today we began by doing two more write to learns about somalia and darfur
then we moved on to the last presentation about congo
conflict is civil wars
people fighting between other tribes
called africas world war
starvations, overpopulation, disease are other things
argue over land and minerals over land
military groups from rwanda are attacking
a lot of fighting is over resource
another majoe problem is the lords resistance army who slaughters women and children
tons of human rights viloations'
most children who've died under age of 5
groups will recruit young childrenn to carry out murders
abused the natural resources of the land
alot of ppl still starving
ppl are living in poverty and poor conditions
security of the country is weak and inflective
over 5,400,000 ppl have died because of the conflict
fighting has decreased a little
poach animals because ppl get so hungry
happened in the past 12 years
deadliest conflict since world war 2
most are dying because of lack of resources
belgium had control of congo until 1960
dictatorship
left poor and unstable
1997 dictator over thrown by revelation
laurent kabila renamed it the democratic republic of congo
signed ceaze fire in 1999
kabila was assasinated and his son took over
the un has sent over a peace keeping force
donations to women for women taht helps provide
irc helpign rebuild communities
peace keeping group may possibly be pulled out
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