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Q & A with Melinda GatesRaisa Chowdhury The Chronicle's Raisa...
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... us were the people. I mean, what's really going on here? We were in what now is the [Democratic Republic of the Congo], it was Zaire then and there were street blocks...[where] the men would be wearing shoes and the women wouldn't, and the men would ... Comment?
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Africa: Eight Countries Submit Action Plans to Combat Illegal Trade in Elephant Ivory - UN
... poaching incidents have recently occurred in Cameroon (Bouba N'Djida National Park), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Garamba National Park) and the Central African Republic (Dzanga-Ndoki National Park). The eight countries that have submitted ... Comment?
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College Commencement Speaker Emphasizes Empathy
Women's rights advocate and founder of the Run for Congo Women campaign Lisa Shannon called on graduates of the College to exercise empathy as a means of empowerment at commencement Saturday morning. Comment?
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UN chief appoints head of peacekeeping mission in Mali
... also appointed today by Mr. Ban as Force Commander of the UN Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ( MONUSCO ). Lieutenant General Santos Cruz succeeds Lieutenant General Chander Prakash Wadhwa of India, who completed his ... Comment?
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Eight countries submit action plans to combat illegal trade in elephant ivory a " UN
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... poaching incidents have recently occurred in Cameroon (Bouba N'Djida National Park), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Garamba National Park) and the Central African Republic (Dzanga-Ndoki National Park). The eight countries that have submitted ... Comment?
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Kenya wants the Amison troops in Somalia expanded
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... is piling pressure on Kenya's security situation. According to Kenya's Standard newspaper, he spoke when he met Congo Brazzaville President Denis Sassou Nguesso and his Gabon counterpart Ali Bongo separately in their respective countries. The ... Comment?
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Media firm lights up business opportunities in The Dark Continent
... in outdoor billboards. Its billboards appear consistently in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Nambia, Rwanda, Seychelles, South Africa, ... Comment?
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Slate: Privacy for the Other 5 Billion
... British-funded biometric voting technology in Sierra Leone, U.N. surveillance drones in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and biometric border controls in Ghana supported by the World Bank. This vigorous adoption of technologies for collecting, ... Comment?
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Central African Republic: Bemba Drops 13 Witnesses
Lawyers representing Jean-Pierre Bemba in his trial at the International Criminal Court have reduced from 63 to 50 the number of witnesses they intended to call to testify for the former vice president of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Comment?
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Congo-Kinshasa: Fears of Rebel Infiltration of DR Congo Army
The "blind and unrestricted" reintegration of M23 deserters into the Congolese army could harm the country, according to Thomas d'Aquin Mwiti, the chair of the North Kivu civil society platform, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Comment?
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Eclectic Choices for Grad Speakers
... told The Hoya. Speaking at the Georgetown College commencement ceremony this year is Lisa Shannon, founder of Run for Congo Women, grassroots effort Sister Somalia and advocacy organization A Thousand Sisters. Through Run for Congo Women, Shannon ... Comment?
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Ethiopian Airline to boost market for farmers in Rwanda
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Ethiopian Airline has launched cargo flights Congo Brazzaville to cater for Rwanda farmers experiencing difficulties in finding Market for their products. Comment?
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Sometimes pop music can teach us some powerful things about world history. For instance, the tuned in youth of early-50s Congo, inspired by singer and bandleader Joseph Kabasele, were mad about a super-romantic Corsican crooner called Tino Rossi . Comment?
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World Bank Vice President for Africa to visit Republic of Congo for development talks
BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of the Congo, - African Press Organization - The World Bank Vice President for the Africa Region, Mr. Comment?
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Brooklyn Real Estate Attorney Robert Howe Previews Norwegian Day...
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... activities which feature lectures by Edvardsen on the Dina Foundation's work in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. "It's important for us as a culture to revisit the history and educate the people around us to the valuable contribution Norwegians ... Comment?
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... refugees crossing the border from Sudan into South Sudan, and continued violence in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. How are we doing in responding to these crises? In Syria, more than 70,000 are dead, 1.4 millon people are refugees and ... Comment?
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Ivory Coast's oil find won't impact Ghana's - Tullow
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... companies and SMEs. The company is operational in countries including Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Cote d'Ivoire, Congo Brazzaville and Mauritania, with its main development and operating focus on the Jubilee and TEN projects offshore Ghana. In ... Comment?
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World Bank VP for Africa heads to DR Congo
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Mr Makhtar Diop, the World Bank's vice president for Africa, will arrive in Congo Brazzaville Monday, May 20, 2013 for a two-day working visit. Comment?
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New Market Study Published: SOCO International plc (SIA) - Oil & Gas - Deals and Alliances Profile
It undertakes the exploration and production of oil and natural gas. The company has interests in Vietnam, the Democratic Republic of Congo , the Republic of Congo , and Angola. Comment?
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ENRC board brings in Brunswick as takeover looms
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... a panel led by former UN secretary general Kofi Annan alleged that the company had cost the Democratic Republic of the Congo at least US$725m (612.2m) in potential revenues between 2010 and 2012 as a result of undervaluing state assets. Felix Vulis, ... Comment?
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