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Monuc Reinforces Its Presence And Appeals for Calm in Bas Congo
allAfrica.com - Monday, March 03, 2008
he United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC) deplores the recent violence in the province of Bas Congo, where the last official assessment was seven dead and 12 ... more
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Ross Mountain - Western Congo Has Not Been Forgotten
allAfrica.com - Monday, March 03, 2008
oss Mountain, Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in the DRC and resident UN Humanitarian coordinator, made a visit to Mbandaka, Equateur province on 1 March 2008, where he explained that western DRC has not been overlooked by MONUC and its international ... more
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Monthly Human Rights Assessment - January 2008
allAfrica.com - Monday, March 03, 2008
ummary: At least 30 civilians were allegedly killed by CNDP elements in the vicinity of Kalonge, Masisi Territory, North-Kivu Province, between 16 and 20 January 2008;In Kinshasa, Ms Aimée Kabila Mulengela, Laurent Desiré Kabila's daughter was shot dead by two men-one wearing military uniform- at her residence; The Gédéon trial... more
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Responsibility to Protect, the ICC, and Stopping Atrocities in the Real World
allAfrica.com - Monday, March 03, 2008
n the fight to eliminate genocide and crimes against humanity from the face of the earth, we cannot rely on ad hoc responses based on the whims of political will every time a crisis erupts around the globe. At some point, there must be some measure of automaticity associated with... more
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DEVELOPMENT: A Humanitarian Disaster Unfolds in Eastern DRC
Topix - Monday, March 03, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"Life here is very complicated, and we have much difficulty finding food." Kibumba camp, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Credit:Michael Deibert/IPS KIBUMBA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mar 1 - In a mist-shrouded valley between the Mount Nyiragongo volcano and a pair of its ... via... more
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Uganda: Fish Prices Soar Due to Smuggling
Topix - Sunday, March 02, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"There is a lot of smuggling along the Uganda/DR Congo border, with traders transporting even immature fish through illegal border points and are escorted by armed men" FISH prices have doubled due to rampant smuggling to the Democratic Republic of Congo. via AllAfrica.com ... more
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A Humanitarian Disaster Unfolds
allAfrica.com - Saturday, March 01, 2008
n a mist-shrouded valley between the Mount Nyiragongo volcano and a pair of its dormant cousins looming in Rwanda to the east, nearly 3,000 souls wait in limbo, having fled a conflict that has succeeded in making this lush corner in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) nothing less than... more
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Health Of Women And Children Threatened By Tobacco Use Including...
Topix - Saturday, March 01, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"This study indicates that public health officials in developing nations should take immediate steps to prevent and reduce tobacco use and secondhand smoke exposure among pregnant women" Main Category: Smoking / Quit Smoking Also Included In: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Women's Health / Gynecology Findings from a... more
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UN Special Representative Alan Doss Visits Bas Congo
allAfrica.com - Friday, February 29, 2008
I came to inform myself, to learn and to listen," said Alan Doss, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in the DRC, during his work visit this Thursday 28 February 2008 to Matadi, capital of Bas Congo province in western ... more
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Tobacco use, second-hand smoke exposure during pregnancy may harm mother and child
Topix - Friday, February 29, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"This should include efforts to better understand the scope of the problem, so as to best direct public health interventions" Washington, Feb 29 : A new study has found that tobacco use and exposure to second-hand smoke during pregnancy are major health threats in several low... more
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Watch Your Spending Patterns - IMF
allAfrica.com - Friday, February 29, 2008
lthough growth and inflation targets were met last year, the DR Congo government missed key monetary and budgetary targets due to public spending overruns, the International Monetary Fund has ... more
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Congo-Kinshasa: Hungry Prisoners Threaten Revolt
Topix - Thursday, February 28, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"If it [the food shortage] continues, we will stage a revolt worse than any other" More than 500 hungry prisoners in the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo town of Bunia have threatened to rebel, complaining they have not eaten for four days. via AllAfrica.com ... more
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D.R. of Congo: Plane wreckage has become part of the urban landscape
Global Voices Online - Thursday, February 28, 2008
p>In October, Du Cabiau Kinshasa wrote about an Antonov plane which went down in Kinshasa , killing three dozen people. This week, he posts a photograph of part of the wreckage, which casually sits somewhere along the road to the airport. “No one is interested... more
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Kinshasa - Workshop On Perspectives for Young People
allAfrica.com - Thursday, February 28, 2008
workshop on the results of a participative analysis on the situation of the DRC's teenagers and young people took place on 28 February 2008 in Kinshasa. The DRC Ministry for Youth and Sports shared the results with its partners, especially UNICEF, from which new strategies will be put in... more
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Anvil Mining's Q4 profit increases two per cent to US$21 - 7M
Topix - Wednesday, February 27, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"Our strong financial performance was due to continued above-target operational performance at the Dikulushi mine and increases in realized copper and silver prices." Anvil Mining Ltd. reported Tuesday a fourth-quarter profit of US$21.7 million, up from a year-earlier $21.3 million, capping a record year of sales... more
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Army Fights Militia in East
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, February 27, 2008
ighting between government troops and militias in the Ituri district of northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has displaced more than 1,000 people in the past two days, local authorities ... more
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Monuc Press Review - 27th February 2008
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, February 27, 2008
uch of Wednesday 27th February's press in Kinshasa continued to focus readers' attention on the situation in North ... more
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Hungry Prisoners Threaten Revolt
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, February 27, 2008
ore than 500 hungry prisoners in the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo town of Bunia have threatened to rebel, complaining they have not eaten for four ... more
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Army Fight Militia in East
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, February 27, 2008
ighting between government troops and militias in the Ituri district of northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has displaced more than 1,000 people in the past two days, local authorities ... more
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Rebel Boycott Could Strand Displaced
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, February 27, 2008
issident General Laurent Nkunda's boycott of a commission set up under a January peace deal could prolong insecurity in the eastern Kivu provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and delay the return of hundreds of thousands of internally displaced civilians, analysts ... more
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