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2 hrs ago | Reuters

Advocacy groups urge new US envoy to push Congo governance

More than a dozen advocacy groups urged the first U.S. special representative to Africa's war-torn Great Lakes region on Wednesday to push for democracy and good governance in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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6 hrs ago | BBC News

Congo attacks over arrests in India

Shops belonging to Asians were targeted in a protest in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo over the arrest of Congolese students in India.

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11 hrs ago | Salon

UN: Global refugee crisis worst in decades

According to the UNHCR's latest global trends report, we are currently in the midst of the worst global refugee crisis in 20 years, with over 45 million currently displaced people recorded.

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14 hrs ago | The Star Online

Gang crime threatens the future of Congo's capital

Once the leafy art-deco jewel of the Belgian Congo and later the buzzing cultural heart of dictator Mobutu Sese Seko's Zaire, Kinshasa has become a playground for violent gangs sowing fear and transforming swathes of the city into "no-go" zones.

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14 hrs ago | GhanaWeb

Resource companies ripping-off Africa - AfDB chief

Developed world mining and energy companies operating in Africa should pay more taxes to help the world's poorest continent climb out of poverty, the president of the African Development Bank said on Sunday.

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18 hrs ago | Al Jazeera

Global refugee numbers at 19-year high

The number of people who have been forcibly displaced by war and other crises worldwide has risen to its highest level for almost two decades, hitting 45.2 million, according to the UN's refugee agency.

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Tue Jun 18, 2013

The Herald

Troops, vehicles, planes head for DRC

A VEIL of tight security has been thrown over the deployment of more than 1000 heavily armed troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Salem-News.com

Special Feature: Christian Saviors&the Adoptions Industry in Congo

All those that are justified, God vouchsafed, in and for the sake of his only Son Jesus Christ, to make partakers of the grace of adoption, by which they are taken into the number, and enjoy the liberties and privileges of the children of God, have his name put upon them, receive the spirit of adoption, have access to the throne of grace with ... (more)

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Related Topix: World News, Africa, Travel, Europe Travel, Democratic Republic of the Congo Travel, Kinshasa, Zaire Travel

State Department

Collected Department Releases: Press Briefing Announcement Regarding...

I'm happy to spend just a few minutes with you today and I apologize that I have to run over to the White House quickly after this, but I wanted to be able to focus personally on an important addition to our team here at the State Department; an individual who is going to provide, I believe, a very important focus on a long-troubled region.

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Voice of America

US Names New Envoy to Africa's Great Lakes

Former Senator Russell Feingold has been named the U.S. special envoy to Africa's troubled Great Lakes region.

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News@Concordia

Sex-work research garners alumna doctoral award

Research into violence against sex workers will gain added scope, thanks to the support a Concordia alumna has received from the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation.

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Indy Media

Congo: Oil exploration in Virunga National Park condemned

Located in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo , Virunga is Africa's oldest national park, is one of the continent's first World Heritage Sites and is home to more species than any other place in the continent.

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Final Call

Congo atrocities just the cost of doing business?

President Obama's upcoming trip to Tanzania may have more to do with Rwanda than meets the eye.

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Related Topix: World News, Congo, Africa, Rwanda, Paul Kagame, Joseph Kabila, Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete

Walta Information Centre

CFA ratification - gives legal backing' to Renaissance Dam - Tuesday, 18 June 2013 12:09

The Nile Cooperative Framework Agreement will give legal backing to the construction of the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam , an expert at the Ministry of Water and Energy said.

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Scoop

Terror Tactics Making Children More Vulnerable in Conflict

The evolving nature and tactics of conflict are creating unprecedented threats for children, United Nations officials told the Security Council today, stressing that despite progress in protecting youngsters during war, dangerous new trends are making them even more vulnerable.

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Mon Jun 17, 2013

Newsday

Africa rising - but who benefits?

Against the backdrop of a prolonged slump that has brought financial paralysis to much of the Western world, experts have identified Africa as having many of the world's fastest-growing economies.

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CPJ Press Freedom Online

Security officials arrest Burundian TV journalist

Authorities in Burundi have been holding a journalist since Thursday on broad allegations of breaching national security, according to news reports.

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AlertNet

Insecurity in Congo copper province a "serious concern" -UN

Children stand on the road outside the village of Tenke, in Congo's copper-producing Katanga province.

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AllAfrica.com

Congo-Kinshasa: M23 Rebels Accuse DRC Government of Rejecting Negotiations

The Democratic Republic of Congo's M23 rebels are accusing the government of refusing to negotiate at peace talks in Kampala, Uganda.

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AllAfrica.com

Nigeria: Congo-Bound Arms Cargo Detained, Released in Kano

A Russian made Antonov cargo suspected to be carrying weapons from Ukraine to restive Democratic Republic of Congo was detained during a stopover for crew rest at Malam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano on Saturday night.

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