Tag Archives: Central Africa

Africans want to lead a peaceful and progressive life’ – Interview with Brigadier General Mujahid Alam

April 12, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

“On both missions I observed the complete lack of strict regulation of the arms trade, due to which both DRC and Kosovo had huge proliferation of illegal arms.” – Retired Pakistani Brigadier General Mujahid Alam By: Jennifer Fierberg Retired Pakistani … read more »

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Why did infamous war criminal Bosco Ntaganda just surrender at a U.S. embassy?

March 21, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Bosco Ntaganda, a Rwandan national and general in the Congolese military* indicted for war crimes, a particularly bad actor who’s stirred up violence in a part of the world that has plenty of bad actors and violence, walked into the … read more »

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Penis Snatching on the Rise Africa: Genital-Stealing Crime Wave Hits the Countryside

March 18, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

All part of an illicit and lucrative trade in organs. Elaborate greetings are the norm, I’ve found, when one enters a Central African village. So it was a surprise when I noticed that many people weren’t shaking hands the morning … read more »

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Saturday Night Fever by the lake: on youth and life in Burundi

February 16, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Kris Berwouts I don’t know much about nightlife. Not in Belgium, not in Africa. Least of all do I know about nightlife in Rumonge, Burundi. But last week I was hanging around there with a pal from Belgium and … read more »

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African Union Research Grants – Grants From the Second Call Are Signed

January 17, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

press release In the presence of the Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to the African Union (AU), Amb.Gary Quince, and the AU Commissioner Jean-Pierre Ezin, the second set of research grants resulting from the AU’s 2nd call for … read more »

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Congolese rebel group with a Facebook fan page

October 19, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

washingtonpost The United Nations Thursday voted Rwanda onto one of five non-permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council, perhaps the United Nation’s most important body. But a significant controversy overshadows Rwanda’s ascension to the group, one that has particularly riled other … read more »

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Body parts on sale in Cameroon

September 25, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Authorities in Cameroon have arrested five people suspected of trafficking in body parts after they were discovered at a checkpoint carrying a severed human head, state radio and wildlife conservationists said yesterday. Body parts of humans and rare animals are … read more »

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Congo: 60 die in gold mine landslide

August 16, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

At least 60 people have been killed in a landslide at a gold mine in a remote area of north-eastern Congo, an official has said. Local administrator Faustin Drakana Kananga told The Associated Press today that it took crews four … read more »

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Rwanda: Making Money While Breaking the Backs of the Deprived

August 12, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

One has to wonder how far the Kigali regime will go to continue to deny the accusations that are obvious to the world. On August 3, 2012 a bi-partisan coalition of Congressmen sent a strongly worded message to the Government … read more »

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The Continuing Trouble with the Congo

August 2, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Severine Autesserre The situation in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo has deteriorated significantly since the end of the transition to peace and democracy in late 2006. The Congo has officially become the least developed country … read more »

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Republic of Congo holds parliamentary polls

July 16, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Voters in the oil-exporting Central African state of Congo Republic have turned out to elect a new parliament, with the ruling party of President Denis Sassou Nguesso and its allies seen holding the majority. Opposition parties have complained about a … read more »

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Kony hunters need boots, uniforms and food

June 26, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

An African force hunting Lords Resistance Army rebel leader Joseph Kony needs boots, uniforms and food, international envoys said Tuesday. Uganda, South Sudan, Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo agreed earlier this year to set up a 5,000 … read more »

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Unicef warns of west Africa cholera threat

March 7, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Dakar – The United Nations Children’s Fund on Tuesday appealed to western African governments to prevent a new cholera outbreak, after the disease claimed nearly 3 000 lives there last year. Unicef’s regional bureau said that “at least 105 248 … read more »

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US troops deploy in 4 African countries

February 22, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Nairobi – A top military official says that US troops are now deployed in four central African countries as part of US efforts against a brutal rebel group called the Lord’s Resistance Army. Brian L Losey, the top US special … read more »

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LRA hostages go hungry as militants flee

February 14, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Kampala – A Ugandan military commander says women and children abducted by the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army are suffering from hunger because the wanted band of fighters has stopped stealing food from villages to avoid detection. Colonel Joseph Balikkudembe said … read more »

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As Central Africa enters era of consolidating peace, new threats — piracy, drug trafficking — need regional response, says UN Secretary-General

January 17, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

NEW YORK, January 17, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the fifteenth ordinary session of the Conference of Heads of State and Governments of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), read … read more »

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Joint mission of the United Nations and African Union to the areas affected by the LRA

January 3, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

LIBREVILLE, Gabon, January 3, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Central Africa and Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA), Mr. Abou Moussa, embarks on a … read more »

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Cameroon’s Biya reshuffles cabinet

December 10, 2011 by IndepthAfrica

Cameroon President Paul Biya has reshuffled his cabinet, according to a presidential decree read over state television on Saturday, his first major step since he was re-elected in an October poll. The changes include newly nominated ministers of finance, energy, … read more »

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Cameroon, CAR border reopens

November 28, 2011 by benim

Bangui – The border between Cameroon and the Central African Republic, closed at Garoua-Boulai after a military clash last week, has reopened, a Central African military source said on Monday. “The border between Central Africa and Cameroon has reopened and … read more »

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Central Africa ‘no rights black hole’

November 4, 2011 by benim

Bangui – The Central African Republic on Thursday hit out at an Amnesty International report that deemed the country a human rights “black hole,” saying much had been done to protect its citizens. “The human rights situation in the Central … read more »

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DRC boat accident, 100 feared dead

July 28, 2011 by benim

Kinshasa – Authorities in northwestern Congo say more than 100 people are feared dead after two boats collided on a river. Equateur province spokesperson Rebecca Ebale Nguma says at least 220 people were aboard the boat on the Tshuapa River … read more »

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DRC: Boat capsizes, 19 believed dead

June 27, 2011 by benim

Kinshasa – An official in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo says 19 people are believed dead after a boat capsized on Lake Albert. Mahagi territory administrator Christophe Ikando said on Monday that six people were rescued after the boat capsized … read more »

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Central African doctors demand better protection against LRA

June 10, 2011 by benim

Medical workers in the Central African Republic on Friday demanded their government better protect the country against a brutal rebel army which recently killed a doctor and his driver. Central African military officials said the two were killed in an … read more »

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DHL Cargo plane crashes in African nation of Gabon

June 7, 2011 by benim

Authorities say four people have survived a DHL cargo plane crash in the Central African nation of Gabon. The plane went down Monday morning, coming to rest with its nose buried in the low tide just off the coast near … read more »

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Central African, Chadian and Sudanese presidents meet in Khartoum

May 23, 2011 by benim

Khartoum will host a tripartite summit on Monday 23 May between presidents of Central African Republic, Chad and Sudan to discuss political and economic cooperation between the three neighbouring countries. Following the normalization of bilateral relations between Khartoum and Ndjamena … read more »

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106 missing in DRC boat tragedy

May 3, 2011 by benim

Kinshasa – An overcrowded boat capsized in Democratic Republic of Congo, witnesses said, leaving at least 106 people missing in the latest transportation tragedy in this vast Central African country of jungles and huge rivers. The boat carrying passengers and … read more »

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100 missing after boat capsizes in Congo: radio

May 2, 2011 by benim

KINSHASA, Congo – An overcrowded boat capsized Monday in Congo, witnesses said, leaving at least 106 people missing in the latest transportation tragedy in this vast Central African country of jungles and huge rivers. The boat carrying passengers and merchandise … read more »

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Central African rebels call ceasefire

April 28, 2011 by benim

The Central African Republic’s CPJP rebel group, which has been behind a series of attacks in recent months, announced a ceasefire Thursday so it can take part in peace talks with the government. The Convention of Patriots for Justice and … read more »

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DRC vote ‘on track for this year’

April 13, 2011 by benim

Kinshasa – The Democratic Republic of Congo’s second post-war legislative and presidential elections will be held this year despite rows over their timing and the voter list, the electoral commission said on Tuesday. The polls are seen as critical to … read more »

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Party of Central Africa’s Bozize wins overall majority

April 6, 2011 by benim

The party of Central African Republic’s president won an overall majority in run-off legislative elections, garnering 61 of the 105 seats in parliament, provisional results showed Thursday. In the past few days, some candidates in the deeply poor, landlocked nation … read more »

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