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1961 Dag Hammarskjold dies in Katanga
"God does not die on the day when we cease to believe in a personal deity, but we die on the day when our lives cease to be illuminated by the steady radiance, renewed daily, of a wonder, the source of which is beyond all reason."
Read MoreJames Jamala Safari, poet
from Paal Post, South Africa
Read More1997 Collapse of Mobutu regime (Newsweek report)
The Horror, The Horror
With A Final Spasm Of Violence, Mobutu's Corrupt Regime Lurches Toward A Chaotic Collapse
MARCUS MABRY AND SUDARSAN RAGHAVAN
NEWSWEEK
Updated: 11:12 PM ET Jan 17, 2008
1997 Mercenaries (Newsweek report)
Soldiers Of Misfortune
White Mercenaries Fight Long Odds For A Dictator
Marcus Mabry
NEWSWEEK
Updated: 10:28 PM ET Jan 17, 2008
2002 Peace agrrements with Rwanda (Newsweek)
Perspectives
NEWSWEEK
Updated: 3:45 PM ET Oct 29, 2007
Congolese President Joseph Kabila, on the peace agreement signed last week to end his country's four-year war with Rwanda
Patrice Lumumba, a gallery
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Read MoreKinshasa, DR Congo
On the banks of the mighty Congo River, Kinshasa is a vast metropolis, with over 7 million inhabitants. Like many urban areas in Africa, rows of shanty towns compete for space with districts of relative affluence. If Africa is to emerge as a global superpower, Kinshasa will have to be front and center.
Read MoreExplorations from the time Stanley descended the Congo River, up to the year 1894
source : Inforcongo
Read More1959 Maps of telecommunication in Belgian Congo showing all the radio stations, telephone and telegraph lines.
source : Inforcongo
Read More1959 Belgian Congo : Agricultural Organization
A map showing the areas of native and "non native" agricultural projects, schools, experimental centers, etc.
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