Full Coverage: Central Africa
October 2007
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10/31/2007
Three French journalists have been charged in Chad with kidnapping minors and fraud for covering the alleged attempt by Arche de Zoé (Zoé’s Ark) to evacuate 103 African children to France.
Read moreFrom: Reporter Senza Frontiere Related: [France] [Chad] |
10/29/2007
Taistelut Iturin alueella Kongon demokraattisen tasavallan koillisosassa ovat pääsääntöisesti rauhoittuneet, mutta siviiliväestö kärsii yhä raskaasta väkivallasta.
Read moreFrom: Suomen IPS Related: [Congo] [Human Rights] [Gender] [War and Peace] Image: Lääkärit ilman rajoja (MSF)
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10/28/2007
President Kabila's ruling party has been charged with carrying out torture and murder of political opponents in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Read moreFrom: Amnesty International - International Secretariat, allAfrica.com Related: [Democratic Republic of the Congo] Image: Family in Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo. © Refugees International
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10/27/2007
The UN Children's Fund has criticised an attempt to separate more than 100 young Chadian children from their parents and take them to France for adoption as “illegal and totally irresponsible".
Read moreFrom: United Nations Related: [France] [Chad] |
10/25/2007
Parliamentarians from 11 East African countries have formed a peace team that "intend[s] to meet all warring parties in the region," beginning with those in Darfur.
Read moreFrom: New Times (Kigali) Related: [Democratic Republic of the Congo] [East Africa] [Sudan] Image: The team will meet with Congolese President, Joseph Kabila (pictured), as well as Congolese rebel leader, Laurent Nkunda. © Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) / United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
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10/25/2007
Despite an overall decrease in conflicts in the Ituri district of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, civilian populations there are still subjected to high levels of violence, says a leading medical charity.
Read moreFrom: Médecins sans frontières Related: [Democratic Republic of the Congo] |
10/24/2007
Civilian casualties, sexual abuse, and the use of child soldiers are common among all sides in the Democratic Republic of Congo's ongoing conflict, reports a humanitarian organization asking for more thorough engagement by international peacekeepers.
Read moreFrom: Human Rights Watch Related: [Democratic Republic of the Congo] Image: Human rights crimes continue in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 2007 © Amnesty International USA
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10/23/2007
The UN agency in charge of refugees is transferring hundreds of internally displaced people from makeshift camps to organized sites equipped with essential basic facilities in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Read moreFrom: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Related: [Democratic Republic of the Congo] |
10/11/2007
Prominent Angolan journalist Graca Campos, the owner and director of the country’s leading independent newspaper Semanario Angolense, has been sentenced to eight months in jail. He was charged with defamation and crimen injuria and fined the equivalent of US$25 000
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