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| Central African Republic Society | Human rights | Health Over 800, 000 children targeted for immunisation in CAR afrol News - The UN Children's Fund is targeting over 800, 000 children for vaccination against malaria, measles and diarrhoea in its massive campaign to address leading causes of death among children in the Central African Republic. |
| Angola | Congo Kinshasa Politics | Health | Society Angola suspends border operations as DRC grapple Ebola afrol News - Angolan government has suspended border operations on its northeastern border with Democratic Republic of Congo to prevent the spread of deadly Ebola virus. The outbreak of Ebola in DRC has claimed 13 lives and infected more than 40 people since the first case was reported in November last year. |
Politics | Society | Human rights China accuses western media over Zim-DRC arms saga afrol News - China has accused some western media of cooking stories on its alleged supply of ammunition to Zimbabwe through the Democratic Republic of Congo earlier this year. |
| Congo Kinshasa Human rights | Society | Politics Security Council extends UN mission in DRC afrol News - The UN Security Council has today told United Nations peacekeepers in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to prioritise the protection of civilians, including humanitarian personnel, as the number of attacks on aid workers have been on the increase. |
Human rights | Society | Politics HRW warns against violence on civilians as Great Lakes hunts Kony afrol News - The Human Rights Watch has today cautioned against respect of international humanitarian law as regional search and attack on Joseph Kony, leader of Lord's Resistance Army and his accomplices intensifies in the Democratic Republic of Congo. |
Human rights | Society | Politics British discuses UN accusations on Rwanda-DRC afrol News - The British government is in talks with Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo to discuss the United Nations allegations that the two governments are funding and arming rebels in eastern DRC. |
| Congo Kinshasa Labour | Economy - Development "Mining crisis" in DRC's Katanga province afrol News - The close-down of several copper and cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) southern Katanga Province has now developed into "an economic crisis", according to UN sources. |
| Congo Brazzaville Economy - Development Poor debt cancellation deal for Congo Brazzaville afrol News - Negotiating with its main creditors, the government of Congo Brazzaville did only manage to get a small part of its debts cancelled. A significant part of the debt was only rescheduled. |
| Congo Kinshasa Labour | Economy - Development Another DRC copper mine closed afrol News - Yet another copper mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will suspend its production due to the dramatic fall in world copper prices. Today, it was announced that the Dikulushi mine is to close down, producing further job losses. |
| Congo Brazzaville Economy - Development Congo Brazzaville maintains strong growth afrol News - 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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