Full Coverage: Central Africa
April 2008
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04/24/2008
The Democratic Republic of Congo and armed groups must enforce a January peace treaty meant to conclude 10 years of conflict, urged 63 local and international non-governmental organizations.
Read moreFrom: Human Rights Watch Related: [Democratic Republic of the Congo] [Refugees] [Human Rights] [Civil Society] [Governance] [Conflict] [Conflict Resolution] [Arms & Military] [Peace] |
04/23/2008
Small farmers from around the world celebrated last week the International Day of Peasant's Struggle and honored the communities and organizations in over 25 countries that are challenging escalating food costs.
Read moreFrom: Grassroots International Related: [Indonesia] [Germany] [Cameroon] [Argentina] [Agriculture] [Fisheries] [Food] [International Cooperation] [Labor] [Trade] [Activism] Image: An Ethiopian farmer. © International Food Policy Research Institute
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04/23/2008
Climate change, the oil industry, and the construction of the world's largest dam in the Democratic Republic of Congo must be prioritized by African and U.S. leaders to support sustainable development on the continent, says a new report released on Earth Day.
Read moreFrom: Africa Action Related: [United States] [Niger] [Democratic Republic of the Congo] [Africa] [Energy] [International Cooperation] [Climate Change] [Renewable Energy] [Human Rights] [Geopolitics] Image: Africans will be disproportionately impacted by climate change, argues the report. © Refugees International
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04/23/2008
It's the usual story: big promises and grandiose plans for Africa - this time for the world's largest hydroelectric project. Then reality sets in: as discussions begin, the host country, Congo, isn't there.
Read moreRelated: [Democratic Republic of the Congo] [Energy] |
04/23/2008
Central African leaders and the UN have been urged to secure the release of more than 350 men, women and children thought to have been abducted by Uganda's rebel Lords Resistance Army in recent weeks.
Read moreFrom: Amnesty International - International Secretariat Related: [Central African Republic] [Democratic Republic of the Congo] [Sudan] [Uganda] [Conflict] |
04/21/2008
Seven African governments and the world's largest banks and construction firms meet in London today to plan the most powerful dam ever conceived - an $80bn hydropower project on the Congo river which supporters say could double the amount of electricity available on the continent.
Read moreFrom: Guardian Unlimited Related: [Democratic Republic of the Congo] |
04/08/2008
Hundreds of Cogolese villagers - mostly hunter-gatherers or subsistence farmers - will use high-tech GPS (Global Positioning System) devices to produce digital maps to prove their existence to the government and to loggers.
Read moreFrom: The Rainforest Foundation - UK Related: [Democratic Republic of the Congo] [Land] [Forests] [Indigenous Rights] [Science] |
04/01/2008
Euroopan unionia arvostellaan Tshadin-operaatiostaan. Arvostelijoiden mukaan EU:n Tshadiin lähettämät ranskalaisvoittoiset Eufor-joukot sekoitetaan helposti niihin Ranskan joukkoihin, jotka ovat maassa hallituksen tukena.
Read moreFrom: Suomen IPS Related: [Chad] [Politics] [Conflict Resolution] |
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