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Congo's Gecamines does not plan moreCAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Congo's state-owned mining company Gecamines has no plans to sell further assets to help it fund an ambitious five-year drive to turn it into a major producer after two decades of dwindling output, Chief Executive Ahmed Kalej Nkand said. Gecamines, which owns dozens of exploration concessions in the country's copper-producing south and has stakes in more than 20 mining ...Posted on 8 February 2012 | 1:41 pm
DR Congo opposition official 'brieflyDR Congo immigration police briefly detained the number two in opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi's party as he prepared to board a flight to Belgium, security sources said Wednesday.
Posted on 8 February 2012 | 12:47 am
Congo gold scam involved several AmericansA Congo gold scam involving several American business men goes horribly wrong. Tristan McConnell NAIROBI — GlobalPost's Denis Fitzgerald is reporting the detail of a gold scam that involved a motley crew including Houston oil tycoon Kase Lawal, who is also an advisor to President Obama, along with former NBA star Dikembe Mutombo, U.S. diamond dealer Carlos St. Mary, and a Congolese warlord ...
Posted on 7 February 2012 | 5:43 pm
Congo: National elections now only hurtWhat the Democratic Republic of Congo needs is not another national election but a rethinking of how the state might be reorganized. In the long run, only a decentralized system of government – or perhaps a partition of the country – is likely to produce accountable leadership.
Posted on 7 February 2012 | 4:26 pm
Congo News: How gold smuggling profitsNEW YORK — A Texas oilman says he lost $30 million after financing a botched deal to buy 1,000 pounds of smuggled gold from the Democratic Republic of Congo. read more
Posted on 7 February 2012 | 11:42 am
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Congo-Kinshasa: UN Official Stresses Need toThe top United Nations peacekeeping official today stressed the need to boost the mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to facilitate the next phase of elections in the vast, impoverished country and protect civilians in areas where ...Posted on 9 February 2012 | 1:27 am
Congo's Gecamines does not plan more salesCAPE TOWN, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Congo's state-owned mining company Gecamines has no plans to sell further assets to help it fund an ambitious five-year drive to turn it into a major producer after two decades of dwindling output, Chief Executive ...
Posted on 8 February 2012 | 1:10 pm
DR Congo opposition official 'brieflyDR Congo immigration police briefly detained the number two in opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi's party as he prepared to board a flight to Belgium, security sources said Wednesday. Jacquemain Shabani, secretary general of the Union for Democracy and ...
Posted on 8 February 2012 | 12:41 pm
Gloria Steinem on Rape in War, Its Causes,A victim of a 2011 mass rape attack in the Democratic Republic of Congo poses for a photo, her identity concealed for security reasons / AP A new project from the Women's Media Center, initiated by one of its founders, journalist and activist Gloria ...
Posted on 8 February 2012 | 11:58 am
Zambia: Govt, Congo DR to Pen Smooth TradeZAMBIA and Congo DR are in the next couple of weeks expected to sign an economic agreement to facilitate smooth trade between the two neighbouring countries, Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister Robert Sichinga has said. Mr Sichinga said there was an ...
Posted on 8 February 2012 | 10:18 am
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Analysis: Pragmatism trumps democracy inCongo's presidential election was so fraud-riddled nobody knows for sure who won. Two months later, the international community that helped pay for the vote now seems content to simply keep the incumbent in power.Posted on 5 February 2012 | 1:49 pm
Plane crashes in Congo, death toll unknownA provincial official in the Congolese province of South Kivu says a plane has crashed after takeoff and there is no news of the passengers on board.
Posted on 31 January 2012 | 6:04 pm
Congo leader's party loses 45 percent of itsPresident Joseph Kabila's party has lost 45 percent of the legislative seats it held before November elections that were denounced as fraudulent and chaotic, according to belated results announced Thursday by Congo's electoral commission.
Posted on 27 January 2012 | 11:12 am
MSF: 15,000 Congo AIDS victims likely willSome 15,000 AIDS victims in Congo likely will die waiting for lifesaving drugs in the next three years, Doctors Without Borders warned Wednesday in a report describing "horrific" health care access.
Posted on 25 January 2012 | 3:58 pm
25 dead after Congo warlord returns toAid workers declared "a humanitarian catastrophe" on Wednesday in southeastern Congo, and blamed the recent deaths of at least 25 people on a feared warlord who broke out of jail late last year.
Posted on 25 January 2012 | 11:29 am
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*Slaps his dirry minded self to Congo* RT*Slaps his dirry minded self to Congo* RT @ladiesluvmoi: Only eyes? "@sparklybb: Eyez wide....'open'."Posted on 9 February 2012 | 2:40 am
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Posted on 9 February 2012 | 2:37 am
One of the characters in #skinsuk 2ndOne of the characters in #skinsuk 2nd generation is from the congo! #congolisepride lol
Posted on 9 February 2012 | 2:36 am
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Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congo (the): Consultant – Midterm Evaluation – Improving Reproductive Health through strengthened healthcare services in Maniema and North Kivu, DRC. Publié par La Rédaction, le 9 février ...Posted on 9 February 2012 | 12:00 am
Congo Gold Output to Surge After End8 (Bloomberg) — Democratic Republic of Congo's gold output is set to surge as record prices and the end of Africa's biggest war prompted production to restart in some of the continent's most remote regions after more than 50 ...
Posted on 8 February 2012 | 9:30 pm
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Posted on 8 February 2012 | 4:40 pm
Music from Congo DR – Rigo MasialaMusic from Congo DR – Rigo Masiala. Posted by xandimusic on February 8, 2012 in Africa, DR Congo, Reggae, Ska and Dub. Rigo Masiala is a great reggae musician from Congo DR. Here's his nice song “Rigo Masiala“: ...
Posted on 8 February 2012 | 4:01 pm
Jo-Jo, Congo King in "TheToday's classic tale from Jo-Jo , Congo King #23 (Jan.1949); originally published by Fox Feature Syndicate, is called "The Feathered Serpent". This story opens with a terrific splash page image of Jo-Jo (and Tanee) being imperiled by the ...
Posted on 8 February 2012 | 1:51 pm
