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Africa, a “myriad” of markets

Africa, a “myriad” of markets

Africa is consuming, but not enough. The products arriving on African markets do not necessarily match demand. It is all happening too slowly. These...
New-York Forum Africa: going forward

New-York Forum Africa: going forward

From 14 to 16 June, Libreville moves to the beat of the second New-York Forum Africa. The success of the first forum, in June...
The Black woman’s new look

The Black woman’s new look

"Naked woman, black woman. Dressed in your color that is life, in your form that is beauty!", reads the famous line from Leopold Senghor's...
Untangling Central Africa for business

Untangling Central Africa for business

As the proper role of government continue to debated in much of the free world, Africans, and in particular Central Africans can only...
Congo train disaster death toll rising

Congo train disaster death toll rising

The death toll following a train crash which occurred Monday night in Yanga, 60 km from Pointe-Noire on the Chemin de Fer Congo-Ocean (CFCO),...
Congo: Tragic train crash leaves several dead

Congo: Tragic train crash leaves several dead

Dozens of deaths and injuries were recorded Monday night in Congo, when a coastal train belonging to the Chemin de fer Congo-océan (CFCO) derailed...
Angola, DRC and Congo deport illegal immigrants

Angola, DRC and Congo deport illegal immigrants

Thousands of Congolese have been deported from Angola this year. The Republic of Congo has also deported DRC nationals from its territory. In a...
Paris: New step in “ill-gotten gains” scandal involving 3 African leaders

Paris: New step in “ill-gotten gains” scandal involving 3 African leaders

The Board of Inquiry at the Paris Court of Appeal will issue its decision on whether to open a criminal investigation against three African...
Congo elections: Denis Sassou Nguesso, wins by a “controversial” landslide

Congo elections: Denis Sassou Nguesso, wins by a “controversial” landslide

Provisional results of the July 12 Congolese presidential elections were made public Wednesday. Denis Sassou Nguesso, outgoing head of state won by a landslide,...
Congo: Election results known ahead of time

Congo: Election results known ahead of time

Despite protests from the opposition, presidential elections in Congo, Sunday, was relatively peaceful as a result of some 17 000 security personnel ordered to...
Congo-Brazzaville: Fear of civil unrest ahead of elections

Congo-Brazzaville: Fear of civil unrest ahead of elections

With two weeks to presidential elections in Congo-Brazzaville, fear of civil unrest and societal breakdown has gripped the country's population as opposition political factions...
3 African Presidents to pay for their ill-gotten wealth

3 African Presidents to pay for their ill-gotten wealth

The doyen of judges in the financial hub of Paris, Françoise Desset, has ordered a judicial inquiry into the luxury property bought by three...
Nigeria and Congo move toward Maritime agreement

Nigeria and Congo move toward Maritime agreement

Maritime transportation between Nigeria and the Republic of Congo will be enhanced in the near future, the Nigerian Minister of Transportation, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke,...
Government tackles infant mortality

Government tackles infant mortality

The Republic of Congo’s government has launched a nationwide weeklong campaign of action aimed at tackling the country’s high rates of infant, juvenile and...
More children on the street in Congo

More children on the street in Congo

Louya, a 16-year-old boy begging in the Fonde market of Pointe-Noire, Congo's southern port city, said he was an orphan who had lived on...
ECCAS

Central Africa vows to fight terrorism

The Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) have pledged to crack down on terrorism in the sub-region, sources close to the Congolese Ministry...
Congo : Controversial attitude to food crisis plan

Congo : Controversial attitude to food crisis plan

Measures announced by the Congolese government to keep food prices affordable have elicited both scepticism and praise from NGOs and citizens, some accusing the...
Swedish EUFOR colonel sacked for protecting french torturers

Swedish EUFOR colonel sacked for protecting french torturers

Swedish Col. Hans Am, who has been serving in the European Force in Chad and the Central African Republic (EUFOR), has been relieved of...
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World Bank to grant $1m to curb bird flu in Congo

The World Bank will grant Congo US$1 million to enhance its epidemiological watch in order to fund the action plan to curb bird flu,...
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Kinshasa linked to Brazzaville by new river unit

A new river unit of the Natinal Transport Board (ONATRA, public service) will be operational as from June to transport leading personalities between Kinshasa...
CAF FIFA : Chad suspended from championship

CAF FIFA : Chad suspended from championship

Africa soccer's governing body CAF has banned Chad from the qualifiers for the first edition of the African Nations Championships slated for Cote d'Ivoire...
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AfDB to host African Water Week

The First African Water Week (AWW-1) being hosted by the A frican Ministers' Council on Water (AMCOW) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) opens...
Congo hosts first African computer engineering exhibition

Congo hosts first African computer engineering exhibition

Congolese capital, Brazzaville, will between 10-12 April, host the first African software engineering exhibition, dubbed Salon Genilog 2008, with the theme "Businesses and Computer...
AfDB funds US$ 2.7 billion projects in Central African Forestry Commission

AfDB funds US$ 2.7 billion projects in Central African Forestry Commission

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group is currently funding 80 ongoing operations to the tune of US$ 2.7 billion in all sectors of activity...
Australian Open 2008 – Jo-Wilfried TSONGA makes sensation and surges into the fourth round

Australian Open 2008 – Jo-Wilfried TSONGA makes sensation and surges into the fourth round

The Franco-Congolese Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, after his explosive performance, at the first round of the Australian Open, when he sent Andy Murray (Men’s no.9) packing,...