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The Democractic Republic of Congo has half of Africa’s forests and water resources.
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DR Congo: UN advises prudent use of abundant resources to spur development

10 October 2011
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has the capacity to become the driving force of Africa’s economic development if its vast forests, water resources and trillions of dollars worth of mineral reserves are used prudently, according to the findings of a United Nations assessment released today.
Residents of an IDP camp in North Kivu receive food rations distributed by WFP and an NGO

DR Congo: UN deplores murder of five humanitarian workers

6 October 2011
The United Nations today called on the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to capture and try those responsible for the murder of five non-governmental organization (NGO) staff in the deadliest ever single assault on humanitarian workers in the vast country.