Friends of the Congo
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Friends of the Congo (FOTC) is a Pan African solidarity organization raising global consciousness about the challenges and potential of the Congo.
Washington, DC
Joined March 2008
People like you have contributed to keeping the children feed and in school, keeping hospitals supplied with life-saving medicines, and more this year, for an average donation less than a new pair of shoes. We think that's amazing and you're amazing. https://t.co/wt0bTqUnTL
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The city of Goma is encircled. Electricity has been cut. The city is in tโฆ Friends of the Congo needs your support for URGENT Support Needed in Goma, DR Congo
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Please retweet and consider donating if youโre able to #FreeCongo
People like you have contributed to keeping the children feed and in school, keeping hospitals supplied with life-saving medicines, and more this year, for an average donation less than a new pair of shoes. We think that's amazing and you're amazing. https://t.co/wt0bTqUnTL
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๐ฅIn "ASUU #Strikes and The Battle For #Nigeriaโs Universities," ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ป๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐ฐ๐ต๐๐ธ๐๐ explores Academic Staff Union of #Universities and #Nigerian government relations, and pathways for renewal. ๐Read more here: https://t.co/GtS7FjoDnw
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Iโm expanding our Campus Ambassador Program. You get to help college clubs/teams (FBAJA, FSAE, Rocketry, Aerospace, etc) get free parts and sponsorship. Youโll make some money and get free parts too. Looks good on a resume
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โThe ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ข๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐โ ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ #solidarises with the #Malagasy peoples in their quest for #transformation in their #material #conditions. ๐Read more at https://t.co/XKQyA7KYiW
#Madagascar
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๐Take a read of Opicho's @opichoalexande1 rejoinder to the #African question in #Karl #Marxโs doctoral dissertation, and a reflection on universal #Egyptology and #Africaโs intellectual future. ๐See more details at https://t.co/ZIDJh4Ds8w
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๐ #IssaShivji revisits #Cabral's and #Rodneyโs ideas on the #petty #bourgeoisie and class #struggles in #Africa. ๐Read โThe Petty Bourgeoisie in the Thought of Amilcar Cabral and Walter Rodneyโ here: ๐ https://t.co/JlnJACgImh
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Why is trust in Big Pharma at an All Time Low? Because since 2000 pharmaceutical companies have paid out 126Billion in fines and settlements.
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๐ขGPAM #Condemns #authoritarian tactics around Tanzaniaโs elections. ๐ฅ#Tanzaniaโs absurd tactics around the 2025 #elections are condemned in the strongest terms. ๐ https://t.co/eNVip8U1hY
#stopthekillings #stopthedestruction #resetTanzania
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Please retweet and consider donating if youโre able to #FreeCongo
People like you have contributed to keeping the children feed and in school, keeping hospitals supplied with life-saving medicines, and more this year, for an average donation less than a new pair of shoes. We think that's amazing and you're amazing. https://t.co/wt0bTqUnTL
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Congo Week Reflections: One Week Later, Where Do We Go From Here?
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Please retweet and consider donating if youโre able to #FreeCongo
People like you have contributed to keeping the children feed and in school, keeping hospitals supplied with life-saving medicines, and more this year, for an average donation less than a new pair of shoes. We think that's amazing and you're amazing. https://t.co/wt0bTqUnTL
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Join these amazingly talented and accomplished women performers on Sunday, November 2nd 5 PM EST in Washington, DC for a benefit performance in support of @RDC_sfvs #DRC #Congo #CongoWeek Purchase tickets here: https://t.co/OnmB8TvvE2
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#DRC #Rwanda #AFC_M23 : Controversy surrounding the reopening of Goma airport announced in Paris In Paris, the announcement was made regarding the upcoming reopening of #GomaInternationalAirport, which has been closed for several months due to clashes in eastern DRC. This
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Join these amazingly talented and accomplished women performers on Sunday, November 2nd 5 PM EST in Washington, DC for a benefit performance in support of @RDC_sfvs #DRC #Congo #CongoWeek Purchase tickets here: https://t.co/OnmB8TvvE2
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Bitcoin isnโt just digital money - itโs a monetary revolution. No central banks. No borders. Just freedom, math, and code. If youโve ever wondered what Bitcoin really is and why it matters, start here ๐
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"They will try to kill me and plunge the Congo into civil wars because they know that a united and independent Africa, both politically and economically, would mark the end of their dominance and the beginning of our true freedom." - Patrice Lumumba 1960. Today we suffer the
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The new Shafted report shows how the DRC-Rwanda deal entrenches exploitation, enriches elites & allows the brutal war to continue decimating countless lives. True justice will only come when Congolese communities set the terms for their own future: ๐ https://t.co/XmIuwfaXpE
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Please retweet and consider donating if youโre able to #FreeCongo
People like you have contributed to keeping the children feed and in school, keeping hospitals supplied with life-saving medicines, and more this year, for an average donation less than a new pair of shoes. We think that's amazing and you're amazing. https://t.co/wt0bTqUnTL
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#DRC ๐จ๐ฉ: The Common Front for Congo #FCC has expressed its outrage over what it calls โa new attempt by President Fรฉlix Tshisekediโs regimeโ to suspend the Peopleโs Party for Reconstruction and Democracy @pprdofficiel , one of its main member parties. In a statement, the
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Icarus International Consulting Group | The War on Buttons: A Human Rebellion Against Unnecessary Complexity Some wars are fought over land, others over ideology. Ours, today, is over buttonsโand itโs a battle that touches the core of what it means to be human in a digital age.
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New report exposes the truth behind the US-brokered โpeaceโ deal in the DRC: itโs not about peace โ itโs about controlling Congoโs minerals. Rwanda becomes a processing & exporting hub while Congolese communities continue to pay the price of extraction. Read how foreign
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@NajlaNPalma @UN_OVRA @UN Preventing violence in all its forms is essential to building and sustaining peace. As we mark #1325at25, @annytenga highlights Pillar 3 of the #WomenPeaceSecurity agenda: prevention, led by women peacebuilders with courage, compassion, and accountability.๐๏ธ
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New report uncovers how @PaulKagameโs aggressive expansion, @realDonaldTrumpโs โdiplomacy,โ corporate greed & a deadly conflict fuel the global race for Congoโs minerals. Shafted: The Scramble for Critical Minerals in the DRC https://t.co/XmIuwfapA6
@Mittaloak @congofriends
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