| 401 - 420 of 1000 Republic of Congo News Headlines |
Page 21 of 50 Pages |
Congo-Brazzaville: Antonov Ban Brings Hardship to Many
Topix - Thursday, October 18, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"If things don't improve over the next few days, even my wife, whom I'm relying on now, won't be able to sell in the market" The indefinite grounding of all Antonov aircraft in the Republic of Congo has brought much of the country's domestic aviation to... more
|
Antonov Ban Brings Hardship to Many
allAfrica.com - Thursday, October 18, 2007
he indefinite grounding of all Antonov aircraft in the Republic of Congo has brought much of the country's domestic aviation to a standstill and many people who depended on the sector are feeling the ... more
|
ICC/DRC: Second War Crimes Suspect to Face Justice in The Hague
Topix - Thursday, October 18, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"The Congolese authorities must take swift action to bring those accused of international crimes to justice" The International Criminal Court's successful arrest warrant against a major war crimes suspect in the Democratic Republic of Congo should be followed up by the court extending its investigation to... more
|
Congo-Kinshasa: UN Mission Stresses Its Goal is to Help Restore State Authority
Topix - Thursday, October 18, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"We give advice and assistance to the FARDC. MONUC supports the FARDC in North Kivu with air reconnaissance, and air transport for munitions, troops and the evacuation of wounded. The towns of Goma and Sake are also protected by MONUC." The United Nations peacekeeping mission in... more
|
Brazil urges Africa to join 'biofuel revolution'
Topix - Wednesday, October 17, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"We must continue to work together so as to guarantee that our farmers have the chance to prove their competence and their competitiveness in the international market." Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has called on Africa to join the "biofuel revolution," saying it would... more
|
Zim, Congo Brazzaville Business Bodies Sign Accord
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, October 17, 2007
HE Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries, the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce, Congo Brazzaville's Confederation of Employers Confederation and Chamber of Commerce yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote business ties between the two ... more
|
DRC: Nkunda's forces given another three weeks to join army
Topix - Wednesday, October 17, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"We have given another 21 days to the military personnel taken hostage by this criminal Nkunda to rejoin the army through the integration process and live a normal military life" Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have given fighters loyal to dissident general Laurent Nkunda... more
|
Congo close to overcoming blood diamond tag
Topix - Tuesday, October 16, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"The results are such that Congo Brazzaville is almost there" Congo Republic has almost done enough to end a diamond trading embargo, while the threat of sanctions against Ghana and Venezuela has faded, the chair of the world's conflict diamond watchdog said. via Manawatu Evening... more
|
De Beers calls on diamond traders to back growing African polishing industry
Topix - Tuesday, October 16, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"We need a strong and stable set of producing companies if we have to maximize future supply. Producing and selling diamonds today in or from a country in chaos or worse, in conflict, is simply not an option" The head of De Beers Group, which controls... more
|
Congo-Kinshasa: UN Envoy Meets President on Violence in East
Topix - Monday, October 15, 2007
p> The top United Nations envoy to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Force Commander of the UN peacekeeping mission there met today with the country's president today to discuss the violence in the ... via AllAfrica.com ... more
Advertisement
|
Government Launches Measles Vaccination Campaign
allAfrica.com - Monday, October 15, 2007
he Congolese government has launched a five-day nationwide measles vaccination campaign to be accompanied by the distribution of insecticide-treated bed nets to reduce ... more
|
Neuberger gives African collection a new home
Topix - Monday, October 15, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"What we've tried to create is what the visitor gets out of Africa, which is a huge continent" When Purchase College's Neuberger Museum of Art opened in 1974, it featured 20th-century American art from founding patron Roy R. Neuberger as well as African art from other... more
|
DR Congo president in Nord-Kivu as fresh offensive looms
Topix - Sunday, October 14, 2007
p> Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila attends a meeting in Arusha, September 2007. via TurkishPress.com ... more
|
Rudy Giuliani campaign funded by vulture funds, Democrats say
Topix - Sunday, October 14, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"I deplore the activities of so-called vulture funds that seek to profit from debts owed by the poorest countries in the world." Rudy Giuliani, the Republican front-runner in the presidential race, is receiving policy advice and money from a billionaire investor in "vulture funds", the activities... more
|
Ugandan oil could be blessing or curse
Topix - Saturday, October 13, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"The significance, I think, will be immense" The oil find could change Uganda for better or worse On a busy Saturday in downtown Kampala, sudden deafening roars of generators are commonplace. via BBC ... more
|
State to probe Kinshasa plane crash
Topix - Friday, October 12, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"We've decided to form a commission of enquiry to shed light on this affair, establish responsibilities at all levels and propose what measures to take by way of sanctions" Parliament in the Democratic Republic of Congo has set up an enquiry into last week's plane crash... more
|
Congo rebel calls for cease-fire
Topix - Thursday, October 11, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"The army's bombs are falling on the civilian population. We're afraid worse things will happen if we're not careful" A powerful rebel leader in eastern Congo called for a cease-fire Thursday as the army said the death toll from five days of clashes had risen to... more
|
Kabila advisor meets President
Topix - Thursday, October 11, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"We briefed the President on what has been happening in our country, the fighting that has been going on there between Gen Nkunda and government forces. Government has given him an ultimatum to have his soldiers integrated into the army" Herald Reporter SPECIAL advisor to Democratic... more
|
The devastating cost of Africa's wars
Topix - Thursday, October 11, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"This is a massive waste of resources -- roughly equivalent to total international aid to Africa from major donors during the same period" Regulars Interact 11 October 2007 07:18 Conflicts in Africa since the end of the Cold War have cost the continent $306-billion, equivalent to... more
|
Renegade Congo General Promises to Keep Fighting
Topix - Wednesday, October 10, 2007
p> A renegade general in eastern Congo says government forces have launched new attacks on his positions and that he has no choice but to keep fighting until the government listens to him and lets him rejoin the ... via Voice of America ... more
|