and most conflict-ridden countries. It supplies food and livelihood for the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the way of life along the water route in many ways mirrors Congo’s checkered fortunes.”
Children of Congo: From War to Witches–This film documents the plight of thousands of street children living in the Democrat Republic of Congo.
US Dept. of State Report, 2009
Democratic Republic of Congo Wikipedia Entry
Human rights advocacy groups working in DRC:
United Nations Mission DR Congo (MONUC)
Doctors Without Borders in DRC (Medicines sans Frontieres)
International Rescue Committee (IRC)
Articles:
“Apocalypse Found”–Common Dreams.Org
“The Next Empire” — The Atlantic Magazine
“The Humanitarian’s Dilemma” — Slate.com
NGO Reports:
Harvard Humanitarian Initiative
Photo Essays:
Artistic Responses to the war in DRC:
The off-Broadway play “Ruined” wins 2009 Pulitzer prize–Wikipedia
HBO documentary “The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo”
Action/Advocacy:
Non-Fiction Books:
“Africa’s World War” by Gerard Prunier
“Congo Wars: Conflict, Myth & Reality” by Thomas Turner
“History of Congo” by Didier Gondola
“King Leopold’s Ghost: A story of greed, terror and heroism” By Adam Hochschild
“In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz: Living on the Brink of Disaster in the Congo” By Michela Wrong
“From Genocide to Continental War: The Congolese Conflict and the Crisis of Contemporary Africa” By Gerard Prunier
“A Thousand Sisters” By Lisa Shannon (http://athousandsisters.com/)
Fiction Books:
“Heart of Darkness” By Joseph Conrad
“The Poisonwood Bible” By Barbara Kingsolver
Other Adoption Related Links:
US Citizenship Fact Sheet–information regarding IR-3 versus IR-4 visas