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United States moving into Africa’s Nile River Basin
"Rivers are political systems. Management of rivers is political and management of international rivers is very political. The Chinese got it right long ago: River + Dyke = Political Order."…
Two Men Claim the Presidency as DRC Vote Ends in Chaos
Burnt-out tyres, broken glass and concrete blocks littered the neighbourhood's only tarmac road, and an armoured truck was parked outside the prison itself. …
Congo Loses Billions in Asset Sales: British MP
A British lawmaker has accused the Democratic Republic of Congo’s government of selling off some of the country’s mining assets for an estimated $5.5-billion (U.S.) below the market value, largely…
Invisible Children: Tackling Kony’s Rebels Through Social Activism
AS U.S. Special Forces prepare to begin their mission to hunt down fugitive Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) leader Joseph Kony, a San Diego, Calif. based humanitarian organization, Invisible Children,…
Obama Waives Aid Curbs on Militaries Using Child Soldiers
For the second year in a row, U.S. President Barack Obama has waived a Congressionally-mandated ban on military aid for four countries that use child soldiers.…
Foiled coup attempt in the Congo ends in more crimson than jasmine
A coup attempt in the troubled Democratic Republic of the Congo ended in bloodshed Sunday after six people were killed in a skirmish with security officers near President Joseph Kabila's…
UN report says DR Congo killings ‘may be genocide’
A UN report into the killings of Hutu civilians in the Democratic Republic of Congo during the 1990s says they may constitute "crimes of genocide".…
Kabila Bans Mining for Mobile Phone Minerals, Citing “Mafia” Activities
Congolese president Joseph Kabila has finally put his foot down on rampant irregularities in the country's mining industry, which have led to the smuggling of minerals worth billions of dollars…
Activists Demand Justice for Slain Congolese Campaigner at SADC Summit
Patience Nyangove: WINDHOEK, Namibia — Civil rights activists said Monday that the Democratic Republic of Congo's official investigation into the death of a human rights campaigner looks like a cover-up.…
Congo warlord goes on trial at The Hague
Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, the founder and leader of the Union of Congolese Patriots (UPC) a political movement and rebel militia based in the Ituri region of the eastern Democratic Republic…
Rwanda has not healed: Rusesabagina
RWANDAN genocide hero and inspiration behind the film Hotel Rwanda, Paul Rusesabagina, says the east African country has neither healed from the 1994 genocide nor learned any lessons from it,…
The Siege of Manono, A Zimbabwean Sacrifice
It was November 23 1998, only three months after President Laurent Kabila’s one time allies had waged a full scale war to topple his new government, and they were threatening…
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September 11 Commemorative Air Show, Kirksville MO.
Aerostars 3 Ship YAK 52TW Formation Aerobatic Team at the Kirksville Air Show, 9-11-2011 – Photos Tawanda Kanhema