DRC Mega-Dam to Be Funded by Private Sector, Groups Charge
By Carey L. BironWASHINGTON, Feb 11 2014 (IPS) - Watchdog groups here are warning that a deal has been struck that would see Chinese investors fund a massive, contentious dam on the Congo River, the first phase of a project that could eventually be the largest hydroelectric project in the world. Discussions around the Inga III dam proposal, in the Democratic Republic of Congo […]
Christian militia threat to peace in C. African Republic-French commander
A legislator was murdered at the weekend after calling for the militias to be disarmed
Politician gunned down in Central African Republic capital
Jean-Emmanuel Djarawa was killed a day after he made a speech denouncing recent violence and calling for Christian militias to be confined to barracks
Case against Congolese militia leader is test for global court
Ntaganda is accused of crimes against humanity and war crimes including murder and rape, all allegedly committed during a 2002-03 conflict in the mineral-rich east of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Rwandan troops kill one person, halt lynching in C.African Republic
Rwandan peacekeepers intervene to halt a lynching of Muslims, shooting dead one member of a crowd that had killed two Muslims in Bangui, the capital of Central African Republic, a Rwandan military spokesman says
Almost 9,000 people flee from CAR to Cameroon to escape fresh tension and violence
Thousands have been fleeing to the town of Kentzou in eastern Cameroon. Most are Central Africans, but arrivals include people from Chad, Cameroon, Nigeria and Mali.
Connection is shaky when cellphones used to monitor government
Using cellphones, a charity has worked out how to enable governments and scattered rural populations to communicate more closely than ever before on policies and projects
Music keeps hope alive for a trio of urban refugees in Luanda
Music helps Freeboy Gbaryeel cope with the drudgery of his daily life and the uncertainty of his future. A gift of guitars could help him become self-sufficient.