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Congo Kinshasa SearchesHere a list of sites were you can expect to find specific information about Congo Kinshasa when you search their database on the word "Congo Kinshasa": UNIONS is the United Nations International Organizations Network Search. Here you can search within all the UN-system, including sub-organizations. Expect to find too much documents, reports, articles, etc. about Congo Kinshasa. ECA-search - (UN.org.) In the database of the Economic Commission for Africa you might find some country-specific information about development. They also are quite good on gender issues. FAO-search - (UN-org.) Their database gives you lots of articles and reports about livestock and agriculture in Congo Kinshasa. Tons of free information! ILO-search - (UN-org.) Their database might find you some reports about working conditions in Congo Kinshasa, although there is little African country-specific information. Infonation is a UN statistics service. Choose country specific data from their huge and updated database. All countries are represented with data from the fields geography, economy, population and social indicators. You can compare data from up to seven countries. Excellent tool! UNDP-search - (UN-org.) You will find a solid amount of documents and reports about development in Congo Kinshasa in their database. UNESCO-search - (UN-org.) Their database contains loads of document related to education, science and culture and related items in Congo Kinshasa. WHO-search - (UN-org.) You'll find quit a few documents and reports about health issues in Congo Kinshasa and the region doing a search in their database. WTO-search - In the database of the World Trade Organization you'll find quit a few country-specific documents about trade, subsidies, development, etc. in Congo Kinshasa. Write "Congo Kinshasa" in the "Document Title" bar. WoYaa! is a search engine in French and English with links to quite a few sites in French-speaking Africa. Not updated since 1998 (?) and many bad connections. Yahoo-search - Yahoo helps you find websites related to Congo Kinshasa, although you'll have no idea what you'll find clicking their links...
Newspapers & PressHere, you'll find links to Congolese and non-Congolese newspapers and news agencies regularly writing about Congo Kinshasa, international press in general and other facilitators of news about Congo Kinshasa.
The Press in Congo Kinshasaafrol - Congo Kinshasa offers regularly updated news on the country, also including background articles and other services. Back issues can be found on afrol's Congo News Archive or in the Congo Archive.
Congo Presse is a service from the website Congo 2000. Here you'll find links to all news sites in the country and sites in relation with it. Regularly updated news in French. The Congo Times offers a list of some features on politics, economy and culture. Some in English and others in French, but not updated in months. Le Soft is a regularly updated journal with lots of articles on politics and economy in Congo. Only in French.
Press reporting about Congo KinshasaAfrica Confidential is a bisemanal journal on Africa. They let you enter their database on Congo Kinshasa of past headlines, which has some basic facts and news about Congo Kinshasa. AllAfrica.com is an commersial network presenting news from across the African continent. You can also go directly to their Congo Kinshasa page, listing the latest news stories. Congo Daily is powered by WorldNews.com. This news site brings you daily news about the DRC, provided by the world's leading newspapers and press agencies. It's not really a newspaper itself, more a very efficient search engine, giving you headlines made all over the world. Kinshasa Daily figures basically the same headlines as Congo Daily. IRIN (Integrated Regional Information Network) is a UN humanitarian information unit, covering news from all Africa. You can also go directly into their Congo Kinshasa archive, where articles from the last months about Congo Kinshasa figure. NewAfrica, Congo Kinshasa offers interesting information about Congolese infrastructures, agriculture, business, environment, education, etc. One World News Service is an international news service with a special page for Congo Brazzaville. In English, but not too regularly updated. PANA (PanAfrican News Agency) has an expanding pool of correspondents continent wide and partnerships with 48 national news agencies and the largest news-gathering operation in Africa. No country pages, but daily updated news from all over Africa. Weather.com has a page about the weather in Congo Kinshasa.
International pressLe Monde, the leading French newspaper, has an ample international coverage (all in French). You can also go directly to their Africa page. The Africa and Middle East site of the BBC World Services offers updated news, articles and other media services on Africa. The Financial Times is one of the world's leading business newspapers with a global outlook. You can also go directly to their Middle East and Africa page. The Independent is an excellent British newspaper with a wide international coverage. You might want to go directly to their Africa page, where the latest articles about the continent are listed. The International Herald Tribune is a daily newspaper edited in Paris with a focus on news from all over the world. Published with The New York Times & The Washington Post. The New York Times is one of the most important US newspapers, having a relatively good international coverage, including an Africa page. Most international articles, however, are by AP or Reuters. The Washington Post is a prestigious US newspaper with an ample international coverage. You might want to go directly to their Africa page or Congo Kinshasa page, were the last articles from WP are listed. Times Internet Edition (UK) is the internet edition of the world's oldest daily newspaper. The sister paper, the Sunday Times Internet Edition has its own website. Relatively good international coverage.
News & Discussion GroupsAfrica Online Congo Kinshasa offers services like e-mail, chat, newsgroups. A lot of news too, and only in English. L'Afrique sur Internet is a website in French about everything what's happening on Internet in francophone Africa. List of links, forums, etc. NewAfrica has chats, besides offering lots of other services.
Government OfficesNational Institutions: Representations in Foreign Countries: Transnational Institutions: Southern African Development Community (SADC) is a regional, transnational organisation. The working languages of SADC are English, French and Portuguese. Site mostly in English and informative. You can also go directly to their Congo Kinshasa Country Profile.
OtherCities & TownsWeather.com has a page about the weather in Congo Brazzaville, with special information about some cities, like Baya, Boma, Kahemba, Kananga, Kinshasa, Kipushi, Kisangani, Likasi, Lubumbashi, Matadi, Mbandaka, Mbuji-Mayi, Tshikapa, Uvira and Zongo.
Companies
CultureAfromix' web page to Congolese music, groups and artists, with special pages on some Congolese musicians. French and Spanish versions. The Ethnologue Database is a catalogue of more than 6,700 languages spoken in 228 countries. The Index organizes languages according to language families and countries.
EconomyCommon Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is an organisation of free independent states cooperating. With its 21 member states and population of 385 million it forms a major integrated trading block. Very informative and ample site about the regional economy. There also exists a Congo Kinshasa Page. Congo Kinshasa Economic Development and Indicators is an annual NewAfrica country profile on their pages about African economy. They use the IMF as their primary source, which should guarantee for their quality. Mbendi Consultants' country profile on Congo Kinshasa concentrates on economical issues. Statistics on communications and information technology, etc. Planet Business-Congo Kinshasa offers interesting data of the country's economic situation for importers, exporters, distributors and traders.
Education
Environment/NatureFerti World is a online journal about to the fertilizer industry from around the world. Here you'll find some news (but not updated), special reports, a job center, chat room, message board and other links. Friends of the Earth (FoEI) is the world's largest federation of environmental groups, uniting close to one million activists worldwide. FoEI's member organizations in 61 countries. Its local office in Congo Kinshasa has a web page with some basic information. NewAfrica-Environment offers interesting information about the environment in Africa, among other subjects, and sometimes news about the environment in Congo Kinshasa.
General Information/Read about Congo KinshasaThe U.S.
government has several informative, though subjective, pages about most countries in
the world, including Congo Kinshasa, being regularly updated. Big
resources are used to produce and maintain these pages. The CIA.
annual Factbook 2000 is probably
the best and most updated collection of data on the web. The Ethnologue Database is a catalogue of more than 6,700 languages spoken in 228 countries. The Index organizes languages according to language families. The Spanish spoken website of the Basque publishing house Ikuska has pages on all African countries with relatively good statistical data and fuller information on ethnic groups. Infoplease.com contains a page about DRC with basic data of the country: history, geography, etc. The International Crisis Group is a organisation with special interest in Africa. In its page about Central Africa you'll find lots of reports about the general situation in Congo Kinshasa and other countries. NewAfrica Congo Kinshasa offers interesting information about Congolese infrastructure, agriculture, business, environment, education, etc.
The Norwegian Refugee Council has a very ample country profile of Congo Kinshasa. Includes maps and lots of humanitarian information, especially about internally displaced people ("IDPs"). Very informative! You can order books about Congo Kinshasa on amazon.com's web page.
Human RightsThe Committee to Protect Journalists has a small, but interesting rapport about the situation of the press in Congo Kinshasa in 1997. The most informative site about human rights in Congo Kinshasa is the annual Country Report on Human Rights Practices Released by the U.S. State Department. Big, elaborated report about the state of human rights in Congo Kinshasa. In the annual World Press Freedom Review looks at the the state of the media in 168 countries, like Congo Kinshasa, documenting press freedom violations. 1999.
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