ARTICLES RELATING TO CENTRAL AFRICA

US envoy urged to push DRC governance

2013-06-19 22:04

More than a dozen advocacy groups have urged the first US special representative to push for democracy and good governance in the DRC.

ICC delays warlord pre-trial hearing

2013-06-18 14:09

A crucial preliminary hearing of evidence against an African warlord known as "The Terminator" has been pushed back to give prosecutors more time to prepare their case, the ICC says.

LRA raid leaves least 16 dead

2013-06-16 13:58

At least 16 people have been killed during clashes between rebels of the Lord's Resistance Army and villagers in Central African Republic.

M23 rebels: Govt has broken off talks

2013-06-15 07:27

A rebel group in the Democratic Republic of Congo is now accusing the government of refusing to negotiate at recently-reconvened peace talks in Uganda's capital.

UN chief vows crackdown on atrocities

2013-06-12 21:48

The new military chief of the UN peacekeeping mission in the DRC vowed to crack down on killing, rape and forced recruitment by armed groups terrorising the country.

Germany charges 3 Hutu militiamen

2013-06-11 22:08

German prosecutors have charge 3 with membership of ethnic Hutu militia involved in Congo killings.

DRC rebels hunting escaped child soldiers

2013-06-10 22:22

The M23 militia in DRC is attempting to recapture a group of 53 child soldiers who recently escaped the militia's grasp.

Kimberley Process upholds CAR suspension

2013-06-07 21:06

A UN-mandated diamond watchdog has confirmed the Central African Republic's suspension from global certified diamond trading after a coup in March.

No date yet for Zimbabwe summit

2013-06-07 15:01

A new date has not been set for a regional summit to assess Zimbabwe’s readiness for general elections, SA’s International Relations Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabana says.

DRC conflict masks deadly volcano threat

2013-06-05 14:38

Eleven years after an eruption of Mount Nyiragongo devastated the sprawling city of Goma, eastern DRC's armed conflict is preventing scientists from predicting the volcano’s next explosion.

Congo suspends newspapers

2013-06-05 07:56

The Congo Republic has suspended several independent newspapers for offences including linking President Denis Sassou Nguesso to the assassination of military ruler Marien Ngouabi.

Ousted CAR leader Bozize in SA - reports

2013-06-04 14:28
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The government has declined to comment on reports that ousted Central African Republic president Francois Bozize is in South Africa.

Officials rule out Ebola outbreak in DRC

2013-06-03 14:29

A senior health ministry official in the DRC has ruled out an Ebola outbreak in the northeast of the country, after possible cases were reported by the UN.

Ex-CAR president a wanted man

2013-05-31 18:14

The Central African Republic has issued an international arrest warrant for former president Francois Bozize, who was ousted by rebels in a coup in March, for crimes against humanity.

French 1st lady seeks help for DRC women

2013-05-30 21:38

France's First Lady Valerie Trierweiler has urged the international community to help bring to justice those responsible for hundreds of thousands of rapes committed in the DRC.

Another soldier wounded in CAR dies

2013-05-29 09:39

The death toll of South African soldiers attacked in the Central African republic has risen to 15, the SA National Defence Force says.

Central African rebels attack villages

2013-05-28 07:26

Attacks by rebels on villages in the Central African Republic have killed at least 25 people.

Rwanda critical to DRC peace – Ban

2013-05-24 14:32

The UN chief Ban Ki-moon says Rwanda is key to ensuring peace in volatile eastern DRC, as he toured the region to boost a new accord to end decades of violence.

DRC has chance for peace - Ban

2013-05-23 22:17

Troubled eastern DRC has the best chance in years to secure a lasting peace but the United Nations stands ready to pacify the region by force if need be, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says.

Minister salutes CAR heroines

2013-05-23 19:35

Two women have stolne the show in the National Assembly for their bravery during the March battle between SA soldiers and Central African Republic rebels.

DRC war persists as UN chief arrives

2013-05-22 20:50

Rockets have land in DRC city of Goma as the UN secretary-general arrives in the capital.

DRC army, rebel clashes continue in Goma

2013-05-21 22:35

Two days of clashes between the Democratic Republic of Congo's army and rebel fighters near the eastern city of Goma have killed at least 19 people, threatening an uneasy six-month peace.

Rebels, army clash in DRC's Goma

2013-05-20 12:03

Rebels from the M23 movement and the army are fighting just north of Goma, a regional capital in the DRC that the rebels had occupied briefly in November, both sides say.

Journalist found dead in eastern DRC

2013-05-18 20:30

A journalist has been found dead in eastern DRC as threats to media are on the increase.

Chief insists SANDF will be ready for DRC mission

2013-05-16 18:01

SANDF soldiers who are training for a United Nations military mission in Congo will be adequately prepared even though the army as a whole is overstretched and underfunded, the army chief says.

 

Chad: Suspect held for poaching

2013-06-18 15:28

Authorities in Chad have arrested a suspected member of a poaching gang accused of slaughtering nearly 200 elephants and killing five Cameroonian park ranger, an official says.

Rwandan students seek asylum over M23

2013-06-17 17:27

Sixteen Rwandan students are seeking asylum in Uganda, saying they are the victims of harassment by security officials back home for refusing to join the Congolese rebel group M23.

SADC calls on Mugabe to delay vote

2013-06-15 22:24
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The 15-country Southern Africa Development Community has called on Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe to delay elections scheduled for 31 July.

Armed group burns 16 alive in DRC

2013-06-13 15:00

An armed tribal movement burned 16 people alive in a house during a 1 June attack on a village in the Katanga province of the DRC, the UN sources say.

SANDF’s DRC force facing 93 charges

2013-06-12 13:28

A total of 93 charges of misconduct have been brought against members of South Africa's peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the defence department says.

Mission in DRC led by top envoy

2013-06-11 07:43

Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has appointed the United Nations' top envoy in Iraq as the new special representative in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Central African forces kill five rebels

2013-06-10 22:22

Fighters loyal to the Central African Republic's new government killed five rebels near the Cameroon border, a military source says, adding that their leader escaped the weekend attack on horseback.

Bozize drops bid to fly to SA

2013-06-07 19:11

Central African Republic's toppled president Francois Bozize has abandoned his attempt to fly to South Africa from his home in exile in Cameroon.

M23 say will resume talks with govt

2013-06-06 14:01

DRC’s M23 rebels will send a delegation this weekend to resume peace talks with the government that were suspended in early May, an official says.

DRC treats 300 rape victims a month

2013-06-05 09:08

The UN's deputy emergency relief co-ordinator says a hospital in eastern DRC that helps victims of sexual violence is now treating 300 rape survivors a month.

E Guinea's opposition cries foul

2013-06-04 21:25

Equatorial Guinea's main opposition movement cried foul on Tuesday after the president's party announced it had won all but two seats in last month's parliamentary election.

Warlord Kony poaching elephants

2013-06-03 16:20

Fugitive African warlord Joseph Kony is reported to be poaching DRC elephants to support his group.

Nguema's party wins Eq Guinea polls

2013-06-01 16:49

The party of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema has overwhelmingly won local and parliamentary elections, in a widely expected victory for Africa's longest-serving leader.

Thieves steal file on slain DRC activist

2013-05-31 13:27

Thieves have stolen the legal case-file on a prominent rights activist Floribert Chebeya murdered in June 2010 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to a report.

41 CAR child soldiers released

2013-05-29 17:25

The UN children’s agency says that 41 children have been released from armed groups in Central African Republic.

Cautious SANDF stalls DRC force - report

2013-05-28 15:52

Deployment of a unique new UN combat force to the DRC is being delayed by logistical difficulties involving the SANDF, as well as reported caution by the military in the aftermath of the Central Africa debacle.

Diamond body drops CAR

2013-05-27 20:10

Central African Republic has been suspended from the Kimberley Process, a global watchdog set up to halt the trade in "conflict diamonds", after a rebel coalition seized power there in March.

Minister confirms SA troop deployment

2013-05-24 13:13

Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has confirmed the deployment of SA troops in countries neighbouring the Central African Republic, to support the withdrawal of troops from the country.

UN combat troops in DRC soon

2013-05-23 21:24

UN chief Ban Ki-moon has pledged that UN troops will be in place within "one or two months" to battle armed rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo's volatile east.

UN chief arrives in Goma, DRC

2013-05-23 12:03

The UN chief Ban Ki-moon has arrived in Goma, eastern DRC, hours after a rebel group fighting government forces nearby said they would impose a cease-fire to permit the visit to proceed.

Fighting flares in DRC ahead of Ban visit

2013-05-22 13:21

Fresh fighting has erupted between the army and rebels in the eastern DRC ahead of a visit by the UN chief Ban Ki-moon to the troubled country.

6 dead in latest CAR clash

2013-05-20 18:06

At least six people have died and several other were injured in fighting between military police and Seleka rebels in CAR at the weekend, a military police official says.

West concerned about South Sudan

2013-05-19 12:24

Major Western nations are "deeply disturbed" about the abuse and killing of civilians and the looting of property in South Sudan's troubled Jonglei state.

20+ killed in DRC mine collapse

2013-05-17 08:04

The DRC government says more than 20 people have died in a collapse at a bush mine in the region of Masisi in North Kivu province.

SA Army's financial woes

2013-05-16 13:56
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Budgetary constraints have crippled the SA Army in its attempts to fulfil national and international obligations, army chief Lieutenant General Vusimuzi Masondo says.

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