Democratic Republic of the Congo News

An Antonov plane crashed north of Brazzaville in the Congo Republic killing all 13 people on board, witnesses said on Saturday, in the second accident in less than a week involving the Russian-made aircraft.

A U.N. meeting regarding the dwindling population of great apes has ended with an international call for action.

Sept. 10 - Conservationists meet to discuss the fate of Africa's great ape population - which has been threatened by war, poverty, and mining.1.3

International arrest warrants have been issued against two dissident military officers, legal sources in the Democratic Republic of Congo said on Friday.2.7

Traded illegally, offered as exotic gifts to rich sheikhs or exploited to lure tourists: great apes are badly exposed by a legal system designed to protect them but too often blatantly ignored, according to ...2.9

Pygmy chimpanzees known as jungle hippies because they resolve conflict through sex rather than fighting are hurtling towards extinction faster than any other primate, experts say.

Cargolux is poised to raise rates on service to high demand destinations to cover escalating operating costs even as it opens new offices in Europe.

French ex-hostages to head panel for war reporting prizes Posted by Sawf News Connect on Wednesday, September 07, 2005 The 12th annual Bayeux Prizes for war reporting will take place on October 3-8 amid the ...3.2

The United Nations Security Council today voted to expand the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo temporarily to cover the preparations and holding of nationwide elections next year, the ...4

Kinshasa: Representatives of about 20 countries which are home to great apes met in Kinshasa ... - Reuters Prison package Kuala Lumpur: A Malaysian prison is offering adventurous travellers the chance to experience the joys of prison life.3.1

Seven people were killed on Monday when an Antonov-26 aircraft crashed near Isiro airport in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo , the United Nations-backed Okapi Radio said.2.7

This From Our Own Correspondent was first broadcast on 24 May, 1997. The final days of the regime of President Mobutu of Zaire were characterised by rumour and fear as rebel forces approached the capital, ...2.9

Gatera beamed when his birdie putt on No. 5 gently rolled into the hole ... There, they found a godsend in Kloenne, a Scottsdale businessman who learned about Gatera through his church.

France and Belgium have published separate blacklists of airlines banned from their territory on ... The city's anti-begging law is modeled after one passed in 1993 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

The northeastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo saw an outbreak of diarrhee sanglante this week following last week's cholera plague, a UN official told Xinhua on Thursday.2.7

A group of dissident Rwandan Hutu rebels operating in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo has invited exiled Rwandan opposition leaders to discuss the situation in the Great Lakes region, according to ...2.7

The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved an International Development Association grant of US$150 million to assist the efforts of the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo to ...2.9

Comment Report lashes banks on non-disclosure The recent spat between First National Bank and Deloitte about research on bank charges carried out by Deloitte on behalf of Finance Week highlights an issue that ...2.7

THE Minister for Internal Affairs, Dr Ruhakana Rugunda, on Saturday met exiled Uganda People's Defence Forces renegade officer, Lt.2.7

" The occurrence of polio in Indonesia is on the rise again, and international partners have raised an urgent call to gain world assistance against the disease in Angola.

Nahayo Immaculee, 57, was elected Speaker of Burundi's National Assembly, the lower chamber of parliament, on 16 August.2.7

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Adastra Minerals Inc. announces that the Board of Directors of its subsidiary Kingamyambo Musonoi Tailings Sarl , which owns 100% of the Kolwezi Cobalt and Copper Tailings Deposit in the Democratic Republic of ...2.7

AN Australian mining company says an internal investigation has cleared it of committing human rights violations during a rebel uprising in the Congo last October.2.7

A government policy which allows failed asylum seekers' benefits to be withdrawn needs urgent review, local authorities have said.2.9

Almost half of the world's 300,000 child soldiers are girls. But despite efforts to raise awareness about their needs, little is being done, according to the international group Save the Children.1.3

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POWAY ---- Houston Rockets center Dikembe Mutombo has reached the kind of personal, professional ... Known for his talents on the basketball court and a towering height that makes him stand out wherever he goes, the 7-foot, 2-inch Democratic Republic of the Congo native has spent much of the last seven years working to get a high-tech hospital ...

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UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has today appointed Abou Moussa as his Principal Deputy Special ... Moussa joined the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in 1980 and has served with the organization at several duty stations, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Zambia, Cte d'Ivoire and ...2.7

THE Development Bank of Southern Africa's international finance unit achieved approvals of ... Musasike says in the last financial year for the first time the DBSA approved a loan in the Democratic Republic of the Congo + for an amount of R81-million.2.7

In 2003, Sister Lorraine Connell visited African missions to determine their needs.