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Congo-Brazzaville: UN Rushes Food to Thousands Displaced by Ethnic Fighting

The United Nations is rushing food to thousands of displaced Congolese in northwest Democratic Republic of Congo , where tribal clashes have driven 130,000 people from their homes.

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Tue Dec 29, 2009

AllAfrica.com

Congo-Brazzaville: In Brief - Former Congolese Rebel Chief Takes Up Government Post

Former Congolese rebel chief and leader of the Conseil national des rpublicains , Frdric Bintsamou - also known as Pasteur Ntoumi - has finally taken up a government post aimed at restoring stability in the southern Pool region over two years after his appointment.

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Related Topix: Congo, World News, Africa

People's Daily Online

China offers Congo $7.6 mln to finance health facilities

The Republic of Congo has received a donation of 3.5 billion FCFA from China to finance the central African country's health facilities.

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Related Topix: World News, China, Asia, Congo, Africa,

Mon Dec 28, 2009

Independent Online

Bintsamou calls for amnesty in Brazzaville

Brazzaville - The head of Congo's main rebel group called for an amnesty for his fellow fighters on Monday and accepted a government job he was offered more than two years ago as part of a peace deal.

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Sat Dec 26, 2009

Panapress

English

Malawi used to experience the rainy season from Octobe r, and throughout the festive season one would appreciate the green vegetation a c ross the country that continuously added beauty to the small African country of 1 3 million people.

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Thu Dec 24, 2009

Basketball in Africa

24th AFCCM (Classification 7-8): Interclub beat Coop-Bank to 7th place

Interclub basketball club of Congo Brazzaville Tuesday beat Cooperative Bank basketball club of Kenya to the seventh position of the final round of the 2009 edition of FIBA Africa Champions Club for Men.

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Tue Dec 22, 2009

The Independent

Gorillas: still wild at heart

A pioneering project to reintroduce traumatised gorillas to their natural habitat is bringing extraordinary success.

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Sun Dec 20, 2009

New York Times

Joined Hands and Feet, Like Friends Talking

The title of Reggie Wilson and Andreya Ouamba's new work, "The Good Dance - dakar/brooklyn," does not go nearly far enough in praising this marvelous collaboration, which had its New York premiere on Wednesday night at the Brooklyn Academy of Music .

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Fri Dec 18, 2009

IRIN News

CONGO: Peace in the land, but not in the home

BRAZZAVILLE, 18 December 2009 - The Republic of Congo's civil war may have ended in 2003, but violence against women continues, according to civil society activists and aid workers.

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Thu Dec 17, 2009

Scientific American

Forests take centre stage at Copenhagen

As the UN Climate Conference in Copenhagen approaches its conclusion, negotiations are focusing on the role of forests in mitigating climate change.

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Fides News

Africa/Congo Dr - Military takes control of Dongo, yet drama of refugees continues

The Congolese army has recaptured the town of Dongo, in the northwestern province of the equator, official sources from the government of Kinshasa claim.

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Tue Dec 15, 2009

Basketball in Africa

24th FIBA Africa Champions Club for men : (Day-3) - Warriors loses to Interclub 54-95

Warriorsa basketball club of Uganda on match Day-3 failed to prove that it is truly a warrior when it loses it second group-B game to Interclub basketball club of Congo Brazzaville by 95-54 points.

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Thu Dec 10, 2009

Sunday Times

Rights report slams Congo prison conditions

Conditions in the Republic of Congo's prisons are "as dreadful as they could be", according to a report published by a coalition of rights groups.

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Wed Dec 09, 2009

AllAfrica.com

Congo-Kinshasa: Tens of Thousands Flee to Brazzaville

Aid agencies have been unable to fully meet the needs of tens of thousands of people who have fled inter-communal clashes over natural resources in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the UN Refugee Agency .

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Tue Dec 08, 2009

Cool Hunting

Gentlemen of Bacongo

Photographer Daniele Tamagni's new book Gentlemen of Bacongo captures the fascinating subculture of the Congo in which men dress in designer and handmade suits and other luxury items.

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Related Topix: Anthropology, Science, Democratic Republic of the Congo, World News, Congo, Africa, France,

Sun Dec 06, 2009

Whoops another gig

The style council

Italian photographer Daniele Tamagni concentrates on African and Caribbean culture, whether that's in Milan, Peckham, or in this great series on the "sapeurs" of Congo-Brazzaville: The "Sape" began when Congo was a French colony.

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Fri Dec 04, 2009

Guardian Unlimited

A new photobook details the dandy look sweeping a Brazzaville suburb

Sape is French slang for 'dressing with class', and here, Willy Covary, one of Brazzaville's best-known and most respected sapeurs, struts in flamingo pink down a Bacongo street Photograph: Daniele Tamagni Hide A small suburb of Brazzaville in Congo has become an unlikely style capital, thanks to its dedicated followers of foppish fashion.

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Wed Dec 02, 2009

Independent Online

Thousands flee Congo violence

Kinshasa - More than 92 000 people have fled sectarian violence that erupted in October in the north-west of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said on Tuesday.

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Tue Dec 01, 2009

News Dissector's Weblog

News Dissector: First Report from the Capital of Congo

It was Sunday night, and this must be Kinhsasa. Au revoir, Air France. Bon soir Democratic Republic of the Congo, the heart of Central Africa, the site of the Rumble in The Jungle so many decades ago - "ALI BUMAYE" the crowds roared, "Ali, kill him." And he did, disposing George Foreman in the eighth round of the classic battle royal on October 30, ...

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Mon Nov 30, 2009

Independent Online

Madiba speech tiff: Daughters back foundation

By Fiona Forde Madiba and his daughters have come out in full support of the Nelson Mandela Foundation as the furore over the disputed book of the president of Congo-Brazzaville rears its head again.

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