ANALYSIS-Congo rebels prepare to face UN force with mandate to attack
In the latest effort to bring peace to a region riven for years by conflict over ethnic rivalry and mineral riches, the U.N. is deploying a 3,000-strong brigade of African troops with a mission of neutralising armed groups such as M23
Eve Ensler's Calls to Congo Lift Cancer's Darkness
Eve Ensler's Calls to Congo Lift Cancer's Darkness
Italy's first black minister defiant in face of racist slurs
"I am not coloured, I am black and I say it with pride," says newly-nominated integration minister Cecile Kyenge
EU risks importing illegal African timber - report
"Shadow permits" awarded to large-scale logging companies in West Africa are undermining efforts to fight deforestation and keep illegal timber out of the EU, a Global Witness report says
REFILE-Miiltary push not sole way to end Congo conflict -UN envoy
CONGO-DEMOCRATIC/UN (REFILE):REFILE-Miiltary push not sole way to end Congo conflict -UN envoy
Miiltary push not sole way to end Congo conflict -UN envoy
CONGO-DEMOCRATIC/UN:Miiltary push not sole way to end Congo conflict -UN envoy
UNHCR urges governments against forcible returns to Central African Republic
UNHCR urges governments against forcible returns to Central African Republic
UNHCR warns against forcible returns to CAR amid violence, abuses
UNHCR warns against forcible returns to CAR amid violence, abuses