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Stats show perils of living in east Congo

iht.com     yesterday   11 related          

Imagine living with a 50 percent chance of being enslaved or threatened with death by an armed group. These numbers are real for civilians in the country's three worst war-battered provinces, according to a new report based on...                    

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Monuc Commemorates Fifth Anniversary of Baghdad Bombing Tragedy

allafrica.com     yesterday   14 related          

On 19 August 2008, MONUC commemorated the fifth anniversary of the Baghdad bombing tragedy, when 22 staff from both the United Nations and international humanitarian agencies lost their lives on 19 August 2003, after a truck...                    

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DRC doctors go on strike

news24.com     Aug 18, 2008          

Kinshasa - Doctors went on strike on Monday at state hospitals in the Democratic Republic of Congo over low salaries, the main medical union announced. The Synamed union said the government had reneged on an agreement to...                    

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Rebels attack DRC army camp

news24.com     Aug 18, 2008          

Kinshasa - Mai-Mai rebels have attacked a military base in the Democratic Republic of Congo, killing a soldier and wounding two others, the military commander in Nord-Kivu province said on Monday. Four rebels were killed during...                    

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MONUC appeals for confidence after sexual abuse allegation

xinhuanet.com     Aug 16, 2008   1 related          

KINSHASA, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday appealed to the local people to maintain confidence in the mission after the recent sexual misconduct allegation....                    

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Q&A: UN's top man in Congo sees silver lining amid humanitarian crisis

alertnet.org     Aug 15, 2008          

Reuters and AlertNet are not responsible for the content of this article or for any external internet sites. The New Zealander recently spoke to UNHCR's External Relations Officer in Kinshasa, Francesca Fontanini, about the...                    

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D.R. Congo tries to elbow way into Africa oil club

alertnet.org     Aug 14, 2008   5 related          

By Joe Bavier KINSHASA, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Despite its stretch of coast between African oil giant Angola and Republic of Congo, a smaller producer, Democratic Republic of Congo produces just 25,000 barrels of crude a day....                    

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D.R.Congo tries to elbow way into Africa oil club

reuters.com     Aug 14, 2008   135 related          

By Joe Bavier KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo held its first national oil and gas congress this week, seeking to drum up interest and investment in its potentially lucrative but long ignored crude sector....                    

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Turkish doctors to open hospital in Congo

todayszaman.com     Aug 14, 2008          

A group of doctors from Adana province have decided to open a hospital in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by the end of next year as part of their volunteer activities in this central African country. The doctors provided...                    

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Aug 17, 2008: Dj Nnamdi & Radio Afrodicia featuring Deborah Dauda at Amoeba Music

yahoo.com     Aug 13, 2008          

Amoeba Hollywood's Summer World Music DJ Series presents DJ Nnamdi from KPFK 90.7 AFRODICIA as he showcases music from the African Diaspora on Sunday August 17 @ Amoeba Music. I (Deborah Dauda) will be performing two pieces...                    

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