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• Democratic Republic of the Congo's women hold key to lasting peace

  
  12 Aug 2013: Mary Robinson: Women have suffered most as a result of conflict in Congo and the Great Lakes region – their voices must be heard
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  UN gears up for DRC offensive as Goma laments escalating violence

  1 Aug 2013: Civilians have been attacked near Monusco bases, but the UN peacekeeping force now has a mandate to fight back. Jessica Hatcher reports

• Congo's rare mountain gorillas could become victims of oil exploration

  1 Aug 2013: WWF warns of environmental disaster and permanent conflict if British firm begins drilling for oil inside Virunga national park
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• Gorilla bean harvest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – in pictures

  Gallery (11 pictures), 22 Jul 2013: Protein-rich gorilla beans have been bred to target malnutrition in DRC's North and South Kivu provinces

• A Season in the Congo – review

  

  17 Jul 2013: Chiwetel Ejiofor's magnificent performance is the centre of this rousing play about Congo's path to democracy, writes Michael Billington
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• The World Bank is bringing back big, bad dams

  16 Jul 2013: Peter Bosshard: A renewed focus on mega-dams will make matters worse in Africa and benefit companies, not people
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• Congo refugees pour into Uganda after attack by Islamist rebels

  15 Jul 2013: Red Cross and military struggle to cope with flood of people fleeing assault by Allied Democratic Forces in eastern DRC

• Investing in refugees: new solutions for old problems

  Guardian Professional,15 Jul 2013: On World Refugee Day we invited refugees and development experts to debate how the development community should invest in refugees. Here's a summary of their comments