Minister Nkoana-Mashabane arrives in Luanda for a regional meeting on peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo: International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane arrived in Luanda, Republic of Angola, last night, 24 October 2016, where she is leading the South African delegation at the 7th High Level Meeting of the Regional Oversight Mechanism (ROM) of … [Read more...] about Minister Nkoana-Mashabane arrives in Luanda for a regional meeting on peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo
congo
DR Congo: Protect Civilians in Beni from Attack
DR Congo: Protect Civilians in Beni from Attack: Unidentified fighters have killed nearly 700 civilians in a series of massacres that began two years ago in Beni territory in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Human Rights Watch said today. In one of the largest recent attacks, on August 13, 2016, fighters killed at least 40 people and set fire to several homes in … [Read more...] about DR Congo: Protect Civilians in Beni from Attack
Comment by the Information and Press Department on developments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Comment by the Information and Press Department on developments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: According to incoming reports, on September 19 opposition supporters who demand the resignation of President Joseph Kabila clashed with security forces in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The protests flared up after the Independent National … [Read more...] about Comment by the Information and Press Department on developments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
National dialogue in Democratic Republic of Congo: Canada calls on all parties to resolve political impasse
National dialogue in Democratic Republic of Congo: Canada calls on all parties to resolve political impasse: The Honourable Stéphane Dion, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, today issued the following statement: “Canada calls on the Government of the Democratic Republic of … [Read more...] about National dialogue in Democratic Republic of Congo: Canada calls on all parties to resolve political impasse
How a rich uranium mine thrust the Congo into the centre of the Cold War | The Conversation
How a rich uranium mine thrust the Congo into the centre of the Cold War: The Enola Gay, a Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber, which dropped the first atomic bomb in history. The bomb was made from Congolese ore. ReutersDuring World War II the US sought to secure all the uranium from the Shinkolobwe mine in present-day Democratic Republic of Congo for its atomic bomb project. The … [Read more...] about How a rich uranium mine thrust the Congo into the centre of the Cold War | The Conversation
