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East Africa: Region Feels Blows of Kenyan CrisisOne of more than 350,000 Kenyans displaced by the fighting that erupted after a disputed election in December. via AllAfrica.com
(Topix.net)Obstacles to Easing Plight of Baka People
Faced with the still pressing marginalisation of the indigenous Baka people, NGOs in Congo are implementing projects to improve living conditions in these communities. (AllAfrica)
CONGO: Obstacles to easing plight of Baka people
BRAZZAVILLE, Thursday, May 08, 2008 (IRIN) - Faced with the still pressing marginalisation of the indigenous Baka people, NGOs in Congo are implementing projects to improve living conditions in these communities. (irinnews.org)
GLOBAL: Canada to provide cash, not commodities in switch of food aid policy
JOHANNESBURG Monday, May 05, 2008 (IRIN) - Canada is the latest major donor country to break the link between overseas food aid and supporting its own farmers. (irinnews.org)
Arms ship heads for Congo
"This so-called recall was clearly only intended to deceive and remove the massive groundswell of political pressure that had built up in a very short period of time"
The cargo of Chinese arms destined for Zimbabwe is now heading for Congo Brazzaville, according the South African Transport and Allied Workers' Union, where the union believes a further attempt will be made to ... via Sunday Times
(Topix.net)UN Funds $60m For Humanitarian Efforts In DRC
The "Pooled Fund" which was established by the international community in 2006 and is coordinated by the United Nations has allocated $60 million to 163 humanitarian projects in the Democratic Republic of the ... via Scoop
(Topix.net)Congo cancels Uganda border talks
"These are totally unacceptable actions. It has created fear and anger among the local population. People even feel like protesting"
Congolese troops enter Uganda through the controversial barrier they erected at the border near Vurra customs area By Frank Mugabi CONGO has called off any immediate negotiations to try and resolve the fresh ... via New Vision
(Topix.net)Congolese ICC Trial Crucial Step To End Impunity
The trial of Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, who has been charged by the International Criminal Court with recruiting child soldiers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo , will be "a crucial step in the fight against ... via Scoop
(Topix.net)Profile: DR Congo
A vast country with immense economic resources, the Democratic Republic of Congo has been at the centre of what could be termed Africa's world war. via BBC
(Topix.net)There's a Fly in My Soukous
"We are loving people, friendly, and always ready to celebrate"
At budget-friendly Club Kalahari, even if you bought all of these ladies a beer, you'd still only be out $15 with tip. via Houston Press
(Topix.net)ICC issues warrant for Congo militia leader known as 'the Terminator'
The International Criminal Court on Tuesday published an arrest warrant for Congolese militia leader Bosco Ntaganda, who is wanted for allegedly using child soldiers. via CBC
(Topix.net)Congo-Kinshasa: Eight Injured in Attack on Civilians
The United Nations mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo today condemned what it called a "criminal attack" on a lorry transporting civilians in the country's South Kivu province, which left eight ... via AllAfrica.com
(Topix.net)CONGO: Clean water for 10,000 people
BRAZZAVILLE Thursday, March 13, 2008 (IRIN) - A rehabilitated water supply system in the town of Kinkala in the southeast of the Republic of Congo will provide clean drinking water to an estimated 10,000 residents of the area, whose infrastructure was damaged during the civil war between 1998 and 2003. (irinnews.org)
China Rail, Sinohydro Agree on $4 Billion Congo Venture in Swap for Copper
China Railway Group Ltd. , Asia's biggest construction company, and Sinohydro Corp. via Bloomberg.com - Asia
(Topix.net)GLOBAL: An Ethiopian solution to costly food aid
JOHANNESBURG Wednesday, March 05, 2008 (IRIN) - As food prices hit record highs, analysts warn that a re-think of food aid strategies is needed - and Ethiopia, a traditionally food insecure country, could offer some answers. (irinnews.org)
Hundreds flee new violence in strife-torn region of DR Congo, UN agency says
Renewed fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's North Kivu province today has forced the United Nations refugee agency to halt the distribution of aid to internally displaced persons and to call off ... via United Nations
(Topix.net)Congo-Brazzaville: Water Everywhere, But is It Safe to Drink?
"They lower the cost for clear water and are much easier to transport than chlorine"
The rain falls in battering sheets, rolling eastward along the Congo River through Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo . via AllAfrica.com
(Topix.net)Fighting Malaria in Children
Firmine Youla, 46, lives in Moungali, Brazzaville, and like other Congolese who are constantly affected by malaria, keeps close track of her purchases of anti-malarial medicine. (AllAfrica)
CONGO: Fighting malaria in children
BRAZZAVILLE Friday, April 25, 2008 (IRIN) - Firmine Youla, 46, lives in Moungali, Brazzaville, and like other Congolese who are constantly affected by malaria, keeps close track of her purchases of anti-malarial medicine. (irinnews.org)
GLOBAL: Costly food opportunity to review aid responses
JOHANNESBURG Wednesday, April 16, 2008 (IRIN) - High food prices have brought social unrest but they have also provided a "window of opportunity" to review global policies on the response to food insecurity, said a leading food aid analyst as experts and aid agencies began an unprecedented strategic re-think at a three-day meeting in Rome on 16 April. (irinnews.org)
GLOBAL: Eat local produce, help farmers, says FAO
JOHANNESBURG Friday, April 11, 2008 (IRIN) - Rely more on local produce to cut food import bills and provide subsidised inputs to boost production, advised the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) as it announced measures to help poor countries, many of which will now have to pay 74 percent more for food - up by US$6 billion from February 2008. (irinnews.org)
Kabila slams Congo's ex-ruler Belgium
President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of Congo has sharply criticised the country's former colonial ruler, Belgium. via Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep
(Topix.net)CONGO: Government lifts ban on foreign adoption of children
BRAZZAVILLE Wednesday, March 05, 2008 (IRIN) - Authorities in the Republic of Congo have lifted a temporary ban imposed four months ago on the international adoption of children. (irinnews.org)
Vodacom Lesotho Selects Airspan's WiMAX Solutions
Airspan Networks Inc. , a leading worldwide provider of WiMAX based broadband wireless access networks, today announced that Vodacom Lesotho, a subsidiary of Vodacom Group has selected Airspan as its preferred ... via Wireless Developer Network
(Topix.net)GLOBAL: Africa worst affected by shortage of health workers
KAMPALA Tuesday, March 04, 2008 (IRIN) - Poor working conditions and inadequate pay have driven away health professionals from developing countries, thereby undermining medical services, a conference to address the global shortage has noted. (irinnews.org)
AFRICA: Low cost meningitis vaccine developed
OUAGADOUGOU Tuesday, March 04, 2008 (IRIN) - A new low-cost and highly effective meningitis vaccine will be introduced in 2009 as trials in West Africa proved successful, the head of the project said in the Burkina Faso capital Ouagadougou. (irinnews.org)
GLOBAL: Less silence, more science could make anal sex safer
NEW DELHI Wednesday, February 27, 2008 (IRIN) - The silence and taboo surrounding anal sex is putting millions of men and women at risk of HIV, delegates attending the fourth international microbicides conference in New Delhi, India, heard this week. (irinnews.org)
World's Largest Dam Planned For Africa
The world's biggest hydroelectric dam will rise in the Democratic Republic of the Congo if financing for the $80 billion project can be secured, proponents say. via The Post Chronicle
(Topix.net)GLOBAL: Climate change affecting fish stocks
JOHANNESBURG Tuesday, February 26, 2008 (IRIN) - Climate change is emerging as the latest threat to the world's fast declining fish stocks, which could affect millions of people who depend on the oceans for food and income, says a new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (irinnews.org)
U.S. urges Uganda rebels to sign peace deal
"The United States calls on the Lord's Resistance Army to demonstrate its commitment to a peaceful and permanent resolution of the conflict in northern Uganda by signing the Final Peace Agreement"
The United States on Monday urged Ugandan rebels in the Lord's Resistance Army to sign a peace agreement after the group's leader, Joseph Kony, failed to appear at a signing ceremony last week. via The Boston Globe
(Topix.net)DR Congo, Rwanda Assess Progress w/ Armed Groups
Representatives of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda met in New York in United Nations-chaired talks to review progress in dealing with armed groups. via Scoop
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