‘I Can’t Tell My Husband I Was Raped’
DRC: 'I can't tell my husband I was raped' Some mothers give positive names to the child born from rape Twenty-eight year old Carine* lives in Bunia, the capital of Ituri province in northeastern...
Tag: Democratic Republic of Congo
Shift In U.S. Congo Policy Leaves Kabila Exposed
Supporters of Congolese President Joseph Kabila carry his portrait photographs during a rally Shortly after Congo President Joseph Kabila came to power in 2001, the U. S. embassy in Kinshasa sent...
DR Congo Deadline For Removal of South Sudan Fighters
The UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been given a week to fly hundreds of South Sudanese fighters out of the country. The men are loyal to South Sudan's sacked...
Rich Nations ‘shirking’ Responsibility To Refugees
Amnesty International has accused the world's wealthiest nations of shirking responsibility towards refugees, saying they host the fewest and do the least. Ten countries which account for just 2.5%...
Clashes In Central Congo Kill At Least 13
At least 13 people have died in two days of clashes in a city in central Democratic Republic of Congo that pitted security forces against militia fighters seeking to avenge the death of their leader,...
DRC Election Is Crucially Important, UN Security Council Cautions
The United Nations Security Council has insisted the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) hold presidential elections per the constitution after the country was rocked by deadly violence. The...
DRC Opposition Continues Anti-Kabila Demo, Claims 50 Killed On Monday
The opposition coalition of the Democratic Republic of Congo has called for the continuation of the anti-Kabila demonstration on Tuesday despite Monday’s ban after the government announced that 17...
17 Dead In Congo Violent Protest
At least 17 people were killed Monday when heavy clashes erupted in Kinshasa ahead of a mass opposition rally, a Congolese minister said, calling the toll "provisional". Among the dead were "14...
‘Ring of Fire’ Eclipse Wows Stargazers
The "ring of fire" - an annular eclipse - happens when the moon is far away from Earth during a tran Stargazers in parts of Africa have been treated to a spectacular "ring of fire" in the sky as the...
Three-Year African Elephant Census Reveals Dramatic Decline
Nairobi (AFP) - The results of a three-year aerial survey of Africa's elephants published Thursday revealed a dramatic 30 percent decline in savannah elephant populations, largely due to poaching....
Tanzania To Sign 400MW Power Purchase Deal With Ethiopia
Tanzanian authorities said on Saturday that the country will sign a 400 megawatts power purchase agreement with Ethiopia in the coming weeks. Felchesmi Mramba, Managing Director of state-owned...
Rush Is On To Get East Africa’s Oil, Gas To the Market
Oil and gas are the buzzwords in East Africa as countries try to outdo each other in getting their hydrocarbons out of the ground and into the market. Last week, Tanzanian President John Magufuli...
Complete Biography & Profile of Alan John Kojo Kyerematen, Former Minister for Trade & PSI
Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen (popularly called Alan Cash) is a Ghanaian politician, a corporate executive, a diplomat and an international public servant. Kyerematen made an attempt at the leadership...
New HIV Vaccine Out! – to Be Tried in South Africa
As millions of people around the world continue to die of AIDS, scientists from the United States are preparing to run a large-scale clinical trial of a new HIV vaccine in South Africa, according to...
NITA Begin Investigations into Tape Alleging Conspiracy To Cover-Up Ebola Outbreak in Ghana
The National Information Technology Agency (NITA) is set to begin investigations into a tape making rounds on social media alleging the conspiracy by political leaders to cover up the outbreak of the...