WHERE?
The war that is happening in Africa is taking place in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is located in Central Africa and is surrounded by Central African Republic, Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, and Angola. The Democratic Republic of Congo is among one of the poorest countries and is ranked as first in the world.
WHEN?
The Democratic Republic of Congo had two different wars that happened between the years of 1996-2003. The First Congo War occurred in October 1996 -May 1997 and murdered 800,000 people in about 3 1/2 months. The Second Congo War happened in August 1998 - July 2003 and in this war there was about 3.8 million people that died in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The eastern part of the Congo continued to be an unsafe and unstable war zone.
The war that is happening in Africa is taking place in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is located in Central Africa and is surrounded by Central African Republic, Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, and Angola. The Democratic Republic of Congo is among one of the poorest countries and is ranked as first in the world.
WHEN?
The Democratic Republic of Congo had two different wars that happened between the years of 1996-2003. The First Congo War occurred in October 1996 -May 1997 and murdered 800,000 people in about 3 1/2 months. The Second Congo War happened in August 1998 - July 2003 and in this war there was about 3.8 million people that died in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The eastern part of the Congo continued to be an unsafe and unstable war zone.
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"Democratic Republic of the Congo." Democratic Republic of the Congo « World Without Genocide - Working to Create a World Without Genocide. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2014.
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"Congo: The First and Second Wars, 1996-2003 | Enough Project." Congo: The First and Second Wars, 1996-2003. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Nov. 2014.
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"Flying Flag of Congo Democratic Republic | LOOPED |Stock Video:." Flying Flag Of Congo Democratic Republic. Megastocker, n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2014
Munn, Andrew. "Computer Industry Impacts on the Environment and Society: Coltan Mining in Democratic Republic of the Congo." Computer Industry Impacts on the Environment and Society: Coltan Mining in Democratic Republic of the Congo. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2014.
"Democratic Republic of the Congo." Democratic Republic of the Congo « World Without Genocide - Working to Create a World Without Genocide. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2014.
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"Congo: The First and Second Wars, 1996-2003 | Enough Project." Congo: The First and Second Wars, 1996-2003. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Nov. 2014.
Picture Sources:
"Flying Flag of Congo Democratic Republic | LOOPED |Stock Video:." Flying Flag Of Congo Democratic Republic. Megastocker, n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2014
Munn, Andrew. "Computer Industry Impacts on the Environment and Society: Coltan Mining in Democratic Republic of the Congo." Computer Industry Impacts on the Environment and Society: Coltan Mining in Democratic Republic of the Congo. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2014.