Congo: Soldiers Seize Wounded Patients at Gunpoint
New York Times - Fri Mar 19, 1:03 am ETGovernment soldiers barged into a hospital in eastern Congo last week, harassed medical workers and removed four wounded patients at gunpoint.
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Republic of Congo, South Africa: African Bond, Currency Preview
Bloomberg - Thu Mar 18, 1:33 am ETMarch 18 (Bloomberg) -- The following events and economic reports may influence trading in sub-Saharan African bonds and currencies today. Bond yields and exchange rates are from the previous session.
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DAILY SPORTS BUZZ/Local semi-pro football team gets win
The Newark Post - Thu Mar 18, 7:15 am ETMIDDLETOWN — The New Castle Saints, Delaware’s only semi-professional football team, rolled past the Atlantic City Devils, 24-0, in its opening game. Wide receiver Tony Harris, running back Anthony Congo and quarterback Robert Sheppard each scored touchdowns in the win.
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To ease the struggles of their daily lives, the sapeurs of Congo look at their labels
Washington Post - Thu Mar 11, 12:00 am ETKINSHASA, CONGO -- This vast central African nation is known for many things: the massive corruption of the late leopard-hat-wearing dictator Mobutu Sese Seko, grinding poverty, a devastating conflict in the east. But it is worth noting that Congo is also home to a formidable cult of high fashion,...
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Congo hopes new museum can heal nation's scars
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Thu Mar 11, 10:57 am ETIn a macabre echo of the punishments Belgian colonials once meted out to their Congolese laborers, a faded bronze statue of the explorer who carved out the country is missing two of his limbs.
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Congo Government Offers $50 for Guns in Restive East (Update1)
Bloomberg - Wed Mar 10, 7:49 am ETMarch 10 (Bloomberg) -- The Democratic Republic of Congo’s government said it began a new weapons-exchange program in the war-torn eastern province of North Kivu, offering residents $50 per weapon handed in.
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CTC Suspends Congo Operation on Contract Non-Payment (Update1)
Bloomberg - Wed Mar 10, 6:33 am ETMarch 10 (Bloomberg) -- A U.S.-registered consulting firm hired to modernize the Democratic Republic of Congo’s customs agency has suspended operations over a payment dispute with the government.
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UN: 90 Rwandan rebels killed in eastern Congo
Boston Globe - Wed Mar 10, 10:03 am ETA United Nations official says 90 Rwandan rebels have been killed in restive eastern Congo.
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UN says 90 Rwandan Hutu rebels killed in military operation in eastern Congo
Sun-Sentinel - Wed Mar 10, 9:34 am ETKINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A United Nations official says 90 Rwandan rebels have been killed in restive eastern Congo.
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Congo group accuses soldiers of killing rare animals
Seattle Times - Mon Mar 8, 11:12 am ETAn environmental group is accusing Congolese soldiers of killing more rare wild animals in a national park in Congo's volatile east.
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Congo environmental group accuses soldiers of slaying rare wild animals in national park
The Morning Call - Mon Mar 8, 10:27 am ETKINSHASA, Congo (AP) — An environmental group is accusing Congolese soldiers of killing more rare wild animals in a national park in Congo's volatile east.
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Congo group accuses soldiers of killing animals
WKBT La Crosse - Mon Mar 8, 10:37 am ETAn environmental group is accusing Congolese soldiers of killing more rare wild animals in a national park in Congo's volatile east.
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Congo group accuses soldiers of killing animals
KOLD News 13 Tuscon - Mon Mar 8, 10:28 am ETKINSHASA, Congo (AP) - An environmental group is accusing Congolese soldiers of killing more rare wild animals in a national park in Congo's volatile east.
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Abusive Congolese colonel got aid
Washington Post - Tue Mar 9, 12:00 am ETNGUNGU, CONGO -- The United Nations peacekeeping mission in eastern Congo provided food, fuel and logistical support to a Congolese colonel overseeing soldiers accused of gang rapes, massacres and other abuses, months after U.N. human rights investigators included him on a list of the army's most...
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Bemba war crimes trial delayed
Boston Globe - Mon Mar 8, 4:18 pm ETThe International Criminal Court announced Monday it has delayed the start of the war crimes trial of former Congo vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba by more than two months after he claimed his case was inadmissible.
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Bemba war crimes trial delayed
Seattle Times - Mon Mar 8, 4:16 pm ETThe International Criminal Court announced Monday it has delayed the start of the war crimes trial of former Congo vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba by more than two months after he claimed his case was inadmissible.
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