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Congo to Create City Of Lumumbaville in Honor of Liberation Symbol Patrice Lumumba

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The Congolese Government is naming a community after Patrice Lumumba; The Republic’s first prime minister whose assassination that occurred about 50 years ago made him a liberation symbol worldwide. The new city in central Congo, called Lumumbaville, will be made from a number of existing sectors in...

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CAR Neighbours Agrees to Send 2,000 Soldiers

Neighbours of Central African Republic have accepted to send an additional 2,000 soldiers to aid restore security following last month’s rebel take...

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12 DR Congo Senior Military Officers on Suspension Over Alleged Women R*pe

About twelve senior military officers in DR Congo are already on suspension while suspects connecting with the mass rape in the country’s turbulent east...

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Francois Bozize Accuses Chad of Assisting Rebels in CAR

The ousted President of the Central African Republic (CAR) accused Chad of assisting the rebels that toppled him. It was “Chadian special forces”...

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13 South African Soldiers Dies as Rebels Attack in CAR- President Zuma

Thirteen South African soldiers were killed in the Central African Republic as rebels seized the capital, Bangui, over the weekend, President Jacob Zuma...

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President Bozize Flees,France Tells CAR Coup Leaders ‘To Remain Calm’

France has urged restraint on coup leaders in the Central African Republic, who have stormed the capital and overthrown the President. French President...

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DR Congo: Bosco Ntagana in ICC Custody

Congolese war crime suspect Bosco Ntaganda has left Rwanda and is on the way to The Hague in the custody of the International Criminal Court. On Monday,...

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Central African Republic Rebels Resume Fight

On Thursday, Central African Republic rebels clashed with government forces and threatened a renewed assault on the capital, after declining a last-ditch...

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We Will Resume Fight if Deby’s Promises are not Met- Chad Rebels

On Thursday, Chadian rebels said they would take up arms once more against President Idriss Deby after he failed to negotiate with them since they agreed...

Protests Predicted in Africa: Angola and Malawi

Protests in the week ahead are likely in Angola over veterans’ pensions and in Malawi over economic reforms. Angola: Veterans’ protests in...