News of Africa » Central Africa http://newsofafrica.org Trending News about Africa and the World Fri, 24 May 2013 09:53:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Congo to Create City Of Lumumbaville in Honor of Liberation Symbol Patrice Lumumba http://newsofafrica.org/2013/05/congo-to-create-city-of-lumumbaville-in-honor-of-liberation-symbol-patrice-lumumba.html http://newsofafrica.org/2013/05/congo-to-create-city-of-lumumbaville-in-honor-of-liberation-symbol-patrice-lumumba.html#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 07:25:57 +0000 Yinka http://newsofafrica.org/?p=18045 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 the Kassai-Oriental province and will be more than [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2013/05/congo-to-create-city-of-lumumbaville-in-honor-of-liberation-symbol-patrice-lumumba.html/feed 0 CAR Neighbours Agrees to Send 2,000 Soldiers http://newsofafrica.org/2013/04/car-neighbours-agrees-to-send-2000-soldiers.html http://newsofafrica.org/2013/04/car-neighbours-agrees-to-send-2000-soldiers.html#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:16:00 +0000 Bussie http://newsofafrica.org/?p=17380 Neighbours of Central African Republic have accepted to send an additional 2,000 soldiers to aid restore security following last month’s rebel take over. The step was agreed at a regional summit in Chad, whose president described CAR as a “wound in the heart of central Africa”. “Armed bands loot, hold to ransom and racketeer the [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2013/04/car-neighbours-agrees-to-send-2000-soldiers.html/feed 0 12 DR Congo Senior Military Officers on Suspension Over Alleged Women R*pe http://newsofafrica.org/2013/04/12-dr-congo-senior-military-officers-on-suspension-over-alleged-women-rpe.html http://newsofafrica.org/2013/04/12-dr-congo-senior-military-officers-on-suspension-over-alleged-women-rpe.html#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 08:29:05 +0000 Bussie http://newsofafrica.org/?p=17244 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 are being interrogated, a spokesperson for the U.N. peacekeeping department said on Thursday. UN reports that about 126 women were raped in Minova in November after Congolese military soldiers fled to [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2013/04/12-dr-congo-senior-military-officers-on-suspension-over-alleged-women-rpe.html/feed 0 Francois Bozize Accuses Chad of Assisting Rebels in CAR http://newsofafrica.org/2013/04/francois-bozize-accuses-chad-of-assisting-rebels-in-car.html http://newsofafrica.org/2013/04/francois-bozize-accuses-chad-of-assisting-rebels-in-car.html#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:39:38 +0000 Bussie http://newsofafrica.org/?p=17006 The ousted President of the Central African Republic (CAR) accused Chad of assisting the rebels that toppled him. It was “Chadian special forces” who led the final operation of last month’s rebellion, including a strike on a base of South African soldiers, Francois Bozize said. Chad, which is hosting an emergency regional summit on CAR, [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2013/04/francois-bozize-accuses-chad-of-assisting-rebels-in-car.html/feed 0 13 South African Soldiers Dies as Rebels Attack in CAR- President Zuma http://newsofafrica.org/2013/03/13-south-african-soldiers-dies-as-rebels-attack-in-car-president-zuma.html http://newsofafrica.org/2013/03/13-south-african-soldiers-dies-as-rebels-attack-in-car-president-zuma.html#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:50:40 +0000 Bussie http://newsofafrica.org/?p=16848 Thirteen South African soldiers were killed in the Central African Republic as rebels seized the capital, Bangui, over the weekend, President Jacob Zuma has said. He further added that South Africa was “proud” of the soldiers who fought against the “bandits”. South Africa had about 200 soldiers stationed in Bangui to obstruct Seleka rebels from [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2013/03/13-south-african-soldiers-dies-as-rebels-attack-in-car-president-zuma.html/feed 0 President Bozize Flees,France Tells CAR Coup Leaders ‘To Remain Calm’ http://newsofafrica.org/2013/03/president-bozize-fleesfrance-tells-car-coup-leaders-to-remain-calm.html http://newsofafrica.org/2013/03/president-bozize-fleesfrance-tells-car-coup-leaders-to-remain-calm.html#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 07:54:29 +0000 Bussie http://newsofafrica.org/?p=16826 France has urged restraint on coup leaders in the Central African Republic, who have stormed the capital and overthrown the President. French President Francois Hollande, who has sent hundreds of soldiers to Bangui, said the rebel fighters must respect the people. Mr Hollande verified that President Francois Bozize had fled CAR. He is believed to [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2013/03/president-bozize-fleesfrance-tells-car-coup-leaders-to-remain-calm.html/feed 0 DR Congo: Bosco Ntagana in ICC Custody http://newsofafrica.org/2013/03/dr-congo-bosco-ntagana-in-icc-custody.html http://newsofafrica.org/2013/03/dr-congo-bosco-ntagana-in-icc-custody.html#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:21:09 +0000 Bussie http://newsofafrica.org/?p=16821 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, Gen Ntaganda, a key figure in the conflict in eastern DR Congo, gave in to the United States embassy in Kigali. The ICC has charged him with 10 [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2013/03/dr-congo-bosco-ntagana-in-icc-custody.html/feed 1 Central African Republic Rebels Resume Fight http://newsofafrica.org/2013/03/central-african-republic-rebels-resume-fight.html http://newsofafrica.org/2013/03/central-african-republic-rebels-resume-fight.html#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 08:46:26 +0000 Bussie http://newsofafrica.org/?p=16785 On Thursday, Central African Republic rebels clashed with government forces and threatened a renewed assault on the capital, after declining a last-ditch peace offer. The SELEKA rebel group seized two towns, hundreds of kilometers north of the capital Bangui, disregarding an offer from President Francois Bozize to agree to some of their demands as “too [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2013/03/central-african-republic-rebels-resume-fight.html/feed 0 We Will Resume Fight if Deby’s Promises are not Met- Chad Rebels http://newsofafrica.org/2013/03/we-will-resume-fight-if-debys-promises-are-not-met-chad-rebels.html http://newsofafrica.org/2013/03/we-will-resume-fight-if-debys-promises-are-not-met-chad-rebels.html#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 08:00:51 +0000 Bussie http://newsofafrica.org/?p=16782 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 to quit fighting more than two years ago. The Union of Forces of Resistance (UFR), a rebel union, dropped their weapons after Chad and Sudan agreed to end their [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2013/03/we-will-resume-fight-if-debys-promises-are-not-met-chad-rebels.html/feed 0 Protests Predicted in Africa: Angola and Malawi http://newsofafrica.org/2013/01/protests-predicted-in-africa-angola-and-malawi.html http://newsofafrica.org/2013/01/protests-predicted-in-africa-angola-and-malawi.html#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:29:22 +0000 News of Africa Staff Writer http://newsofafrica.org/?p=16073 Protests in the week ahead are likely in Angola over veterans’ pensions and in Malawi over economic reforms. Angola: Veterans’ protests in Luanda in coming weeks On January 9, war veterans protesting against non-payment of their stipends vowed to continue until their demands were met. Between January 2 and 9, police dispersed around 200 army [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2013/01/protests-predicted-in-africa-angola-and-malawi.html/feed 0 RightsTeams Censure CAR Combatants over ‘Atrocities’ http://newsofafrica.org/2013/01/rightsteams-censure-car-combatants-over-atrocities.html http://newsofafrica.org/2013/01/rightsteams-censure-car-combatants-over-atrocities.html#comments Fri, 04 Jan 2013 13:46:15 +0000 Bunmy Bami http://newsofafrica.org/?p=15798 Rights teams in the Central African Republic Thursday accused both the federal government and rebels of committing abuses during a dispute that has seen the insurgents take possession of much of the nation. In a statement, the RONGDH network of rights groups said it “condemns the abuses committed in towns occupied by the Seleka (rebel) [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2013/01/rightsteams-censure-car-combatants-over-atrocities.html/feed 0 Central African Republic President Sacks Defence Minister ‘Son’ http://newsofafrica.org/2013/01/central-african-republic-president-sacks-defence-minister-son.html http://newsofafrica.org/2013/01/central-african-republic-president-sacks-defence-minister-son.html#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2013 15:23:40 +0000 Bunmy Bami http://newsofafrica.org/?p=15753 President of Central African Republic, Francois Bozize Wednesday sacked his son, who was Minister of Defence, and the army chief, as he was ready to get in talks with a defiance that has dominated the  country. “Defence minister Jean-Francis Bozize was dismissed, as was the army chief of staff. The head of state takes over [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2013/01/central-african-republic-president-sacks-defence-minister-son.html/feed 0 CA Republic Rebels Threaten to Enter Bangui http://newsofafrica.org/2012/12/ca-republic-rebels-threaten-to-enter-bangui.html http://newsofafrica.org/2012/12/ca-republic-rebels-threaten-to-enter-bangui.html#comments Mon, 31 Dec 2012 08:37:56 +0000 Bunmy Bami http://newsofafrica.org/?p=15699 Nightfall in Bangui’s typically dynamic roads delivers an eerie silence to the capital of the Central African Republic, where government declared a curfew ahead of a possible rebel march on the city. Males carrying machetes arrows and machetes patrol the deserted roadways to ward off potential looters. Many residents in the impoverished city are afraid. [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2012/12/ca-republic-rebels-threaten-to-enter-bangui.html/feed 0 I am Ready for Unity Government with CAR Rebels- Francois Bozize http://newsofafrica.org/2012/12/i-am-ready-for-unity-government-with-car-rebels-francois-bozize.html http://newsofafrica.org/2012/12/i-am-ready-for-unity-government-with-car-rebels-francois-bozize.html#comments Sun, 30 Dec 2012 21:09:21 +0000 Bunmy Bami http://newsofafrica.org/?p=15674 Central African Republic leader Francois Bozize has claimed he is ready to form a national unity federal government with rebels, as they continue their development towards the capital Bangui. Mr Bozize’s statements came after a meeting with African Union chairman, Thomas Boni Yayi. He said he will hold tranquility talks with rebels in Gabon, and [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2012/12/i-am-ready-for-unity-government-with-car-rebels-francois-bozize.html/feed 0 Key Central African Republic City Captured by Rebels http://newsofafrica.org/2012/12/key-central-african-republic-city-captured-by-rebels.html http://newsofafrica.org/2012/12/key-central-african-republic-city-captured-by-rebels.html#comments Mon, 24 Dec 2012 09:34:35 +0000 Bunmy Bami http://newsofafrica.org/?p=15610 Rebels in the Central African Republic Sunday seized the essential south-central urban area of Bambari after battling Government pressures, witnesses said, in spite of claiming last week they will suspend their offensive.   “Following an hour of battling, the urban area fell into the hands of the rebels who now control the city center,” a [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2012/12/key-central-african-republic-city-captured-by-rebels.html/feed 0 DRCongo Boat Sinks, Leaving 9 Dead and Several Others Missing http://newsofafrica.org/2012/12/drcongo-boat-sinks-leaving-9-dead-and-several-others-missing.html http://newsofafrica.org/2012/12/drcongo-boat-sinks-leaving-9-dead-and-several-others-missing.html#comments Mon, 24 Dec 2012 09:06:01 +0000 Bunmy Bami http://newsofafrica.org/?p=15606 At the very least, 9 people passed away and many more missing after a boat sank in the River Congo not far from Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo capital, authorities pointed out Sunday. The wreck happened late Friday in the Maluku region of the Congolese capital, Maluku mayor, Papy Epiana claimed. “We’ve gathered 9 [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2012/12/drcongo-boat-sinks-leaving-9-dead-and-several-others-missing.html/feed 0 DR Congo: UN Says More than 125 Rapes During DR Congo Army Retreat http://newsofafrica.org/2012/12/dr-congo-un-says-more-than-125-rapes-during-dr-congo-army-retreat.html http://newsofafrica.org/2012/12/dr-congo-un-says-more-than-125-rapes-during-dr-congo-army-retreat.html#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 10:48:23 +0000 Bunmy Bami http://newsofafrica.org/?p=15474 More than 125 women were violated as Democratic Republic of Congo troops backed away from a rebel offensive last month, based on a UN investigation revealed Tuesday. UN representative Martin Nesirky claimed nine government soldiers have actually been jailed so far for rapes and looting in North Kivu province 2 UN human rights teams have [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2012/12/dr-congo-un-says-more-than-125-rapes-during-dr-congo-army-retreat.html/feed 0 Zambia to Integrate 10,000 Angolan Refugees into Local Society http://newsofafrica.org/2012/12/zambia-to-integrate-10000-angolan-refugees-into-local-society.html http://newsofafrica.org/2012/12/zambia-to-integrate-10000-angolan-refugees-into-local-society.html#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 08:44:40 +0000 Bunmy Bami http://newsofafrica.org/?p=15455 Zambia, residence to 48,000 fugitives, Tuesday authorized the integration of 10,000 Angolan asylum candidates. The southern African country, which has since its independence in 1964 been pretty calm ,has  48,000 refugees of who 23,000 are from its European next-door neighbor Angola. “The federal government has actually provided the alternative condition to former Angolan refugees based [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2012/12/zambia-to-integrate-10000-angolan-refugees-into-local-society.html/feed 0 DR Congo M23 Rebels in Goma city http://newsofafrica.org/2012/11/dr-congo-m23-rebels-in-goma-city.html http://newsofafrica.org/2012/11/dr-congo-m23-rebels-in-goma-city.html#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:23:36 +0000 Bunmy Bami http://newsofafrica.org/?p=14707 DR Congo rebels have taken possession of the flight terminal in Goma, the primary city in the country’s east after a number of days of fighting, a United Nations Representative Disclosed. “The flight terminal is under the command of the M23,” the official ‘name withheld’ said this,  describing the rebel group. The BBC also reported [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2012/11/dr-congo-m23-rebels-in-goma-city.html/feed 0 ‘Blinded’ Ronaldo Out Of Portugal Friendly After Losing Sight In Both Eyes http://newsofafrica.org/2012/11/blinded-ronaldo-out-of-portugal-friendly-after-losing-sight-in-both-eyes.html http://newsofafrica.org/2012/11/blinded-ronaldo-out-of-portugal-friendly-after-losing-sight-in-both-eyes.html#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2012 02:06:25 +0000 Staff Writer http://newsofafrica.org/?p=14568 Portugal will be without the talent of playmaker, Cristiano Ronaldo when they engage Gabon on Wednesday in a friendly after ‘losing the vision in both his eyes’ abiding by an elbow in the face in the course of Real Madrid’s Sunday win over Levante. Ronaldo was due to have examinations at a Madrid hospital after being [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2012/11/blinded-ronaldo-out-of-portugal-friendly-after-losing-sight-in-both-eyes.html/feed 0 Mazembe, Esperance renew rivalry http://newsofafrica.org/2012/10/mazembe-esperance-renew-rivalry.html http://newsofafrica.org/2012/10/mazembe-esperance-renew-rivalry.html#comments Thu, 04 Oct 2012 16:36:42 +0000 Femi Fayomi http://newsofafrica.org/?p=12987 TP Mazembe and Esperance, the two dominant forces inside the African Champions League lately, will renew their rivalry in a semifinal first leg clash in Lubumbashi on Sunday mid-day. Together, the DR Congo and Tunisian sides have won the ultimate three times in the tournament, as well as the victory in this particular semifinal will [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2012/10/mazembe-esperance-renew-rivalry.html/feed 0 ANGOLA ELECTION: 70-year-old President dos Santos in landslide win http://newsofafrica.org/2012/09/angola-election-70-year-old-president-dos-santos-in-landslide-win.html http://newsofafrica.org/2012/09/angola-election-70-year-old-president-dos-santos-in-landslide-win.html#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2012 09:49:44 +0000 News of Africa Staff Writer http://newsofafrica.org/?p=11336 Angola’s long-serving President Jose Eduardo dos Santos and his MPLA party scored a landslide win on Saturday in an election criticised as one-sided and not credible by opponents and civil society activists, according to provisional results. With 90% of ballots counted, the electoral authorities said the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) has [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2012/09/angola-election-70-year-old-president-dos-santos-in-landslide-win.html/feed 0 Landslide at Congo gold mine Kills 60 People http://newsofafrica.org/2012/08/landslide-at-congo-gold-mine-kills-60-people.html http://newsofafrica.org/2012/08/landslide-at-congo-gold-mine-kills-60-people.html#comments Tue, 21 Aug 2012 07:19:49 +0000 News of Africa Staff Writer http://newsofafrica.org/?p=10190 A LANDSLIDE at a gold mine in a remote corner of northeast Congo has left at least 60 people dead, a local administrator said Thursday. Faustin Drakana Kananga told The Associated Press that the accident took place Monday in Pangoyi, but rescue efforts have been hampered because the dense jungle area is controlled by members [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2012/08/landslide-at-congo-gold-mine-kills-60-people.html/feed 0 Popular Singer, Koffi Olomide faces jail term for Assault http://newsofafrica.org/2012/08/popular-singer-koffi-olomide-faces-jail-term-for-assault.html http://newsofafrica.org/2012/08/popular-singer-koffi-olomide-faces-jail-term-for-assault.html#comments Mon, 20 Aug 2012 06:02:33 +0000 News of Africa Staff Writer http://newsofafrica.org/?p=10397 Koffi Olomide, one of Africa’s most popular singers, has been given a three-month suspended prison sentence for assaulting his producer.The 56 year old  Congolese singer, was arrested after  on Wednesday at a hotel in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Olomide earlier this year, denied charges of raping three of his dancers in France. “He wanted [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2012/08/popular-singer-koffi-olomide-faces-jail-term-for-assault.html/feed 0 Cameroon athletes go missing at London Olympics, team chief says http://newsofafrica.org/2012/08/cameroon-athletes-go-missing-at-london-olympics-team-chief-says.html http://newsofafrica.org/2012/08/cameroon-athletes-go-missing-at-london-olympics-team-chief-says.html#comments Fri, 10 Aug 2012 16:50:56 +0000 News of Africa Staff Writer http://newsofafrica.org/?p=9427 Seven athletes from Cameroon’s delegation to the London Olympics have gone missing, the country’s head of mission said Tuesday. The missing athletes include five male boxers, a female footballer and a male swimmer, Paul Ekane Edingue, said David Ojong, Cameroon’s head of mission to London 2012. Ojong said the missing boxers, named as Thomas Essomba, [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2012/08/cameroon-athletes-go-missing-at-london-olympics-team-chief-says.html/feed 0 East DR Congo faces ‘catastrophic humanitarian crisis’ http://newsofafrica.org/2012/08/east-dr-congo-faces-catastrophic-humanitarian-crisis.html http://newsofafrica.org/2012/08/east-dr-congo-faces-catastrophic-humanitarian-crisis.html#comments Fri, 10 Aug 2012 07:26:04 +0000 News of Africa Staff Writer http://newsofafrica.org/?p=9341 The east of the Democratic Republic of Congo faces a catastrophic humanitarian crisis, an aid agency has warned ahead of a regional summit in Uganda. The Oxfam charity said millions of people were now at the mercy of militias, with a sharp increase in killings, rapes and looting. It said the focus on dealing with [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2012/08/east-dr-congo-faces-catastrophic-humanitarian-crisis.html/feed 0 Congo lauds US aid cut to Rwanda http://newsofafrica.org/2012/07/congo-lauds-us-aid-cut-to-rwanda.html http://newsofafrica.org/2012/07/congo-lauds-us-aid-cut-to-rwanda.html#comments Fri, 27 Jul 2012 07:05:40 +0000 News of Africa Staff Writer http://newsofafrica.org/?p=8566 An official of the Democratic Republic of Congo said he hopes the United States decision to withhold $200,000 of military aid to Rwanda will help enhance efforts to restore peace to the Great Lakes region. Congo’s information minister, Lambert Mende, said the US decision to cut its aid to Kigali reinforces his government’s claim that [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2012/07/congo-lauds-us-aid-cut-to-rwanda.html/feed 0 Biography: Kareyce Fotso (Cameroon) – Musician http://newsofafrica.org/2012/07/biography-kareyce-fotso-cameroon-musician.html http://newsofafrica.org/2012/07/biography-kareyce-fotso-cameroon-musician.html#comments Thu, 19 Jul 2012 17:49:21 +0000 News of Africa Staff Writer http://newsofafrica.org/?p=8344 Kareyce Fotso is a young singer from Bamiléké (Bandjoun) parents, but she grew up in the popular neighbourhood of Mvog-Ada In Yaoundé surrounded by the Beti people. She learned to speak Ewondo and she now sings in this language with even greater ease than in her mother tongue. Her father was a sculptor, her mother a [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2012/07/biography-kareyce-fotso-cameroon-musician.html/feed 0 Congo rebels threaten to attack UN peacekeepers http://newsofafrica.org/2012/07/congo-rebels-threaten-to-attack-un-peacekeepers.html http://newsofafrica.org/2012/07/congo-rebels-threaten-to-attack-un-peacekeepers.html#comments Tue, 17 Jul 2012 07:07:27 +0000 News of Africa Staff Writer http://newsofafrica.org/?p=8212 Rebels in eastern Congo are threatening to view United Nations peacekeepers as hostile forces unless the world body explains its role and refrains from further attacks. The veiled threat comes only days after UN helicopter gunships bombarded several of the M23 rebels’ positions near Rutshuru in North Kivu province. In a letter to the UN [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2012/07/congo-rebels-threaten-to-attack-un-peacekeepers.html/feed 0 DR Congo: M23 rebels threaten to march on Goma http://newsofafrica.org/2012/07/dr-congo-m23-rebels-threaten-to-march-on-goma.html http://newsofafrica.org/2012/07/dr-congo-m23-rebels-threaten-to-march-on-goma.html#comments Fri, 13 Jul 2012 11:49:26 +0000 News of Africa Staff Writer http://newsofafrica.org/?p=7962 A M23 rebel fighter guards the venue of a news conference by the political leader Jean-Marie Runiga Rugerero in Bunagana, DR Congo M23 rebels defected from the army and took up arms in April Mutineer soldiers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have threatened to march on the key city of Goma if attacks against [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2012/07/dr-congo-m23-rebels-threaten-to-march-on-goma.html/feed 0 UN expresses concern over foreign aid to Congo rebels http://newsofafrica.org/2012/07/un-expresses-concern-over-foreign-aid-to-congo-rebels.html http://newsofafrica.org/2012/07/un-expresses-concern-over-foreign-aid-to-congo-rebels.html#comments Fri, 13 Jul 2012 11:16:08 +0000 News of Africa Staff Writer http://newsofafrica.org/?p=7925 The United Nations expressed new concern on Tuesday that rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo are getting arms from other countries, as it sent reinforcements to a threatened city. The UN Security Council is to discuss the new strife Tuesday while international leaders are to use an African Union summit in Addis Ababa later [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2012/07/un-expresses-concern-over-foreign-aid-to-congo-rebels.html/feed 0 Congo: Thomas Lubanga Dyilo Sentenced to 14 Years of Imprisonment http://newsofafrica.org/2012/07/congo-thomas-lubanga-dyilo-sentenced-to-14-years-of-imprisonment.html http://newsofafrica.org/2012/07/congo-thomas-lubanga-dyilo-sentenced-to-14-years-of-imprisonment.html#comments Wed, 11 Jul 2012 08:22:29 +0000 News of Africa Staff Writer http://newsofafrica.org/?p=7815 The Hague — Today, Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) sentenced Thomas Lubanga Dyilo to a total period of 14 years of imprisonment. The Chamber, composed of Judge Adrian Fulford, Judge Elizabeth Odio Benito and Judge René Blattmann, also ordered that the time from Mr Lubanga’s surrender to the ICC on 16 [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2012/07/congo-thomas-lubanga-dyilo-sentenced-to-14-years-of-imprisonment.html/feed 0 DR Congo rebels seize strategic town of Rutshuru, 600 Congolese soldiers flee http://newsofafrica.org/2012/07/dr-congo-rebels-seize-strategic-town-of-rutshuru-600-congolese-soldiers-flee.html http://newsofafrica.org/2012/07/dr-congo-rebels-seize-strategic-town-of-rutshuru-600-congolese-soldiers-flee.html#comments Tue, 10 Jul 2012 08:40:08 +0000 News of Africa Staff Writer http://newsofafrica.org/?p=7685 Congolese refugees prepare a meal at the Nyakabande refugee transit camp in Kisoro town As many as 200,000 are believed to have fled the conflict since April Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo have seized the strategic town of Rutshuru in the east of the country. Government forces reportedly retreated as the rebels advanced. [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2012/07/dr-congo-rebels-seize-strategic-town-of-rutshuru-600-congolese-soldiers-flee.html/feed 0 Angola plans onshore oil bidding for 2013 http://newsofafrica.org/2012/07/angola-plans-onshore-oil-bidding-for-2013.html http://newsofafrica.org/2012/07/angola-plans-onshore-oil-bidding-for-2013.html#comments Wed, 04 Jul 2012 08:57:53 +0000 News of Africa Staff Writer http://newsofafrica.org/?p=7368 Angola is planning to launch a bidding round for onshore oil exploration rights next year in a bid to double production by the end of the decade, the Financial Times reported on Monday. The plan follows the signing in December of oil exploration deals between Angola’s state oil firm Sonangol and seven oil majors including [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2012/07/angola-plans-onshore-oil-bidding-for-2013.html/feed 0 DRC, Rwanda trade claims over Congolese conflict http://newsofafrica.org/2012/07/drc-rwanda-trade-claims-over-congolese-conflict.html http://newsofafrica.org/2012/07/drc-rwanda-trade-claims-over-congolese-conflict.html#comments Sun, 01 Jul 2012 22:01:11 +0000 News of Africa Staff Writer http://newsofafrica.org/?p=7165 THE Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) yesterday urged Rwanda to stop fuelling conflict in the east, after a United Nations (UN) report found that Kigali officers had assisted a mutiny there. Kigali hit back yesterday with allegations that Kinshasa had sent its own men to the region to plot “terror attacks” against Rwanda with the [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2012/07/drc-rwanda-trade-claims-over-congolese-conflict.html/feed 0 Congo-Kinshasa:Christelle Mbeni becomes the First Miss Congo in 14 Years http://newsofafrica.org/2012/06/congo-kinshasachristelle-mbeni-becomes-the-first-miss-congo-in-14-years.html http://newsofafrica.org/2012/06/congo-kinshasachristelle-mbeni-becomes-the-first-miss-congo-in-14-years.html#comments Thu, 28 Jun 2012 06:58:29 +0000 News of Africa Staff Writer http://newsofafrica.org/?p=7077 Christelle Mbeni, from the province of Bandundu, was crowned Miss Congo on 23 June 2012 during a ceremony at the Grand Hotel in Kinshasa. As she prepares to compete for Miss World in China in October, many young people in Kinshasa argue about whether the contest is laudable or detestable. What do you think about [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2012/06/congo-kinshasachristelle-mbeni-becomes-the-first-miss-congo-in-14-years.html/feed 0 A Dire Need to Step-Up Food Aid to Tackle Malnutrition In Chad http://newsofafrica.org/2012/06/a-dire-need-to-step-up-food-aid-to-tackle-malnutrition-in-chad.html http://newsofafrica.org/2012/06/a-dire-need-to-step-up-food-aid-to-tackle-malnutrition-in-chad.html#comments Thu, 28 Jun 2012 06:38:21 +0000 News of Africa Staff Writer http://newsofafrica.org/?p=7063 Moussoro/Bahr-El-Ghazal — In the outskirts of Moussoro, the main town in the western Chad region of Bahr-el-Ghazal, mothers line up with their babies in the sweltering heat waiting to be screened for malnutrition. In another area in the region, women load their donkeys with millet and groundnut seeds – provided by aid agencies in anticipation [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2012/06/a-dire-need-to-step-up-food-aid-to-tackle-malnutrition-in-chad.html/feed 0 UN and African Envoys Present LRA Plan – Latest ‘Stop Kony’ Strategy for Central Africa http://newsofafrica.org/2012/06/un-and-african-envoys-present-lra-plan-latest-stop-kony-strategy-for-central-africa.html http://newsofafrica.org/2012/06/un-and-african-envoys-present-lra-plan-latest-stop-kony-strategy-for-central-africa.html#comments Thu, 28 Jun 2012 06:29:48 +0000 News of Africa Staff Writer http://newsofafrica.org/?p=7053 United Nations and African Union envoys today highlighted a new regional strategy that they hope will bring an end to the activities of the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and help affected populations. “While the strategy has been developed by United Nations, the process was carried out in consultation with the African Union (AU), the [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2012/06/un-and-african-envoys-present-lra-plan-latest-stop-kony-strategy-for-central-africa.html/feed 0 DR Congo warns Rwanda of ‘rupture’ over rebellion backing http://newsofafrica.org/2012/06/dr-congo-warns-rwanda-of-rupture-over-rebellion-backing.html http://newsofafrica.org/2012/06/dr-congo-warns-rwanda-of-rupture-over-rebellion-backing.html#comments Sun, 24 Jun 2012 17:12:30 +0000 News of Africa Staff Writer http://newsofafrica.org/?p=6631 KINSHASA – Democratic Republic of Congo warned Wednesday that the presence of Rwandan fighters in an anti-government mutiny could unleash new hostilities between the neighbors. DR Congo Foreign Minister Raymond Tshibanda said in a letter to the UN Security Council that evidence of Rwandan involvement meant the crisis in the east of his country was [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2012/06/dr-congo-warns-rwanda-of-rupture-over-rebellion-backing.html/feed 0 West Africa Crude: Nigerian slow, Angolan exports to fall http://newsofafrica.org/2012/05/west-africa-crude-nigerian-slow-angolan-exports-to-fall.html http://newsofafrica.org/2012/05/west-africa-crude-nigerian-slow-angolan-exports-to-fall.html#comments Wed, 30 May 2012 10:34:19 +0000 News of Africa Staff Writer http://newsofafrica.org/?p=4989 * Angola’s July oil exports to hit 13-month low * Nigerian cargoes slow to move in July * Traders cite soft U.S., Indian demand LONDON, May 28 (Reuters) – Nigerian crude oil cargoes for July loading are proving slow to move, traders said on Monday, due to limited buying interest so far in the trading cycle [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2012/05/west-africa-crude-nigerian-slow-angolan-exports-to-fall.html/feed 0 Africa: ‘Benefits Of Africa’s Economic Growth Yet To Reach All’ http://newsofafrica.org/2012/05/africa-benefits-of-africas-economic-growth-yet-to-reach-all.html http://newsofafrica.org/2012/05/africa-benefits-of-africas-economic-growth-yet-to-reach-all.html#comments Mon, 28 May 2012 09:49:54 +0000 News of Africa Staff Writer http://newsofafrica.org/?p=4825 DESPITE the global economic crisis, the economy of African countries continued to expand with positive forecasts for growth, according to the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon. However, in his 2012 Africa Day Message (which is May 25), he expressed concern that while the economies are expanding on the continent, “the benefits are not reachingall Africans.” [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2012/05/africa-benefits-of-africas-economic-growth-yet-to-reach-all.html/feed 0 How to Stay Updated With Mobile and Technology News in Africa and the World http://newsofafrica.org/2012/05/how-to-stay-updated-with-technology-news-in-africa-and-the-world.html http://newsofafrica.org/2012/05/how-to-stay-updated-with-technology-news-in-africa-and-the-world.html#comments Fri, 25 May 2012 09:52:50 +0000 News of Africa Staff Writer http://newsofafrica.org/?p=3846 Today’s world is driven by technology. Can you imagine what life will be like without gadgets that have become a boon to us via modern technology? With newer technological innovations, the world has become virtually dependent on and addicted to technologies. In recent past, the most popular information sources for technology news came from TV shows, tech [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2012/05/how-to-stay-updated-with-technology-news-in-africa-and-the-world.html/feed 0 Equatorial Guinea leader promotes Son to deputy PM http://newsofafrica.org/2012/05/equatorial-guinea-leader-promotes-son-to-deputy-pm.html http://newsofafrica.org/2012/05/equatorial-guinea-leader-promotes-son-to-deputy-pm.html#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 23:30:38 +0000 News of Africa Staff Writer http://newsofafrica.org/?p=4538 Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang Nguema has promoted his son and farms and forestry minister, Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue aka Teodorin to deputy prime minister, a government statement said. Teodorin is wanted in France for alleged money laundering. The promotion was part of a cabinet reshuffle and reform of the constitution, which critics of the [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2012/05/10-year-old-african-boy-with-elephant-leg-needs-help.html/feed 0 Congo-Kinshasa: A Country Where Giving Birth Is Deadly http://newsofafrica.org/2012/05/congo-kinshasa-a-country-where-giving-birth-is-deadly.html http://newsofafrica.org/2012/05/congo-kinshasa-a-country-where-giving-birth-is-deadly.html#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 10:39:27 +0000 News of Africa Staff Writer http://newsofafrica.org/?p=3674 Kinshasa — Her limbs flaccid, her eyes wide with fear and pain, Théthé’s cries seem oddly detached from her body, as if part of her isn’t lying on a brown vinyl mattress, slick with blood and amniotic fluid, in one of the worst places in the world to be a mother. The final hours of [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2012/05/congo-kinshasa-a-country-where-giving-birth-is-deadly.html/feed 0 Why Prophet T. B. Joshua was Officially Banned From Cameroon By The Cameroun Government http://newsofafrica.org/2012/05/why-prophet-t-b-joshua-was-officially-banned-from-cameroon-by-the-cameroun-government.html http://newsofafrica.org/2012/05/why-prophet-t-b-joshua-was-officially-banned-from-cameroon-by-the-cameroun-government.html#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 07:57:31 +0000 News of Africa Staff Writer http://newsofafrica.org/?p=3521 The Cameroon Ministry of Foreign Affairs has placed on official ban on T. B. Joshua, following his series of prophesies, which the Government has seen as Satanic. This is coming at a time where some political figures in Zimbabwe have been lobbying custom officials to deny the popular Prophet a Visa to enter their country – although it [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2012/05/why-prophet-t-b-joshua-was-officially-banned-from-cameroon-by-the-cameroun-government.html/feed 1 GE Internship Program 2012: Nigeria, South Africa, Angola, Ghana, Kenya, Niger http://newsofafrica.org/2012/05/ge-internship-program-2012-nigeria-south-africa-angola-ghana-kenya-niger.html http://newsofafrica.org/2012/05/ge-internship-program-2012-nigeria-south-africa-angola-ghana-kenya-niger.html#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 09:42:14 +0000 News of Africa Staff Writer http://newsofafrica.org/?p=3476 Location: Nairobi, South Africa, Angola, Ghana, Kenya, Niger Job Number: 1526785 Business GE Global Growth & Operations Business Segment: Global Growth & Operations – Africa About Us: We are GE. We’re a global infrastructure, finance and media company taking on the world’s toughest challenges. And we are taking the strengths that have made us an industry [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2012/05/ge-internship-program-2012-nigeria-south-africa-angola-ghana-kenya-niger.html/feed 0 Massive GE Africa Graduate Jobs: Early Career Development Program 2012 http://newsofafrica.org/2012/05/massive-ge-africa-graduate-jobs-early-career-development-program-2012.html http://newsofafrica.org/2012/05/massive-ge-africa-graduate-jobs-early-career-development-program-2012.html#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 23:06:21 +0000 News of Africa Staff Writer http://newsofafrica.org/?p=3117 Job Number: 1518010 Business GE Global Growth & Operations Business Segment: Global Growth & Operations – Africa About Us: We are GE. We’re a global infrastructure, finance and media company taking on the world’s toughest challenges. And we are taking the strengths that have made us an industry leader and putting them to work in service [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2012/05/massive-ge-africa-graduate-jobs-early-career-development-program-2012.html/feed 0 Gabon’s London Olympics Debut: Nation Riding Wave to London http://newsofafrica.org/2012/04/gabons-london-olympics-debut-nation-riding-wave-to-london.html http://newsofafrica.org/2012/04/gabons-london-olympics-debut-nation-riding-wave-to-london.html#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:12:51 +0000 News of Africa Staff Writer http://newsofafrica.org/?p=2896 A country known for producing stellar football players without ever really achieving team laurels, Gabon’s international reputation is on the climb. Their appearance at the Men’s Olympic Football Tournament London 2012 will be their debut at a global event and it comes because of their first international championship. Winners of the CAF U-23 Championship, Gabon [...]

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