republic of congo News

republic of congo News From AOL News

Republic of Congo Fighting Deadly Polio Outbreak

(Nov. 10) -- The Republic of Congo has declared an emergency and is preparing to vaccinate its entire population against polio amid an outbreak that has claimed scores of lives, officials say. It is the first time the disease has struck the African nation in a decade. The epidemic is centered in the port city of Pointe...

Congo Rebel Leader Arrested Over Mass Rapes

(Oct. 6) -- U.N. peacekeepers have helped arrest a rebel leader in the Democratic Republic of Congo who's suspected of masterminding the gang rapes of hundreds of villagers in an effort to intimidate locals and win control over a vast, mineral-rich region of central Africa. The suspect, Lt. Col. Sadoke Kokunda Mayele of...

UN Admits It 'Failed' to Stop Mass Rapes in Congo

UNITED NATIONS (Sept. 7) -- The United Nations today admitted that it had "failed" to prevent the systematic rape of hundreds of women in the Democratic Republic of Congo this summer by rebel forces, and then failed to go public with the information on the mass atrocities committed over four days. The U.N. said more than...

republic of congo News From AOL

THE HUFFINGTON POST

5,000 Elephants Killed In Republic Of Congo

A wildlife official says that about 5,000 elephants have been killed by poachers over the past five years around the Nouabale Ndoki National Park in the Republic of Congo.

republic of congo News From the Web

06/01/12 Congo Brazzaville: World Bank Credit to Create Jobs... Source: The World Bank Group The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved on May 24, 2012 a US$10 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA) for the Forest and Economic Diversification project in the Republic of Congo.
06/01/12 Communities still at risk after Brazzaville explosion;... Source: AlertNet Almost three months after the tragic explosion at the ECCRAMU 1 munitions depot in the Republic of Congo's capital, Brazzaville, residents of the surrounding Mpila neighbourhood remain at risk of death or injury from unstable projectiles scattered by the blast.
05/23/12 5,000 Elephants Killed In Republic Of Congo Source: The Huffington Post A wildlife official says that about 5,000 elephants have been killed by poachers over the past five years around the Nouabale Ndoki National Park in the Republic of Congo.
05/22/12 New Oil Policy Insight Source: Namibia News Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), a long-time advocate for international human rights and assistance for impoverished nations, participated yesterday in a hearing on "The Costs and Consequences of Dodd-Frank Section 1502: Impacts on America and the Congo."
05/20/12 DR Congo military battles 'M23' mutineers Source: Aljazeera.com Fresh clashes between the Democratic Republic of Congo's military and a group of mutineers has erupted in the eastern province of Nord-Kivu, a day after fierce battles near a rare gorilla park.