because of its ability to hold high electric charges. The electronics industry is by far the biggest consumer of Coltan. The cost and technology involved in sourcing Coltan are low‚ particularly when it is mined in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in Africa. There are other places on the world where tantalum can be found. Russia for instance is rich in the resource but has not exploited their deposits. Australia produces about 60% of the world’s tantalum‚ but the world’s largest reserves
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Will FDLR rebels ever leave Congo and return to Rwanda? Twenty years after the Rwandan genocide‚ some of those responsible are still wreaking havoc in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo‚ where they are terrorising the local population and profiting from the area’s rich natural resources. The BBC’s Grainne Harrington reports on the UN’s attempts to persuade them to lay down their weapons and return home. Vincent Miranzi" is on the legal affairs commission of the Democratic Forces for the
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The Belgians first imperialized the Congo Free State‚ situated in the middle of Africa‚ in 1877. Prior to the colonization there was the Luba‚ Lunda and the Kongo Empire who were all ruled by a king. The Luba Empire was the largest of the kingdoms. Before the colonization by the Belgians‚ the territory’s land was largely untouched and was rich in natural resources [1] [2] [3]. The Luba army was very small due to the lack of threats from other empires; the kingdoms additionally developed in size through
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The Congo River encloses the Congo to represent a barrier between light‚ the outside‚ and dark‚ the inside of Africa. In Joseph Conrad’s novel‚ Heart of Darkness‚ the Congo River symbolizes movement and a journey into one’s inner spirit. The main character Marlow is on a journey to Africa to meet Kurtz‚ a man of great abilities. Marlow joins The Company‚ a trading company in the Congo‚ in order to be able to travel. Marlow’s journey takes course on the Congo River whose current is flowing strong
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October 4‚ 2013 The Democratic Republic of Congo France originally colonized the Democratic Republic of Congo. French is still one of the main spoken languages there. The Democratic Republic of Congo is located in central Africa. This location allows grief from neighboring countries on the other hand it is in an ideal location by way of trade routes to other countries and access to the Atlantic Ocean and the Congo River. The Democratic Republic of Congo is also dense with valuable minerals making
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Belgian Congo was a Belgian colony set in central Africa‚ which started in 1908. In 1960 it got independent to what is now called the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Before Congo got colonized the only language that was spoken was the Kongo language‚ but when the Belgians came‚ the French language was introduced and taught to Congo. The same thing happened with religion. When Belgian came‚ Congolese were first introduced to Christianity which is now the most practiced religion in Congo.
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MASTER IN INTERNATIOANAL COMMUNICATION The role of the leader in managing a crisis: Case Study “The Truth is that no one factor makes a company admirable. But if you were forced to pick the one that makes the most difference‚ you’d pick leadership.” (Warren Bennis‚ 1998) Leadership is today`s most contreversial and commented topic. Do we really know what leadership is all about? Today leadership is becomming a more and more a demanding task. John Kotter (2001)‚ a leadership expert
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Managing crisis before they happen What every executive needs to know about Crisis Management Ian I. Mintroff Amacom ISBN 0-8144-0563-0 Crisis-management : dealing with humancaused disasters – a permanent and prominent feature of today’s societies. Because these kind of disasters are not inevitable‚ the general public is extremely critical of organizations who are held responsible for the crisis. Eliminating crisis completely is impossible but Ian Mintroff argues that a company can
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previous crisis of Mattel included that the products were tainted with lead paint and that some of the products had loose little magnets. Both of these faulted products could have caused harm to the children. This is why it was decided to recall all these products and take measured to prevent this from happening in the future. Various stakeholders were affected by this crisis‚ for example parents‚ children‚ manufacturers and investors. Which is why Mattel had to come with a strong crisis communication
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THE TIGER WOODS’ CRISIS Crises can arise at anytime no matter industry. Crisis management determines how a problem is prepared or handled. It can determine if an image or reputation can be rebuilt (Bernstein‚ 2012). Tiger’s infidelity and car accident qualified as a crisis because it had a negative impact on his life (Brown‚ 2012). Perceptions are more than reality‚ and the perception of Tiger Woods’ as a role model and family man were changed because of his repeated acts of infidelity. Overview
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