Tag Archives: Democratic Republic of the Congo
There are no reports of any injuries in the DR Congo squad, and most of the attention has focused on speculation that coach Claude LeRoy had either quit or been sacked. The country’s federation and sports ministry insist the former … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Central Africa, DR Congo, Ghana, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports, West Africa
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African Leadership for Child Survival: A Promise Renewed ADDIS ABABA / NEW YORK / WASHINGTON D.C. – Since 1990, the number of child deaths in sub-Saharan Africa has dropped by 39%. Many African countries are within reach of the 2015 … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Press Releases
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Tagged Addis Ababa, African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Millennium Development Goals, Saharan Africa, sub-Saharan Africa
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed that there are no new cases of Ebola haemorrhagic fever reported in Kibaale district, Uganda, since 3 August 2012, indicating that the outbreak is coming to an end. A total of 24 probable … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Spotlight, Uganda
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Tagged Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ebola, Entebbe, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kibaale, Philippines, Uganda, Uganda Virus Research Institute
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Kambale Musavuli INTRODUCTION In recognition of Genocide Prevention month, the Permanent Mission of the Czech Republic to the United Nations and United to End Genocide organised an event titled ‘Justice in 2012’ bringing justice seekers from Uganda, Sudan, and Congo … read more »
Posted in Article, Pan African News
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Tagged afria travel, Bosco Ntaganda, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Friends of Congo, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, india south africa, International Criminal Court, Laurent Nkunda, map africa, map of africa, news, Rwanda, South Africa, travel to africa, United Nations
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Madagascar 0-4 Cape Verde Tanzania 1-1 Mozambique Rwanda 0-0 Nigeria Ethiopia 0-0 Benin Burundi 2-1 Zimbabwe Kenya 2-1 Togo Chad 3-2 Malawi Seychelles 0-4 DR Congo Congo Brazzaville 3-1 Uganda Liberia 1-0 Namibia The Gambia 1-2 Algeria Guinea Bissau 0-1 … read more »
LAGOS, Nigeria, January 27, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is investing $1.1 million (174.5 million Nigerian naira) alongside Advans S.A., German development bank KfW, and Dutch development bank FMO to establish La … read more »
Posted in Press Releases
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Tagged Democratic Republic of the Congo, IFC, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Finance Corporation, Microfinance, Nigeria, Oyo State, World Bank Group
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Not long ago, I thought that calling the United States of America “Public Enemy Number One” would be an unacceptable way to being an opinion article. Today, that is a fact after it becomes apparent that the USA has been … read more »
Posted in America, Global Issues
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Tagged Communists, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Duma, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Liberal Democrats, Russia, United Russia, United States, Yabloko
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Lessons from Guyana and the Caribbean Horace Campbell ‘From Egypt to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the people are finding out that the entire process of voting and elections is stacked against change,’ writes Horace Campbell. We need ‘new … read more »
September 26, 2011 by benim
Kinshasa – Authorities said on Monday that most of the convicts who escaped a Congolese prison over the weekend were recaptured, as a human rights group condemned prison conditions and called for improvements. Kasai Occidental governor Hubert Kabasubabu Katulondji said … read more »
September 18, 2011 by benim
Ghanaians are enjoying their 19-year-old democracy. Why not! They have spent most of their 54-year statehood in autocratic one-party systems and dictatorial military juntas. Freedoms, a very critical indicator of their democracy, are breaking out everywhere, wheeling the democratic tenets. … read more »
September 6, 2011 by benim
Bujumbura – Police killed two gunmen in Burundi’s capital after a heavy exchange of fire, police said on Tuesday, the latest in a series of incidents that have raised fears of a new rebellion in the coffee producing nation. Burundi … read more »
Posted in Burundi, East Africa, News
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Tagged Agathon Rwasa, Bujumbura, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Jacob Zuma, National Liberation Forces, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Pierre Nkurunziza, Southern Africa, West Africa
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September 4, 2011 by benim
Reigning African champions Egypt cannot qualify for the finals of the Africa Cup of Nations next year. The Pharaohs are bottom of their group with only two points from five games and were beaten 2-1 by Sierra Leone. But Senegal … read more »
Posted in News, Soccer, Sports
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Tagged Africa Cup of Nations, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Didier Ya Konan, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Mohamed Bangura, Moussa Sow, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Sierra Leone, Southern Africa, West Africa
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A passenger plane crashed Friday on its way from Congo’s capital to a northeastern city, the airline’s chief said, the latest of several crashes that have plagued the country’s largest airline. Stavros Papaioannou, the chairman and CEO of Hewa Bora … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, Conflict/Tragedy, DR Congo, News
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, Aviation accidents and incidents, breaking news, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East Africa, Fresh Air, Goma, Hewa Bora Airways, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Kinshasa, Kisangani, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, West Africa
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January 13, 2011 by benim
The number of women raped in eastern Congo in 2009 numbered 15,000. The UN condemned security forces for failing to prevent mass rapes. Photograph: Marc Hoffer/AFP/Getty Images More than 30 women were raped in a coordinated attack in the Democratic … read more »
Posted in Abuse, Central Africa, Crime & Corruption, DR Congo, News, Women
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Tagged 33 women raped in Republic of Congo, Africa news, African news, Annemarie Loof, Brazzaville, breaking news, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, disasters-news, ethics, geography, IndepthAfrica, Kivu, News local news, newspapers, Nigeria, Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rape, Republic of Congo, Sex crimes, Sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Social Issues, South Kivu, Subdivisions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, War Conflict, War rape, World news
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January 13, 2011 by benim
A group of government soldiers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been detained over allegations of sexual violence earlier this month, the United Nations said on Wednesday. Human rights officers from the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo, known … read more »
Posted in Abuse, Central Africa, Crime & Corruption, DR Congo, News, Women
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Tagged 33 women raped in Republic of Congo, Africa news, African news, Annemarie Loof, Brazzaville, breaking news, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, disasters-news, ethics, geography, IndepthAfrica, Kivu, News local news, newspapers, Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rape, Republic of Congo, Sex crimes, Sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Social Issues, South Kivu, Subdivisions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, War Conflict, War rape, World news
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Idi Amin Dada, who became known as the ‘Butcher of Uganda’ for his brutal, despotic rule whilst president of Uganda in the 1970s, is possibly the most notorious of all Africa’s post-independence dictators. Amin seized power in a military coup … read more »
Posted in African History, Facts about Africa
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Afrika, breaking news, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Idi Amin, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Milton Obote, Mutesa II of Buganda, News local news, newspapers, Palestine Liberation Organization, Uganda, World news, Yoweri Museveni
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December 23, 2010 by benim
JANUARY – 1: In Pakistan a suicide bomber blows up a car packed with explosives in the middle of a crowd gathered for a volleyball game in a northwest village, killing at least 101 people. It is the first of … read more »
Posted in America, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Global Issues, Hottest News, Indepth Africa Magazine, Middle East, News
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Barack Obama, Beirut, breaking news, city, David Petraeus, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dubai, geography, Haiti, IndepthAfrica, lifestyle-news, Middle East, News local news, North Caucasus, Orlando Zapata, pacific ocean, persian gulf, Port-au-Prince, Sebastián Piñera, Stanley McChrystal, United States, World news
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December 12, 2010 by benim
LAGOS, Nigeria – As one artist rushed the stage wrapped in Nigeria’s green-and-white flag, Africa’s most populous nation ran away with the awards Saturday night during the MTV Africa Music Awards. Nigerian singer 2 Face, known for his catchy, fast-paced … read more »
Posted in Entertainment, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged African news, Banky W, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Fela Kuti, Indepth Africa Magazine, Miriam Makeba, MTV, MTV Africa Music Awards, News local news, Nigeria, Nigeria newspaper, World news
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November 22, 2010 by benim
More than 12 million people in Burkino Faso will be the first to receive a new meningitis vaccine as part of an Africa-wide immunisation plan, the World Health Organisation said on Monday. The vaccine, called MenAfriVac and made by Serum … read more »
November 5, 2010 by benim
Ethiopia ranks 157th in the annual global Human Development Report compiled by the UN Development Program (UNDP) out of 169 countries. The report said Ethiopia had made remarkable progress in the non-income dimensions of human development ranking as the 11th … read more »
October 22, 2010 by benim
High-profile arrest marks new stage in ICC’s Kivu investigation, but observers say it needs to be followed by further action to prevent more atrocities. Despite the recent arrest in Paris of a Hutu militia leader from the Democratic Republic of … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, DR Congo, News
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Tagged Africa news, Congo (Dem. Rep.), Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, DR Congo, FDLR, geography, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Kinshasa, Kivu, Kivu conflict, Leader, political-news, Rwandan Genocide, Subdivisions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, War Conflict
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October 21, 2010 by benim
Nigeria’s population is projected to reach 289.1 million by 2050, making it the fifth most populous country in the world, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) says in a report, ‘The State of the World Population 2010′ released yesterday. The report … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Africa news, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, In-depth Africa, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Nigeria, Somalia, United Nations, United Nations Population Fund, World population
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