23 days agolivvycall
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23 days agoms.takenlee
The reason there is no current figure is not that the deaths stopped. It is that Congolese deaths were not deemed important enough to keep a record of.Ongoing Conflict (2003–Present) · Death Toll: The most-cited figure - 5.4 million excess deaths between 1998 and 2007 - came from surveys conducted by the International Rescue Committee. After that, the counting effectively stopped. There has been no comprehensive nationwide mortality survey in the years since. The "6 million since 1996" figure is a floor, not a current number. It is the last time anyone bothered to count. The reason there is no current figure is not that the deaths stopped. It is that Congolese deaths were not deemed important enough to keep a record of. . More than 7 million people are currently displaced. · Primary Actors: · Rwanda — directly backs M23. The capture of Goma in January 2025 left over 8,500 dead and displaced hundreds of thousands. · Uganda — logistical and military support, gold smuggling. · China — controls over 70% of DRC's copper and a large share of cobalt. Chinese-owned mines have a dated ecocide record, including a November 2025 dam failure at Congo Dongfang Mining that released toxic water into Lubumbashi, affecting nearly 15,000 residents. · The UAE — the primary destination for smuggled gold from both the DRC and Sudan. · The U.S. and Western corporations — the end buyers of the minerals, and the powers that backed Mobutu and have partnered with Rwanda and Uganda throughout.
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