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The DR Congo and partners are proposing to organise sensitisation workshops this month on the harmful consequences of HIV/AIDS, particularly for children. via Panapress

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“It is important to listen to them to evaluate their problems, and the solutions they think will be best, as well as the way they think is effective in which to implement these solutions”

BRAZZAVILLE,, 8 May 2008 - Faced with the still pressing marginalisation of the indigenous Baka people, NGOs in Congo are implementing projects to improve living conditions in these communities. via IRIN

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Turkish free speech FT May 2 2008 03:00 Turkey's governing Justice and Development party carried out a constitutional revolution after it first came to power in 2002, putting in place the political and civic ... via Groong Armenian News Network

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“This so-called recall was clearly only intended to deceive and remove the massive groundswell of political pressure that had built up in a very short period of time”

The cargo of Chinese arms destined for Zimbabwe is now heading for Congo Brazzaville, according the South African Transport and Allied Workers' Union, where the union believes a further attempt will be made to ... via Sunday Times

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The Congolese government will release FCFA13.72 billion this year to build the general specialist hospital in Oyo, a small town located at over 500 kilometer from north of Brazzaville, a source close to the ... via Panapress

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“It's great to win my second medal but the conditions were very hard. I knew it was mine when I managed to pull away from the Ethiopian”

Grace Wanjiru got the last day of competition at the 16th Confederation of African Athletics Championship off to a golden start. via Financial Standard

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Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on 22 February 2008, appointed Father Antonio Mabiala, of the clergy of the diocese of Pointe-noire, Rector of the ... via Fides News

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“We signed an MOU that will see us repairing their planes. We have already done two of their planes as part of the deal”

THE Zimbabwe Aircraft Maintenance Centre - ' a subsidiary of national airline, Air Zimbabwe - ' has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Congo Brazzaville's Allegiance Air to repair planes from the ... via Electronic Chronicle

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“They lower the cost for clear water and are much easier to transport than chlorine”

The rain falls in battering sheets, rolling eastward along the Congo River through Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo . via AllAfrica.com

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“Our country has sought funding from this institution [the Global Fund] since 2004 - the reasons for not approving the requests were varied, including failure to meet eligibility requirements.”

Firmine Youla, 46, lives in Moungali, Brazzaville, and like other Congolese who are constantly affected by malaria, keeps close track of her purchases of anti-malarial medicine. via IRIN News

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