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1 hr ago | Mail & Guardian

SA Defence Force trained some DRC M23 rebels

A startling revelation has been made in Parliament - some of the Democratic Republic of Congo's M23 rebels are former trainees of the SANDF.

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Related Topix: World News, Africa, Uganda

6 hrs ago | Daily Monitor

100 pilgrims start 420km trek from Kabale to Namugongo

Close to 100 pilgrims have set off from Kabale on foot for a 420km journey to the Uganda Martyrs' Shrine in Namugongo ahead of the Martyrs' Day celebrations scheduled for June 3. The 94 pilgrims, comprising 60 men and 34 women from Kisoro and Kabale districts, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, were flagged off at Rushoroza Cathedral by ... (more)

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Related Topix: Uganda, Africa, World News

10 hrs ago | SFGate

Congo fighting persists as UN chief arrives

In this November 30, 2012 file photo, M23 rebels withdraw from the Masisi and Sake areas in eastern Congo.

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Related Topix: World News

Wed May 22, 2013

Iol.co.za

'Hotstix', Blanchard on Joy of Jazz bill

Sibongile Mngoma performs at the announcement of the Standard Bank Joy of Jazz line-up in Sandton yesterday.

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Related Topix: World News, Africa, Carmen Lundy, Jazz, Terence Blanchard

United Nations

On joint visit to DR Congo, UN and World Bank chiefs voice support for latest peace effort

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim are greeted on arrival in Kinshasa by President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Related Topix: Congo, Africa, World News, Joseph Kabila

National Public Radio

U.S. Non-Intervention In Syria Could Mirror Outcome In Congo

This week, we're exploring how lessons learned from U.S. intervention and non-intervention in foreign conflicts can inform policy decisions toward Syria today.

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AlertNet

UNHCR urges protection for civilians amid fresh fighting in DR Congo

KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of the Congo, May 22 - The UN refugee agency said on Wednesday it was concerned about the latest outbreak of heavy fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and urged all parties to ensure the safety of civilians.

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Related Topix: World News, Congo, Africa, Rwanda,

Inhabitat

World's Largest Hydropower Plant on Track for 2015 Groundbreaking in DR Congo

Work on the world's largest hydropower plant is expected to start in October, 2015 following commitments from the World Bank and other development agencies to finance its construction.

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Related Topix: World News, Africa

Ballymena Today

Getting The Word out

After spending some time working with various language communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo, I am now working in the Belfast office, engaging with churches, groups and individuals, to promote the work of Bible translation from home.

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Related Topix: Africa, World News

The Miami Herald

Mortar lands in Congo as UN chief arrives

A spokesman for the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Congo says that a mortar landed in a neighborhood of Goma, a major city in eastern Congo, which last year was briefly overrun by a rebel group.

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Related Topix: World News

The Atlantic

A Day in the DRC

Witnessing life in Goma, a city that's been invaded, ransacked, inundated with refugees, and flattened by a volcano -- all in the last 17 years.

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Related Topix: World News, Rwanda, Volcanic Eruption, Natural Disasters, Africa

Tue May 21, 2013

AllAfrica.com

Central Africa: In Africa's Great Lakes Region, Peace Dividend Must Follow Peace Deal

Africa's Great Lakes region today has the chance to achieve something that has eluded its war-weary people for several decades.

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Related Topix: Travel, Africa, Nigeria Travel, South Africa Travel, Nigeria Travel, Africa, South Africa Travel, Africa, Mali Travel, Africa Travel, Mali Travel, World News, Africa, Congo, Republic of the Congo Travel

US News & World Report

How Congress Is Using the Congo to Weaken Dodd-Frank

Lawmakers expressed what appeared to be heartfelt concern Tuesday over an obscure provision of the Dodd-Frank Act, the major financial reform bill President Barack Obama signed into law in 2010, and how it has affected the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Related Topix: World News, Africa, Cell Phones, Cellphones, Electronics, US Politics, US News, Representative Bill Huizenga, Republican, US House of Representatives

AlertNet

Congolese army, rebels clash for a second day, 19 dead

M23 rebel recruits attend military lessons in the Rumangabo military camp in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, May 16, 2013.

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Reuters

World Bank boosts funds for Syria refugees, Africa

The World Bank plans substantial new funds to help Jordan cope with the influx of refugees from the civil war in Syria, and hopes new funds for central Africa will cement a peace deal there, the bank's President Jim Yong Kim said on Tuesday.

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AlertNet

Could radio help mitigate climate change in the Congo Basin?

Climate change is hitting the Congo Basin region hard and while communities there and in other parts of Africa struggle to adapt to rising temperatures and changing rainfall patterns, scientists are trying to help - using radio to spread the word.

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Related Topix: World News, Africa, Cameroon, Central African Republic

Heraclitean Fire

Life and a Half by Sony Labou Tansi

This is my book from the Democratic Republic of the Congo for the Read The World challenge .

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Related Topix: World News, Congo, Africa

Mon May 20, 2013

UnionLeader.com

Congo war's legacy follows survivor to NH

Coco Ramazani's life is the subject of the book "Tell This to My Mother." The Manchester woman, who escaped from a military camp in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has AIDS and wants to get her story out before she dies.

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Related Topix: World News, Congo, Africa, Manchester, NH, Hamilton College

Cellular News

Vodacom Posts Sharp Rise in Full-Year Profits

South Africa based Vodacom has announced that its full year revenues rose by 4.5 percent to reach R59.34 billion , mainly driven by growth in Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Mozambique.

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Reuters

UPDATE 1-Congo's army clashes with rebels near Goma

Congo's army used combat helicopters to bombard rebel fighters on Monday near the city of Goma in the first clashes in nearly six months, days before U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was due to visit the troubled eastern borderlands.

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Related Topix: Rwanda, World News, Africa