Outlawing rape as a tool of war
Source: The Globe & Mail
Brazzaville :: Congo | updated 2013-04-29 03:10:00 -0700 | travel-news
Special to The Globe and Mail Published Monday, Apr. 29 2013, 6:00 AM EDT Erna Paris (HO) Rape is a weapon of war. In the past, women were carried away as booty, along with the loser's gold and silver reserves....
Africa: Probe of Mining Company's Dealings in Europe and Africa
Source: All Africa
Brazzaville :: Congo | updated 2013-04-28 03:30:00 -0700 | political-news
The focus of the investigation will be allegations of fraud, bribery and corruption relating to the activities of the company or its subsidiaries in Kazakhstan and Africa." Chairman Mehmet Dalman, and a series of other top officials leaving the company....
Congo-Kinshasa: Taking the Fight to the DRC Rebels - the Potential Pitfalls of a UN Intervention ...
Source: Africa Headlines
Brazzaville :: Congo | updated 2013-04-27 03:17:08 -0700 | travel-news
Bakavu At the end of March, the United Nations Security Council unanimously approved Resolution 2098. UN peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), until 2014, but also catered for the creation of an Intervention Brigade, a new special...
Congo-Kinshasa: Teachers Arrested After Peaceful Strike
Source: Africa Headlines
Brazzaville :: Congo | updated 2013-04-25 23:57:32 -0700 | political-news
Authorities in the Republic of Congo must immediately release two teachers arrested in connection with a peaceful strike and held for a week without charge, Amnesty International said today. Hilaire Eyima, head of the French department at the school Lycee...
Books of The Times: ‘The New Digital Age,' by Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen
Source: International Herald Tribune
Brazzaville :: Congo | updated 2013-04-25 15:19:59 -0700 | entertainment-news
April 25, 2013 Picture this rosy scenario for your high-tech future: You awaken because your curtains open automatically, your coffee maker starts brewing and your bed administers a subtle hint in the form of a back massage. Your closet, having...
Solar Chargers Advance in Mobile Device Market
Source: International Herald Tribune
Brazzaville :: Congo | updated 2013-04-24 19:18:24 -0700 | technology-news
Now, a range of solar technology companies are offering small, portable chargers and accessory cases that provide power on the go. Some are on the market already, while others are still in development. A mobile life demands mobile power, said...
Congo-Kinshasa: Ntaganda Trial Revives Nationality Debate in DRC
Source: Africa Headlines
Brazzaville :: Congo | updated 2013-04-24 06:40:45 -0700 | political-news
Goma Bosco Ntaganda's laconic statement on 26 March at the International Criminal Court lasted less than an hour. But the little he said in The Hague courtroom managed to re-spark a heated nationality debate in the Democratic Republic of Congo....
Congo-Kinshasa: Witness Insists Bemba Did Not Command Troops
Source: Africa Headlines
Brazzaville :: Congo | updated 2013-04-23 23:30:09 -0700 | travel-news
Prosecutors have contested the testimony of a former insider in Jean-Pierre Bemba's group, who testified that the accused did not issue orders to his troops during operations in the Central African Republic (CAR). The witness said Central African authorities commanded...
Africa: GAVI's Efforts to Be Transparent Profiled in Aid Transparency Report
Source: All Africa
Brazzaville :: Congo | updated 2013-04-23 12:59:15 -0700 | technology-news
Similarly, citizens in developing countries and in donor countries lack the information they need to hold their governments to account for use of those resources...Access to Information Policy which outlines how the Secretariat is operationalising its transparency objectives.
Congo-Kinshasa: Witness - Bemba Delegated Command of His Troops
Source: Africa Headlines
Brazzaville :: Congo | updated 2013-04-22 22:34:40 -0700 | travel-news
Today, a witness stated that during the 2002-2003 conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR), war crimes accused Jean-Pierre Bemba "delegated" command and control of his troops to that country's authorities. Testifying under the pseudonym 'Witness D04-39,' the witness claimed...
State indicts soccer player's friend for murder
Source: Jerusalem Post
Brazzaville :: Congo | updated 2013-04-22 01:53:27 -0700 | disasters-news
Twenty-year-old Zehava Chikol who was murdered in Netanya on March 26, 2013 Photo: Facebook The Central District Attorney's Office on Monday submitted an indictment to the Lod District Court against Eritsia Akalsongo, a friend of a foreign Maccabi Netanya FC...
How These Public School Teachers Made $4.4 Million Selling Lesson Plans Online
Source: BusinessInsider
Brazzaville :: Congo | updated 2013-04-19 20:24:19 -0700 | business-news
Teaching is by no means a very financially rewarding profession. Even though teachers are doing one of the most important jobs in society, full-time public school teachers make a mere $56,069 per year on average . That's where Teachers Pay...
Nyamagabe: Trauma cases record low in 2013 commemoration week
Source: News of Rwanda
Brazzaville :: Congo | updated 2013-04-18 03:55:18 -0700 | political-news
Jean Damascene Nkurunziza, in charge of culture and sports in Nyamagabe district revealed that while 78 people were traumatized during 2012 genocide commemoration, 62 people including 17 Congolese in Kigeme camp were affected during this year's commemoration.
Kingdom partners with...
Source: Arab News
Brazzaville :: Congo | updated 2013-04-17 17:59:56 -0700 | technology-news
Yemen, Sudan, Afghanistan, Cote d'Ivoire, Mali, Niger and Chad. The program includes vaccinating and immunizing more than 45 million children...The Kingdom's endeavor is to maintain its role in the area of social responsibility, through the fulfillment of its obligations to...
NGOs: Special U.S. envoy needed in eastern Congo
Source: United Press International
Brazzaville :: Congo | updated 2013-04-17 10:31:54 -0700 | political-news
Leaders of several international relief groups Tuesday called for the appointment of a special U.S. envoy to address the conflicts in eastern Congo at a Senate subcommittee hearing on African Affairs. According to estimates by the NGO community, nearly 5.5...
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