Since mid 2016, at least five regions of the central province of Kasai (central Kasaï, Kasaï oriental, Lomami, Sankuru and Kasaï) have been in conflict. Kasai Province is a stronghold of the opposition. The situation has escalated between security forces of the Government and militias following …

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  In addition to agricultural land grabbing by some self-proclaimed diamond smugglers, our 2000m² field in Kalelé, Democratic Republic of Congo, is also suffering from the devastation caused by Pseudococcus viburni, or mealybugs. The mealybug was first discovered on the African continent in 1973 in the …

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