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Kabare Territory, Democratic Republic of the Congo: The settlements at the Kachuba mining site in South Kivu.
Field Notes

Field Notes: A Makeshift Village Outside of a Major Tin Mining Site

Kabare Territory, Democratic Republic of the Congo: The settlements at the Kachuba mining site in South Kivu.

By Pacific Standard Staff
Supporters of Tshisekedi celebrate in the streets in Kinshasa on January 10th, 2019.
The Week in Photos

The Democratic Republic of the Congo's Presidential Election Sparks Celebration and Controversy (in Photos)

If the election results are accurate, this could be the DRC's first democratic transfer of power since the country gained independence from Belgium in 1960.

By Kelley Czajka
Supporters of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Union for Democracy and Social Progress party demonstrate outside the party headquarters in Kinshasa on December 20th, 2018, to protest against the postponed elections. The DRC's troubled journey to elect a successor to the incumbent president hit a new snag on December 20th, three days before voting, as electoral supervisors ordered a week-long postponement after a fire destroyed polling equipment.
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Viewfinder: Protests Break Out After Elections Are Further Postponed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Supporters of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Union for Democracy and Social Progress party demonstrate outside the party headquarters in Kinshasa on December 20th, 2018, to protest against the postponed elections.

By Pacific Standard Staff
Gay rights campaigner Gareth Lee speaks to the media outside the Supreme Court in London, England, on October 10th, 2018.
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States try to keep the Colorado River flowing, an Ebola outbreak continues, and the U.K.'s highest court says the cake shop customer isn't always right.

By Rebecca Worby