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  1. AWARDS: UNICEF and - OneminutesJr' project rock Stranger Festival awards with big winsRead the original story

    15 min ago | Young People's Media Network

    Sylvain Koko, 18 of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, had three nominations for his film 'Alimentation d'un congolais moyen' . By Amy Bennett NEW YORK, USA, 25 July 2008 - Nine productions from the ...

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  2. .com features news,analyses,and roundups of events in and about AfricaRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | Panapress

    ... released on Thursday in Acc r a by the UN Information Centre. A top UN official in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC ), Ross Mountain, is visiting North Kivu province with the Congolese Minister of Planning, Olivier Kamitatu, to assess the ...

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  3. CultureRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | Panapress

    ... session meetin g on Tuesday, inscribed 19 new cultural sites and eight natural sites to UNESCO' s World Heritage List. Congo, DRC writers to bring their peoples closer Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Writers from Congo and the Democratic Republic of ...

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  4. Banro provides update on share trading activityRead the original story

    13 hrs ago | PR Newswire

    ... 210 kilometre-long Twangiza-Namoya gold belt in the South Kivu and Maniema provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Led by a proven management team with extensive gold and African experience, Banro's strategy is to unlock shareholder value ...

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  5. Guyana to get US$200,000 from forest carbon pactRead the original story

    14 hrs ago | Stabroek News

    ... those countries and nine industrialized states. The other countries to benefit are the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama, Nepal, the Lao People's Democratic Republic and ...

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  6. Executive Order Prohibits Trade with Zimbabwe's Minerals Marketing...Read the original story

    15 hrs ago | Diamonds.net

    ... and his senior officials to derive personal benefit from various mining ventures in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. -OSLEG, also known as Operation Sovereign Legitimacy, a commercial arm of the Zimbabwean army. -Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Co., ...

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  7. Zimbabwe: Treasury Designates Zimbabwean Parastatals and Companies Supporting the Mugabe RegimeRead the original story

    17 hrs ago | AllAfrica.com

    ... to maintain access to, and derive personal benefit from, various mining ventures in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (the "DRC"). OFAC has also designated OSLEG (a.k.a. Operation Sovereign Legitimacy), an enterprise that is a commercial arm of ...

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  8. Africa and the International Criminal CourtRead the original story

    22 hrs ago | Washington Post - Courts, Judiciary

    ... have been publicly referred to the Prosecutor of the ICC: Three state parties (Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Central African Republic) have referred situations occurring on their territories, and the UN Security Council has referred ...

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  9. DRC denounces embezzlement of fundsRead the original story

    15 hrs ago | The Herald

    AFP. KINSHASA. The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo this week denounced the alleged embezzlement of US$1,3 billion by public companies and finance officials.

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  10. Thumb for Displaced PeopleRead the original story

    18 hrs ago | AlertNet

    KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of the Congo, July 25 - A doctor by profession, Professor Mashako Mamba served as Minister of Health in the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1999-2003. Currently a member of ...

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  11. World's Largest Protected Freshwater Site DeclaredRead the original story

    19 hrs ago | Oneworld

    OneWorld.net note: A wetland area in the Democratic Republic of Congo that is twice the size of Belgium and has one of the highest concentrations of biodiversity in the world was officially designated a Wetland ...

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  12. Gender and guns on the UN agendaRead the original story

    20 hrs ago | Holly's Fight to Stop Violence

    ... aired by the IANSA members at last week's UN meeting. Marie Claire Faray Kele from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) gave a formal presentation to delegates on guns and both domestic and sexual violence, and the network held a side event on ...

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  13. the Failed States Index 2008Read the original story

    20 hrs ago | National Center for Policy Analysis

    ... include Sudan (2), Zimbabwe (3), Chad (4) and Iraq (5). The rest of the top ten include the Democratic Republic of the Congo (6), Afghanistan (7), Ivory Coast (8), Pakistan (9) and the Central African Republic (10). All told, sub-Saharan African is ...

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  14. White House imposes additional sanctions on Mugabe regimeRead the original story

    21 hrs ago | Market Watch

    ... ompany frozen was set up to help Mugabe derive personal benefit from mining ventures in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Treasury said.

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  15. Dozens die in Congo boat accidentRead the original story

    23 hrs ago | Guardian Unlimited

    At least 45 people are dead and 100 missing after a barge accident on an isolated stretch of river in the Democratic Republic of Congo, government officials said today.

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  16. TriNorth Capital Announces Investment Chevalier ResourcesRead the original story

    Yesterday | Huliq.com

    ... several option agreements to acquire majority interests in mining properties located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and intends to engage in a comprehensive exploration program and conduct small scale mining and mineral processing on its ...

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  17. African Great Lakes officials at UN gathering on women's rights research centreRead the original story

    Yesterday | United Nations

    ... Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Ministry of Women's Rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), will also be attended by representatives of the African Union, the African Bank of Development and the International ...

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  18. Pak peacekeepers helping CongoleseRead the original story

    Yesterday | The News

    Friday, July 25, 2008 UNITED NATIONS: The Pakistani "blue helmets" serving with the United Nations Organisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have organised technical training courses in five ...

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  19. US Backs Rwanda in Dispute Over Darfur CommanderRead the original story

    Yesterday | Voice of America

    ... from subsequent revenge killings of Hutus in Rwanda and camps in neighboring Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A senior diplomat who spoke to reporters here said the decision to support Rwanda, after the U.S. had put out mixed signals ...

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  20. SocietyRead the original story

    Yesterday | Panapress

    ... youth-related fields in the form of a projec t and to improve their presentation skills. France visa appointment in Congo now on phone The French Embassy in Brazzaville, Congo, Thursday s aid the visa section would be exclusively accessed on ...

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