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World Bank to announce funds for Syria refugee influx

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:28:02 +1000

The World Bank plans to announce substantial new funds to help Jordan cope with the influx of refugees from the civil war in neighbouring Syria, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim told Reuters on Tuesday.

DR Congo's Witchcraft Epidemic: 50,000 Children Accused of Sorcery

Tue, 21 May 2013 03:23:15 +1000

Kevani Kanda's BBC documentary Branded a Witch uncovers horrific stories of child abuse in the name of fighting witchcraft.

Heineken aims to whet African women's appetite for beer

Tue, 14 May 2013 00:28:02 +1000

A thirst for beer among Africa's middle classes is driving the world's biggest brewers to invest on the continent, but getting women to drink the beverage is another matter.

Randgold to step up exploration as gold price slides

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 02:07:03 +1000

Africa-focused miner Randgold Resources sees any further fall in the price of gold as an opportunity to expand its exploration activities cheaply, the company's chief executive said.

Ivory Coast wants surveillance drones to replace U.N. troops

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 06:56:02 +1000

The U.N. Security Council should consider deploying surveillance drones in Ivory Coast to aid the world body's peacekeeping mission in the west African country, Ivory Coast's U.N. envoy said on Tuesday, echoing a recommendation by the U.N. chief.

Analysis - Poor railways, ports put brake on Mozambique's coal rush

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:49:02 +1000

Mozambique's transport system offers a cautionary tale to African mining ventures, as investors play poker with the government over fixing links that remain shambolic two decades after its civil war.

Pope Francis’ Eight-Man Advisory Panel Equals the Fall of Rome?

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:48:14 +1000

Pope Francis has made his yet most radical move in his one-month tenure as the 266th supreme spiritual pontiff when he created over the weekend an eight-man advisory panel to check and review the efficiency and perhaps debate the existence of the Roman Curia.

Indian Among Eight Cardinals to Advise Pope

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 15:35:14 +1000

Pope Francis, in his first major decision, on Saturday set up an advisory board of cardinals from around the world to help him govern the Catholic Church and reform its troubled central administration.

Congo Soldier: I Raped 53 Women and Scores of Children

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 18:06:19 +1000

Suspensions in Congolese army over Minova rapes, just hours after Angelina Jolie and William Hague pledged to combat mass rape in conflict zones.

Kony 2012: Uganda Suspends Hunt for Warlord after Central Africa Coup

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 23:06:03 +1100

Troops cease offensive in hunt for Lord's Resistance Army leader Joseph Kony, wanted for war crimes.

Pope Francis Calls For End to Conflict in First Easter Sunday Address

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 23:34:11 +1100

The pope called for peace in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia in his first Easter Sunday Urbis et Orbis address to thousands of pilgrims in Rome.

Pope Francis I Appeals for Peace in His first 'Urbi et Orbi' [FULL TEXT]

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 22:30:47 +1100

Newly elected Pope Francis I addressed a gathering of over 250,000 on his first "Urbi et Orbi" (to the city and the world) with the message of peace on Easter Sunday.

Rebels capture Central African Republic capital, Bozize flees

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:14:02 +1100

Rebels in Central African Republic seized the riverside capital Bangui in fierce fighting on Sunday, forcing President Francois Bozize to flee and sowing confusion over who ruled the mineral-rich heart of Africa.

Central African Republic capital falls to rebels, Bozize flees

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 04:21:01 +1100

Rebels in Central African Republic seized control of the riverside capital Bangui after fierce fighting on Sunday, forcing President Francois Bozize to flee and raising fears of instability in the mineral-rich heart of Africa.

Congolese warlord arrives at war crimes court jail

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 10:56:01 +1100

A Congolese warlord known as "the Terminator" who is accused of murder, rape and other atrocities arrived at the International Criminal Court's jail in the Netherlands early on Saturday, the court said.

Congolese warlord headed for war crimes court

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 01:28:02 +1100

A Congolese warlord known as "the Terminator" and accused of murder, rape and other atrocities was flown out of Rwanda on Friday to face war crimes charges in the International Criminal Court in the Hague.

Congolese Rebels Surrender, Flee After Defeat By M23 Rivals

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 21:00:46 +1100

Congolese insurgents loyal to the warlord Bosco Ntaganda have fled into neighboring Rwanda or surrendered to U.N. peacekeepers after being routed by a rival rebel faction, sources said on Saturday.

France, Allies Want Special Force For Mali U.N. Mission

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:03:48 +1100

France and its African allies want a heavily-armed force able to counter any resurgent Islamist threat in Mali as part of a United Nations peacekeeping mission, diplomats said.

U.N. Threatens To Stop Working With Congo Army Units Accused Of Rape

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:19:35 +1100

The U.N. peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo has threatened to stop supporting two Congolese army battalions unless soldiers accused of raping scores of women in an eastern town are prosecuted, a senior U.N. official said on Thursday.

Congo close to a peace deal with M23 rebel faction - sources

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 05:49:02 +1100

Democratic Republic of Congo is close to securing a peace deal with one of two factions of the M23 rebels who seized swathes of the country's mineral-rich east during a year-long revolt, security sources said on Thursday.

African leaders sign deal to end eastern Congo conflict

Sun, 24 Feb 2013 21:14:02 +1100

A U.-mediated peace deal aimed at ending two decades of conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo was signed on Sunday by leaders of Africa's Great Lakes region in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa.

African leaders sign U.N.-mediated Congo peace deal

Sun, 24 Feb 2013 20:21:02 +1100

A U.N.-mediated peace deal aimed at ending two decades of conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo was signed on Sunday by leaders of Africa's Great Lakes region in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa.

Slaughter of the Elephants: 177 Governments Urged to Take Action

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 23:02:06 +1100

Traffic and WWF tell CITES delegates: Tighten sanctions on ivory trade countries before elephants extinct.

The Red Cross at 150: Why World's Oldest Aid Organisation is Struggling to Cope

Sun, 17 Feb 2013 23:58:00 +1100

Aid agency warns that proliferation of arms and non-state militias pose unprecedented challenge.

Residents flee Bangui as rebels pause for talks

Sat, 29 Dec 2012 03:56:02 +1100

Residents of Central African Republic's riverside capital Bangui fled in overloaded cars and boats on Friday or stockpiled food and water as rebel forces paused at the city gates for ceasefire talks.

U.N. says 126 rapes committed in Congo town after army arrived

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 09:35:04 +1100

The U.N. mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo found that 126 rapes were committed in an eastern town after Congolese troops fled there last month as rebels advanced on the provincial capital of Goma, the United Nations said on Tuesday.

Pope Passes 1m Followers on Twitter

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 23:59:51 +1100

Pope begins tweeting but reception from Twitter is mixed.

Congo back in charge of Goma, U.N. fingers Rwanda again

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 06:14:03 +1100

Congo's government re-established control over the eastern city of Goma on Monday after rebels withdrew, and U.N. experts made new allegations that Rwandan soldiers took part in the insurgents' capture of the city.

UK blocks aid to Rwanda over Congo rebel claims

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 06:00:06 +1100

Britain said on Friday it was withholding 21 million pounds of aid which was about to be paid to Rwanda because of "credible" reports the government in Kigali is supporting rebels in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo .

Congo rebel pullout from Goma runs into hitches

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 05:28:02 +1100

A planned battlefield withdrawal by rebels in eastern Congo under a deal brokered by regional governments ran into hitches on Friday, including a dispute over abandoned army supplies that the insurgents want to take with them.