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Congo deny reports on Bemba’s case

afrol News - Congolese government has rejected reports alleging that it has instigated the International Criminal Court charges against former Vice President Jean Pierre Bemba.

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UN-DRC strengthen cooperation against armed forces

afrol News - The UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Congolese troops have decided to strengthen the joint military operation in the eastern DRC to root out illegally-armed groups.

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Deforestation of African rain forest

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Forests and deforestation in Africa
- the wasting of an immense resource


afrol News - Except for the Congo Basin, Africa's frontier forests have largely been destroyed, primarily by loggers and by farmers clearing land for agriculture. In West Africa, nearly 90 percent of the original moist forest is gone, and what remains is heavily fragmented and degraded. Today, West African unspoiled forests are restricted to one patch in Côte d'Ivoire and another along the border between Nigeria and Cameroon.

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