African leaders pledge to wipe out trade of conflict minerals
Globe and Mail - Iain Marlow - Omar El Akkad - 22 hours agoSigned at a summit in the Zambian capital of Lusaka by governments including the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burundi, the pledge commits signatory ...SEC considers disclosure rules for “conflict minerals” - Investment Executive
Speech By SEC Chairman Mary L. Schapiro: Statement At SEC Open Meeting -Exchange News Direct
US SEC tackles Congo conflict minerals disclosure - Reuters Africa
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UN peacekeepers helping train DR Congo police on security in ...
UN News Centre - 4 hours ago16 December 2010 – UN peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are helping train national police officers to secure trade centres in the ...U.N. worried about Congolese violence
UPI.com - 1 day agoKINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Congolese leaders should be prepared for attacks by the Ugandan rebel Lord's Resistance Army during ...UN to Send 900 Extra Peacekeepers to Congo to Curb LRA Attacks - Bloomberg
UN deploys in Congo ahead of Christmas - New Vision
Ghosts of Christmas Past - Protecting Civilians from LRA - AllAfrica.com
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Great Lakes bloc backs US Kony strategy
East African - Elias Mbao - 4 hours agoDemocratic Republic of Congo (DRC) citizens in Lusaka, Zambia welcome their President, Joseph Kabila to a Great Lakes summit on Tuesday December 14, 2010. ...Zambia: Great Lakes region to tackle illegal exploitation of minerals - Afrique en Ligue
Zambia's Banda heads conference on illegal mineral use - The New Age Online
Special summit on illegal exploration of natural resources starts - AngolaPress
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DR Congo rights activist killing to be tried by lower court
AFP - 3 hours agoKINSHASA — A military court trying eight policemen for the killing of Democratic Republic of Congo human rights activist Floribert Chebeya on Thursday ...Women stage march over rape in Congo
Daily Nation - Joy Wanja - 1 day agoHowever, the United Nations Organization Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo head Ms Hiroute Guebre Sellassie, told the Nation in ...World finalists Mazembe face FUS in African Super Cup
AFP - 3 hours agoJOHANNESBURG — Shock FIFA Club World Cup finalists TP Mazembe from the Democratic Republic of Congo will play FUS Rabat of Morocco on January 29 in ...DRC soccer team with Sh800m budget - Daily Nation
Congo-Kinshasa: Africa Lauds Nation for 2010 Soccer World Cup Club ... -AllAfrica.com
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Christmas in Uvira, Democratic Republic of Congo
SOS Children - 1 day agoSOS Children's Village Uvira in the Democratic Republic of Congo is also getting ready for the feast. Preparations are underway to offer the children a good ...Democratic Republic of the Congo: Enhanced Initiative for Heavily ...
AllAfrica.com - 1 day ago... Republic of Congo (DRC) had met the requirements for reaching the decision point under the enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative. ...UNICEF supports emergency polio immunization efforts in Congo
UNICEF (press release) - 2 days agoBy Gaelle Bausson POINTE NOIRE, Republic of Congo, 14 December 2010 - The Republic of Congo is currently undergoing a three-round emergency immunization ...Polio immunization round ends in Republic of Congo after deadly ... - UN News Centre
Turning the tide: tackling polio in the Republic of Congo - ReliefWeb (press release)
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DR.Congo urges action on illegal commodities
AFP - Obert Simwanza - 1 day agoLUSAKA — Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila on Wednesday said a coordinated regional response was needed to curb an illicit trade in ...DRC: Non innocent alliances between Kabila and the CNDP - The AFRICAN BULLETIN
DRC holds off issuing new mineral concessions - Metalbulletin.com (subscription)
all 6 news articles »Coltan: a new blood mineral
CBC.ca - 6 days agoThe controversy surrounding blood diamonds from the Democratic Republic of the Congo has made headlines over the past decade, but a relatively obscure ...Polio outbreak kills 200 in Congo republic - Radio New Zealand
Congo Republic: Polio Outbreak - New York Times
Second Phase of Immunization Under Way As Polio Outbreak Kills 200 -AngolaPress
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The Dude Gooders Put the Extreme in Extremely Charitable
Tonic - Josie Raymond - 56 minutes ago"The Democratic Republic of the Congo is home to our world's deadliest war since WWII," explained Falling Whistles co-founder David Lewis. ...
New law a boon for police reform
IRINnews.org - 8 hours agoKINSHASA, 16 December 2010 (IRIN) - Legislation has been passed in the Democratic RepublicCongo (DRC) national assembly aimed at reforming the country's ... ofCongo government official launches new party, promising "fresh air"
Christian Science Monitor - Jason Stearns - 3 days agoVital Kamerhe, a member of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's ruling party, is starting his own, which some think could manage to unseat incumbents. ...DR Congo ex-presidential ally to run against him next year - AFP
all 2 news articles »African women protest rapes in Congo
Press TV - 12 hours agoOver 2000 women from five African countries have staged a demonstration in Democratic Republic of Congo to condemn a rise in the number of mass rape cases ...
Vice-president already in Luanda back from Great Lakes Summit
AngolaPress - 6 hours agoThe summit was attended by representatives from Angola, Burundi, Central Africa, Republic, Congo... Brazzaville, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya,Humanitarian funding in Africa
Europolitics.info - 5 hours ago... water, medical assistance and sanitation to victims of the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo... who have sought refugee in the Central.Sanctions On Congo Rebels Still Needed
Voice of America - 8 Dec 2010Rich in natural resources, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is rich in violence as well. Photo: AP United Nations peacekeepers patrol near their ...Polio comes back to haunt Africa - Mail & Guardian Online
DR Congo: two solders arrested for killing priest - Independent Catholic News
"Conflict minerals" and political instability in eastern DR Congo - European Parliament (press release)
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Endangered Mountain Gorilla Population on the Rise
msnbc.com - 7 Dec 2010By OurAmazingPlanet Staff Endangered gorilla populations are on the rise in a system of national parks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), ...Mountain Gorilla Population Increases - Care2.com
Mountain gorilla population grows - AFP
Census finds increase in critically endangered mountain gorilla ... - WWF International
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15 Chinese women rescued from Democratic Republic of Congo
Sify - 2 Dec 2010Beijing, Dec 2 (IANS) A prostitution gang which trafficked women from China to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been busted and 15 Chinese ...Dr Congo's Col. Innocent is guilty of massacring women, children - Myjoyonline.com
Treasury Sanctions Four Individuals For Congo Violence - Wall Street Journal (blog)
UN Report: CNDP, Congolese Soldiers Involved in Illegal Mining ... - Congo Planet
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Huffington Post - 4 hours agoIn 1998, the Rwandan Tutsi army invaded the Democratic Republic of the Congo and a campaign against ethnic Tutsis began. Rose and her family were taken to a ...Nintendo, Canon, Panasonic `Fail to Act' on Conflict Minerals ...
Bloomberg - Michael J. Kavanagh - Franz Wild - 1 day ago... companies on their efforts to certify mineral purchases don't support armed groups in the region, particularly in the Democratic Republic of Congo. ...
ETR:NTOMoyes weighs up move for Mbokani
FootballFanCast.com - Karl Sears - 6 hours agoMbokani made his name playing club football in the Democratic Republic of Congo... for Mazembe where he scored 67 goals in 72 games. A successful loan move to
Bought from the barrel of a gun
Sydney Morning Herald - 26 Nov 2010At the same time, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a 14-year-old girl is forced at gunpoint to work in a pit where coltan, a mineral used in the ...Momentum building to tackle coltan mining
Globe and Mail - Iain Marlow - Omar El Akkad - 6 Dec 2010Coltan is vital to the production of electronic devices, but mining of the valuable mineral, and other resources, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...Conflict minerals - WatertownDailyTimes.com
Smartphones And Computers: "Bloodstains At Our Fingertips" - Treehugger
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War on crop disease yields a better diet
Financial Times - Tom Burgis - 20 hours agoA tropical downpour bathes Bisunzu Kamunono's field but all is already lost. ...
Congo wins in historic upset
Edmonton Journal - 1 day agoThe side from the Democratic Republic of Congo prevailed through second-half strikes by Mulota Kabangu and Dioko Kaluyituka to become the first team from ...Ben Affleck calls for US involvement in the Democratic Republic of ...
Boston Globe - Stephanie Vallejo - 30 Nov 2010Ben Affleck spoke to a standing room only crowd in Washington today on the humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as part of a panel ...Affleck urges Americans to help Congo - Washington Examiner (blog)
Ben Affleck wants to make movie about DRCongo - AFP
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all 49 news articles »Africa: Treasure amid turmoil
Financial Times - William Wallis - 1 day ago... magnate from Sweden, swept into the foyer of Kinshasa's Grand Hotel to announce the “rebirth” of the Democratic Republic of Congo's mining industry. ...
Shamika2Gold Appoints Fred Clement de la Forge Chief Operating Officer
Business Wire (press release) - 3 days agoAultra Gold Inc. is an international junior gold company with significant holdings the Kilo Moto Greenbelt in the Democratic Republic of Congo where over ...Aultra Gold, Inc. (OTCBB:AGDI) Stock Receives Another Dose of Steroids - HotStocked
all 14 news articles » OTC:AGDI - OTC:AGDIEuropean Union Council conclusions on on the election process in ...
Melodika.net (press release) - 1 hour ago2011-2013 for the stability of the country as well as for the Great Lakes Region as a whole. 2. The Council also welcomes that the Government of the DRC has ...Africa in the dock
BBC News - Karen Allen - 15 hours agoOne boy lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the other in a village in central Kenya. Frank was a child soldier forced to fight under Thomas Lubanga, ...The man who has his guns trained on Kenya - Capital FM
ICC goes for jugular with Kenya suspects list - Sunday Times.lk
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Why South Asia Loves Peacekeeping
The Diplomat - David Axe - 14 hours agoDUNGU, Democratic Republic of Congo—A truck carrying Indian UN peacekeepers trundles along the red dirt roads of Luvungi, a small town in a ...
US Issues Travel Warning for DR Congo
Voice of America - 25 Nov 2010The United States government has repeated its travel warning for parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The warning issued Wednesday advises against ...DR CONGO: UN FORCE LAUNCHES OPERATION TO PROTECT CIVILIANS IN ... -Accra Daily Mail (blog)
DR Congo continues polio vaccination drive - VaccineNewsDaily
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all 42 news articles »Mazembe and the Unity of DR Congo
Malawi Current News (blog) - 14 hours agoThough the (un)Democratic Republic of Congo has been ravaged by war and poverty for decades, soccer has always been uniting and bonding. ...
airtel goes to DRC
Accra Daily Mail (blog) - 3 days agoIn Africa, the company has operations in Ghana, Burkina Faso, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Madagascar, Niger, Nigeria, ...Airtel plans $400m DRC investment - Global Telecoms Business
Airtel Ghana Launches Voice SMS for Customers on Kirusa Platforms - Marketwire (press release)
all 14 news articles » BOM:532454 - NSE:BHARTIARTLRwanda Sees Increased Mining Investments After Ban in Congo ...
Bloomberg - 3 days ago... of mining in eastern parts of the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo, according to Christophe Bazivamo, Rwanda's minister for forestry and mining. ...Rwanda expects increased investment in mining - Mining Review
all 4 news articles »SEC Wants Conflict Gold Reporting Requirements
Jewelers Circular Keystone Online - Rob Bates - 37 minutes ago... now have to regularly report if their products contain conflict gold from war-torn areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo or adjoining countries, ...DR Congo: United Nations Security Council renews DR Congo sanctions
Afrique en Ligue - 30 Nov 2010... and other sanctions imposed on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). ... criminal networks, with the Congolese armed forces, known as FARDC, ...RENEWING ARMS EMBARGO ON DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, SECURITY ...- ReliefWeb (press release)
DR Congo gang offered uranium: UN report - AFP
Democratic Republic of Congo: Army Is Accused of Exploiting ... - New York Times
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all 173 news articles »IMHOTEP: In Lumumba's shadow
NEXT - 6 Dec 2010... I am writing this piece from the Palais des Peuples, the impressive edifice that houses the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ...No peace without justice - Mail & Guardian Online
DR Congo to reduce diplomats due to debt burden - People's Daily Online
Congo's plight - Windsor Star
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Congo needs more than fine words
The Guardian - 1 day agoMadeleine Bunting's commentary on the extraction of tantalum/coltan from the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (The true cost of your ...Blogging from the second worst place in the world
Telegraph.co.uk (blog) - Daniel Hannan - 4 Dec 2010According to the UN happiness index, the Democratic Republic of the Congo... (DRC) is the mostUN calls for ceasefire in Congo to expedite vaccinations following ... - The Guardian
UN Security Council sanctions DRC Colonel for grave violations ... - PR-USA.net (press release)
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Tanzania's Ongala Dies
Contactmusic.com - 2 days agoBorn in 1947 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ongala became known for his contributions to the local 'soukous' scene and Swahili rhythms. ...Tanzania mourns music's 'Doctor' - BBC News
Death finally beckons 'Kifo' star Ongala - The Standard
veteran musician Remmy Ongala is dead - Africa Review
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Sneijder set to miss final
SkySports - Nadia Carminati - 10 hours agoInter face Mazembe, from the Democratic Republic of Congo, in the final after the Italians comfortably defeated Seongnam Ilhwa 3-0 in their semi-final in ...Inter breeze past Seongnam into Club World Cup final - Sify
Inter president Moratti praises Benitez - AFP
Inter Milan cruise into Club World Cup final - Khaleej Times
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SEC Proposes Specialized Disclosure Of Use Of Conflict Minerals ...
Exchange News Direct - 23 hours ago... new disclosures by reporting issuers concerning conflict minerals that originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country. ...SEC Considering Dodd-Frank Rulemaking for Securities-Based Swaps - Bloomberg
all 58 news articles »Trial Against Former Vice President of Congo Opens
The Epoch Times - 22 Nov 2010By Jasper Fakkert Former Congolese rebel warlord and Democratic Republic of Congo Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba attends a hearing at the International ...Ex DR Congo vice president on trial for war crimes - AFP
Former DR Congo vice-president on trial for war crimes - The Guardian
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Bharti Airtel Plans to Invest $400 Million in Congo's Mobile-Phone ...
Bloomberg - Michael J. Kavanagh - 6 days ago... plans to invest $400 million in the Democratic Republic of Congo over the next three years to improve the Central African country's phone network. ...United seals African mobile deal - Manchester Confidential
Inmobia, Airtel and MTV drive text voting in Africa - Mobile Entertainment
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Lawrence Woodmere's middle school participates in a hunger summit
Queens Chronicle - 4 hours ago... including Rwanda, Haiti, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Pakistan, Ethiopia and Somalia. Each team was given an imaginary budget of $3 million, ...Mubarak calls for further cooperation between Egypt and Nile Basin ...
Al-Masry Al-Youm - Metwali Salem - 1 day agoEgypt is offering to share its technical expertise with the Democratic Republic of Congo to establish small dams intended to harvest rainwater for drinking ...Water: Effort to woo neighbours on the Nile - Financial Times
all 4 news articles »Key political risks to watch in Congo-FACTBOX
Forexyard - Katrina Manson - 1 Dec 2010KINSHASA, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo is seeking political stability, battling economic woes and stubborn rebel ...FACTBOX-Key political risks to watch in Rwanda - Reuters Africa
all 35 news articles »Ramadhan Mtoro Ongara
IPPmedia - 16 hours agoRemy, who was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo, gained access into Tanzania through his late uncle Makassy in early 70s. ...Remmy`s funeral set for tomorrow - IPPmedia
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Now Grandma Can 'Win a Trip' Too
New York Times - Nicholas D. Kristof - 3 days agoNicholas D. Kristof and the 2010 Win-A-Trip winner Mitch Smith on the “road” in Congo Republic. “Why put such a confining restriction as 'university ...
Uganda, Congo officials meet over fishing wrangles
New Vision - 4 days agoBy Benedict Okethwengu A delegation from Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have resolved to amicably settle conflicts between Congolese soldiers ...Shamika2Gold Acquires 5 Gold Exploration Permits in the Democratic ...
Business Wire (press release) - 8 Dec 2010Aultra Gold Inc. is an international junior gold company with strategic holdings in the Kilo Moto Greenbelt in the Democratic Republic of Congo where major ...IN BIGGEST APPEAL EVER, UN SEEKS $7.4 BILLION FOR HUMANITARIAN ...
Accra Daily Mail (blog) - 1 Dec 2010It comprises appeals for the West Africa region and 13 countries – Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, ...UN Seeks Record $7.4 Billion for Humanitarian Aid in 2011 - Environment News Service
UN Appeals For $7.4 Billion in Urgent Humanitarian Care - Voice of America
Humanitarian Appeal 2011 - CAP Summary - ReliefWeb (press release)
UN Dispatch - AFP
all 164 news articles »Second Round of Polio Immunizations Ends in ROC
Voice of America - Lisa Schlein - 2 days agoThe immunization campaigns are intended to stop a rare and unusually fatal outbreak of polio in the Republic of Congo. The first case was reported from the ...Kayaker killed by crocodile
ExplorersWeb - 6 days agoHendrik Coetzee was paddling with the two Americans Ben Stookesberry and Chris Korbulic on the Lukuga River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo when a ...Kayaker's body unlikely to be recovered - Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News
South African Kayaker Missing, Presumed Dead in Congo Crocodile Attack -Bloomberg
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Congo-Kinshasa: Journalist in Danger Releases Annual Report ...
AllAfrica.com - 1 day ago... annual report revealing the disturbing state of press freedom in the Democratic Republic of Congo... and the plight of journalists working in the country.Central Africa to certify minerals
News24 - 8 Dec 2010The certification is supposed to help combat the illegal trade that raises funds for armed groups, notably in the mineral-rich Democratic Republic of Congo ...Gap years in Kenya could support collaborative economy
i-to-i Travel - 5 hours ago... who witnessed his visit, as part of an itinerary that also took in South Africa, Angola, Libya, Sudan, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. ...Mountain gorillas making a comeback
Gadling - Sean McLachlan - 9 Dec 2010... Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. From a population of only 250 thirty years ago, their population has almost doubled to 480 today. ...Green: Mountain Gorilla Makes a Comeback - New York Times (blog)
Mountain gorilla numbers in central Africa on the rise - The Ecologist
Notes from a rare planet: Mountain Gorillas making a comeback in ... - Your Olive Branch
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Hwange resumes coal exports
The Herald - 22 minutes ago"At the moment we are now exporting to Zambia, Malawi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Botswana and Mozambique," he said. Mr Moyo said Hwange would soon be ...World court orders DR Congo to compensate Guinea
AFP - 30 Nov 2010THE HAGUE — The International Court of Justice in The Hague on Tuesday ordered the Democratic Republic of Congo to compensate Guinea for the arrest and ...UN court: Congo arbitrarily detained businessman - BusinessWeek
UN court: Congo arbitrarily detained businessman - BusinessWeek
all 24 news articles »NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 16 December 2010
Space Ref (press release) - 35 minutes agoBrazzaville is located on the Congo River, directly across from Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ...Africa's mountain gorillas on the rebound
MinnPost.com - Tristan McConnell - 1 day agoAcross the border in the Democratic Republic of Congo, it is a different picture. Peace still eludes the east of this vast country and the continuous ...Congo army accused of multiple abuses
MinnPost.com - Tristan McConnell - 2 days agoNtaganda, 37, is one of the most senior military commanders in the army of the Democratic RepublicCongo. Backed by United Nations peacekeepers he has ... ofCanceling a country's debt is a thorny issue when that country is ...
Christian Science Monitor - Jason Stearns - 22 Nov 2010Almost $20 billion of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's debt has been cancelled. While that is good for its economic progress, some decry the help ...Raising Awareness and Hope for Congo - kgw.com
ABB wins DRC transformer order - SA Instrumentation and Control
all 3 news articles »African Metals Corporation: Positive Test Pit and RAB Drilling ...
Marketwire (press release) - 8 Dec 2010... is pleased to provide an exploration update on its on exploration activities at its Kalande project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ...African Metals Corporation: Positive Test Pit and RAB Drilling ... - Einnews Portugal
all 11 news articles »Central Africa: Four-nation operation busts wildlife smuggling rings
TODAYonline - 3 days agoThe clampdown took place in Cameroon, Gabon, the Central African Republic and the Republic of Congo. Observers said the arrests last week, co-ordinated by ...Wildlife Smuggling Ring Broken Up In Central Africa - Care2.com (blog)
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Industry groups move to clean up sourcing of 'blood minerals'
Globe and Mail - Iain Marlow - Omar El Akkad - 7 Dec 2010... such as coltan, from conflict zones in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where the illicit mining trade helps finance a brutal war. ...Tracking conflict minerals in Congo - PhysOrg.com
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Egypt and DRC discuss Nile water distribution
Al-Masry Al-Youm - 2 days ago... and Raymond Tshibanda, Congolese Minister of International Cooperation, ... stability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) through Egyptian ...Use 500 Airtel units weekly to win Le40m Christmas gifts &
Awoko - Saidu Bah - 1 hour agoThe company has African operations in: Burkina Faso, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Madagascar, Niger, ...Kalpataru Power Transmission wins 3 prestigious orders worth Rs ...
India Infoline.com - 6 days agoKalpataru Power Transmission has secured one order for turnkey execution of 400 KV transmission line from Democratic Republic of Congo and two orders from ...Kalpataru gets new projects, order book swells to Rs 5300 cr - Commodity Online
New orders power Kalpataru Power Transmission - India Infoline.com
Kalpataru Power Secures Orders Worth Rs.600 Cr - Stock Markets Review
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all 13 news articles » BOM:522287 - BOM:532898 Japan pledges over $10M for UNIDO projects in Africa
African Business Review - 1 day agoThe Government of Japan will fund UNIDO projects worth a total of over USD 10.6 million in Africa, including in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, ...No More Rape
Huffington Post (blog) - 23 Nov 2010Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo -- I have been back in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), for two weeks now meeting with leaders, activists, ...Business Daily - Conflict minerals - BBC News
Congo-Angola Mass Rapes Draw Scant Notice - Women's eNews
all 3 news articles »Rape in Congo: 'I'm not sure I'll ever get over it'
The Guardian - 2 Dec 2010In a sprawling refugee camp near Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the summer of 2009, Chris Jackson met a woman who had been violently raped. ...
Zoo seeks welding gear to help chimps
Sydney Morning Herald - 29 Nov 2010Zoos South Australia is seeking welding gear, metal files, old uniforms and big pop rivet guns to help orphaned chimpanzees in the Republic of Congo. ...Culture clash over sexual abuse in Congo
Bellingham Herald - Heritier Maila - 9 Dec 2010Here in the southeast section of the Democratic Republic of Congo, local residents say the marriage of children to older men is common. ...Mazorro announces $250K private placement as it eyes property option
Ottawa Business Journal - 1 day agoAccording to Mazorro's website, the Manotick-based firm has two permits in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It initially had planned six. ... CVE:MZO
At Large 'Pigs for Peace'
Inquirer.net - Rina Jimenez-David - 2 days agoGLASS was one of the panelists in a discussion on “Gender-based Violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Research Findings and Programmatic ...An African half-century
The Hindu - Ali Mazrui - 6 days ago... independence — from the largest, such as Nigeria and the former Belgian (now Democratic Republic of) Congo, to the vulnerable, like Niger and Somalia. ...Shamika2Gold Taps Fred Clement de la Forge as COO
Trading Markets (press release) - 15 hours ago... including the acquisition of several gold projects in the Republic Democratic of Congo (RDC), Asia, Central and South America, while building a skilled ...DR Congo civil parties want Chebeya trial to go to top court
AFP - 3 Dec 2010... of rights activist Floribert Chebeya called in court Friday for their case to go to the top military tribunal in the Democratic Republic of Congo. ...Eight police officers on trial for killling of human rights activist - BBC News
all 3 news articles »With another acquisition Eurasian Natural Resources' quest for ...
Proactive Investors UK - 11 hours agoDiversification also means venturing into some of the riskier African countries such as the Democratic Republic of Congo. Brazil though looks to be ... LON:ENRCBurkina Faso: Call to Combat Impunity On 12th Anniversary of ...
AllAfrica.com - 14 hours agoImpunity also reigns in Democratic Republic of Congo, where the murders of Franck Ngyke and Bapuwa Mwamba in Kinshasa in 2005 and 2006 and the murder of ...India's Taurian to Invest $200 Million in Zambia Manganese Mine
Bloomberg - Anthony Mukwita - 5 days ago... plans to invest as much as $200 million in a manganese mine near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, said company director Imran Merchant. ...Nuncio Named for Democratic Republic of the Congo
Catholic.net - 21 Nov 2010On Saturday, Benedict XVI named Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana as apostolic nuncio to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Archbishop Yllana, 62, has been ...Congo sacks Gecamines top management: officials
Reuters Africa - Katrina Manson - 22 Nov 2010KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo has replaced the leadership of state mining company Gecamines due to management ...Congo Changes Leadership of State-Miner Gecamines, Minister Says -BusinessWeek
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This Week in the Great Lakes: Ben Affleck explains why Congo is ...
Christian Science Monitor - Jina Moore - 3 Dec 2010Actor Ben Affleck is pictured in a panel discussion on the Democratic Republic Congo at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, ...
Congolese attack Ugandans
New Vision - 6 Dec 2010By Benedict Okethwengu CONGOLESE soldiers from Mahagi Port in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday attacked Ugandan fishermen at Dei fishing site in ...US SEC plans to shine light on mining industry
Reuters Africa - Rachelle Younglai - Gerald E. McCormick - 1 day agoCompanies would also be required to disclose whether they used so-called conflict minerals from the Democratic Republic of Congo. ...African Markets - Factors to watch on Dec 15
Reuters Africa - 1 day agoMember states are Angola, Burundi, the Central African Republic, Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia. ...SacOil Talks With 'Super-Majors' About Congo Oil Block
Bloomberg - Franz Wild - 9 Dec 2010SacOil Holdings Ltd., owner of a concession in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is in talks with “super-major” ...Renewed violence prompts concern in Central African Republic
Christian Science Monitor - Alex Thurston - 3 Dec 2010Jean-Pierre Bemba, a former vice president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, speaks at the opening of his trial in The Hague November 22, 2010. ...
Give Uganda competitive edge as a logistics hub
The Independent - 1 day agoThe country is a link to the resurgent lucrative markets in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Rwanda and the Southern Sudan. ...Gremio invites TP Mazembe to play in new stadium
TMCnet - 21 hours agoThe side from the Democratic Republic of Congo pulled off a huge upset by defeating Gremio's archrival Internacional 2-0 on Tuesday to reach the Club World ...Local kayaker to return home after tragedy on the Congo
Mount Shasta Herald - Skye Kinkade - 3 days agoThe expedition would have taken the trio from the headwaters of the White Nile and Congo Rivers into the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ...Tribute to Hendri Coetzee - Rapid - The Whitewater Magazine (blog)
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Malaysia ranks 57th in human development index report
Malaysia Star - Lee Kian Seong - 2 days agoNiger, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zimbabwe are at the bottom of the annual ranking. UN resident coordinator for Malaysia and UNDP resident ...Academic dismisses UN development index - Sydney Morning Herald
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Ripples From The Pentagon Leaks
Namibian - 2 days agoTwo such events are the partition of the Congo into Congo Brazzaville and Zaire, latter renamed the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) during later ...
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