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Two U.S. SEC members seek to delay 'conflict minerals' rule
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SEC commissioners call for halt to conflict minerals rule
Two Republican commissioners say that freedom of speech concerns persist in requiring companies to check their supply chains for minerals from the conflict-torn zone of Democratic Republic of Congo
Niger: Helping migrants in need
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Looting follows evacuation of Muslims from C.African capital
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Convicts gather at the square inside the central prison in Goma, eastern DRC
Convicts gather at the square inside the central prison in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, April 26, 2014. U.N. special envoy to Congo, Martin Kobler condemned the living conditions of the prisoners, which prison officials said was designed for a capacity of 350 prisoners but currently hosting 1045 convicts. He was on a fact finding mission to assess how the United Nations can work with the government to improve the services in the facility. REUTERS/Kenny Katombe (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Tags: SOCIETY CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW POLITICS)
Convicts gather at the square inside the central prison in Goma, eastern DRC
Convicts gather at the square inside the central prison in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, April 26, 2014. U.N. special envoy to Congo, Martin Kobler condemned the living conditions of the prisoners, which prison officials said was designed for a capacity of 350 prisoners but currently hosting 1045 convicts. He was on a fact finding mission to assess how the United Nations can work with the government to improve the services in the facility. REUTERS/Kenny Katombe (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Tags: SOCIETY CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW POLITICS)
Convicts wash their laundry inside the central prison in Goma, eastern DRC
Convicts wash their laundry inside the central prison in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, April 26, 2014. U.N. special envoy to Congo, Martin Kobler condemned the living conditions of the prisoners, which prison officials said was designed for a capacity of 350 prisoners but currently hosting 1045 convicts. He was on a fact finding mission to assess how the United Nations can work with the government to improve the services in the facility. REUTERS/Kenny Katombe (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Tags: SOCIETY CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW POLITICS)
U.N. special envoy to Congo, Kobler talks to male convicts inside the central prison in Goma, eastern DRC
U.N. special envoy to Congo, Martin Kobler (R) talks to male convicts inside the central prison in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, April 26, 2014. U.N. special envoy to Congo, Kobler condemned the living conditions of the prisoners, which prison officials said was designed for a capacity of 350 prisoners but currently hosting 1045 convicts. He was on a fact finding mission to assess how the United Nations can work with the government to improve the services in the facility. REUTERS/Kenny Katombe (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Tags: SOCIETY CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)