Tag Archives: Katanga
By Fred Robarts and Gregory Mthembu-Salter A recent EU Trade and Development Communication contains some welcome news: a commitment to make company supply chains more transparent. This provides an excellent basis for an EU strategy to help prevent natural resource-fuelled … read more »
Posted in Article, Central Africa, DR Congo
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Tagged ConflictMinerals, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, DRC, Great Lakes, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Katanga, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Supply chain
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Kinshasa – A Congolese rights group says at least 19 children and six pregnant women died from acute malnutrition and lack of medicine after a feared warlord returned to the southeast. Another 1 000 children examined by the African Association … read more »
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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KINSHASA, Dem. Rep. of Congo (DRC) December 19, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Security forces in Democratic Republic of Congo must halt a series of politically motivated arrests, including arbitrary and unlawful arrests following disputed elections, Amnesty International said today. … read more »
Posted in Press Releases
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Tagged Amnesty International, Congolese, Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Katanga, Kinshasa, South Kivu, Union for Democracy and Social Progress
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Lack of transparency during vote count in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s elections, undermined the credibility of results in which incumbent Joseph Kabila was declared winner, the European Union’s observer mission said on Tuesday. Kabila, who won 49 percent of … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, DR Congo, Election, News
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Tagged Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Étienne Tshisekedi, Joseph Kabila, Katanga, Kinshasa, Lubumbashi, Vital Kamerhe
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Kinshasa – International election observers from the Carter Centre say the November 28 polls won by DR Congo President Joseph Kabila were so marred by irregularities they were not credible. “The Carter Centre finds the provisional presidential election results announced … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, DR Congo, Election, News
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Tagged Democratic Republic of Congo, Étienne Tshisekedi, European Union, Jimmy Carter, Joseph Kabila, Kabila, Katanga, Kinshasa
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Gunfire erupted in parts of Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday, with reports of police firing live ammunition and crowds ransacking shops, a day after election authorities declared President Joseph Kabila re-elected. The U.S.-based Carter Center observer mission said the … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, DR Congo, News
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Tagged Carter Center, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Étienne Tshisekedi, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Joseph Kabila, Kabila, Katanga, Kinshasa
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November 28, 2011 by benim
Lubumbashi – Armed men on Monday attacked vehicles carrying ballots to a polling station in the southeastern city of Lubumbashi during the Democratic Republic of Congo’s national elections, police said. They said the attackers swooped at about 03:00 on a … 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, ballot, breaking news, Democratic Republic of Congo, East Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Joseph Kabila, Katanga, Lubumbashi, Monday, nothafrica, polling place, West Africa
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November 7, 2011 by benim
Kinshasa – Rival supporters clashed on Monday in the Democratic Republic of Congo where the government also shut down an opposition TV station, as tension rose with general polls only three weeks away. In the southeastern mining city of Lubumbashi, … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, DR Congo, News
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Tagged Democratic Republic of Congo, Étienne Tshisekedi, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, Joseph Kabila, Kabila, Katanga, Mobutu Sese Seko, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, Union for Democracy and Social Progress, Vital Kamerhe, West Africa
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November 7, 2011 by benim
Kinshasa – Clashes between government and opposition supporters have left 15 people hurt in the run-up to presidential and legislative elections later this month, witnesses said on Sunday. Witnesses said clashes on Saturday in Lubumbashi, the main city in Democratic … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, DR Congo, News
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Tagged Democratic Republic of Congo, France, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, Joseph Kabila, Katanga, Laurent, Lubumbashi, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, President of the United States, Southern Africa, West Africa
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September 7, 2011 by benim
Lubumbashi – Gunmen attacked a prison in the southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, freeing a former militia leader and allowing close to 1 000 inmates to escape, a local official told AFP. “Eight armed and masked men got off a … read more »
February 4, 2011 by benim
Lubumbashi – Gunfire erupted Friday as unidentified attackers fought troops guarding the airport at Lubumbashi in Democratic Republic of Congo’s southeastern mining region of Katanga, a government spokesperson told AFP. “We heard about this and we are trying to identify … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, Crime & Corruption, DR Congo, News
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, breaking news, Democratic Republic of Congo, Embassies and Consulates, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Katanga, Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi International Airport, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, News local news, newspapers, North Kivu, World news
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