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DRC Envoy Welcomes MONUC Mandate Change
The Democratic Republic of Congo's envoy to South Africa has welcomed a proposal by the U.N. Secretary General to extend the mandate of its mission in Congo for six months instead of a year.
Personal Message from DR Congo President
General Secretary Kim Jong Il was presented with a personal message and a gift by Joseph Kabila, president of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Kabila vows to end tribal strife in DRC
President Joseph Kabila on Monday vowed that "public order will be restored" in the northwest of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where deadly tribal strife has erupted.
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Effort to Boost Judicial Competence
Recruitment drive for new magistrates seeks to repair image of judiciary. By Heritier Maila in Lubumbashi In a bid to clean up the Congolese judiciary, the authorities are seeking to appoint as many as 1,000 new magistrates in the country over the next two years.
A Crash in Shanghai raises questions about an airline...
A Zimbabwean cargo aircraft crashed earlier today at Shanghai-Pudong airport, killing three and seriously injuring four.
Cheap Political Points do not Help Nation
THIS is a response to Eddie Cross's opinion we carried also under the opinion category THIS is an outrageously false comment about the MDC which bears no relation to the facts.
Jeremi continues African tour in Congo
Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremiae has arrived to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where he will meet with President Joseph Kabila.
UN mulls exit strategy for Congo troops: diplomats
The United Nations is quietly preparing an exit strategy for its troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the biggest U.N. peacekeeping mission in the world, diplomats and officials said.
Girlfriend 'kills Uganda general'
Uganda's former army chief James Kazini has been killed at his girlfriend's flat in the capital, Kampala.
DRC Restive Province Vows to Rebuild Destroyed Infrastructure
In the Democratic republic of Congo, the deputy governor of the restive North Kivu province says his administration is determined to rebuild destroyed infrastructure after years of rebel insurgencies.
UN envoy cites need to deal with underlying causes of DR Congo conflict
While the crisis that plagued eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo last year and threatened to engulf the entire region has eased, some of the factors that led to the fierce fighting and the displacement of hundred of thousands must still be dealt with, a senior United Nations envoy said today.
Zimbabwe News Update: No Substitute For Dialoge, Says Kabila
No substitute for dialogue, says Kabila From Sydney Kawadza in MUTARE Courtesy of the Zimbabwe Herald DRC President Joseph Kabila has challenged Africa to follow his country's example by actively seeking dialogue and pursuing national reconciliation as a means of solving any internal differences.
Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai, Mugabe to Attend Summit in Maputo
ZIMBABWEAN President Robert Mugabe and his political rival Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai will today attend a regional summit in Maputo, Mozambique, in a bid to thrash out disputes undermining the Harare inclusive government.
South Africa's Zuma Brought Into Regional Talks on Zimbabwe Political Crisis
The Southern African Development Community has drafted South African President Jacob Zuma into Thursday's meeting of SADC's troika on politics, defense and security in Maputo, Mozambique, on Thursday, regional sources said, increasing the leverage of the heads of state who will be trying to resolve the crisis in Harare's unity government.
Zimbabwe: Minister Cleared in Phone Theft Case
A Zimbabwean deputy minister from Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's party who was arrested for allegedly stealing a cell phone from an ally of President Robert Mugabe has been cleared of the charges.
SADC to hold Zim crisis summit on Thursday
Three regional leaders who form the SADC Troika will meet with Zimbabwea s feuding political leaders in Maputo, Mozambique on Thursday, to try to unlock the deadlock that threatens the unity government.
MDC to boycott Cabinet again tomorrow
Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's MDC party will again boycott Cabinet's weekly meeting on Tuesday because "nothing has changed", a top official of the party said on Monday.
SADC to hold special summit on Zimbabwe.
Joseph Kabila, the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, told journalists in South Africa on Friday that he didna t believe the political deadlock in Zimbabwe was out of control.
'African continent still sidelined'
The African continent is still being sidelined by international financial institutions, President Jacob Zuma said on Friday.
Southern African Regional Grouping Steps Up Intervention in Zimbabwe Crisis
The Southern African Development Community is stepping up its intervention to resolve the crisis within Zimbabwe's eight-month-old national unity government, with SADC Chairman and Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila due in Harare on the heels of a two-day assessment and mediation mission by SADC foreign ministers.
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