Tag Archives: Mai Mai
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 »
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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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Kinshasha – Seven United Nations peacekeepers in Congo were wounded when gunmen opened fire at a protest in the east of the country on Monday, a UN spokesperson said. There were no details on the condition of the peacekeepers. An … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, Daily News Wrap, DR Congo, News
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Tagged African countries, African culture, african cup nations 2010, african language, african lion safari, african music, african names, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Goma, Mai Mai, North Kivu, Rwanda, South Kivu, United Nations
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November 30, 2011 by benim
A U.N. Security Council committee has imposed sanctions on a Congolese militia leader allegedly implicated in a highly publicized mass rape case last year, the committee said in a statement on Tuesday. Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka, 35, is commander-in-chief of the … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, DR Congo, News
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, breaking news, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, East Africa, Human Rights Watch, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, Mai Mai, nothafrica, Sheka, United States, Walikale, West Africa
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November 29, 2011 by benim
New York – The UN Security Council on Tuesday added to its sanctions list a Democratic Republic of Congo militia leader who is standing in the country’s election, diplomats said. Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka, head of the Mai Mai Sheka group, … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, DR Congo, News
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, breaking news, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, East Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, Mai Mai, New York, nothafrica, Sheka, United Nations, Walikale, West Africa
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September 27, 2011 by benim
Kinshasa – An official in eastern DRC says gunmen have released a boat and about 100 hostages aboard. Victor Chomachoma said on Tuesday that the vessel was freed after a ransom was paid to the gunmen. It was not immediately … read more »
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Tagged Burundi, Damon Albarn, Democratic Republic of Congo, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Kinshasa, Lake Tanganyika, Mai Mai, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Oxfam, Pan African News, Southern Africa, Tanzania, West Africa
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Kinshasa – The European Union will provide $3.5m to help care for rape victims in the Democratic Republic of Congo under an agreement signed Monday. The cash will go towards “appropriate medical care” for victims of sexual attacks in the … read more »
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, Democratic Republic of Congo, East Africa, European Commission, humanitarian aid, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Mai Mai, North Africa, North Kivu, Pan African News, Rape, South Kivu, Southern Africa, United States Agency for International Development, West Africa
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The European Union will provide 2.5 million euros ($3.5 million) to help care for rape victims in the Democratic Republic of Congo under an agreement signed Monday. The cash will go towards “appropriate medical care” for victims of sexual attacks … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, Crime & Corruption, DR Congo, News
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, Democratic Republic of Congo, East Africa, European Commission, European Union, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Mai Mai, North Africa, North Kivu, Pan African News, Rape, South Kivu, Southern Africa, United States Agency for International Development, West Africa
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A total of 248 women have reported being raped by soldiers last month in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern Sud-Kivu province, figures from local medical sources Monday showed. A doctor at Nakiele hospital told AFP that 121 local women … read more »
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Tagged Abala, About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, American Journal of Public Health, Arab League, breaking news, Democratic Republic of Congo, East Africa, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Mai Mai, Nigeria, North Africa, Pan African News, Rape, Southern Africa, United Nations, United States, West Africa
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A rebel chief hiding in the forest of Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) has demanded a buffer zone in exchange for his surrender, according to traditional leaders. Maj. Luc Yabili, the commander of the Mai Mai rebels active around … read more »
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, Bafwasende, breaking news, Democratic Republic of Congo, East Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Kisangani, Mai Mai, MONUSCO, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, United Nations, United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, West Africa
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January 31, 2011 by benim
Human rights activists are divided over parliament’s recent rejection of a bill seeking to abolish the death penalty in the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC. The sentence remains on the DRC statute books, even though a moratorium means the last … read more »
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, Amnesty International, breaking news, Capital punishment, Democratic Republic of Congo, Embassies and Consulates, Eye for an eye, Human rights, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Mai Mai, News local news, newspapers, North Kivu, World news
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October 15, 2010 by benim
A U.N. Security Council committee should consider sanctions against a Rwandan Hutu rebel leader over the rape of hundreds of villagers in eastern Congo in August, a senior U.N. official said on Thursday. U.N. special representative for sexual violence in … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, News
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Tagged Central Africa, Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mai Mai, Margot Wallström, Rwanda, United Nations Security Council, United Nations Security Council Resolution 1925, Walikale
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