Congo-Kinshasa: Forgotten Rape Capital of the World
The effects of civil strife on the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the attendant sexual violations cannot be gainsaid.
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Rwanda: Nation Has 4th Fastest Internet on Continent
Rwanda has been ranked fourth in Africa with high speed internet, after Ghana, Kenya and Angola in that order, according to Ookla NetIndex latest global internet speed report which was released on Monday. The performance places Rwanda at 103rd position in the world with an average speed of 3.03 Megabits per second (Mbps). Speaking to The New Times yesterday, Antoine Sebera, the Acting Chief Executive Officer Broadband Systems Corporation Ltd (BSC), said that the report was correct because the country offers high internet download speed.
Rwanda: Firms Blacklisted for Illegal Mineral Tagging
Five Rwandan mining companies have been blacklisted for illegally tagging minerals. Four were suspended locally, by the Geology and Mines Department (GMD), while another, has been blacklisted by the international market by the International Tin Research Institute (ITRI)
Uganda: Congolese Immigrants Flood Country
Congolese refugees are flocking Uganda in hundreds to escape clashes in the war-ravaged Democratic Republic of Congo, the minister for relief, disaster preparedness and refugees, Stephen Malinga has disclosed. Between 100 and 150 refugees cross into Uganda every day, and over 5,600 are estimated to be living in the country, the minister said
Congo-Kinshasa: UN Concerned Over Fresh LRA Attacks
The United Nations refugee agency today voiced concern over the recent displacement of several thousand people as a result of fresh attacks by the notorious Ugandan rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in the Orientale province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). After a lull in LRA raids in the second half of last year that resulted in improved security in the north-eastern province, new attacks on civilians have been reported during the past few weeks in the territories of Dungu, Faradje, Watsa, Niangara, Bondo and Ango
Congo-Brazzaville: Arms Depot Blast Devastates Traders
Brazzaville — Blown up markets and smashed shops: the sight is distressing for the traders in Brazzaville who are still assessing the extent of the damage caused by the explosion of a military arms depot two days ago. It’s Monday morning at the Ouenzé market, one of the largest in the northern area of the Congolese capital Brazzaville, in the Mpila neighbourhood
West Africa: Cholera – An Enduring Threat in West and Central Africa
One of the biggest outbreaks of cholera in the West and Central Africa region in recent years has come to a close with warnings that much more needs to be done before the next rainy season. A total of 105, 248 cholera cases have been reported in 17 countries in 2011, and 2,898 people have died. The region is now in the inter-season which means that the number of cases is close to zero in most affected countries.
Cameroon: Improving Nation’s Investment Climate
Prime Minister Philemon Yang chaired the third session of the Cameroon Business Forum on Monday. Some 200 participants from the public and private sectors, international funding organizations, and civil society organizations exchanged knowledge with the view of improving the business climate in Cameroon during the 2012 session of the Cameroon Business Forum (CBF) in Douala yesterday, March 5, 2012. Christened “Investing in a simplified environment”, the main objective of the forum facilitated by the International Finance Corporation with the support of the African Development Bank and the World Bank, was to present the level of implementation of the 48 recommendations made during the last two sessions, as well as examine new orientations put in place to encourage entrepreneurship in Cameroon
Congo-Kinshasa: Fighting in Shamwana Displaces Entire Town
Lubumbashi — International medical aid organization returned to continue its medical care in Shamwana, Katanga Province, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Saturday, after it suspended its operations two days earlier due to fighting in the town that displaced the entire population. “There hasn’t been fighting in Shamwana in nearly six years,” says Katrien Coppens, Operational Manager for DRC
Central African Republic: Relief Efforts Facing Severe Funding Shortfall, UN Warns
The Central African Republic (CAR) is facing one of the worst humanitarian funding shortfalls in the world, the United Nations warned today, adding that nearly half the country’s population is in dire need of assistance. “The European Commission has described CAR as the world’s second most vulnerable country after Somalia,” said John Ging, Operations Director of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), who saw first-hand the critical conditions in which tens of thousands of people live during a visit to the country last week
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