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Congolese Militia Smuggle $500 Million In Gold A Year: Report
M23 militants in eastern Congo have infiltrated several lucrative gold mines in order to bankroll their rebellion by smuggling out nearly $500 million of the precious metal a year, claimed…
Snowden’s father arrives in Moscow
The father of US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden arrived early yesterday in Moscow, hoping to meet his son for the first time since the latter became a fugitive. Lon Snowden arrived at…
Libiya:Minisitiri w’Intebe yari yashimuswe n’abantu bitwaje intwaro nyuma ararekurwa
Minisitiri w’ Intebe wa Libiya, Ali Zeidan, yashimuswe n’abantu bitwaje intwaro batazwi mu rukerera rwo kuri uyu wa Kane tariki ya 10 Ukwakira 2013, ariko akaba yaje kurekurwa , nk’uko bitangazwa…
Letters: Hope as well as ‘hell’ in Africa
As a resident of Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, I was frustrated to read Dan Snow’s 5 October article, “The Democratic Republic of Congo: Where hell is just…
Rwanda president slams U.S. sanctions over child soldiers
KIGALI —Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Friday angrily condemned a decision to impose sanctions against his country for allegedly backing rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo who recruit child soldiers.…
Africa holds most viewing spots for the eclipse
In case you had not heard or read yet, on November 3 this year, the moon will block out the sun’s light causing an eclipse. This is not just any eclipse but…
UN chief saddened by death of peacekeeper in eastern DRC
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday expressed his sadness at the death of a Tanzanian peacekeeper who was wounded during clashes in the eastern Democratic Republic…
Umuryango Waliobaki na UAP bazizihiza umunsi w’intwari z’uRwanda ku ya 13/10/13 mu’Bwongereza
Umuryango Waliobaki ugizwe ningabo zacuye igihe, ubifashijwemo nu muryango United action for Peace, (UAP) usanzwe uzwiho kwitabira ibikorwa byiterambere no gutabara impirimbanyi za democracy kwisi. Banejejwe no gutumira ingabo z’urwanda…
Congo: The world’s worst war
last month, as I was driving down a backbreaking road between Goma, a provincial capital in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Kibumba, a little market town about 20 miles away, I came…
Africa: The Continent Must Not Allow Terrorists to Exist – Museveni
PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has said Africa must not allow terrorism to exist on the continent. He said that as long as terrorists are allowed to exist and as long as…