It used to be that the best way to raise money for the developing world was to show the abject poverty that could be found there, but NGOs are finding that tactic no longer works. Instead, it's time to focus on solutions.READ»
Human rights-conscious smartphone owners can breathe a sigh of relief now that a new U.S. law requires publicly-traded companies and electronics corporations to reveal whether or not they use "conflict-free" minerals. The law, part ...READ»
A new philanthropic ad campaign hit this weekend, accompanied by a New York Times op-ed. It pleads with American electronics companies to stop using materials that fuel one side of a horrific war in the Congo.READ»
Ahead of the 15th anniversary of the genocide, Paul Kagame talks about the memory of 1994, Rwanda's development plans, and its custom-made democracy.READ»
A simple stroll down the streets of Kinshasa reveals how precarious life has become in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This city of ugly half-finished buildings radiates both the optimism and the paranoia of a gold-rush town. ...READ»
