…ted. One camp near Goma, where about 60,000 people from previous conflicts were taking refuge, has emptied as people flee, the agencies report. This is the first time since the war officially ended in 2003 that rebels have entered Goma, which has a population of about 400,000. Some five million people died in the war, which dragged in neighboring states – including Rwanda, Uganda, Zimbabwe,…
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ers, and that the armed men had been trying to free a militant who was condemned to death. There have been no executions in Democratic Republic of Congo since President Joseph Kabila came to power in 2001 Dikanga Kazadi said also that the two who died were a police officer and a young man who was visiting his detained brother. There have been no executions in Democratic Republic of Congo since P…
Thomas Lubanga, the Congolese warlord, has been found guilty of recruiting and using child soldiers between 2002 and 2003 by the International Criminal Court (ICC). It is the court’s first verdict since it was set up 10 years ago. Thomas Lubanga will be sentenced at a later hearing. The warlord headed a rebel group during an inter-ethnic conflict in a gold-rich region of Democratic Republic…
led in the conflict between Hema and Lendu ethnic groups in Ituri, in north-eastern DR Congo. In June, ICC chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said he was asking for a “severe sentence” of 30 years. He said the prosecution was requesting a sentence “in the name of each child recruited, in the name of the Ituri region”. The conviction of Thomas Lubanga is linked to current u…
…ials said 26,000 people had arrived in Zongo from CAR, and the numbers were rapidly increasing. Former colonial power France has called for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council. It has sent 350 soldiers to ensure the security of its citizens, a senior official told AFP, bringing the total number of French troops in CAR to nearly 600. “I call upon all sides to show the greatest res…
Angelina Jolie was spotted without her engagement ring as she arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda with British Foreign Secretary William Hague on Sunday night. Instead Angelina Jolie, 37, wore a more modest gold band on her wedding finger. Angelina Jolie was spotted without her engagement ring as she arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda with British Foreign S…
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…tant strategic partners” who spoke a “common language”. President Xi Jinping will also visit Tanzania, South Africa and the Republic of Congo on his tour, which continues until March 30. In South Africa, he will attend the fifth BRICS summit from 26-27 March. BRICS stands for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – five key emerging economies. Xi Jinping’s wif…
smell of warm, melted cocoa is wafting around the kitchen as Ryan Stevenson meticulously pipes a rich, buttery filling into dozens of delicate chocolate shells. Tall and slim with a ginger beard, the 36-year-old grew up in Toowoomba, Australia. Since moving to Brussels in 2005, he has twice won the title of Belgian Chocolate Master. In 2009, he took the Best Praline prize as a finalist in the Wor…
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Chinua Achebe funeral held in NigeriaThousands of mourners are attending the funeral of renowned author Chinua Achebe in his Nigerian home town of Ogidi in Anambra state. Chinua Achebe's body arrived back in…
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Libya: Explosion at French embassy in TripoliA car bomb has exploded outside the French embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli, wounding two guards and causing extensive damage. The blast completely destroyed the…
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