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New Agency Joins Campaign Against Sexual Violence
allAfrica.com - Thursday, March 20, 2008
he United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has joined forces with civil society groups, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the Government in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to launch a nationwide public awareness campaign aimed at reducing the country's appalling levels of sexual ... more
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Arrest in Congo gorilla killings
Topix - Thursday, March 20, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"This threatened the gorilla habitat, so when the rangers tried to protect the forest, he allegedly orchestrated the gorilla massacres to discourage them" A park ranger has been arrested for allegedly masterminding the massacre of endangered mountain gorillas, conservationists said Wednesday. via CNN ... more
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Population Fund Joins in Campaign Against Sexual Violence
allAfrica.com - Thursday, March 20, 2008
he United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has joined forces with civil society groups, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the Government in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to launch a nationwide public awareness campaign aimed at reducing the country's appalling levels of sexual ... more
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Park Manager Arrested Over Congo Gorilla Deaths
Topix - Wednesday, March 19, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"Some sector heads are involved in the trafficking of makala" A senior manager at a world heritage African wildlife park was arrested Tuesday as an investigation into the killing of 10 rare mountain gorillas gathered pace, a government minister said. via Monkeys In The News... more
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National Campaign Against Sexual Violence Launched
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, March 19, 2008
he Ministry of Gender, Family and Child, in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and members of the "Initiative Conjointe de lutte contre les violences sexuelles" (the joint initiative to fight against sexual violence) officially launched on 18 March 2008 in Kinshasa, the national awareness campaign and plea... more
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UN Mission Says Katanga Conditions Still Suitable for Refugee Returns
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, March 19, 2008
onditions in the North Katanga region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are still conducive to the return of some 20,000 refugees now in Tanzania and Zambia despite recent agitation against the United Nations Mission there, known as MONUC, the mission said ... more
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D.R. of Congo: Kabila says Congolese people are better off today
Global Voices Online - Wednesday, March 19, 2008
p> Le Blog du Congolais comments on President Kabila's perplexing enthusiasm [Fr] about the state of Congo. During the opening of a new parliamentary session, Kabila said the Congolese people “are better off than they were a year ago, and far better than they were fifteen... more
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D.R. of Congo: Radio Okapi journalist wins blog award
Global Voices Online - Wednesday, March 19, 2008
p>Congolese journalist Cédric Kalonji [Fr] wins a “ Bobs ” award for best francophone blog. ... more
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Qatar-based firm aims projects worth 1bn euros in CAR
Topix - Wednesday, March 19, 2008
p> Doha * IAS International , a Qatar-based investment company, yesterday announced the launch of more than 1bn euros worth of projects in the Central African Republic . via The Peninsula ... more
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Express Off to DRC Finally
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, March 19, 2008
XPRESS has defied a financial hitch and will early today send a contingent of 16 players and four officials to Kinshasa aboard Kenya Airways, for their CAF Confederations Cup second round encounter against AV ... more
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Location of Journalist in Detention Now Known
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, March 18, 2008
eporters Without Borders condemns the detention of Nsimba Embete Ponte, the editor of "L'Interprète", a small-circulation fortnightly newspaper, for no known reason since 7 March 2008. He is being held incommunicado in a building used by the National Intelligence Agency (ANR) in ... more
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USAID Assistance Expected to Surpass $100 Million This Fiscal Year
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, March 18, 2008
S development assistance to the DRC is expected to surpass $100 million this fiscal year, declared Henrietta Fore, USAID Administrator and Director of US foreign assistance during her visit to the DRC from 15 to 17 March 2008. This would bring total US contributions for 2008 up to $500 million,... more
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War Crimes Case Extended
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, March 18, 2008
he war crimes trail by the International Criminal Court of DR Congo militia leader has been moved back to June after prosecution refused to give evidence to the defense, RNA ... more
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Editor Held Incommunicado By Intelligence Agency for Past 11 Days
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, March 18, 2008
eporters Without Borders condemns the detention of Nsimba Embete Ponte, the editor of L'Interprète, a small-circulation fortnightly, for no known reason since 7 March. He is being held incommunicado in a building used by the National Intelligence Agency (ANR) in ... more
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Rapists Go Unpunished, Says UN Expert
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, March 18, 2008
exual violence against women is rampant in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) but the majority of perpetrators, especially in "no-law" zones, go unpunished, according to a UN independent human rights ... more
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United Nations Reports Say Western DRC Violence Has Killed 68
Topix - Tuesday, March 18, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"We trust the information transmitted to us by the local authorities. (The U.N. investigators) have been manipulated. You must be very careful of those that are coming out and saying these things. There is a lot of manipulation" U.N. reports say Western Congo violence killed 68... more
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Joint Team to Probe 'Congo-FDLR Links'
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, March 18, 2008
joint verification team between Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will investigate allegations of collaboration between Congolese army and Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) rebels, the two countries' military forces have ... more
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3 Indian Army officers on UN mission accused of rape
Topix - Tuesday, March 18, 2008
p> Posted online: Tuesday , March 18, 2008 at 08:39:33 Updated: Tuesday , March 18, 2008 at 09:01:31 New Delhi, March 18: For the first time, three Indian Army officers deputed to the United Nations peacekeeping ... via Expressindia ... more
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North Katanga - Situation Calm in Moba While Awaiting Refugees' Return
allAfrica.com - Monday, March 17, 2008
delegation of MONUC visited Moba-300 km South of Kalemie-on 14 March 2008 and noted that the situation on the ground is calm despite a few tracts that were spread around last week in that city calling the people to demonstrate against MONUC that is accused of favoring the return... more
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Warlords turn to ivory trade to fund slaughter of humans
Topix - Monday, March 17, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"They are very ruthless people they are trained killers" In Chad, Janjaweed militia from Sudan killed 100 elephants in one afternoon; in Kenya, Somali warlords armed with rocket-propelled grenades killed four wildlife rangers during a bloody raid on herds in the Tana ... via The... more
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