Africa Newspapers

Democratic Republic of the Congo News

• Cholera epidemic kills 4 people in DR Congo's Bas-Congo province
  

  KINSHASA, Feb. 7 -- A cholera epidemic which was reported early this month in the village of Muanda which is situated in Bas-Congo province, south-west of Kinshasa, has left at least four people dead, a source from DR Congo's National Institute for Biomedical Research said on Monday.

  
  
  
• UTAir CRJ2 at Kananga on Jan 10th 2012, engine problem
  

  A UTAir Canadair CRJ-200 on behalf of United Nations Humanitarian Air Services, registration VQ-BGR performing flight UNO-880 from Kananga to Kamina with 32 passengers and 4 crew, was climbing out of Kananga when the crew received a low oil pressure indication for the right hand engine with all other engine parameters remaining normal.

  
  
  
• In wake of elections in DR Congo, UN urges all sides to pursue dialogue
  

  The top United Nations envoy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo today stressed the need for all parties to use legal means and dialogue to settle differences in the aftermath of recent elections so as to advance stability and peace in the country.

  
  
  
• UN agency implements strategy to conclude three refugee crises is Africa
  

  UNHCR staff help prepare Angolan refugees for their return home from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

  
  
  
• Aid worker shot in Congo attack has arm saved by Cheadle's Alexandria Hospital
  

  An aid worker left for dead in a Congolese jungle after an attack that killed seven of his friends has undergone life-changing surgery in Manchester.

  
  
  
• Congo: National elections now only hurt democracy
  

  What the Democratic Republic of Congo needs is not another national election but a rethinking of how the state might be reorganized.

  
  
  
• Central African Republic: Upcoming Prosecution Witness to Testify Via Video Link
  

  Trial judges have granted an application by prosecutors to hear the evidence of one of their two outstanding witnesses in Jean-Pierre Bemba's trial via video link from the Democratic Republic of Congo .

  
  
  
• Glencore to take over Xstrata for $41 billion
  

  Commodities trader Glencore agreed on Tuesday to buy the remaining 66 percent of miner Xstrata for $41 billion in a record deal to create a powerhouse spanning mining, agriculture and trading.

  
  
  
• USM senior observes justice system abroad
  

  University of Southern Mississippi senior Emily Simmons stands in front of the The Hague Parliament Building.

  
  
  
• Lakeside Diner
  

  "Party leaders in Greece's ruling coalition have ended talks on backing a proposed 130bn euros EU rescue plan without agreement.

  
  
  
• Banro's Updated Economic Assessment of Namoya Phase I Gold Project...
  

  Banro Corporation is pleased to announce completion of an updated Economic Assessment for its Namoya Project, located on the Twangiza - Namoya gold belt in the Democratic Republic of the Congo .

  
  
  
• Obama-appointed US trade adviser linked to illegal deal in Congolese gold
  

  A US trade adviser appointed by Barack Obama orchestrated a deal to buy gold worth millions of dollars from a wanted Congolese warlord, according to a UN report.

  
  
  
• DR Congo: UN concerned over new displacement of thousands of civilians
  

  A woman forced to flee her home village rests outside a shelter in North Kivu province.

  
  
  
• Kari Egge knew that you can only receive what you have given
  

  Kari Egge, 45, of Stillwater, Minnesota, died from cancer on Saturday, according to the St.

  
  
  
• Caritas Chamber Chorale to sing in Somerset and Bridgewater
  

  Caritas Chamber Chorale will be presenting two evenings of Taize Prayer, titled "Psalms and Alms - Taize Prayer for Africa," to benefit the Adorno Fathers' St.