Congo Kinshasa News Journal
Congo to revamp decrepit railways
A $600m (£368m) project to revamp DR Congo's decrepit railways within four years is launched, with the World Bank and China as its principle backers.
China, World Bank launch Congo rail revamp
KINSHASA (Reuters) - China and the World Bank launched a $600 million plan with Congo on Thursday to revamp hundreds of kilometres (miles) of dilapidated rail network, including within the central African country's mining belt.
China, World Bank launch Congo rail revamp
KINSHASA (Reuters) - China and the World Bank launched a $600 million plan with Congo on Thursday to revamp hundreds of kilometres (miles) of dilapidated rail network, including within the central African country's mining belt.
China, World Bank launch Congo rail revamp
KINSHASA (Reuters) - China and the World Bank launched a $600 million plan with Congo on Thursday to revamp hundreds of kilometres (miles) of dilapidated rail network, including within the central African country's mining belt.
400,000-plus women raped in Congo yearly: study
KINSHASA (Reuters) - More than 400,000 women are raped in the Democratic Republic of Congo every year, according to a study by U.S. researchers published Wednesday, but the United Nations has expressed doubt over the findings.
Nearly half million women raped in Congo yearly: study
KINSHASA (Reuters) - More than 400,000 women are raped in the Democratic Republic of Congo every year, according to a study by U.S. researchers published Wednesday, but the United Nations has expressed doubt over the findings.
Nearly half million women raped in Congo yearly: study
KINSHASA (Reuters) - More than 400,000 women are raped in the Democratic Republic of Congo every year, according to a study by U.S. researchers published Wednesday, but the United Nations has expressed doubt over the findings.
Congo-Kinshasa: New Study Shows Rape in Country Much More Widespread Than Thought
A new study shows that women in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been raped at a rate 26 times higher than previously thought. The shockingly high number is equivalent to 1,152 women raped every day, 48 raped every hour, or four women raped every five minutes.
Congo education minister survives attack on convoy
The Associated Press The Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo A government minister has survived an attack by armed gunmen in eastern Congo that killed two other people. Higher Education Minister Mashako Mamba had been visiting Congo's volatile east, which is home to a myriad of armed groups. Authorities say they suspect a Rwandan Hutu militia was behind Saturday's attack on the minister's convoy in ...
Congo education minister survives attack on convoy
The Associated Press The Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo A government minister has survived an attack by armed gunmen in eastern Congo that killed two other people. Higher Education Minister Mashako Mamba had been visiting Congo's volatile east, which is home to a myriad of armed groups. Authorities say they suspect a Rwandan Hutu militia was behind Saturday's attack on the minister's convoy in ...
Congo’s higher education minister survives attack on his convoy during visit to country’s east
KINSHASA, Congo — A government minister has survived an attack by armed gunmen in eastern Congo that killed two other people. Higher Education Minister Mashako Mamba had been visiting Congo’s volatile east, which is home to a myriad of armed groups. Authorities say they suspect a Rwandan Hutu militia was behind Saturday’s attack on the minister’s convoy in Rutshuru. Read full article >>
Congo-Kinshasa: Sowing the Seeds of Food Security in Bandundu
Subsistence farmers in the Democratic Republic of Congo's southwestern Bandundu Province are seeing their harvests double, thanks to an ambitious programme of support by the government.
Congo-Kinshasa: Cutting the Hydra Head of Illegal Mining
In the Eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the election agenda has been eclipsed by recent developments in the mining sector. The already delayed elections are slated for later on this year, commencing on 27 November with the presidential and parliamentary polls. However, the possible gains of a successful election offer cold comfort to populations in the East who ...
Congo-Kinshasa: Africa In The Age of Obama - Why Libya and Not Congo
On March 28, 2011, United States President Barack Obama spoke to the American people about Libya and why the United States must engage militarily as opposed to diplomatically. In a historical decision, the United States is now openly supporting armed rebels inside a sovereign country. The rationale for the US intervention in Libya is to protect vulnerable civilians from mass slaughter by the ...
Rwandan Rebels Attack Congo’s Minister of University and Higher Education
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Minister of University and Higher Education escaped an attack by Rwandan rebels that left two people dead, government spokesman Lambert Mende said.
