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Uganda to Host Great Lakes Conference on Sexual Violence
Uganda is to play host to the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) expected to bring together representatives of security forces from eleven member states to review the state of the crime of sexual violence in the region as well...
E.U. Releases €30 M for Forest Management in DR Congo
The European Commission has released €30 million to fund a project to support the conservation and management of forests and biodiversity in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The funding agreement was signed on Monday in Kinshasa between Congolese...
Military Operations Against FDLR Rebels Begin in Eastern D.R. Congo
Military operations have started against the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), the former Rwandan soldiers who found refugee in eastern DR Congo (DRC) since the fall of late Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana in 1994.
Congolese Politician And Legislator Blames the West for Ongoing African Conflicts
A prominent Congolese politician and legislator Professor Wamba dia Mwamba, has said in Dar es Salaam that on-going conflicts in Africa like the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Zimbabwe and Somalia are influenced by Western countries for the protection...Congolese Refugees Seek a Better Life Over the Ugandan Border
Jean-Claude Molumba has not worked in more a month. He is a primary school teacher but it is not safe for him – or his students – to assemble for classes. Just last week, when he realized that more than 300 people in his small village had...Secretary General of the African Airlines Association Says Safety And Security in the African Airline Industry is Not a Matter of Concern
The Secretary General of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA), Christian Folly-Kossi, whose 40-year continental organization has more than 40 registered national airline carriers as members, told APA in an interview that Africa’s air safety...17 Child Soldiers Released By Armed Groups in North Kivu, Eastern DRC
Armed groups operating in the province of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have released between 8 and 9 August, 17 child soldiers and sent them to a contingent of the UN Mission in DRC (MUNOC) in Masisi in North Kivu, in eastern DRC.Italian Fri-el Greenpower to Produce Biofuel in Congo
The Italian-based plant Fri-el green, will start its palm oil and biofuel production activities in Congo , according to an agreement signed Monday in Brazzaville by its Manager Director, Thomas Gosthener, and the Congolese Minister of Agriculture and...
