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Republic of Congo Ends Adoption Ban
Topix - Friday, March 07, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"International adoptions of Congolese children will no longer take place in a sort of anarchy as in the past, when many children were adopted illegally without the knowledge of their legitimate, biological parents" By LOUIS OKAMBA The Associated Press Thursday, March 6, 2008; 12:28 PM BRAZZAVILLE,... more
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Fostering Trade With Congo-Brazzaville
allAfrica.com - Friday, March 07, 2008
ABINET has given approval to the Ministry of Trade and Industry to continue spearheading the process of trade and investment with Congo-Brazzaville by commissioning a market study to identify the prospects and opportunities for doing business with the central African ... more
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Soccer Team to Play Congo Brazzaville
allAfrica.com - Thursday, March 06, 2008
wanda's U-20 team will play Congo Brazzaville in the first build up game ahead of the17th edition of the African youth championships due in Kigali next ... more
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Congo-Brazzaville: Government Lifts Ban On Foreign Adoptions
Topix - Thursday, March 06, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"The suspension was of a limited duration. You cannot suspend [adoption] indefinitely" Authorities in the Republic of Congo have lifted a temporary ban imposed four months ago on the international adoption of children. via AllAfrica.com ... more
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Government Lifts Ban On Foreign Adoptions
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, March 05, 2008
uthorities in the Republic of Congo have lifted a temporary ban imposed four months ago on the international adoption of ... more
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EU unveils huge food aid package
Topix - Wednesday, March 05, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"The European Union has an essential role in providing them with food aid, and in restoring food production." The EU Commission on Tuesday announced its biggest-ever food aid package, 160 million euros to help alleviate hunger in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. via Sudan... more
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Japan Plans Meeting to Sway Developing Nations Against Whaling Moratorium
Topix - Monday, March 03, 2008
p> Japan's government will hold talks with delegates from 12 developing nations who recently joined or plan to join the International Whaling Commission as the island nation steps up efforts to overturn the global ... via Bloomberg.com - Asia ... more
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Country to Venture Into Congo Markets
allAfrica.com - Monday, March 03, 2008
abinet has authorised the Ministry of Trade and Industry to establish a commercial office in Congo ... more
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FDLR Disarmament This Month
allAfrica.com - Monday, March 03, 2008
he exercise to disarm members of the genocidal forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is set to begin this ... more
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DEVELOPMENT: A Humanitarian Disaster Unfolds in Eastern DRC
Topix - Sunday, March 02, 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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Tobacco poses threat to moms in developing world
Topix - Saturday, March 01, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"Latin America is where the epidemic of cigarette smoking is most advanced, particularly in Uruguay, where 78 percent of all pregnant women said they had ever tried a cigarette" By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - Pregnant women's exposure to tobacco in developing countries is growing... more
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Health Of Women And Children Threatened By Tobacco Use Including...
Topix - Friday, February 29, 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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Japan invites developing nations for whaling meeting
Topix - Friday, February 29, 2008
p> Japan, in a feud with Western nations over whaling, said Friday it will meet with 12 developing states in a bid to boost its clout in the deadlocked International Whaling Commission. via Raw Story ... more
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CONGO: Arms collection and destruction under way
Topix - Thursday, February 28, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"Our duty is to collect and destroy all the equipment abandoned on the ground after the events of 1997, to preserve the lives of people" An arms pyre in Brazzaville was set alight in 2006 by then UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and President Denis Sassou-Nguesso. The... more
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TRADE: EU Aims to Rope in African States Resisting EPAs
Topix - Wednesday, February 27, 2008
p> The European Union is determined to get those African countries on board which have so far kicked against the economic partnership agreements . via Inter Press Service ... more
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Armed Forces Destroy Old Weapons
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, February 27, 2008
rmed forces in the Republic of Congo have begun to collect and destroy all weapons abandoned on battlegrounds in the country's civil war that began in 1997, as well as munitions that had expired but were still in ... more
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Teal Exploration says Congo government wants more control over venture
Topix - Tuesday, February 26, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"Until early 2006, informal miners were active on the Kalumines property" - Teal Exploration & Mining Inc. (TSX:TL) says the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo wants to be more involved in the Kasonto-Lupoto mines joint venture. Toronto-based Teal, through a subsidiary, owns... more
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Arms Collection, Destruction Under Way
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, February 26, 2008
rmed forces in the Republic of Congo have begun to collect and destroy all weapons abandoned on battlegrounds in the country's civil war that began in 1997, as well as munitions that had expired but were still in ... more
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Congo-Kinshasa: New Accords Must Aid Displaced Persons
Topix - Tuesday, February 26, 2008
p> Recent accords aimed at ending fighting in the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are an opportunity to finally stop the horrific abuse of people displaced by that violence, an ... via AllAfrica.com ... more
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Congo-Kinshasa: Neglect, Deaths in Prison Condemned
Topix - Monday, February 25, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"The state has failed in its obligations because there are laws, national and international, which require it to feed and care for prisoners" Human rights activists in the Democratic Republic of Congo have condemned the death by starvation and lack of medical care of 16 inmates... more
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