{"id":17,"date":"2021-02-26T02:02:24","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T02:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2025-03-21T20:47:53","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T20:47:53","slug":"war-in-congo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/war-in-congo\/","title":{"rendered":"The War in Congo"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"17\" class=\"elementor elementor-17\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6e9976 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c6e9976\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" role=\"banner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-803494d e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"803494d\" 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data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ebd70a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ebd70a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">War in Congo<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a80c99b war-conflict-eastern elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a80c99b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span>The conflict in Eastern DRC has resulted in <\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4f1bbf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f4f1bbf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89f313a animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"89f313a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}}}\" 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happening in congo\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-story2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-story2-300x214.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/428;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c2e882 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c2e882\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b6149e e-con-full war-live-lost-container e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b6149e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9538ddc war-live-lost elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9538ddc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"text-yellow\">over 6 million<br><\/span>lives lost, <span class=\"text-h5\">(Not to mention  the thousands of bodies in mass graves that have never been exhumed)<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-037f37f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"037f37f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66103be war-displacement elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66103be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The displacement of <span class=\"text-yellow\">millions, <\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a67d2d war-displacement elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0a67d2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The displace-<br>ment of <span class=\"text-yellow\">millions, <\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73aa3e1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"73aa3e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70014ee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"70014ee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2e3b76 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b2e3b76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/640px-Refugees_in_transit_from_the_border_with_DRC_to_Rwamwanja_Uganda_9086821264.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10706 lazyload\" alt=\"DRC Refugees\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/640px-Refugees_in_transit_from_the_border_with_DRC_to_Rwamwanja_Uganda_9086821264.jpg 640w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/640px-Refugees_in_transit_from_the_border_with_DRC_to_Rwamwanja_Uganda_9086821264-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/426;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73b67d6 war-unprecedented-scale elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"73b67d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">and a humanitarian crisis of <span class=\"text-yellow text-underline\">unprecedented scale.<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e442b7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7e442b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8b68f6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b8b68f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c173180 no-margin elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c173180\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has endured one of the deadliest conflicts since World War II, with over 6 million lives lost and millions more displaced. Often driven by the struggle over its vast mineral wealth, the ongoing conflict has caused untold suffering, particularly for women and children. Sexual violence has been a weapon of war, with mass atrocities committed by rebel groups and foreign-backed militias.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acf925a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"acf925a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-526a6c7 no-margin elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"526a6c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since the influx of refugees following the 1994 Rwandan genocide, the eastern regions of the DRC have been caught in cycles of violence. While the First and Second Congo Wars formally ended in 1997 and 2003, armed groups like the M23 continue to destabilize the region. Despite various peace agreements, the underlying causes (poverty, resource exploitation, and weak governance) have yet to be resolved, leaving eastern Congo in a state of chronic insecurity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd3a344 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dd3a344\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5873067 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5873067\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Timeline of the war in the Congo<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bab3ec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4bab3ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:250}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d80babc e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d80babc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a006b46 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a006b46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1994<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37c1909 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37c1909\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f27833 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0f27833\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"553\" height=\"481\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10497 lazyload\" alt=\"congo refugees war\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline1.jpg 553w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline1-300x261.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 553px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 553\/481;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad3d572 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ad3d572\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:2,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"370\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10498 lazyload\" alt=\"genocide in congo\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline2.jpg 520w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline2-300x213.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 520px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 520\/370;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8f1141 e-con-full timeline-container e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a8f1141\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c4c963 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c4c963\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1994<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7943539 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7943539\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:250}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rwandan Genocide and Mass Refugee Influx<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc314d3 no-margin bullet-star timeline-event-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc314d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Event:<\/strong> After the Rwandan genocide, 2 million Rwandese refugees, including members of militias responsible for the genocide, flee into eastern Congo (then Zaire), destabilizing the region.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-463f4f8 timeline-event-text no-margin bullet-person elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"463f4f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Impact on People:<\/strong> Ethnic tensions soar, sparking violent clashes between militias, local communities, and refugee groups. Local infrastructure collapses, with refugees and locals facing hunger and disease. <span class=\"war-timeline-link\">[Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/1999\/04\/29\/rwandan-refugees-ordered-out-congo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Human Rights Watch<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ea7376 e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0ea7376\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b0aa72 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4b0aa72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"553\" height=\"481\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10497 lazyload\" alt=\"congo refugees war\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline1.jpg 553w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline1-300x261.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 553px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 553\/481;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2115c0 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c2115c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:2,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"370\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10498 lazyload\" alt=\"genocide in congo\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline2.jpg 520w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline2-300x213.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 520px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 520\/370;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f617bb e-con-full timeline-sub e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0f617bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:250}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a2cde2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0a2cde2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3fd956 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b3fd956\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Rise of Mobile Phones<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb04a48 no-margin desc-extend elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb04a48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The surge in mobile phone production (from 60 million to 250 million units) drives soaring demand for coltan, <strong>fueling violence in the DRC as armed groups seize mines to fund operations.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16304f8 e-con-full war-timeline-containe e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"16304f8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:250}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-924b7b5 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"924b7b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84ef420 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84ef420\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1996<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e7c251 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9e7c251\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5824928 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5824928\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"561\" height=\"437\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline11.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10500 lazyload\" alt=\"genocide in congo\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline11.jpg 561w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline11-300x234.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 561px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 561\/437;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cdf829 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8cdf829\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:2,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"435\" height=\"339\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline14.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10501 lazyload\" alt=\"assassination attempt mukwege\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline14.jpg 435w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline14-300x234.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 435px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 435\/339;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-679af76 e-con-full timeline-container e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"679af76\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25d4179 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25d4179\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1996<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-112d2ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"112d2ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">First Congo War<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b94aeb timeline-event-text no-margin bullet-star elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b94aeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Event:<\/strong> Laurent-D\u00e9sir\u00e9 Kabila, backed by Rwanda and Uganda (forming the AFDL), leads a rebellion to overthrow Mobutu Sese Seko, ending his 32-year dictatorship.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bde41f8 timeline-event-text no-margin bullet-person elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bde41f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Impact on People:<\/strong> The war displaces millions, with large-scale looting and destruction of civilian infrastructure. Tens of thousands die from disease and malnutrition. <span class=\"war-timeline-link\">[Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crisisgroup.org\/sites\/default\/files\/how-kabila-lost-his-way-the-performance-of-laurent-desire-kabila-s-government.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International Crisis Group<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f64935 e-con-full war-timeline-containe e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4f64935\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:250}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab59fc8 e-con-full timeline-container-extend e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ab59fc8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97981ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"97981ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Attack on Lemera Hospital<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-630940b timeline-event-text no-margin bullet-star elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"630940b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Event:<\/strong> On October 6, 1996, Lemera Hospital, where Dr. Mukwege was the Medical Director, was attacked by an armed group. The insurgents pillage medical supplies and kill numerous patients, including Zairian soldiers, Hutu refugees, and civilians. Around 37 people are murdered in their beds. Dr. Mukwege was not at the hospital at the time of the attack.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26ec31a timeline-event-text no-margin bullet-person elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26ec31a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Impact on People:<\/strong> This event highlights the extreme risks faced by medical professionals and underscores the devastating consequences of conflict on the healthcare system in eastern Congo. <span class=\"war-timeline-link\">[Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/digitallibrary.un.org\/record\/709895?ln=en&amp;v=pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UN Mapping Report<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dfb04f e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3dfb04f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66996ef animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"66996ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"561\" height=\"437\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline11.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10500 lazyload\" alt=\"genocide in congo\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline11.jpg 561w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline11-300x234.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 561px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 561\/437;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c0e83a animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8c0e83a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:2,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"435\" height=\"339\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline14.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10501 lazyload\" alt=\"assassination attempt mukwege\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline14.jpg 435w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline14-300x234.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 435px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 435\/339;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1735a0 e-con-full war-timeline-containe e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f1735a0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:250}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-997f602 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"997f602\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b585bdb elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b585bdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1999<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ef5568 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ef5568\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18d2e58 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"18d2e58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"561\" height=\"437\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline10.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10502 lazyload\" alt=\"genocide in congo\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline10.jpg 561w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline10-300x234.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 561px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 561\/437;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-deb2af5 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"deb2af5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:2,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"561\" height=\"437\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10503 lazyload\" alt=\"drc conflict minerals\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline6.jpg 561w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline6-300x234.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 561px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 561\/437;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf5b4c1 e-con-full timeline-container e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cf5b4c1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df13619 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"df13619\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1999<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a011c16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a011c16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lusaka Peace Agreement<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30199c9 timeline-event-text no-margin bullet-star elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30199c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Event:<\/strong> In July 1999, the Lusaka Peace Agreement is signed, leading to the withdrawal of foreign troops and a framework for a power-sharing government. Major rebel groups, including the Rwandan-backed RCD (Rassemblement Congolais pour la D\u00e9mocratie) and the Ugandan-backed MLC (Mouvement de Lib\u00e9ration du Congo), are granted representation alongside the existing Congolese leadership and political opposition.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8eb3cf timeline-event-text no-margin bullet-person elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8eb3cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Impact on People:<\/strong> Despite the agreement, the country remains divided, and violence continues, preventing displaced populations from returning home. The fragile truce exacerbates instability as armed groups continue to control large parts of the east. <span class=\"war-timeline-link\">[Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/peacemaker.un.org\/en\/node\/9615?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">United Nations<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crisisgroup.org\/africa\/central-africa\/democratic-republic-congo\/agreement-cease-fire-democratic-republic-congo?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International Crisis Group<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2934a5 e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f2934a5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61e1d4f animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"61e1d4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"561\" height=\"437\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline10.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10502 lazyload\" alt=\"genocide in congo\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline10.jpg 561w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline10-300x234.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 561px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 561\/437;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9464840 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9464840\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:2,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"561\" height=\"437\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10503 lazyload\" alt=\"drc conflict minerals\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline6.jpg 561w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline6-300x234.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 561px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 561\/437;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c784322 e-con-full war-timeline-containe e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c784322\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:250}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e9983b e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e9983b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8180603 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8180603\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2001<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-275ba5f e-con-full timeline-container e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"275ba5f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6961bf9 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6961bf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:250}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2001<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60d3905 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"60d3905\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Assassination of President Laurent-D\u00e9sir\u00e9 Kabila<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fab81de timeline-event-text no-margin bullet-star elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fab81de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Event:<\/strong> President Laurent-D\u00e9sir\u00e9 Kabila is assassinated by one of his bodyguards. His son, Joseph Kabila, assumes power amid the ongoing conflict.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e518f4f timeline-event-text no-margin bullet-person elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e518f4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Impact on People:<\/strong> The assassination further destabilizes the country and prolongs the devastating conflict in eastern Congo. <span class=\"war-timeline-link\">[Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-16048464\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC News<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ed1045 e-con-full war-timeline-containe e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8ed1045\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:250}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa9d1e6 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fa9d1e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3a9154 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d3a9154\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2002<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de6d11e e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"de6d11e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-371d467 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"371d467\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"561\" height=\"437\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10504 lazyload\" alt=\"congo elections\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline5.jpg 561w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline5-300x234.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 561px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 561\/437;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f51b0a3 e-con-full timeline-container e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f51b0a3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-352d7de elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"352d7de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2002<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-230bf1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"230bf1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sun City Agreement<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abfac37 timeline-event-text no-margin bullet-star elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abfac37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Event:<\/strong> In April 2002, the Sun City Agreement is signed in South Africa, establishing a transitional government that includes President Joseph Kabila, representatives from rebel factions, political opposition, and civil society.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f0e772 timeline-event-text no-margin bullet-person elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f0e772\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Impact on People:<\/strong> Rebel groups continue to control large, mineral-rich parts of the country, particularly in the east, where sporadic violence persists. While the agreement lays the groundwork for national unification and a democratic transition, the granting of power to factions with a history of violence and exploitation has likely exacerbated instability. Displaced populations remain unable to return home, further highlighting the ongoing challenges. <span class=\"war-timeline-link\">[Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crisisgroup.org\/africa\/central-africa\/democratic-republic-congo\/storm-clouds-over-sun-city-urgent-need-recast-congolese-peace-process&quot;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International Crisis Group<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/peacemaker.un.org\/en\/node\/9166\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">United Nations<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e57193 timeline-event-text no-margin bullet-diamond elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e57193\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By 2003, <strong>more than 3.4 million people were internally displaced<\/strong> in Congo due to ongoing violence and instability. <span class=\"war-timeline-link\">[Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/media\/2003-unhcr-statistical-yearbook-country-data-sheet-democratic-republic-congo?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b60eeb e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8b60eeb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77e2216 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"77e2216\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"561\" height=\"437\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10504 lazyload\" alt=\"congo elections\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline5.jpg 561w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline5-300x234.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 561px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 561\/437;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaa5e3b e-con-full war-timeline-containe e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eaa5e3b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:250}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-737b61b e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"737b61b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-855a123 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"855a123\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2006<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-893800f e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"893800f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a11cf55 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a11cf55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:2,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"506\" height=\"361\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10499 lazyload\" alt=\"congo war\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline3.jpg 506w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline3-300x214.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 506px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 506\/361;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c29714 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8c29714\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"369\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10506 lazyload\" alt=\"Congolese genocide\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline4.jpg 540w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline4-300x205.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 540px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 540\/369;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4ab271 e-con-full timeline-container e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a4ab271\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92e9cf7 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92e9cf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2006<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4adc2af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4adc2af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">First Democratic Elections<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6831b96 timeline-event-text no-margin bullet-star elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6831b96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Event:<\/strong> Joseph Kabila wins the first democratic election in 40 years. The international community hails it as a step toward stability.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce4b21d timeline-event-text no-margin bullet-person elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce4b21d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Impact on People:<\/strong> Despite the elections, violence and human rights abuses persist in eastern Congo. Armed groups still control mineral-rich areas, and child soldier recruitment remains rampant. <span class=\"war-timeline-link\">[Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2006\/nov\/16\/congo.chrismcgreal1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Guardian<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72e3d1a timeline-event-text no-margin bullet-diamond elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72e3d1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Despite the elections, armed groups controlled <strong>80% of the country\u2019s mineral-rich eastern regions<\/strong>, perpetuating exploitation and conflict. <span class=\"war-timeline-link\">[Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/afr620172006en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amnesty International<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-317a631 e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"317a631\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15e8d4a animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"15e8d4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:2,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"506\" height=\"361\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10499 lazyload\" alt=\"congo war\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline3.jpg 506w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline3-300x214.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 506px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 506\/361;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80fb4b4 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"80fb4b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"369\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10506 lazyload\" alt=\"Congolese genocide\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline4.jpg 540w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline4-300x205.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 540px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 540\/369;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3a323d e-con-full war-timeline-containe e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e3a323d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:250}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54fe207 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"54fe207\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f6d827 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f6d827\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2008<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e54ac8 e-con-full timeline-container e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9e54ac8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67f55ae elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"67f55ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2008<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-014355f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"014355f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rise of M23 Rebellion<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0198a4c timeline-event-text no-margin bullet-star elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0198a4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Event:<\/strong> After Laurent Nkunda\u2019s CNDP faction is integrated into the Congolese army, dissatisfaction leads to the creation of M23, backed by Rwanda.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e2e769 timeline-event-text no-margin bullet-person elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e2e769\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Impact on People:<\/strong> M23 displaces tens of thousands of civilians and commits atrocities, including mass rapes and forced recruitment. Civilians in Goma, the provincial capital, endure widespread violence. <span class=\"war-timeline-link\">[Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2025\/jan\/27\/who-are-m23-rebels-fighting-in-eastern-drc-congo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Guardian<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/pulitzercenter.org\/stories\/crisis-eastern-congo-didnt-start-m23s-resurgence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pulitzer Center<\/a>]<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2077c2d timeline-event-text no-margin bullet-diamond elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2077c2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In January 2008, the International Rescue Committee reported that an estimated <strong>5.4 million people had died over the preceding ten years as a result of the conflict, nearly half of them children under five.<\/strong> <span class=\"war-timeline-link\">[Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rescue.org\/sites\/default\/files\/document\/661\/2006-7congomortalitysurvey.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International Rescue Committee<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be11fdf e-con-full timeline-sub e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"be11fdf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:250}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-023bebb e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"023bebb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b0bc70 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3b0bc70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"492\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/timeline-2010smartphone.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10507 lazyload\" alt=\"congo smartphones\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/timeline-2010smartphone.jpg 480w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/timeline-2010smartphone-293x300.jpg 293w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 480px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 480\/492;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5018a4d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5018a4d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e433c91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e433c91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Smartphone Revolution<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10147d4 timeline-event-text no-margin desc-extend elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10147d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe launch of the smartphone accelerates global demand for minerals like tantalum, tin, tungsten, and gold, exacerbating armed conflict in the DRC over control of mining operations. <span class=\"war-timeline-link\">[Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/international\/archive\/2011\/07\/is-your-cell-phone-fueling-civil-war-in-congo\/241663\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Atlantic<\/a>]<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e788286 e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e788286\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:250}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b36b8f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5b36b8f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a2d904 e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9a2d904\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec77645 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ec77645\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"492\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/timeline-2010smartphone.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10507 lazyload\" alt=\"congo smartphones\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/timeline-2010smartphone.jpg 480w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/timeline-2010smartphone-293x300.jpg 293w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 480px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 480\/492;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dbeab3 e-con-full war-timeline-containe e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9dbeab3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:250}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9480e7c e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9480e7c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d76fd2 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d76fd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2010<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cc71e6 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3cc71e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b14a802 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b14a802\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:2,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"808\" height=\"552\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline-14.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10508 lazyload\" alt=\"dodd act\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline-14.jpg 808w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline-14-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline-14-768x525.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 808px) 100vw, 808px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 808px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 808\/552;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e22d30 e-con-full timeline-container e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0e22d30\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea13caa elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea13caa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2010<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4957ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b4957ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dodd-Frank Act Passed<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16303e9 timeline-event-text no-margin bullet-star elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16303e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Event:<\/strong> The U.S. Congress passes the Dodd-Frank Act, which mandates the disclosure of conflict minerals sourced from the DRC and surrounding regions. This law aims to cut off funding to armed groups profiting from the mineral trade.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-710dfda timeline-event-text no-margin bullet-person elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"710dfda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Impact on People:<\/strong> While the act seeks to curb violence linked to mineral extraction, it unintentionally drives underground smuggling networks and complicates supply chains for legitimate businesses. <span class=\"war-timeline-link\">[Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/111th-congress\/house-bill\/4173\/text\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. Government<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalwitness.org\/en\/campaigns\/conflict-minerals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Global Witness<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed98eb1 timeline-event-text no-margin bullet-diamond elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed98eb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>One woman is raped every minute in the Congo<\/strong> according to the New York Times. <span class=\"war-timeline-link\">[Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2010\/04\/15\/world\/africa\/15briefs-congo.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Times<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06a79ed e-con-full war-timeline-containe e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"06a79ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:250}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f55b42e e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f55b42e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-543ced4 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"543ced4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:2,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"472\" height=\"368\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/timeline-2012mukwege.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10505 lazyload\" alt=\"dr mukwege congo\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/timeline-2012mukwege.jpg 472w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/timeline-2012mukwege-300x234.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 472px) 100vw, 472px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 472px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 472\/368;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d00d76e e-con-full timeline-container-extend e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d00d76e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3ec966 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b3ec966\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">UN Mapping Report on Human Rights Violations<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85cb51c timeline-event-text no-margin bullet-star elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85cb51c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Event:<\/strong> The United Nations releases the 550-page Mapping Exercise Report detailing 617 of the most serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law in the DRC between 1993 and 2003, covering the First and Second Congo Wars. The report outlines atrocities committed by both state and non-state actors, including mass killings, sexual violence, and forced recruitment, but accountability for specific individuals or groups was redacted before its release, due to concerns over political implications and the potential disruption of peace efforts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5af9d8 timeline-event-text no-margin bullet-person elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5af9d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Impact on People:<\/strong> The report brings global attention to the scale of suffering endured by Congolese civilians during the conflicts, including mass displacement and violations of basic human rights. While the report calls for justice and accountability, many survivors and victims\u2019 families continue to wait for legal and reparative action. Without naming perpetrators and holding them accountable, true transitional justice in Congo remains unattainable, allowing impunity to persist and leaving victims without the justice they deserve. <span class=\"war-timeline-link\">[Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/en\/countries\/africa\/2010-drc-mapping-report\" target=\"blank\">UN Mapping Report (2010)<\/a>]<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c512576 timeline-event-text no-margin bullet-diamond elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c512576\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a class=\"timeline-report\" href=\"https:\/\/digitallibrary.un.org\/record\/709895?ln=en&amp;v=pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download the mapping report here<\/a> or <a class=\"timeline-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mapping-report.org\/ \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">learn more about the mapping report here.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51545ac e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"51545ac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89d3c03 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"89d3c03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"437\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline-14.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10508 lazyload\" alt=\"dodd act\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline-14.jpg 808w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline-14-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline-14-768x525.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/437;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7fe9d8 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a7fe9d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"472\" height=\"368\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/timeline-2012mukwege.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10505 lazyload\" alt=\"dr mukwege congo\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/timeline-2012mukwege.jpg 472w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/timeline-2012mukwege-300x234.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 472px) 100vw, 472px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 472px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 472\/368;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59102d0 e-con-full war-timeline-containe e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"59102d0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:250}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5af4e4f e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5af4e4f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b1b953 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b1b953\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2011<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-231ae5c e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"231ae5c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee70a6a animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ee70a6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"561\" height=\"437\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline7.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10509 lazyload\" alt=\"Congolese genocide\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline7.jpg 561w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline7-300x234.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 561px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 561\/437;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7d6365 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e7d6365\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:2,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"493\" height=\"486\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline8.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10510 lazyload\" alt=\"conflict mining congo\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline8.jpg 493w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline8-300x296.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 493px) 100vw, 493px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 493px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 493\/486;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0d9cff e-con-full timeline-container e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f0d9cff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46ab44a elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"46ab44a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2011<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41374be elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"41374be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15f72c2 timeline-event-text no-margin bullet-star elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15f72c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Event:<\/strong> The OECD introduces due diligence guidelines to prevent the trade of conflict minerals. The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) launches the Regional Certification Mechanism (RCM).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3193b8c timeline-event-text no-margin bullet-person elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3193b8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Impact on People:<\/strong> While these initiatives aim to reduce exploitation, challenges in enforcement and continued conflict limit their effectiveness. <span class=\"war-timeline-link\">[Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oecd.org\/content\/dam\/oecd\/en\/publications\/reports\/2011\/07\/oecd-due-diligence-guidance-for-responsible-supply-chains-of-minerals-from-conflict-affected-and-high-risk-areas_g1g13355\/9789264111110-en.pdf\" target=\"blank\">OECD<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deutsche-rohstoffagentur.de\/EN\/Themen\/Min_rohstoffe\/CTC\/Downloads\/ICGLR_def_manual.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&amp;v=5\" target=\"blank\">ICGLR<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-235f500 timeline-event-text no-margin bullet-diamond elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"235f500\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>20% of global supply of tantalum, tin, and tungsten originates from the DRC<\/strong>, much of it tied to conflict zones.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5438c28 e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5438c28\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-996dcdd animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"996dcdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"561\" height=\"437\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline7.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10509 lazyload\" alt=\"Congolese genocide\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline7.jpg 561w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline7-300x234.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 561px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 561\/437;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b318a0f animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b318a0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"493\" height=\"486\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline8.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10510 lazyload\" alt=\"conflict mining congo\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline8.jpg 493w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline8-300x296.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 493px) 100vw, 493px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 493px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 493\/486;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4bcb8d e-con-full war-timeline-containe e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d4bcb8d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:250}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84b20cb e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"84b20cb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49be103 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49be103\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2012<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d3f27e e-con-full timeline-container e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3d3f27e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fbc5fd elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9fbc5fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2012<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21daf90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21daf90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Assassination Attempt on Dr. Mukwege<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adb59e2 timeline-event-text no-margin bullet-star elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"adb59e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Event:<\/strong> Dr. Denis Mukwege survived an assassination attempt at his home when armed men opened fire. Although he escaped unharmed, his security guard was tragically killed while protecting him.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80ab2a1 timeline-event-text no-margin bullet-person elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80ab2a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Impact on People:<\/strong> The attempt on Dr. Mukwege&#8217;s life highlights the extreme risks faced by individuals and organizations working to address sexual violence in conflict. Mukwege, who has treated thousands of survivors, continues to speak out for justice, despite ongoing threats. <span class=\"war-timeline-link\">[Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2012\/oct\/26\/congo-doctor-rape-victims-murder-attempt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Guardian<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-471ef6b e-con-full war-timeline-containe e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"471ef6b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:250}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c4ff88 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9c4ff88\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fefa004 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fefa004\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:2,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"531\" height=\"354\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline9.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10511 lazyload\" alt=\"congo voting\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline9.jpg 531w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline9-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 531px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 531\/354;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fbcaeb e-con-full timeline-container-extend e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3fbcaeb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8c5881 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c8c5881\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">M23 Rebellion and Capture of Goma<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b844c49 timeline-event-text no-margin bullet-star elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b844c49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Event:<\/strong> In November 2012, the M23 rebel group seized the city of Goma, displacing approximately 140,000 people (totaling more than 500,000 since the conflict began in April 2012). M23 held the city for about two weeks, during which time they controlled key strategic locations and continued to disrupt humanitarian aid efforts. The United Nations and Congolese forces, with support from the UN\u2019s Intervention Brigade, launched a coordinated military response to drive M23 out of the city. By late November 2012, M23 was forced to retreat and ultimately went into exile in Rwanda and Uganda.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9cf4b7 timeline-event-text no-margin bullet-person elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9cf4b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Impact on People:<\/strong> Civilians endure looting, displacement, and extrajudicial killings. Humanitarian access is blocked, exacerbating the existing crisis in eastern Congo. <span class=\"war-timeline-link\">[Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-20405739\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC News<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unocha.org\/publications\/report\/democratic-republic-congo\/north-kivu-situation-report-no-17-11-december-2012\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OCHA<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42d6797 e-con-full timeline-sub e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"42d6797\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:250}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25003ca e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"25003ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec550d1 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ec550d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:2,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"563\" height=\"538\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline12.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10512 lazyload\" alt=\"Congolese genocide\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline12.jpg 563w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline12-300x287.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 563px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 563\/538;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28eb87c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"28eb87c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b52d1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b52d1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conflict Mineral Regulations<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec0155f timeline-event-text no-margin desc-extend elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec0155f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Dodd-Frank Act mandates disclosure of conflict minerals, spurring certification efforts but enabling smuggling networks that adapt to evade regulations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb88193 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cb88193\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:250}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e076072 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e076072\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd123dc e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cd123dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b9bb22 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3b9bb22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"531\" height=\"354\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline9.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10511 lazyload\" alt=\"congo voting\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline9.jpg 531w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline9-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 531px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 531\/354;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9b0803 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e9b0803\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"563\" height=\"538\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline12.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10512 lazyload\" alt=\"Congolese genocide\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline12.jpg 563w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline12-300x287.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 563px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 563\/538;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cdf0ed e-con-full war-timeline-containe e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2cdf0ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:250}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0d13e6 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b0d13e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6df9e3e elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6df9e3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2017<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57e90f1 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"57e90f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f40bcb9 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f40bcb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:2,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"370\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline13.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10513 lazyload\" alt=\"what is happening in drc\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline13.jpg 520w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline13-300x213.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 520px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 520\/370;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36e1bb2 e-con-full timeline-container e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"36e1bb2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b0fc11 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b0fc11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2017<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de10b54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de10b54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Political Crisis Under Joseph Kabila<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9198320 timeline-event-text no-margin bullet-star elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9198320\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Event:<\/strong> Kabila refuses to step down after his term expires, sparking protests and a political crisis. In the interim, the Accord de la Saint Sylvestre, mediated by CENCO, granted Kabila two additional years in power, further delaying a resolution.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fb7f02 timeline-event-text no-margin bullet-person elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fb7f02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Impact on People:<\/strong> Protestors face violent repression, with hundreds killed. The political instability fuels further violence in the east, where local militias exploit the chaos. <span class=\"war-timeline-link\">[Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2017\/07\/01\/crisis-congo-spiraling-out-control\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Human Rights Watch<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa0ad16 e-con-full timeline-sub e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aa0ad16\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:250}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-025939d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"025939d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a07d8c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a07d8c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Smartphone and EV Boom<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49efcbd timeline-event-text no-margin desc-extend elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49efcbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSmartphone shipments grow fivefold, while EVs and renewable energy technologies increase demand for Congolese cobalt and coltan, embedding these resources into global supply chains and perpetuating exploitation. <span class=\"war-timeline-link\">[Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/stories\/2017\/09\/global-battery-alliance-child-labour-congo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Economic Forum<\/a>]<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cdbfe9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1cdbfe9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:250}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72e738f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"72e738f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3358b6b e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3358b6b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f52da96 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f52da96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"370\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline13.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10513 lazyload\" alt=\"what is happening in drc\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline13.jpg 520w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline13-300x213.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 520px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 520\/370;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a78d2df e-con-full war-timeline-containe e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a78d2df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:250}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dbb58a e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5dbb58a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd202c8 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd202c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2018<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4581794 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4581794\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fffffe0 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fffffe0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"563\" height=\"538\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline15.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10514 lazyload\" alt=\"what is happening in drc\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline15.jpg 563w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline15-300x287.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 563px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 563\/538;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb7ade0 e-con-full timeline-container e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bb7ade0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f35925 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f35925\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2018<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db81da1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db81da1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Election of F\u00e9lix Tshisekedi<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5604c2 timeline-event-text no-margin bullet-star elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5604c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Event:<\/strong> F\u00e9lix Tshisekedi becomes the first president in Congo\u2019s history to take power through a peaceful transition, though the legitimacy of his victory is widely questioned, with evidence suggesting that Martin Fayulu was the true electoral winner.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81b09bf timeline-event-text no-margin bullet-person elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81b09bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Impact on People:<\/strong> While the election brings hope for peace, fighting continues in the east. Humanitarian crises persist, with millions still lacking access to healthcare, education, and food. <span class=\"war-timeline-link\">[Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/congo-presidential-election-tshisekedi-6fbb7015c86899a4c8a17553d9015fb6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AP News<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf6d1f3 timeline-event-text no-margin bullet-diamond elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf6d1f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By the time of the election, over <strong>13 million Congolese required humanitarian assistance<\/strong>, with millions suffering from severe food insecurity. <span class=\"war-timeline-link\">[Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2018\/3\/19\/unsc-13-million-people-need-humanitarian-aid-in-dr-congo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Al Jazeera<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c95f26 e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0c95f26\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f662128 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f662128\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"563\" height=\"538\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline15.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10514 lazyload\" alt=\"what is happening in drc\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline15.jpg 563w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-timeline15-300x287.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 563px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 563\/538;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27739c1 e-con-full war-timeline-containe e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"27739c1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:250}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91f830d e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"91f830d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf96d0f elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf96d0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2021<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-825dd1b e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"825dd1b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9863c7a animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9863c7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"402\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/timeline-2025m23.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10516 lazyload\" alt=\"what is happening in congo\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/timeline-2025m23.jpg 672w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/timeline-2025m23-300x188.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/402;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef1297e animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ef1297e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:2,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"382\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/timeline-2025m23-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10515 lazyload\" alt=\"what is happening in congo\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/timeline-2025m23-2.jpg 400w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/timeline-2025m23-2-300x287.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/382;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5e2e54 e-con-full timeline-container e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d5e2e54\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa01898 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa01898\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2021<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f61202 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f61202\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Renewed M23 Resurgence and Continued Conflict<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-071dd58 timeline-event-text no-margin bullet-star elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"071dd58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Event:<\/strong> M23 resurges, capturing key towns in North Kivu. Reports allege that the group receives military support, including weapons and training, from Rwanda, exacerbating regional tensions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c1d300 timeline-event-text no-margin bullet-person elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c1d300\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Impact on People:<\/strong> Tens of thousands are displaced, with civilians enduring killings, sexual violence, and forced recruitment. Food insecurity worsens as farming activities are disrupted, and humanitarian access is restricted. <span class=\"war-timeline-link\">[Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/renewed-fighting-flares-in-eastern-congo\/a-59789397\">Deutsche Welle<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unocha.org\/publications\/report\/democratic-republic-congo\/democratic-republic-congo-north-kivu-flash-update-2-populations-displacement-rutshuru-territory-23-october-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OCHA<\/a>]<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6e2d9d timeline-event-text no-margin bullet-diamond elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6e2d9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Over 150,000 people are displaced<\/strong> within months of the renewed conflict. <span class=\"war-timeline-link\">[Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/cerf.un.org\/what-we-do\/allocation\/2022\/summary\/22-RR-COD-54660?utm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UN CERF<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04784bc e-con-full timeline-sub e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"04784bc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:250}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0da0f47 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0da0f47\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0cd775 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a0cd775\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Green Transition and Renewed Conflict<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f56f24b timeline-event-text no-margin desc-extend elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f56f24b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe shift to green energy technologies like EVs and solar panels escalates demand for Congolese minerals, with M23\u2019s resurgence displacing thousands as armed groups exploit mining profits. DRC, holding 60% of the world\u2019s cobalt reserves, becomes a focal point for supply chains. M23 resurges, taking control of mining areas. <span class=\"war-timeline-link\">[Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/stories\/2017\/09\/global-battery-alliance-child-labour-congo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Republic<\/a>]<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07bdf64 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"07bdf64\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:250}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d069f5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d069f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf05d18 e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bf05d18\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27d3cdc animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"27d3cdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"402\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/timeline-2025m23.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10516 lazyload\" alt=\"what is happening in congo\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/timeline-2025m23.jpg 672w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/timeline-2025m23-300x188.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/402;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e62546f animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e62546f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"382\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/timeline-2025m23-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10515 lazyload\" alt=\"what is happening in congo\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/timeline-2025m23-2.jpg 400w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/timeline-2025m23-2-300x287.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/382;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-840a31a e-con-full war-timeline-containe e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"840a31a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:250}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2675682 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2675682\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e9757d elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e9757d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2024<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f6590a e-con-full timeline-container e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f6590a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98ef29d elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"98ef29d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2024<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08b6255 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"08b6255\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">M23 Expands Control Despite International Condemnation<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0445f12 timeline-event-text no-margin bullet-star elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0445f12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Event:<\/strong> M23 consolidates its hold on strategic territories in eastern DRC despite international condemnation. Reports confirm the group\u2019s continued access to arms and cross-border support, undermining peace efforts. The UN Group of Experts reports that M23\u2019s control over Goma and surrounding areas provides them access to significant mineral wealth, including coltan and cassiterite mines. The exploitation and smuggling of these \u201cconflict minerals\u201d fund the rebel group\u2019s activities and exacerbate regional instability.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb4655c timeline-event-text no-margin bullet-person elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb4655c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Impact on People:<\/strong> The prolonged conflict leads to mass displacement, worsening malnutrition rates, and strained healthcare services in affected areas. Refugee camps face outbreaks of cholera and other diseases due to overcrowding and poor sanitation. <span class=\"war-timeline-link\">[Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/documents.un.org\/doc\/undoc\/gen\/n24\/373\/37\/pdf\/n2437337.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UN Group of Experts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/reliefweb.int\/report\/democratic-republic-congo\/whos-role-mitigating-health-crises-internally-displaced-persons-eastern-democratic-republic-congo-drc-north-kivu-and-south-kivu-provinces?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WHO<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaid.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2024-03\/2024-03-21_USG_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo_Complex_Emergency_Fact_Sheet_5.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USAID<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a7ab78 e-con-full war-timeline-containe e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9a7ab78\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:250}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b7f3ea e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7b7f3ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6eaa28 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a6eaa28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2025<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bf16e8 e-con-full timeline-container e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9bf16e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c76120 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c76120\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2025<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04ae614 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"04ae614\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">M23 Seizes Goma &amp; Bukavu: Regional Escalation and Mineral Exploitation<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dddc67c timeline-event-text no-margin bullet-star elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dddc67c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Event:<\/strong> M23 rebels, reportedly backed by up to 4,000 Rwandan troops, seize Goma and Bukavu, the largest cities in eastern DRC, marking a significant escalation in the conflict. Following the capture of Bukavu, M23 forces advanced south towards Uvira. <span class=\"war-timeline-bluelink\">[Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.refugeesinternational.org\/statements-and-news\/m23s-goma-takeover-needs-an-urgent-robust-response\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Refugees International<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/africa\/what-is-happening-congo-why-are-m23-rebels-fighting-2025-01-29\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9467a09 timeline-event-text no-margin bullet-person elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9467a09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Impact on People:<\/strong> The capture of Goma and Bukavu triggers a mass exodus, with thousands fleeing to neighboring countries. The humanitarian crisis intensifies, with overcrowded camps, food shortages, and increased gender-based violence. Refugee camps face worsening conditions, with disease outbreaks due to overcrowding and poor sanitation. <span class=\"war-timeline-link\">[Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unicef.org\/press-releases\/conflict-eastern-drc-having-devastating-impact-childrens-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UNICEF<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0dcbff timeline-event-text no-margin bullet-diamond elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0dcbff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Over 1 million people are displaced<\/strong> as a direct result of M23\u2019s advance. <strong>Gender-based violence (GBV) in the DRC has increased by 300% in recent years<\/strong>, with two-thirds of all cases occurring in North Kivu, South Kivu, and Ituri. <span class=\"war-timeline-link\">[Sources: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unocha.org\/news\/scale-suffering-dr-congo-demands-urgent-attention-un-deputy-relief-chief-tells-security?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OCHA<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/africa\/what-is-happening-congo-why-are-m23-rebels-fighting-2025-01-29\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unicef.org\/press-releases\/unicef-calls-urgent-action-respond-alarming-levels-increasing-sexual-violence-0?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UNICEF<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1cfffa e-con-full evolving-crisis-main e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e1cfffa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3bd828 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e3bd828\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c4ac21 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c4ac21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AN EVOLVING CRISIS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc8bd2a e-con-full e-transform e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bc8bd2a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;_transform_translateX_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:-50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8b0d41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b8b0d41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Current situation<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-258a064 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"258a064\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:150}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7efc73c no-margin elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7efc73c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:150}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains one of the most devastating crises in the world. Armed groups continue to exploit the country\u2019s rich mineral resources, driving widespread violence and instability. The resurgence of armed factions like M23 has displaced millions, exacerbating an already fragile humanitarian situation. With more than half of the population living in crisis, basic needs such as food, healthcare, and education remain out of reach for many Congolese. As violence spreads, the country&#8217;s social fabric continues to be torn apart, leaving generations vulnerable to the horrors of conflict and poverty.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bd1738 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9bd1738\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:300}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2722658 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2722658\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1066a55 timeline-event-text no-margin elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1066a55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Displacement:<\/strong> Over 7 million people are currently internally displaced in the DRC, one of the largest displacement crises globally.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98096b5 no-margin evolve-crisis elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98096b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rescue.org\/country\/democratic-republic-congo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International Rescue Committee<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/reporting.unhcr.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2024-11\/The%20DRC%20Situation%20Overview.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)<\/a> \u2013 2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ca67fe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ca67fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aad533 no-margin timeline-event-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7aad533\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Hunger:<\/strong> More than 25 million people\u2014approximately a quarter of the population\u2014are experiencing acute food insecurity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19c1b63 no-margin evolve-crisis elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19c1b63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipcinfo.org\/fileadmin\/user_upload\/ipcinfo\/docs\/IPC_DRC_Acute_Food_Insecurity_Jul2024_Jun2025_Snapshot_English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Integrated Food Security Phase Classification IPC<\/a> \u2013 2024\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3169a2a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3169a2a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8ef6b8 no-margin timeline-event-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8ef6b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Gender-Based Violence:<\/strong> In 2023, the UN recorded 123,000 cases of gender-based violence across the DRC. In January 2024 alone, 10,400 cases of sexual violence were reported in North Kivu.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98bc628 no-margin evolve-crisis elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98bc628\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.securitycouncilreport.org\/atf\/cf\/%7B65BFCF9B-6D27-4E9C-8CD3-CF6E4FF96FF9%7D\/S-2024-671.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UN Security Council<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.doctorswithoutborders.org\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/We-are-calling-for-help-report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MSF<\/a> \u2013 2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7923121 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7923121\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eba0161 no-margin timeline-event-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eba0161\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Children:<\/strong> Nearly 4.5 million children suffer from acute malnutrition, with many in conflict-affected regions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5271258 no-margin evolve-crisis elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5271258\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipcinfo.org\/fileadmin\/user_upload\/ipcinfo\/docs\/IPC_DRC_Acute_Food_Insecurity_Jul2024_Jun2025_Snapshot_English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Integrated Food Security Phase Classification IPC<\/a> \u2013 2024\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37bc2f1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37bc2f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2225c88 no-margin timeline-event-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2225c88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Healthcare Crisis:<\/strong> Armed conflict and displacement have left more than half of the population without access to adequate healthcare, with resources often diverted or destroyed due to the violence.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e32311 no-margin evolve-crisis elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e32311\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/emergencies\/funding\/health-emergency-appeals\/2022\/2023\/2023-appeals\/appeal-democratic-republic-of-congo\" target=\"_blank\">World Health Organization (WHO)<\/a> \u2013 2024\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7da624d elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7da624d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/war-in-congo\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Dr. Mukwege addresses the crisis in ...<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9772e56 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9772e56\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3dd9d6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c3dd9d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d49e3d0 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d49e3d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Origins of Conflict<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fec107 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2fec107\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:250}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The roots of the <br>conflict in the DRC are deeply intertwined with its colonial history. <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90ac36d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"90ac36d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d05d6ad animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d05d6ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Under Belgian rule, the Congo was ruthlessly exploited for its rich natural resources, with little regard for the well-being of its people. This relentless extraction was driven by the global dogma of growth, prioritizing economic expansion over human and environmental costs. Shortly after independence in 1960, the resource-rich province of Katanga declared secession with Belgian backing, severely undermining Lumumba\u2019s government. His efforts to assert Congo\u2019s sovereignty, including seeking Soviet support to end the secession, alarmed Western powers. This led to his political isolation and, ultimately, his assassination in 1961, orchestrated with the complicity of Belgium and the United States.<\/p><p>The instability created by Lumumba\u2019s removal and Katanga\u2019s secession marked the beginning of prolonged political turmoil in the DRC. Newly independent institutions struggled to govern such a vast and diverse country, while foreign interference and manipulation of local factions exacerbated the chaos. This laid the groundwork for the rise of Joseph Mobutu, who seized power in 1965 with Western backing. Mobutu\u2019s regime, characterized by rampant corruption and the siphoning of the country&#8217;s wealth, entrenched instability and exploitation, leaving the DRC in a weakened state by the time of his overthrow in 1997.<\/p><p>The fall of Mobutu opened the door to new forms of external interference. Far from being mere allies, Yoweri Museveni and Paul Kagame co-created the Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo (AFDL) alongside Laurent-D\u00e9sir\u00e9 Kabila, using it as a vehicle to assert their influence over the country. This collaboration granted Uganda and Rwanda powerful footholds in the Congolese government and military, with Rwanda\u2019s James Kabarebe even serving as head of the Congolese army from 1997 to 1998. Their involvement went beyond removing Mobutu, as they sought to control Congo\u2019s immense natural wealth, which they considered integral to their broader regional ambitions. Framing their intervention as a stabilizing force, Kagame and Museveni gained Western backing, further entrenching their influence.<\/p><p>The AFDL invasion of 1996 not only shifted power dynamics but also exposed how deeply external ambitions were tied to Congo\u2019s natural resources. This era marked the reconfiguration of colonial patterns of exploitation into a modern struggle for control over land and wealth, entrenching the instability and resource-driven rivalries that continue to define the origins of the conflict in the DRC today.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb93914 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eb93914\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31cf0a8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"31cf0a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1bb525 e-con-full crisis-container e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f1bb525\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/rape-as-a-weapon-of-war\/\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b496d4e e-con-full crisis-img-container e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b496d4e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5c3f76 crisis-img elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f5c3f76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"405\" height=\"423\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-otherissue-rape-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10517 lazyload\" alt=\"genocide in congo\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-otherissue-rape-1.jpg 405w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-otherissue-rape-1-287x300.jpg 287w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 405px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 405\/423;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eff4455 e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eff4455\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_translateY_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"45\" height=\"46\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Group-7340.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10518 lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 45px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 45\/46;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c56ee5b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c56ee5b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30f2923 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30f2923\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RAPE: A WEAPON OF WAR<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd75b01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fd75b01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Learn how and why sexual violence is used as a weapon of war<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6b79e5 e-con-full crisis-container e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e6b79e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/conflict-minerals-and-sexual-violence-in-the-drc\/\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bf4904 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3bf4904\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05af35b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"05af35b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CONFLICT MINERALS<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0570df elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c0570df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Discover the role of conflict minerals in the Second Congo War<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-712c396 e-con-full crisis-img-container e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"712c396\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0f5f2c crisis-img elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d0f5f2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"405\" height=\"424\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-otherissue-conflictminerals.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10519 lazyload\" alt=\"conflict minerals congo\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-otherissue-conflictminerals.jpg 405w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-otherissue-conflictminerals-287x300.jpg 287w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 405px; 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Public services such as healthcare, education, and access to clean water are almost nonexistent in many parts of the country, particularly in the conflict-ridden east. 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class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Donate to support sexual violence survivors<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddc7a41 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ddc7a41\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-117fa38 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"117fa38\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f047847 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f047847\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-960a8ee animated-fast e-transform elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"960a8ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"529\" height=\"460\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-solution1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10482 lazyload\" alt=\"congo war survivor\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-solution1.jpg 529w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-solution1-300x261.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 529px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 529\/460;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6ee716 animated-fast e-transform elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d6ee716\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:2,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200,&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:-10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"555\" height=\"401\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-solution2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10483 lazyload\" alt=\"genocide in congo\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-solution2.jpg 555w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-solution2-300x217.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 555px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 555\/401;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0eba729 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0eba729\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-473d313 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"473d313\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In response to this humanitarian crisis, Panzi Foundation was created to offer holistic care to survivors of sexual violence, war trauma, and severe gynecological conditions, including fistula repair.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f7caee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f7caee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our work extends beyond medical treatment; we focus on psychological, legal, and socioeconomic support to help survivors rebuild their lives. We are also committed to advocating for systemic change, addressing the root causes of conflict, and working towards a peaceful and just future for the Democratic Republic of Congo.<\/p><p>Our mission is rooted in the belief that healing and justice must go hand-in-hand. The Panzi Foundation remains a beacon of hope in a country ravaged by decades of war, working tirelessly to empower survivors, strengthen communities, and promote lasting peace in the region.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-565e1e5 elementor-button-success elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"565e1e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/holistic-model\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Explore our holistic model<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b397e8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2b397e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0033eef e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0033eef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-562f0cf animated-fast e-transform elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"562f0cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"477\" height=\"558\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-solution3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10484 lazyload\" alt=\"drc women survivor\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-solution3.jpg 477w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-solution3-256x300.jpg 256w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 477px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 477\/558;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8b4d7d animated-fast e-transform elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b8b4d7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:2,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200,&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:-10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"616\" height=\"439\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-solution4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10485 lazyload\" alt=\"drc survivors\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-solution4.jpg 616w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-solution4-300x214.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 616px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 616\/439;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7282660 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7282660\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99bf3c4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"99bf3c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de62786 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"de62786\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e71f754 h2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e71f754\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Learn more about our solutions:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a128513 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a128513\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba2c8ff elementor-align-left elementor-button-success elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ba2c8ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/recommended-reading-watching\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Discover more resources<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca5f93a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ca5f93a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c1d0a3 e-con-full featured-program-listing e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6c1d0a3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/solutions-for-survivors\/\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-031a6d4 e-con-full program-image-container e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"031a6d4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22a3689 program-image elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"22a3689\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"394\" height=\"240\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BANNER-DSC_5738-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10420 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BANNER-DSC_5738-1.jpg 394w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BANNER-DSC_5738-1-300x183.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 394px) 100vw, 394px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 394px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 394\/240;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51f5e6e e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"51f5e6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_translateX_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"85\" height=\"89\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Vector-31.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10423 lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 85px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 85\/89;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a641b1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a641b1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our solutions<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5278814 no-margin elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5278814\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From peace building to transitional justice to survivor care to responsible sourcing<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bfe4b3 e-con-full featured-program-listing e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6bfe4b3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/holistic-model\/\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e99188 e-con-full program-image-container e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7e99188\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eecf29 program-image elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5eecf29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"394\" height=\"240\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC_8279-2-1-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10419 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC_8279-2-1-3.jpg 394w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC_8279-2-1-3-300x183.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 394px) 100vw, 394px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 394px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 394\/240;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a664cd e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4a664cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_translateX_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"125\" height=\"120\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/model-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10422 lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 125px; 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