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  • Presidentâs party finally rehabilitates ethnicity 10 May 2008 22:01 GMT
    ... for prominent Alur, among them a current minister of state, he simply dismissed them: “Ah; those ones are Congolese!” It became clear to me that this ... Acholi”. The local leader dwelt on the political aspects of the issue: “those people are now ...

  • Years After His Murder, Congo Leader Stirs Emotion 10 May 2008 17:12 GMT
    ... In an overgrown area of southeastern Congo, there is a tree that — chances are ... 17, 1961, Patrice Lumumba, Congo's first prime minister, was murdered under the tree. Lumumba's dramatic ... many men are named Patrice. The Congolese government even has plans to build a memorial ...

  • DRC opposition says $9 billion Chinese loan deal unfair 10 May 2008 10:34 GMT
    ... , 10 May 2008 Democratic Republic of Congo's opposition blasted a $9 billion loan and ... international donors. The contract, presented to the government-controlled parliament on Friday, gives the Chinese mining rights ...

  • Congo details China venture 10 May 2008 06:38 GMT
    ... The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has unveiled details of a controversial $9.25bn agreement that ... after decades of dictatorship, in conflict and political turmoil, with fewer than 5,000km of tarred ... projects were fairly priced. Donor sources in Kinshasa said that 5,000 containers from China were ...

  • Congo outlines $9bn China deal 10 May 2008 06:07 GMT
    ... Last updated: May 9 2008 18:09 The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has unveiled details of a controversial $9.25bn agreement ... left, after decades of dictatorship, conflict and political turmoil, with less than 5,000km of tarred ...

  • Equatorial Guinea: Aids And Spain's Contradictions [opinion] 10 May 2008 05:09 GMT
    ... Democratic Solidarity with Equatorial Guinea, the prime minister called a meeting several months ago of ... project. In its January 2008 Republic of Congo WHO Office Information Bulletin, the WHO notes 'Fagaricine ... population became concerned. Despite foreign aid and government propaganda, AIDS treatment in the country is ...

  • Satawu cautions on Chinese arms ship still at sea 10 May 2008 04:46 GMT
    ... of Satawu. Vessel on its way to Congo The vessel is now on its way to Congo Brazzaville where we believe a further attempt will ... deceive and remove the massive groundswell of political pressure that had built up in a ...

  • Saturday, May 17 10 May 2008 03:14 GMT
    ... Military seizes power in Bulgaria from democratic government destabilized by Depression. 1940 - Nazi Germany ... 1946 - Ion Antonescu, fascist wartime prime minister of Romania, is sentenced to death; U.S. ... the nation the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 1998 - The last U.S. government-chartered flight leaves ...

  • From the UN to Whitehall, with a will to change our view of Africa 10 May 2008 00:53 GMT
    ... the eminent figures drafted from outside Labour politics into Gordon Brown's "government of all the talents" last year, Lord ... store in rural Zambia or in the Congo, but the Chinese are doing it, and they ...

  • Malloch-Brown's vision for Africa 9 May 2008 23:53 GMT
    ... the eminent figures drafted from outside Labour politics into Gordon Brown's "government of all the talents" last year, Lord ... store in rural Zambia or in the Congo, but the Chinese are doing it, and they ...

  • Malloch-Brown's vision for Africa: 'having an aid policy is not enough' 9 May 2008 23:51 GMT
    ... the eminent figures drafted from outside Labour politics into Gordon Brown's "government of all the talents" last year, Lord ... store in rural Zambia or in the Congo, but the Chinese are doing it, and they ...

  • MONUC to probe officers over ADF rebels 9 May 2008 21:34 GMT
    ... Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo(MONUC) is to investigate accusations that their soldiers ... A statement issued by MONUC headquarters in Kinshasa said although there has been no indication ... protest to the UN Security Council. The Government is upset with the conduct of some ...

  • Museveni, Kabila to meet over border crisis 9 May 2008 21:34 GMT
    ... Vision reporters PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni and his Congolese counterpart, Joseph Kabila, are meeting in Dar es ... towards Uganda. At about the same time, Kinshasa cancelled an exploration contract with Tullow Oil, ... Tullow Oil in 2006. Instead, the Congolese Government last week gave the permit to a ...

  • Region Feels Blows of Kenyan Crisis 9 May 2008 20:56 GMT
    ... the fighting that erupted after a disputed election in December. The crisis has inflicted a ... end of February to share power between government and opposition leaders has raised hopes of ... in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and southern Sudan. The power-sharing agreement, mediated ...

  • Cameroon: Nation Markets its Deep Sea Port 9 May 2008 18:51 GMT
    ... is estimated at CFA 280 billion is government initiated and dates as far back as ... (Cameroon), Bangui (Central African Republic), Kisangani (DR Congo), and the Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo stretches. ... of 11.5 to 16.3 per cent. The Minister of Public works' presentation yesterday underscored the ...

  • Key dates in Zimbabwe's recent history 9 May 2008 18:38 GMT
    ... sends troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo to shore up Laurent Kabila's government against rebels. -- The Movement for Democratic ... Democratic Change (MDC) is formed as a political party, and Mr Tsvangirai elected its leader. ...

  • Congo cholera campaign 'should start at lakesides' 9 May 2008 17:14 GMT
    ... Congo cholera campaign 'should start at lakesides' The government says it will provide lake communities with ... a medical doctor in the DRC Health Ministry. Yet the five-year-long analysis of cholera infections ...

  • Lonrho Signs 'Bot' Agreement With Government for Karavia Hotel in Lubumbashi 9 May 2008 16:52 GMT
    ... transfer' terms for redevelopment were signed in Kinshasa, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the 7th May 2008. The signing ceremony took ... two months of detailed negotiations with the Government department for reconstruction, Comite de pilotage de ...

  • Zim arms ship still at sea: SATAWU 9 May 2008 15:56 GMT
    ... recession and food shortages, plunged deeper into political crisis after the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) ... vessel is now on its way to Congo Brazzaville where we believe a further attempt will ...

  • Nation Markets its Deep Sea Port 9 May 2008 15:53 GMT
    ... is estimated at CFA 280 billion is government initiated and dates as far back as ... (Cameroon), Bangui (Central African Republic), Kisangani (DR Congo), and the Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo stretches. ... of 11.5 to 16.3 per cent. The Minister of Public works' presentation yesterday underscored the ...

  • Government Issues Polio Warning 9 May 2008 15:13 GMT
    ... in the 9 districts of western Uganda that border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. Health Minister, Dr. Stephen Mallinga has urged parliament to take the threat as a matter of urgency and encourage parents to take ...

  • Katanga power restrictions lifted 9 May 2008 14:53 GMT
    ... Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo have been fixed, and power consumption restrictions on ... mining and mineral processing companies, a provincial minister said. Katanga's provincial government ordered companies on April 26 to restrict ...

  • India rediscovers Africa, joins China in a hot race 9 May 2008 14:52 GMT
    ... renaissance." In an address to the Nigerian parliament a year before this conference, the Indian ... is today a rising force in international politics. The basis of India-Africa cooperation Besides historical ties, ... Mbeki. "We both have poverty and underdevelopment." Congolese President Joseph kabila spoke the same language ...

  • Here we go again 9 May 2008 11:33 GMT
    ... in the intricate dance that is global geopolitics, China has sent strong, unambiguous signals that ... a journey that's taken China to the Congo, Chad, Sudan - countries whose leaders will not ... to do with preserving a legitimately elected government. The above point notwithstanding, the larger criticism ...

  • Burkina Faso: Fresh Approach to Street Children 9 May 2008 04:41 GMT
    ... of urban areas in Burkina Faso, the government and several non-governmental organisations are coming up ... the streets in the first place," Haridatou Congo, who leads the children's national action plan at the ministry of social welfare, told IRIN. In 2007 ...


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