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Mountain Gorilla Count Begins in Uganda
Ugandan wildlife officials and staff of conservation organizations have started a census of critically endangered mountain gorillas living in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. According to the most recent population estimate there are 786...
Veteran DRC Politician Poised to Present His Candidacy in Presidential Election
The leader of the opposition Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Etienne Tshisekedi, is expected to present Monday to the National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI), in Kinshasa, his candidacy for...
New DR Congo Opposition Coalition Signs Joint Governance Plan
Another opposition alliance in DR Congo have signed a joint governance plan at the end of political consultations which lasted three days.
Catch-22 for Unaccompanied Child Refugees in South Africa
At the age of 15, Nestor Tata watched rebel soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) kill his father and not long afterwards came home from school to find the murdered body of his mother. With no siblings or anyone else to turn to, he took his...
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.
Cholera, Measles Kill Hundreds in Parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Outbreaks of measles and cholera in parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo have killed hundreds of people, with thousands more infected, says an official of the UN World Health Organization (WHO).
DMC Iron Congo Looking to Exploit Republic of Congo Resources
DMC Iron Congo, whose share capital is held by Austria, estimates at about 2.6 billion tons of iron ore, the capacity of the iron ore deposit in the area of Mayoko-Lekoumou 300 km south of Brazzaville. How People Arrived Here: DMC Iron Congo, company...
World Diamond Council Refutes Claims That Zimbabwe’s Marange Diamonds have been Cleared for Sale
The World Diamond Council (WDC) has refuted claims by the Congolese head of the global “blood diamonds” watchdog that Zimbabwe’s Marange diamonds have been cleared for sale, insisting Monday that no consensus was reached at last week’s meeting...
