War and Plunder in Eastern Congo

www.counterpunch.org— The United States Institute of Peace on February 27 awarded its “Women Building Peace” award to Pétronille Vaweka. She responded: “I weep because at this moment, in Goma women and children are dying [and] thousands of families are forced from their villages.” Goma, population two million, is the capital of North Kivu province More

ETtech.com—Apple: DR Congo accuses Apple of using 'blood minerals' from war-torn east. The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo is accusing Apple of using "illegally exploited" minerals extracted from the country's embattled east in its products, lawyers representing the African country said Thursday.The DRC's lawyers have sent Apple a formal cease and desist notice seen by AFP, effectively warning the tech giant it could face legal action if the alleged practice continues.The Paris-based lawyers for the DRC accused Apple of purchasing minerals smuggled from the DRC into...

The Washington Times—The U.N. rights chief says eastern Congo's escalating violence is being forgotten by the world. The world is forgetting the escalating violence in eastern Congo as conflicts continue in places like Ukraine and Gaza, the U.N. human rights chief said Wednesday while visiting the region and calling for peace and support for millions repeatedly displaced.

AppleInsider—iPad at war: How the iPad is crucial to the Ukraine war effort. The iPad is being used for an unusual purpose in the Ukraine-Russia conflict -- they're helping the Ukraine Air Force use modern weapons on older fighter jets. An iPad in a jet [X/OSINTtechnical] One of the problems of using older vehicles in war is that it may have the hardpoints, but not have the technical capability to pass targeting information to newer weapons. In the Ukraine conflict, it appears that one workaround involves using an iPad. The U.S. Undersecretary of Defense for...