George Kibala Bauer
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George Kibala Bauer
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Digital Development, Cities, Political Economy of Development in Africa, Worldmaking after Empire, Congolese Politics

Header Cred - Monsengo Shula
“Western leaders seem hamstrung in managing many conflicts, but that need not be the case in DRC. There, more than 6mn people are displaced, at least a third because of the M23 conflict, but outsiders could easily make a difference.”

https://www.ft.com/content/8bae4ecd-9fd8-48c6-824c-41b929b640d7
Rwanda’s troublemaking in DRC would be easy to stop
Western countries let the African nation get away with fomenting conflict in its neighbour
www.ft.com
January 26, 2025 at 5:56 PM
#GOMA "Intelligence sources suggest battle for Congolese regional capital Goma is imminent before UN crisis talks on Sunday"

www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Rwandan army ‘ready to invade DRC’ and help rebels seize city
Intelligence sources suggest battle for Congolese regional capital Goma is imminent before UN crisis talks on Sunday
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2025 at 2:36 PM
“No, South Korea Was Not Poorer Than Kenya in 1960” https://www.global-developments.org/p/no-south-korea-was-not-poorer-than
No, South Korea Was Not Poorer Than Kenya in 1960
With A Personal Coda
www.global-developments.org
January 25, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Contrary to the Pollution Haven hypothesis, air quality did not deteriorate in Vietnamese cities where urban economic growth has been most rapid. How did Vietnam decouple growth from environmental degradation?
https://voxdev.org/topic/trade/trade-and-environment-how-vietnam-gained-us-china-trade-war
January 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM