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Congo soldiers kill unit chief after no-looting order

KINSHASA — Congolese soldiers killed their unit commander when he ordered them not to steal and pillage in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the UN mission to the country (MONUC) said Wednesday. A UN armored vehicle is pictured in front of the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic...

Video Games Are Changing the World, Just Not the Way You Think

Video games: they encourage violence, enable anti-social behavior, and contribute to weight gain. They further demobilize today’s youth and foster addiction to and dependency on technology…at least that’s what I used to think. But not anymore. Have you ever thought video games could be used to create positive change? Surprised? So was I. There is a movement bubbling in today’s $26 billion gaming industry, and it’s geared at inspiring social action. Meet Games for Change (G4C), a nonprofi

The Secretary Has Landed! *updated*

Dipnotes is reporting she is wheels down in Nairobi and AFP correspondent, Shaun Tandon , just tweeted that the motorcade has sped away. I think Shaun is going to be my new best friend for the next two weeks- he just doesn’t know it yet. It’s all good Shaun, we’ll make ‘ya famous! Heh. Oh, I almost forgot, I have another new best friend [who also doesn't know it yet, won't they be surprised!], Justin Hartman - he started an amazing Africa news aggregator site, Afrigator, and will have t

Secretary Clinton Trip to Africa Highlights Conflicts in Congo and Somalia

This week's trip by Secretary Clinton to visit Somali president Sheikh Sharif Ahmed and the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) signals the Obama administration's commitment to finding solutions to two of the most dire crises facing Africa today, said Refugees International. The organization urged Secretary Clinton to take action to increase support for those displaced by conflict in the two countries.

Hillary Heads to Africa

Today marks the first day of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s seven-nation, 11 day trip to Africa. Her first stop is Kenya, where she’ll speak at the 8th African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum in Nairobi, an annual forum that examines trade and investment relations between the U.S. and Africa. Following her time in Kenya, Clinton will then travel (in order) to South Africa, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Liberia, and will end her trip in Cape Verde on August 14

Nuclear Reaction - A Greenpeace blog about nuclear power: Nuclear News: leading Democratic Republic of Congo human rights defender arrested over uranium mine report

Today's big stories from the nuclear industry: Liberian Times: Leading Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Human Rights Defender Arrested ’A prominent human rights defender has been detained as prisoner of conscience since 24 July in the south-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). His organization had recently published a report alleging state complicity in illegal mining at a uranium mine, and he is facing politically motivated charges. Golden Misabiko, President of the Assoc

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Africa: the 'Super Size Me' tour

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has returned to Africa for an 11-day, seven-country tour of the continent. I use the term “returned to Africa” because Hillary Clinton has been to Africa before, most recently accompanying President Obama during his visit to Egypt in May and in her role as the U.S. ‘First Lady’ during former U.S. President Bill Clinton’s administration. Some readers may not remember the 1997 whirlwind tour through Africa by Hillary Clinton together with her daughter

Sienna Miller : Sienna Miller traumatized after meeting gang rape victim

Actress Sienna Miller is completely aghast after meeting a gang rape victim in the Democratic Republic of Congo who was violated by the butt of a rifle. “I was just looking into her eyes, and she was utterly broken. How can you have hope?” Contactmusic quoted her as telling in a new Nylon magazine interview. The Brit [...] Related posts: Gang-rape victim Mukhtaran Mai weds police constable in her native village Orissa rape victim nun demands CBI probe Monica Belluccis Irreversible rape

Advans SA launches Microfinance Bank in the Democratic Republic of Congo…

Advans SA, the international venture capital company specialised in microfinance, announces the launch of its fourth microfinance institution: Advans Banque Congo, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The first branch opened on Friday 24th July 2009 in La Gombe, Kinshasa. Advans Banque Congo offers a complete range of financial products: loans to micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises [...]

Atlantic-Congo ports to reopen as strike ends

Trade union leaders in Democratic Republic of Congo have called off a port strike which crippled shipments in the west of the vast central African nation and said the country’s sea ports would reopen on Monday. Workers at state-owned national transport firm ONATRA, who have been in a dispute over pay and management of the company since June, began striking at the Atlantic sea ports of Matadi, Boma and Banana on July 20, bringing activity there to a halt. Congo has a small slice of Atlantic

THE BOY WHO HARNESSED THE WIND

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope By William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer This is an amazing book that will stand along side books like THREE CUPS OF TEA. I posted this so you all could know about this amazing young man and the good work he is doing. Please read and enjoy! William Kamkwamba was born in Malawi, a country where magic ruled and modern science was mystery. It was also a land withere

Conflict Still Taking Innocent Lives in Eastern DR Congo

Rebel groups backed by Rwandan emigrés appear to be stepping up attacks on civilians in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. After more than 10 years of roving internal conflict, the DR Congo has seen an estimated 5 million killed, and now sees its UN-backed military unable to protect innocent civilians caught in the danger zone between their positions and those the rebels are using to stage attacks. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) now says 536,000 people have be

Clinton’s trip to Africa her biggest yet

August 4th, 2009 | by addis portal | WASHINGTON (CNN) – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is embarking on her biggest international trip yet: Africa. Seven countries in 11 days. Issues as diverse as economic entrepreneurship and gender-based violence. Hillary Clinton’s trip to Africa will be her biggest international yet as secretary of state.The trip comes just three weeks after President Obama’s trip to Accra, Ghana. She will highlight many of the themes he struck.The State Department notes

Hillary Clinton on 7-nation Africa tour

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton flew to Nairobi, Kenya 3 August on the first leg of an African tour that underscores the importance the Obama administration attaches to engaging with Africa, a policy begun under the previous administration. It comes just three weeks after President Obama’s speech in Accra, Ghana. In addition to Kenya, Clinton will visit South Africa, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Liberia and Cape Verde. All Africa , US Department of State

Artemisia

Location: Kenya , Category: Private Investigator, Bids: 4, End Date: 10/2/2009 5:19, Description: Project Artemisia: I require an investigator to obtain any information relating the the following: 50 year old male:works for a NGO in New York:Travels via Kenya to Democratic Republic of Congo frequently. Has he ever been arrested or charged or warned for soliciting sex from children in Kenya?

Congo-Kinshasa: Treatment of Women Horrifying, Says UN Official

The award-winning Uruguayan actor and star of Argentine television, Osvaldo Laport, has expressed horror at the abuse suffered by women in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after returning from a visit to the war-ravaged region as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

Africa is in better shape than experts think (Foreign Policy)

Foreign Policy: Think Again, Africa’s Crisis "Conditions in Africa Are Medieval." Not in the slightest. It’s true that some countries in the region are as poor as England under William the Conqueror, but that doesn’t mean Africa’s on the verge of doomsday. How many serfs had a cellphone? More than 63 million Nigerians do. Millions travel on buses and trucks across the continent each year, even if the average African road is still fairly bumpy. The list of modern technologies now ubiquitou

Clintons Trip To Africa Her Biggest Yet

WASHINGTON Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is embarking on her biggest international trip yet: Africa. Seven countries in 11 days. Issues as diverse as economic entrepreneurship and gender-based violence. Hillary Clinton’s trip to Africa will be her biggest international yet as secretary of state. The trip, which was to begin with Clinton’s scheduled departure Monday evening, comes just three weeks after President Obama’s trip to Accra, Ghana. She will highlight many of the themes he struck.

Clinton’s Africa tour to highlight U.S. commitments (USA Today)

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s seven-nation tour of Africa seeks to affirm a commitment by the Obama administration to tackle trouble spots from Somalia and Zimbabwe to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Liberia. Read »

Clinton’s Africa tour to highlight US commitments (AP)

AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's seven-nation tour of Africa seeks to affirm a commitment by the Obama administration to tackle trouble spots from Somalia and Zimbabwe to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Liberia.