Tag Archives: Democratic Republic of Congo
By Imogen Lamb, April 25 is World Malaria Day, a day designed to highlight a disease that continues to kill almost 700,000 people around the world every year. Most of the deaths occur in young children under five years old. … read more »
Posted in Article, Central Africa, Congo, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Op-ed, Somali, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Conditions and Diseases, Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, Health, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kinshasa, Malaria, World Malaria Day
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US Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday revealed he will attend an African Union summit in Ethiopia next month, and said Washington had be more engaged with Africa. The May 19-27 summit in Addis Ababa will mark the 50th … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Addis Ababa, African Union, China, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, John Kerry, United States
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In a hard-hitting speech, Ireland’s president calls for international framework to regulate land acquisitions in developing countries by Mark Tran Ireland’s president has called for a strong regulatory framework to cover land deals, the transfer of water and speculation on … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Anthony Lake, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dublin, Goldman Sachs, IndepthAfrica, Ireland, Morgan Stanley, UNICEF, Wall Street
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KAMPALA, Uganda, (UNHCR) – Few customers come to the simply named Beauty Salon in Kampala’s Kisenyi slum, but for refugee owner Rosette Wabenga, it is still a dream come true. “I am a very lucky woman to have this shop,” … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, Congo, DR Congo, Special Reports
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Tagged Beauty salon, Congo Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, God, Goma, IndepthAfrica, Kampala, Refugee, Uganda, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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As the G8 discusses sexual violence in the DRC, perpetrators and victims speak out about mass rape in Minova. Pete Jones in Minov, The Guardian, Congo: an army sergeant who says he was ordered to rape by his commanding officer. … read more »
The Kinshasa government has suspended a dozen senior military officers and is interrogating suspects in connection with a mass rape incident in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The UN said 126 women were raped in Minova in November after Congolese … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Pan African News, Rwanda
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Tagged Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Goma, IndepthAfrica, Military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Minova, Rape, United Nations, United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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“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 »
By Gasasira, Sweden Reliable Information obtained by Umuvugizi confirms that Kagame’s intelligence outfit continue to heighten their subversive activities of abducting Gen Stanislas Bigaruka, who was the in charge of combat operations in FDRL and deputy commander to General Sylvestre … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Rwanda, Special Reports
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Tagged Bigaruka Stanislas, Democratic Republic of Congo, Directorate of Military Intelligence, IndepthAfrica, Kigoma, Rwanda, Rwandan Genocide, Sylvestre Mudacumura, Tanzania
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At 13 years old, Youssouf embodies all the ills that have plagued the Central African Republic in recent years. On 24 March, he helped capture Bangui, the capital, as he fought in the ranks of the Séléka rebel coalition. By … read more »
Posted in CAR, Central Africa, Pan African News
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Tagged Bangui, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Joseph Kony, Lord's Resistance Army, LRA, Michel Djotodia
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Mobhare Matinyi, thecitizen In the past three decades the Central African Republic (CAR) has moved from being a dictatorship to a failing state, then from a failing state to a failed state and ultimately a phantom state. The CAR is … read more »
by Katie Jessup Established in 2001, the International Criminal Court (ICC) is a permanent tribunal created to hold perpetrators of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes accountable for their actions. Located in The Hague, Netherlands, the ICC has led … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Mali, Nigeria, Op-ed, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Bosco Ntaganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Hague, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Omar al-Bashir, Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, United States
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Ola Johnson The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and American Special Forces have suspended operations against Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels in the Central African Republic following a directive from Seleka military junta. Kony, leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army … read more »
opinion BOSCO NTAGANDA is now safely in the hands of the ICC, but his brief stay at the US Embassy and the hullabaloo it caused was a sound reminder that this world is full of unscrupulous and opportunistic people. First … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Rwanda
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Tagged Amnesty International, Bosco Ntaganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Hague, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, List of diplomatic missions of the United States, Ntaganda, Rwanda
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(Reuters) – A Congolese warlord who faces war crimes charges flew out of Rwanda on Friday after he had surrendered to the U.S. Embassy there this week, requesting that he be transferred to the International Criminal Court, a diplomatic source … read more »
Thedailybeast For the past three days, Bosco Ntaganda, also known as “The Terminator,” has been holed up at the American embassy in Rwanda. One of Africa’s most wanted war criminals, Ntaganda was a leader of the M23 in eastern … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Somali, South Africa, Togo, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Bosco Ntaganda, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Hague, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Ntaganda, Paul Kagame, Rwanda
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At least 45 people died when a wooden boat carrying 166 people from southeastern Nigeria capsized off the coast, a doctor said on Tuesday. The boat left on Friday from the remote town of Oron, in Cross Rivers state, and … read more »
This article was co-written by Christine Garcia. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has struggled to uphold the human rights of its citizens since the establishment of Belgium’s colonial authority in 1870. More than 5.8 million Congolese have died … read more »
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Tagged Belgium, Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, IndepthAfrica, Satellite Sentinel Project, United Nations, United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, United States, World War II
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Jenny Clover in Kigali, guardian.co.uk, Esther Mbabazi trained to fly Rwandair regional jets despite her aviator father being killed in a plane crash when she was eight. Esther Mbabazi was eight years old when her father was killed in a … read more »
Posted in Angola, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Somali, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Togo, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Indepth Africa Magazine, Mbabazi, member of parliament, Rwanda, Rwandair, Soroti
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By Said Temsamani On March 15, King Mohammed VI will begin an African tour that will take him successively to Senegal, Ivory Coast and Gabon. This tour is formalized within the scope of historical relationships between the kingdom and these … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Morocco, North Africa, Said Temsamani
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Tagged African Union, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Indepth Africa Magazine, Ivory Coast, Morocco, Senegal, United States
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Six people died when an airplane crashed in the Democratic Republic of Congo yesterday while attempting to land during a rainstorm in the eastern city of Goma, Transport Minister Justin Kalumba said. The three passengers on the Compagnie Africaine d’Aviation … read more »
BATTLES between the army and a militia in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have killed dozens, while thousands have sought refuge at a UN base. Up to 4000 people are at the peacekeeping base at Kitchanga in North Kivu province … read more »
By Michelle Nichols (Reuters) – In a special report to the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon toned down criticism of Rwanda over accusations that it supports rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but still warned against … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, DR Congo, East Africa, Rwanda
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Tagged Ban Ki-moon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, European Union, IndepthAfrica, Reuters, Rwanda, United Nations, United Nations Security Council
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The continuing security and humanitarian crisis in eastern DRC highlights the urgent need for accelerated reforms within the DRC and increased cooperation among key countries in the Great Lakes region. Patrick Ventrell Acting Deputy Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson Washington, … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, DR Congo, Letters & Interviews
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Tagged Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, Great Lakes, Great Lakes Region, IndepthAfrica, Rwanda, Uganda, United Nations, United States
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Your Excellency’s, my party appeals for your intervention to resolve the DRC crisis by dealing with the root causes. (MALMO, Sweden) – Ref: Ref: RPP-OC3/DRC-M23/F1023/13-F22/JVK/RG-AU-UN/F24/AC President Barack OBAMA H.E Prime Minister David CAMERON Ref: DRC Addis Ababa Peace Accord Your … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Letters & Interviews, Rwanda
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, DRC Government, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Rwanda, Uganda, United Nations
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Regional African leaders have signed a U.N.-mediated agreement aimed at ending two decades of conflict in the troubled east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The leaders signed the deal Sunday in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. U.N. Secretary-General Ban … read more »
President Jacob Zuma will undertake a working visit to Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, to attend the signing ceremony of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Region, which is scheduled to … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, South Africa, Southern Africa
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Tagged African Union, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Great Lakes Region, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Zuma, latest ethiopian news, news ethiopia, Southern African Development Community, United Nations
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(BNA) – The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will arrive in Abu Dhabi on Sunday on a short official visit to the UAE, the first leg of a tour that includes also Ethiopia, Austria and Switzerland, UN Spokesperson Martin Nesirky announced. … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Abu Dhabi, Addis Ababa, Ban Ki-moon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Heinz Fischer, IndepthAfrica, latest ethiopian news, news ethiopia, Secretary-General of the United Nations, United Nations
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The news has spread like wildfire through the Congolese community: Etienne Kabila Taratibu, ringleader of the group of dissidents suspected of plotting to overthrow the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo, handed himself over to the police in Cape … read more »
Posted in Article, Central Africa, DR Congo
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Tagged Cape Town, Democratic Republic of Congo, Fizi, IndepthAfrica, Joseph Kabila, Laurent-Désiré Kabila, Mai Mai, Mai-Mai Yakutumba, South Africa
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Penalty- AFCON 2013: Bafana 2 -4 Mali That’s it! Mali go through and South Africa go out! Composed penalties from Mali pay dividends, as they netted all three of their spot-kicks! That’s it SOUTH AFRICA MISS AGAIN! MALI … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Mali, Nigeria, Soccer, South Africa, Sports
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Tagged 10 things Bafana must get right to beat Mali, 2013 afcon fixtures, 2013 afcon tickets, afcon fixtures, afcon tickets african nations, africa cup 2013, african cup, African Nations Cup, bafana bafana, bafana bafana squad, Bafana Mali live score, Bafana v Mali live, Bafana v Mali live online, Bafana v Mali online, Bafana v Mali Preview, Bafana v Mali Preview live streaming, Bafana v Mali result, Bafana v Mali score, cup of nations, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gordon Igesund, Lehlohonolo Majoro, Mali, Mamadou Samassa, nations cup 2013, Patrice Carteron, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, South Africa
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South Africa and Mali meet in the last eight in a re-run of the quarter-final tie in the Eagles’ back yard in 2002 – when the Malians emerged victorious. Gordon Igesund’s side hope to have striker Lehlohonolo Majoro back from … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, Soccer, South Africa, Sports
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