Norway seeks to slow deforestation as climate "first aid"
Norway, which has led developed nations by investing billions of dollars to slow tropical deforestation, has announced plans to step up its efforts
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UN says 126 rapes committed in Congo town after army arrived
The rapes were alleged to have occurred in the town of Minova after Congolese troops fled there from Goma last month as rebels advanced on the provincial capital
Chad sends troops to back CAR army against rebels
"The moment is delicate. The life of the nation is in danger," CAR's parliament speaker Celestin Leroy Gaombalet said