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Republic of the Congo Leader Sassou Nguesso Launches ‘Vision 2025′
Congo has announced plans to embark on a thorough reflection by late 2011 on the country’s development strategy called referred to as Vision 2025 which is aimed at transforming the central African country into an emerging economy.
European Union to Send Election Observation Mission to the DR. of the Congo for November’s Presidential And Parliamentary Elections
The European Union is to send an election observation mission (EOM) to the Democratic Republic of the Congo for the presidential and parliamentary elections to be held on 28 November 2011.
United Nations Refugee Agency Helping Congolese Refugees in Gabon Return Home
The United Nations refugee agency is helping hundreds of Congolese in Gabon, that left their homes during the 90s civil war, to return to their country over the next week as a Sunday deadline by the Gabonese government looms for the 9,500 people to either...
Arrests Made in Uganda Mountain Gorilla Death
Three men have been arrested for killing a critically endangered mountain gorilla in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, according to Ugandan officials.
Measles Kills 32 And Infects Hundreds in Republic of Congo
At least 32 people have died and 800 others have been infected following an outbreak of measles in the southern Pointe Noire and Kouilou regions of the Republic of Congo, say health officials.
Return Delayed for 120,000 Refugees in the Congo
18 months after fleeing across the riverine border separating the two Congos, some 120,000 refugees seem to have little prospect of returning home soon.
Trans Air Congo Antonov Aircraft Crashes Killing At Least 14
An Antonov aircraft of the Congolese airlines “Trans Air Congo” (TAC) crashed Monday afternoon on landing in Pointe-Noire, the Republic of Congo’s economic capital, killing 14.
Rights Activists Decry Threats in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Direct threats, anonymous telephone calls and intimidating mobile-phone text messages are among the tactics human rights activists in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) say are being used to undermine their work amid a deteriorating security climate.
