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 […]
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.
Central African Republic: The importance of being educated
The worst thing about being a refugee for many of the young people in northern Democratic Republic of the Congo is missing out on their education.
Congo's poachers threatened with U.N. sanctions
CONGO-DEMOCRATIC/POACHERS:Congo's poachers threatened with U.N. sanctions
More Support Needed To Cover Humanitarian Needs In DR Congo, UNICEF, UNHCR and WFP Top Officials Warn
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, 25 January 2014 -UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner for Operations Janet Lim, UNICEF Deputy Executive Director, Yoka Brandt, and WFP Assistant Executive Director, Ramiro Lopes da Silva, on a visit in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from 21-25 January, called on the international community to sustain support to the country's large-scale humanitarian crisis.
U.S. rebukes Rwandan leader amid scrutiny over opponent's murder
One of Rwandan President Paul Kagame's exiled critics has been found murdered in a hotel room in South Africa