Tag Archives: Bukavu
Rebels, called the M23, have taken Goma, the main city of North Kivu, one of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)’s eastern provinces. Their plan is to march to Bukavu, the main city of South Kivu, and from there, they … read more »
Posted in DR Congo, East Africa, News, Rwanda
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Tagged Bukavu, Congo, Democratic Republic Congo, DRC, Goma, IndepthAfrica, Kivu, Laurent Nkunda, Rwanda
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I spent the last twenty days of June in the Congo. Most of that time, I visited people and communities at grass root level. In brief, I went to Fizi – Baraka – Uvira – Bukavu – Kalehe – Minova … read more »
Posted in Article, Central Africa, DR Congo, News
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, breaking news, Bukavu, CNDP, Congo, East Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, Military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, National Congress for the Defence of the People, Nigeria news, niheria newspapers, nothafrica, Rwanda, South Kivu, Uvira, West Africa
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Bujumbura – Burundian rebel chief operating on the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo has been killed in that country and his body handed over to Burundi’s army, a military commander said on Friday. Claver Nduwayezu, better known as … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, DR Congo, News
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Tagged afria travel, Africa news, Agathon Rwasa, Bukavu, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, East Africa, Gatumba, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, india south africa, map africa, map of africa, Mukono Town, National Liberation Forces, news, news in africa, North Africa, South Africa, travel to africa, Uvira, West Africa
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By Richard Dowden Africa – except as an immigration issue – is unlikely to feature prominently in the forthcoming French Presidential election. But the continent remains a vital part of French politics. From independence Africa was the buttress for France’s … read more »
Posted in Article, Pan African News
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Bukavu, Central African Empire, Congo, France, French colonial empire, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Politics of France, President of France
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Kinshasa – Democratic Republic of Congo’s ministry of transport has suspended flight authorisation for two companies after their plane crashed and killed one of the president’s most trusted advisers. A ministry communiqué released on Tuesday says Air Katanga and Katanga … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, Daily News Wrap, DR Congo, News
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Tagged Antoine Ghonda, Bukavu, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Indepth Africa Magazine, Kinshasa, South Africa, United States
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Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila’s chief adviser was killed and his finance minister injured in an airplane crash near the eastern town of Bukavu on Sunday, government officials said. The accident, the latest in a country with one … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, Conflict/Tragedy, DR Congo, News
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Tagged Antoine Ghonda, Bukavu, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Joseph Kabila, Kabila, Kinshasa, South Kivu
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Kinshasa – A provincial official in the Congolese province of South Kivu says a plane has crashed after take-off and there is no news of the passengers on board. Laban Kyalangalilwa, the minister in charge of transportation in South Kivu … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, DR Congo, News
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Tagged Antonov, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kinshasa, Laban Kyalangalilwa, Monday, Namoya, South Kivu
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KINSHASA, Dem. Rep. of Congo (DRC) January 10, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — MONUSCO strongly condemns the attacks on civilians by armed groups in several remote villages in Shabunda territory of South Kivu Province. During 1 and 4 January 2012, … read more »
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Tagged Bukavu, Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kinshasa, Military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Shabunda, South Kivu
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Kinshasa – The DRC authorities beefed up security at Bukavu central prison on Monday following an attempted jail break that left eight people dead and 44 wounded. “The prison has heightened security measures and the police is also contributing to … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, DR Congo, News
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Tagged Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Katanga, Kinshasa, Prison, South Kivu
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November 3, 2011 by benim
Murhula’s* life changed forever when he was nine years old. It was the year that he learned to kill, torture and rape. It was the year militia entered his school in a small village near Bukavu, South Kivu in the … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, DR Congo, News
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Tagged Bukavu, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, Goma, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, North Kivu, Pan African News, South Kivu, Southern Africa, United Nations Security Council Resolution 1341, West Africa
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Three people were reportedly killed on Monday by armed men in Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo). Credible sources told Xinhua that the figure brought the number of slain people in … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, DR Congo, News
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, Boat, breaking news, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo, East Africa, Ibanda, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Kinshasa, Lake Kivu, North Africa, Pan African News, South Kivu, Southern Africa, West Africa
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At least 35 people have been reported missing in Lake Kivu in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo after their boat capsized, ship owners in the region said Monday. The vessel sank on Sunday night near Minova in … read more »
Posted in Conflict/Tragedy
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, breaking news, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo, Embassies and Consulates, Goma, Greenwich Mean Time, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, IndepthWorld, Lake Kivu, News local news, River Congo, Rwanda, South Kivu, World news
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Kinshasa – A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has jailed three army officers, including a lieutenant colonel, for 15 years for rape, a senior court source said on Thursday. The court martial, sitting on Wednesday in Kalehe, … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, Crime & Corruption, DR Congo, News
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, Agence France-Presse, breaking news, Bukavu, Colonel, Democratic Republic of Congo, Embassies and Consulates, Fizi, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, Kinshasa, News local news, Rape, South Kivu, World news
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November 14, 2010 by benim
Gynaecologist Denis Mukwege operates in a war where sexual assault is used as a weapon. Deep in the eastern Congo, in the thick of a conflict that plumbs the depths of human cruelty, one doctor in a single-storey hospital is … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, DR Congo, News
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Tagged Africa news, Bukavu, Callixte Mbarushimana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Denis Mukwege, IndepthAfrica, Panzi Hospital, Rwanda, Rwandan Genocide, South Kivu
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October 17, 2010 by benim
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s first lady has led thousands of women on a march against sexual violence. Olive Lembe Kabila headed the rally in the town of Bukavu in the east of the country, where Congolese and foreign armed … read more »
Posted in Abuse, Article, Central Africa, DR Congo, News, Women
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Tagged Africa news, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Rape, Sexual violence, United Nations, United Nations Security Council Resolution 1925
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