Central Africa : News

[ANGOP]Huambo -The minister of Higher Education, Adão do Nascimento, exhorted on Saturday in the central Huambo province the private higher education institutions of this region to increase their performance, aiming to promote the quality of scientific and technology training. (AllAfrica)

[ANGOP]Huambo -At least 60 young people of the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA) and National Police (PNA) from the central Huabo province ended successfully on Friday the 12th course on national defence. (AllAfrica)

[ANGOP]Ondjiva -At least 300 tones of several goods, among foodstuff and medicines, were distributed by the Angolan government, through the Ministry of Assistance and Social Reintegration and National Civil Protection Services, aimed to assist the population affected by the drought in the southern Cunene province. (AllAfrica)

[ANGOP]Kuito -The Angolan government will invest about 800 million of kwanzas to build and equip a media library in the central Bié province. (AllAfrica)

[ANGOP]Ondjiva -A delegation of multisectorial commission of the central government, led by the minister of Agriculture, Rural Development, Afonso Pedro Canga, is since Saturday paying a working visit to the southern Cunene province, aimed to check the impact of the drought that is hitting the region. (AllAfrica)

[ANGOP]Bailundo -Angolan Planning minister Job Graça Friday was happy with the technical and human conditions for the start of the pilot census of population and housing this month in Bailundo, central Huambo province. (AllAfrica)

[ANGOP]Luanda -Leaders of the groups represented in Parliament Friday reviewed and approved in Luanda the agenda for the Seventh Plenary Meeting of the National Assembly convened for 23 May. (AllAfrica)

[RFI]12 May will mark the 16th anniversary that French businessman Michel Thierry Atangana has been imprisoned in Cameroon, after being accused of embezzling public funds and put on trial without a lawyer. (AllAfrica)

[ANGOP]Luanda -The method for working out the State Budget for 2014 aims at recovering the vision of the concerned institutions, said Friday in Luanda the Finance minister, Armando Manuel. (AllAfrica)

[ANGOP]Huambo -The Secretary of State for Health, Carlos Alberto Masseca, is in the central Huambo province since Saturday to participate in the 5th Nursing Scientific Activities. (AllAfrica)

[ANGOP]Huambo -The members of the Angolan Artists and Song-writers Association in the central Huambo province must present to the organisation projects estimated at 25 million kwanzas, to be funded by the government, without any refunding, aiming to revitalize their activity. (AllAfrica)

[ANGOP]Luanda -The minister of Culture, Rosa Cruz e Silva, expressed on Friday in Luanda her preoccupation at the holding of cults at inappropriate places, which has been (AllAfrica)

[ANGOP]Luanda -The Angolan national senior males rink hockey team will travel on 19 May to Catalunha (Spain) to hold a training programme there, ahead of their participation in the 41st edition of the world cup, set for 20-28 September in the cities of Luanda and Namibe. (AllAfrica)

[ANGOP]Luanda -Angola and Brazil will compete the 12th edition of the International Tournament José Eduardo dos Santos to take place in the capital of the northern Malanje province in August. (AllAfrica)

[ANGOP]Huambo -Angola's minister of Higher Education, Adão do Nascimento, Friday assessed the public and private-owned institutions of the sector in central Huambo province. (AllAfrica)

[ANGOP]Luanda -The Secretary of the Presidency of Republic for Social Affairs, Simão Helena Friday in Luanda asked the religious leaders for greater availability and willingness in order to help clearly in the analysis and tackling the religious phenomenon. (AllAfrica)

[ANGOP]Mbanza Kongo -Some 1,100 elderly and disabled people in northern Zaire province benefited Friday from goods, under the programme of support to vulnerable people. (AllAfrica)

[UN News]A contingent of Tanzanian soldiers arrived in the eastern city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today as part of the intervention brigade authorized by the United Nations to help neutralize armed groups in this volatile part of the country. (AllAfrica)

[HRW]Nairobi -The Senegalese government's expulsion of the Chadian blogger and journalist Makaila Nguebla is a blow to freedom of expression, Human Rights Watch said today. (AllAfrica)

[AI London]Scores of parliamentarians, journalists, army officers and civilians arrested since the beginning of the month by the Chadian authorities must either be charged with recognizable crimes or immediately released, Amnesty International said today. (AllAfrica)

[UNHCR]Bucharest -Jean-Louis Kialoungou's love affair with Romania began before he even arrived here in the mid-1990s, and over the years the Congolese refugee has become more Romanian than most Romanians. (AllAfrica)

[Global Witness]Planned revisions to the Democratic Republic of Congo's hydrocarbons law contain major flaws that could allow gross mismanagement of the country's oil wealth and serious environmental impacts. (AllAfrica)

[HRW]Bangui -Members of the Seleka rebel coalition, which ousted President François Bozizé of the Central African Republic on March 24, 2013, have committed grave violations against civilians, including pillage, summary executions, rape, and torture, Human Rights Watch said today. (AllAfrica)

[ANGOP]Luanda -A poetry CD titled "No continente da luta do poeta," by the Angolan poet Marcos Inglês, will be released on 11 May by Art and Culture Foundation at the Angolan Writers Union's facilities, in Luanda. (AllAfrica)

[ANGOP]Luanda -The adviser of Police Commander for Traffic, the Commissioner José Manuel urged Friday in Luanda the staff of the Special Traffic Brigade (BET) to reinforce their capacity of response in the prevention and fight against road accidents. (AllAfrica)

[ANGOP]Cabinda -Migration and Foreigners Service (SME) in northern Cabinda province expressed concern over the flow of child illegal immigrants from the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). (AllAfrica)

[ANGOP]Luanda -The minister of Culture, Rosa Cruz e Silva, Friday in Luanda, called to all recognized Christian churches to work well in the training of pastors and leaders. (AllAfrica)

[ANGOP]Luanda -Two million children under five years of age will be immunized in Luanda during the vaccination campaign against polio started Friday and scheduled to end on Sunday, 12. (AllAfrica)

[Pambazuka]Brutal crimes of violence against women and girls have massively increased and become pervasive in the country. Thousands of women and young girls have suffered due to beating, rape and forced sexual slavery. Just the other month (March 2013) a man killed his pregnant wife because she lost his phone sim card. Girls as young as six years old suffer sexual violence committed by various groups but mostly by those who have power who use it to silence people including those who are supposed to protect them. (AllAfrica)

[HRW]Nairobi -The government of Chad should adhere to its international legal obligations and respect human rights law while it investigates an alleged plot against the government, Human Rights Watch said today. (AllAfrica)

GOMA 08 May 2013 (IRIN) - Entrepreneur Gilbert Makelele wants armed groups in his part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to wake up and smell the coffee. (IRIN)