Tshisekedi, Felix
Belgian King Returns Mask to Congo in Landmark Visit
DAKAR, Senegal — The king of Belgium on Wednesday handed over a large wooden mask to the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, one of thousands of objects taken long ago to the European country from its former colony. King Philippe, on his first visit to the country since assuming the throne in 2013, […]
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A Power Struggle Over Cobalt Rattles the Clean Energy Revolution
KISANFU, Democratic Republic of Congo — Just up a red dirt road, across an expanse of tall, dew-soaked weeds, bulldozers are hollowing out a yawning new canyon that is central to the world’s urgent race against global warming. For more than a decade, the vast expanse of untouched land was controlled by an American company. […]
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