Economy - Development
Congo gets US$ 2.4 billion debt relief
afrol News, 18 March - Congo Brazzaville was today given a debt cancellation of US$ 2.4 billion by its main creditors. This amounts to 100 percent of all Congolese bilateral debts and will significantly lower budget costs.
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Politics | Human rights | Society
Tribal clashes uproot over 21,000
afrol News, 11 November - The UN Refugee agency says the number of civilians fleeing tribal violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) into neighbouring Republic of Congo has topped 21,800 since last week.
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Environment - Nature
Congo Basin forest management "successful"
afrol News, 21 May - Environmentalists celebrate the "rapid progress" made in saving the precious rainforests of the Congo Basin, second only to the Amazon. Vast areas are now effectively protected and sustainably and responsibly managed.
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Environment - Nature | Culture - Arts
Congo spirits win environmental battle
afrol News, 15 April - The spirits traditionally associated with the protection of a vital rapids and waterfall complex on the mighty Congo River have won international recognition as the Congo Brazzaville site and its spirits were included on a global protection list.
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Economy - Development
Congo Brazzaville maintains strong growth
afrol News, 10 December - Congo Brazzaville is only noting the global crisis mildly. The country will have an economic growth of 7.6 percent in 2008, due to a successful effort to promote growth in the non-oil sector. In 2009, growth will be even higher.
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Health | Society
Spread of AIDS linked to colonialism
afrol News, 7 October - A recent study has developed a new hypothesis that linked the spread of the AIDS virus to colonisation, which has played a major role in the spread of the disease in some parts of Africa.
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Environment - Nature
Fears of downward gorilla populations erased
afrol News, 7 August - Latest census results on critically endangered western lowlands gorillas have shown populations survival much more than ever expected, with around 125,000 found in the survey area in northern part of Republic of Congo.
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Society | Human rights
Brazzaville considers human rights legislation
afrol News, 28 July - The Congo Brazzaville parliament is preparing to make new legislation that will incorporate international human rights instruments in Congolese law. Both UN and regional human rights treaties and institutions are considered.
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» 23.05.2008 - Central Africa's "Pygmies" gain from ecotourism
» 17.07.2007 - Critical lack of health workers in Brazzaville
» 31.01.2007 - Ex-ninja leader forms party in Congo Brazzaville
» 08.12.2006 - Ebola outbreak killed 5000 gorillas
» 17.11.2006 - Scientists predict next Ebola outbreak
» 16.11.2006 - Congo Brazzaville slipping back into corruption
» 28.09.2006 - "Child labour still widespread in Congo Brazzaville"
» 14.09.2006 - Congo timber to be environmentally certified
» 25.04.2006 - President "insulted" by Brazzaville editor
» 21.03.2006 - Symbolic weapons-burning ceremony in Congo Brazzaville
» 16.06.2005 - Aka Pygmies "best dads in the world"
» 05.04.2005 - Difficult repatriation from Congo Brazzaville to Kinshasa
» 23.02.2005 - Scientists link Ebola to animal carcasses
» 07.02.2005 - Landmark Congo Basin conservation treaty signed
» 03.02.2005 - Brazzaville summit addresses Congo Basin's forests
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