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By Madeline R. Young The Republic of Congo’s mining industry is developing swiftly following 50 years of uncertainty. During a recent interview, Jean Omer Mpeho, the Press Attaché of the Republic of Congo Consulate to the UK, explained that after … read more »
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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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Cape Town – A human rights lawyer from Equatorial Guinea on Thursday criticised the appointment of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema’s corruption-tainted eldest son as his deputy. Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue or “Teodorin”, whose US assets are under scrutiny and is … read more »
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Africa’s richest man, Nigerian Aliko Dangote, has donated $500 000 to victims of last month’s munitions blasts in Congo which killed at least 282 people, his group said on Tuesday. Dangote made the donation at the weekend in the Congolese … read more »
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Two French judges, Roger Le Loire and Rene Grouman, consider there are grounds to suspect , who is agriculture minister in the tiny oil-rich central African country, acquired real estate in France by fraud. The government in Malabo recently rejected … read more »
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Brazzaville – State radio reported that the over 200 victims of last weekend’s deadly blast will be buried in a mass funeral on Saturday in the capital’s central cemetery. Firmin Ayessa, the chief of staff for Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso, … read more »
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By Robtel Neajai Pailey News released at the end of February that Liberia was on the cusp of an unprecedented oil discovery garnered much more than just praise and adulation. Listservs and websites lit up one by one with lightening … read more »
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Brazzaville – The United States has pledged emergency aid to Congo after huge blasts at an arms depot in Brazzaville killed more than 150 people and left 1 000 injured. President Denis Sassou Nguesso announced a curfew in the capital … read more »
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Huge explosions rocked a munitions depot in the Republic of Congo’s capital Brazzaville Sunday, killing at least 100 people and leaving countless others injured, the interior minister said. A plume of smoke rises over the Congolese capital Brazzaville, pictured from … read more »
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October 11, 2011 by benim
Congo Republic’s ruling Congolese Workers Party (PCT) and allies maintained their grip on the Senate upper house of parliament, winning 29 of 36 seats up for renewal in a mid-term election, results showed on Monday. President Denis Sassou Nguesso’s ruling … read more »
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Today is Monday, August 8, the 220th day of 2011.There are 145 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1549 – France declares war on England. 1570 – Turkish forces sack Nicosia, Cyprus. 1588 – The … read more »
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The leaders of Congo and Guinea agreed Wednesday to boost the current “low level” of bilateral exchange, in a statement marking a visit by President Alpha Conde to Brazzaville. “The two heads of state mentioned the low level of exchange … read more »
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The following is a list of Africa’s remaining “Big Men” — the leaders who refuse to surrender power, and their sons: ___ — Teodoro Obiang Nguema of Equatorial Guinea, 69 — Took power in a bloody coup in 1979. … read more »
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October 15, 2010 by benim
Civil wars and militia conflicts have plagued the Republic of Congo, which is sometimes referred to as Congo Brazzaville. After three coup-ridden but relatively peaceful decades of independence, the former French colony experienced the first of two destructive bouts of … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, Congo, Congo Brazzaville, Congo country profile, Congo Republic, Congo Timeline, Democratic Republic of Congo, Denis Sassou Nguesso, Facts about Republic of Congo, French Riviera, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Warfare and Conflict
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