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Francophone Africa drama competitions to kick off in December
The first edition of a drama competition among Francophone African nations will hold 11-14 December in Cotonou, Benin's economic capital, organisers said Sunday. Initiated...
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...
World Bank to grant $1m to curb bird flu in Congo
The World Bank will grant Congo US$1 million to enhance its epidemiological watch in order to fund the action plan to curb bird flu,...
Kinshasa linked to Brazzaville by new river unit
A new river unit of the Natinal Transport Board (ONATRA, public service) will be operational as from June to transport leading personalities between Kinshasa...
FIFA warns Congo of a ban on its biggest stadium
World soccer's governing body, FIFA, has threatened to suspend the Alphonse Massamba-Débat Stadium in Brazzaville, the Congolese capital, for failure to comply with international...
CAF FIFA : Chad suspended from championship
Africa soccer's governing body CAF has banned Chad from the qualifiers for the first edition of the African Nations Championships slated for Cote d'Ivoire...
AfDB to host African Water Week
The First African Water Week (AWW-1) being hosted by the A frican Ministers' Council on Water (AMCOW) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) opens...
Miriam Makeba to visit DR Congo
The famous South African singer, Miriam Makeba, will visit DR Congo from 10-14 March to support women who have survived sexual abuse, families affected...
ECCAS summit on Chad to hold Monday in Kinshasa
An extraordinary heads of state and government summit of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) will hold next Monday in Kinshasa on...
Congo hosts first African computer engineering exhibition
Congolese capital, Brazzaville, will between 10-12 April, host the first African software engineering exhibition, dubbed Salon Genilog 2008, with the theme "Businesses and Computer...
AfDB funds US$ 2.7 billion projects in Central African Forestry Commission
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...
World Bank to develop health facilities in Congo
The World Bank is planning to develop health facilities in Congo and help set up a National Health Development Plan in the country, according...
Chadian President receives AU/Kadhafi’s peace envoys
Chadian President, Idris Deby Itno, Wednesday in the Chadian capital, Ndjamena, received two special envoys of Colonel Muammar Kadhafi and members of the Libya-Congo...
Libya reiterates Africa’s demand for two UN Security Council seats
Libya on Friday reiterated Africa's position that the continent should be given two permanent seats with all privileges, including the veto, on the United...
Congo, UNDP to launch poverty reduction project
The Congolese government and the UNDP are planning to launch a three-year project to strengthen the institutional poverty reduction framework in the country, a...
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,...
Ex-Congolese Prime Minister writes book on Bantu culture
Former Congolese Prime Minister Bernard Kolelas has published a book on initiatory rites in Bantu society, an ethnic group present in several countries of...