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Uganda: Armies Plan Offensive Against Rebel LRA
Topix - Friday, December 28, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"The Congolese authorities [have given] us a security plan which they will execute if Kony does not turn up and conclude the talks in Juba" Defence officials from Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, DRC, will meet in the coming weeks to put the... more
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ICC/Africa: Nov '07
Topix - Wednesday, December 26, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"I have also improved my judicial vocabulary." IWPR Africa project staff spent 11 days in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, DRC, training journalists on reporting on the International Criminal Court, ICC, developing IWPR's stringer network, and ... via IWPR ... more
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Congo violence fuels surge in child abduction-group
Topix - Monday, December 24, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"The situation for children in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is catastrophic. Fighters from all sides are using children as frontline fodder, raping young girls and attacking houses" Fighting in eastern Congo this month has led to a surge in child abductions by armed groups who... more
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China spurring illegal timber trade in Tanzania
Topix - Sunday, December 23, 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." Asia Pacific News.Net Saturday 22nd December, 2007 Washington, Dec 22 : Scientists have said that due to China's increasing demands for timber, illegal trade activities... more
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Security Council Calls On DRC Rebels To Disarm
Topix - Saturday, December 22, 2007
p> Saturday, 22 December 2007, 8:23 am Press Release: United Nations Security Council calls on DR Congo rebels to disarm, end child recruitment Concerned at the worsening situation in the eastern part of the ... via Scoop ... more
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UN to help sexually exploited
Topix - Friday, December 21, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"This is an important day for the victims, whose suffering can be reduced with the UN's support" UNITED NATIONS: A working group of the UN General Assembly has drawn up a strategy to help the victims of sexual exploitation and abuse by the United Nations personnel,... more
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UTair helicopter crashes in Democratic Republic of the Congo, one killed
Topix - Thursday, December 20, 2007
p> An Mi-8 helicopter belonging to the UTair airline crashed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo killing one crewmember at 1:08 p.m. Moscow time Tuesday, the Russian Transportation Ministry has reported. via Interfax ... more
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UN Adopts Strategy To Aid Victims Of Sexual Abuse
Topix - Thursday, December 20, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"This policy represents a long overdue measure to strengthen our policy of zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse" Thursday, 20 December 2007, 9:59 am Press Release: United Nations UN forum adopts strategy to aid victims of sexual abuse by Organization's staff In a major step... more
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2007 the deadliest year for journalists: study
Topix - Wednesday, December 19, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"Somalia comes second to Iraq which witnesses a brutal deterioration in the security conditions for the profession, 8 journalists killed this year against one last year." Bloody job ... The camera of an injured photographer lies covered with blood on the 15th floor of Baghdad's Palestine... more
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US man receives 20 to 40 years in prison for shooting minister from Congo
Topix - Monday, December 17, 2007
p> A Pennsylvania man who killed a Congolese immigrant who worked nights as a taxi driver to make money for his church in Africa has been sentenced to 20 to 40 years in prison. via PR-inside.com ... more
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Relief organizations stretched thin by dollar's weakness
Topix - Monday, December 17, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"Increasing production is more difficult when you have a tighter budget" Catholic Relief Services provides drug treatment to nearly 250,000 patients afflicted with AIDS in Africa and Haiti. via The Birmingham News ... more
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MagForestry Signs Major Wood-Chip Sales Agreement
Topix - Sunday, December 16, 2007
p> MagForestry Inc., a division of MagIndustries Corp. is pleased to announce the signing of an agreement for the sale and delivery of eucalyptus wood chips to a major European pulp and paper producer. via Earth Times ... more
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UN Mission Says Recruitment of Child Soldiers is Surging
Topix - Saturday, December 15, 2007
p> UN Mission Says Recruitment of Child Soldiers is Surging Hundreds of under-age boys and girls are being forcibly recruited by rival armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and sent to the front ... via InterestAlert.com ... more
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Ugandan refugees question rebels' mea culpa
Topix - Saturday, December 15, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"They should have told us the truth about Otti's death, then we could have told them our feelings" Regulars Interact Alexis Okeowo Koch Goma camp, Uganda 14 December 2007 02:00 The rebels whirred up a cloud of orange dust in the stifling heat when they came... more
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Desiderio da Costa
Topix - Friday, December 14, 2007
p> San Francisco Business Times - by Steven E.F. Brown A natural gas project backed by Chevron Corp. via The San Francisco Business Times ... more
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U.N.'s Ban concerned about eastern Congo fighting
Topix - Thursday, December 13, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"The secretary-general is deeply concerned about the intense fighting in North Kivu in recent days which has caused further suffering of the civilian population" U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the Congolese government on Wednesday to protect civilians endangered by an offensive against Tutsi rebels and he... more
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CONGO: State urged to improve "disastrous" healthcare system
Topix - Wednesday, December 12, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"The lifts don't work, windows are broken, there is no drinking water, no toilets, let alone showers" BRAZZAVILLE, 12 December 2007 - Under-funding and lack of political will have left Congo's healthcare system in a "disastrous" state, according to a human rights group, which has called... more
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State Urged to Improve 'Disastrous' Healthcare System
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, December 12, 2007
nder-funding and lack of political will have left Congo's healthcare system in a "disastrous" state, according to a human rights group, which has called on the government to match its public declarations with ... more
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Congo rebels retake ground, army offensive falters
Topix - Tuesday, December 11, 2007
p> Rebels loyal to renegade Tutsi General Laurent Nkunda launched predawn raids on Congolese army positions in North Kivu province on Tuesday, a day after halting a week-old government offensive in its tracks. via Reuters ... more
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GLOBAL: Awareness-raising key to tackling gender violence
Topix - Tuesday, December 11, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"It's hard to persuade [abused women] that they are victims and that they have the right to press charges" Dozens of organisations across the world, with the UN Population Fund , dedicated the 16 days leading up to International Human Rights Day to raising awareness of... more
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