CONGO WATCH

Friday, April 30, 2010

Top UN man in DR Congo mission as unrest escalates

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John Holmes will meet president Joseph Kabila during five-day mission. Top UN man in DR Congo mission as unrest escalates From BBC News, Kin...
Thursday, April 29, 2010

DR Congo: More than 8,000 women were raped during fighting in 2009, the UN says

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Women in DR Congo are being escorted to market by UN troops. UN official calls DR Congo 'rape capital of the world' From BBC News o...
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Monday, April 19, 2010

Enough Project: Florida Students Turn to Facebook to Find Congressional Champion for Congo

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Copy of Enough Project Press Release: EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE UNTIL: April 19, 2010 CONTACT: Jonathan Hutson, Enough Project, 857-919-5130 jhu...
Saturday, April 17, 2010

The Economist is looking for a new Africa correspondent to be based in London

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Africa correspondent From The Economist print edition 15 April 2010: The Economist is looking for a new Africa correspondent to be based ...
Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Eight Red Cross staff kidnapped near Fizi in South Kivu by Mai Mai Yakutumba militia

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Red Cross: 8 staff kidnapped in eastern Congo From The Associated Press, Tuesday, 13 April 2010: GENEVA - Eight Red Cross staff have been ki...
Sunday, April 11, 2010

Uganda enlists ex-rebel forces to end a war

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Ugandan soldiers on patrol in the Congo look for tracks of the Lord’s Resistance Army in late March 2010. Former rebels of the LRA have now ...
Friday, April 09, 2010

Security Council Report: Seeking a New Compact: Resolution 1906 and the Future of MONUC

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Security Council Report has published a Special Research Report: Seeking a New Compact: Resolution 1906 and the Future of MONUC . In April t...
Monday, April 05, 2010

DR Congo attack kills two UN workers

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Heavily armed rebels attacked the town of Mbandaka and overran the airport, UN officials said, killing a Ghanaian peacekeeper and another UN...
Wednesday, March 31, 2010

UN probe into alleged massacre in remote northeast of DR Congo continues

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UN probe into alleged massacre in remote northeast of DR Congo continues From UN News Centre, 29 March 2010: Photo: Refugees who fled LRA a...
Monday, March 22, 2010

Ben Affleck launches the Eastern Congo Initiative (ECI)

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Press Release from Eastern Congo Initiative Ben Affleck Launches Initiative to Support Local Solutions in Eastern Congo LOS ANGELES, 22 Marc...
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Congolese mines’ harsh human toll is no deep, dark secret

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Many mines are controlled by armed groups that ransack the land’s resources to buy weapons, robbing the country of tax revenues, and creatin...
Saturday, March 13, 2010

Rwanda joins Commonwealth

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President Kagame was in London this week as Rwanda took the latest step in its development journey as its flag was officially raised alongsi...
Wednesday, February 24, 2010

UK Minister for Africa Baroness Kinnock makes inaugural visit to DR Congo

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Here are some photos of British government minister Baroness Kinnock on her first visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as Ministe...
Thursday, February 18, 2010

Coup attempt underway in Niger

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See reports at Niger Watch , Thursday, 18 February 2010.
Saturday, February 06, 2010

UK gov't job vacancy: A2 Statistics Adviser based within World Bank Nairobi Country Office, Kenya

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Seen on twitter : RT with correct link #DFIDjobs New vacancy: Statistics Adviser, Kenya. Apply now: http://ow.ly/12ExI Closing date: 27 Feb ...
Tuesday, February 02, 2010

Back to Africa: A new Haitian homeland?

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If a proposal under consideration by the African Union this week were to bear fruit, Haitians made homeless by the earthquake could start af...
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Saturday, January 30, 2010

DR Congo & Rwanda - Land disputes at the root of African wars

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Land disputes at the root of African wars A selection of the African continent's fights over land that have turned into violent, conflic...
Thursday, January 28, 2010

Paul Kagame speaks to This is Africa about Rwanda’s remarkable success story

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From The Office of Tony Blair Wednesday, January 27, 2010 The following interview with President Paul Kagame of Rwanda appeared in the lates...
Friday, January 22, 2010

"A Prosperous and Exciting Africa in Our Lifetime" Tony Blair talks to African Investor magazine

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Former UK prime minister Tony Blair has the utmost faith that Africa will succeed, something the continent needs from investors and advisors...
Thursday, January 21, 2010

Rwandan genocide suspect Sosthene Munyemana arrested in France

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The arrest comes weeks after French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner made his first visit to Rwanda since diplomatic ties were restored in ...
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