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Mining Sector 'Confused' By Leaked Congo Licence Report
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, November 06, 2007
HE leak of a document at the weekend, pre-empting the outcome of the long-awaited Democratic Republic of Congo government review of mining licences, has thrown SA's mining sector into ... more
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Transfer of ex-combatants major step for peace in northeast DR Congo - UN
Topix - Tuesday, November 06, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"The departure of these leaders from Bunia marks a dramatic step forward in the consolidation of the peace process in Ituri and signals a possibility of ending more than eight years of conflict" The transfer, which took place on Saturday by a special UN flight, was... more
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Transfer of Ex-Combatants Major Step for Peace in Northeast DR Congo - UN
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, November 06, 2007
he United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has transferred 16 former commanders of Ituri armed groups to Kinshasa, calling it a major step in consolidating peace in the northeastern part of the ... more
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EU - A Human Rights Delegation Visiting DRC
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, November 06, 2007
delegation of specialists in human rights from the European Union met with the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for the DRC William Swing in MONUC headquarters in Kinshasa, on Monday 5 November ... more
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Threat to Congo deals
Topix - Tuesday, November 06, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"There is no denying that there are risks involved in operating in the DRC" THE risks of owning mining projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo hit home for several Australian miners yesterday when a report the nation might renegotiate or cancel 61 mining contracts appeared.... more
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Peacekeepers Wounded During North Kivu Protest
allAfrica.com - Monday, November 05, 2007
ore than 30 people, including several peacekeepers, have been wounded during a demonstration by hundreds of civilians displaced by fighting in North Kivu province, according to MONUC, the UN mission in Democratic Republic of ... more
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Democratic Republic of the Congo plunges miners into uncertainty
Topix - Monday, November 05, 2007
p> The Democratic Republic of the Congo, estimated to hold one-tenth of the world's copper reserves, has thrown international miners into uncertainty amid reports that a government commission is recommending that ... via Sympatico Finance ... more
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Congo police kill child in refugee food protest
Topix - Monday, November 05, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"There are 11 wounded and one dead, a 6-year-old child" Police in Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province opened fire on refugees during a violent protest over food distributions on Monday, killing a child and wounding 11 civilians, a local official said. via Reuters... more
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Jealousy may play role in gorilla slaughter
Topix - Monday, November 05, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"They live hour by hour, not even day by day, because any time they can die" By Deborah Zabarenko Washington - If the people of Congo save the mountain gorilla, might the gorilla return the favour? That is the hope of environmental activists, who realise that... more
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Int'l Criminal Court Needs More Cooperation
Topix - Monday, November 05, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"Compliance with the Court's order is a legal obligation for States parties" Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 10:32 am Press Release: United Nations International Criminal Court needs more cooperation from States, official says A senior official from the International Criminal Court briefing ... via Scoop ... more
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Africa Environment: Conservation Efforts, Carbon Footprints and Land Rights
Global Voices Online - Sunday, November 04, 2007
p>In several posts from Africa, we get a glimpse of conservation efforts in the different countries, hindrances faced in some countries and success in at least one. The countries we read from are South Africa, Zambia and D.R Congo in regards to conservation, and from Kenya and Uganda regarding carbon... more
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When Congolese Fear to Go Back Home
allAfrica.com - Sunday, November 04, 2007
S Makulata Nyirabazungu, 60, walked from Congo to Uganda without any shoes. She left her village early in the morning amidst loud and rapid gunfire about a week ago, fleeing the surging violence which has led to the latest influx of more than 13,000 refugees from the Kivu region of... more
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Local, DRC Labour Ministries to Improve Ties
allAfrica.com - Sunday, November 04, 2007
abour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana on Friday accepted an official invitation to visit the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as part of improving working relations between his Ministry and that of the ... more
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Peacekeepers face jail in abuse case
Topix - Sunday, November 04, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"If they are proved guilty, then that's a black mark" "Definitely, if they are proved guilty the maximum punishment will be given according to the Sri Lankan law and military law," said military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara. via Gulf Times ... more
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The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo
Topix - Saturday, November 03, 2007
p> Moxie User Rating This film has yet to be rated - login or register to rate this film Synopsis Since 1998 a brutal war has been raging in the Democratic Republic of Congo . via The Moxie Blog ... more
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Former Militia Leaders Consolidate Peace
allAfrica.com - Saturday, November 03, 2007
ighteen months of intense negotiations with the de facto leaders of the three remaining Ituri Armed Groups (IAGs) reached a climax level on 2 November 2007 when a MONUC special flight carrying 16 disarmed top leadership of IAGs departed Bunia at exactly 13:00 hours for ... more
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Seventh Anniversary of the UN Resolution On "Women Peace And Security"
allAfrica.com - Saturday, November 03, 2007
ctober 31, 2007 marks the seventh anniversary of the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on "Women, Peace and Security", which focus on gender issues. We talked to Asseta Ouedraogo, Head of MONUC Gender Office, who explained to us the content of this resolution and its application in the ... more
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Church offers aid to orphans
Topix - Saturday, November 03, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"It would long be closed without outside help" The two retired Army trucks parked outside S.O.N.S. Outreach Center on Vanness Street in Port Huron were spiffed up, but they don't look like they are about to embark on a holy mission. via Times Herald ... more
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Suspected rebels kill ranger
Topix - Saturday, November 03, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"We were struck by the gravity of the humanitarian crisis." Suspected Rwandan Hutu rebels have killed a park ranger patrolling in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Virunga national park, conservation officials announced, the latest in a series of such attacks. via Sunday Times ... more
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Inongo Diocese Celebrates Centenary of Catholic Faith
allAfrica.com - Friday, November 02, 2007
he Catholic Diocese of Inongo in Bandundu, west of the Democratic Republic of Congo, is celebrating a century of ... more
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