Africa palm-oil plan pits activists vs N.Y. investors
A surge in palm oil plantations threatens an ancient forest at the heart of the wider Congo Basin rainforest - the world's second-largest after the Amazon
Millions in West Africa now living through permanent food crises, aid agency says
A lack of ability to access, grow and store food year after year means millions of children in West Africa now live in a state of permanent food crisis, a new report published today finds. ?
Salesian Missions Issues Urgent Call for Donations for School Children At Risk of Starvation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Salesian Missions has issued an urgent need for donations to feed school children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. According to the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR, the eastern most part of the country has seen continued military operations against armed groups which has led to internal displacement and food shortages. A Salesian-run school, Don Bosco Ngangi Center located in Goma, in the eastern section of the country, is feeling the effects and has begun raising funds to provide continued food aid to the children they serve. A recent cut-back in food aid from an organization that serves the Salesian-run school makes the situation even more critical, and the children are at risk of starvation. Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, is urging the public to make donations at www.SalesianMissions.org.
LRA attacks in Congo, CAR on the rise - report
Attacks by the Ugandan rebel Lord's Resistance Army have gone up but are confined to a smaller area, United Nations says
Cameroon to protect forests with satellite monitoring
Cameroon has joined a Congo Basin initiative, backed by France, to curb deforestation and generate revenues from stored carbon
UN Security Council condemns eastern Congo rebel attacks
M23 rebel advances earlier this month have displaced thousands of civilians
Congo, Rwanda presidents sign up to anti-rebel pact
Deal foresees international force to take on insurgents