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Army General Still Using Child Soldiers
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, December 26, 2007
nsurgents loyal to dissident Gen Laurent Nkunda, who are fighting government troops in North Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, are still recruiting children into their ... more
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China spurring illegal timber trade in Tanzania
Topix - Tuesday, December 25, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"The timber business should not be stopped entirely because it offers poor rural communities rare access to investment and trade opportunities." Scientists have said that due to Chinas increasing demands for timber, illegal trade activities have emerged in the forest sector of Tanzania, which is one... more
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UN Welcomes Peace Talks on the East
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, December 25, 2007
ecretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced hope that an upcoming peace summit to be held in the troubled eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will help end a conflict that has caused tremendous suffering and the displacement of hundreds of thousands of innocent ... more
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Conference Aims to Bring Peace to Eastern Region
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, December 25, 2007
undreds of Congolese officials and representatives of neighbouring states, civil society and the international community are scheduled to gather in the North Kivu capital of Goma from 27 December for a conference about bringing peace and development to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ... more
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Rwanda introduces 'gorilla tax'
Topix - Monday, December 24, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"We are launching this campaign to generate income earmarked for the species' protection" A gorilla cradles her young at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, 11 December 2007. Rwandan companies using the country's famous mountain gorillas' image for marketing purposes will have to pay a tax aimed at... more
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Will DRC Get Rid of Foreign Rebels?
allAfrica.com - Monday, December 24, 2007
he Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is covered by huge forests, some parts which have never been ventured into. The Congo's eastern region is rich in ... more
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Country, DR Congo Meet Over Kanungu Shooting
allAfrica.com - Monday, December 24, 2007
HE Ugandan and DR Congo armies have held a meeting over an incident in which a Congolese soldier was shot dead and another injured after they allegedly raped two teenage girls in Kanungu ... more
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Child soldiers being recruited at record pace in Congo, says aid...
Topix - Sunday, December 23, 2007
p> Child soldiers being recruited at record pace in Congo, says aid group KINSHASA, Congo Save the Children says the recruitment of children by militia forces in Congo has reached critical levels The international ... via KXMA-TV Dickinson ... more
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D.R. of Congo: The Batwa people
Global Voices Online - Sunday, December 23, 2007
p>AfricaBeat on the Batwa from the Democratic Republic of Congo : “The Batwa people were traditionally hunter-gatherers. In Eastern Congo, they lived off what the forest provided, until prolonged warfare and the creation of national parks ended their way of life.”
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Rape a 'Weapon of War' in Eastern Congo
allAfrica.com - Sunday, December 23, 2007
n the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where thousands of rapes are committed each year and sexual violence is the norm, Marie Jeanne's story is all too ... more
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UN extends peacekeeping force in Congo, tells factions in volatile east to lay down weapons
Topix - Saturday, December 22, 2007
p> UNITED NATIONS : The Security Council voted unanimously Friday to extend the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo for a year and demanded that all militias and armed groups in the volatile east lay down their ... via International Herald Tribune ... more
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Ban On Some 30 Broadcasters Partially Lifted
allAfrica.com - Friday, December 21, 2007
ED welcomes the decision by the new minister of communication and media, Emile Bongeli, to partially lift the two-month-old ban on some 30 private broadcasters based in ... more
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Climate Change snd Future Challenges
allAfrica.com - Friday, December 21, 2007
climate change conference was held in Kinshasa's Grand Hotel on 21 December 2007. Organised by the UNDP who launched the "World Report on Human Development 2007/2008", the conference defined the nature of climate change in the DRC, and presented the challenges for the ... more
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Security Council Calls On Rebels to Disarm, End Child Recruitment
allAfrica.com - Friday, December 21, 2007
oncerned at the worsening situation in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where fighting has escalated between Government and renegade forces, the Security Council today demanded that all rebel groups lay down their arms and immediately stop recruiting ... more
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U.N, Aid Organizations Failing Congo
Topix - Friday, December 21, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"The violence and disease are completely connected" U.N, Aid Organizations Failing Congo by Staff Residents in the Democratic Republic of Congo are growing frustrated with aid organizations and international peacekeepers in the face of new violence. via The Post Chronicle ... more
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Environment: Conflict continues in DRC
Global Voices Online - Friday, December 21, 2007
p>The Gorilla Protection blog updates that “The armed conflict is still right next to the Gorillas - literally bullets are flying, army and rebel positions are constantly moving, and if there are any civilians left, they are fleeing.”
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Little Christmas Joy for Thousands Displaced By War in the East
allAfrica.com - Friday, December 21, 2007
he humanitarian situation in Eastern Congo still remains dismal as fighting between rebels and government forces has displaced more than 800,000 ... more
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Country Accused of Working Closely with Rwandan Rebels
allAfrica.com - Friday, December 21, 2007
growing body of evidence indicates that the Congolese army has made a pact with the devil, collaborating with the FDLR against Nkunda. The Congolese army's alliance with the FDLR and UN peacekeepers' reluctance to remove the FDLR from Congo creates a security vacuum in the East, where the Congolese... more
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DRC Handled With Soft Gloves Despite
allAfrica.com - Friday, December 21, 2007
growing body of evidence indicates that the Congolese army has made a pact with the devil, collaborating with the FDLR against Nkunda. The Congolese army's alliance with the FDLR and UN peacekeepers' reluctance to remove the FDLR from Congo creates a security vacuum in the East, where the Congolese... more
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Uganda LRA rebels given ultimatum
Topix - Thursday, December 20, 2007
p> Mr Kony remains in DR Congo because of the ICC warrant Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has given the northern Lord's Resistance Army rebels an ultimatum of 31 January 2008 to conclude a peace deal. via BBC ... more
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