News & Info From Great Lakes Region Links open in a second window powered by FreeFind | General | Business | Sports | Health | Arts & Entertainment News |   Regional & Specific News Feeds       GENERAL NEWS   Congo: Ex-rebels accused of extortion in DR Congo mines Rebels from the CNDP were integrated into the DR Congo army Former rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo who now serve in the army are running mafia-style extortion rackets in the mines, campaigners say.The country has some of the world"s richest mines, which provide minerals ... Read Africa News article at BBC News - Related articles Congo: Congo oil minister to examine delayed deals Democratic Republic of Congo"s newly appointed oil minister will review exploration contracts yet to be approved by the President, and wants a new oil code passed into law by the end of March, he said late on Monday. The central African country produces just 25 000 barrels a day ... Read Africa News article at IndependentOnline - Related articles Congo: Congo oil minister to examine delayed deals Democratic Republic of Congo"s newly appointed oil minister will review exploration contracts yet to be approved by the President, and wants a new oil code passed into law by the end of March, he said late on Monday. The central African country produces just 25 000 barrels a day ... Read Africa News article at IndependentOnline - Related articles Congo: "Here, it is a single meal per day" In the middle of the Moundzombo school courtyard at Betou in the north of the Republic of Congo, Aime Ngbatambala is surrounded by near-naked children, some crying, others playing hide-and-seek. "The children who are playing have just had a small meal," said Ngbatambala, a community leader. "The ones who ... Read Africa News article at IndependentOnline - Related articles Congo (DRC): Congo launches gun campaign The Democratic Republic of Congo is to launch on Tuesday a "firearm for $50" disarmament campaign in the vast country"s volatile eastern region, a minister said on Monday. Communication Minister Lambert Mende told reporters the government counted on collecting "20 000 to 30 000 guns at first" but did ... Read Africa News article at IndependentOnline - Related articles Congo: Bemba trial delayed The trial of former Democratic Republic of Congo vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba, due to have started on April 27, has been postponed to July 5, the International Criminal Court said on Monday. The delay was necessary for the court to consider a challenge by Bemba"s defence team to the admissibility ... Read Africa News article at IndependentOnline - Related articles Congo: Bemba trial delayed The trial of former Democratic Republic of Congo vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba, due to have started on April 27, has been postponed to July 5, the International Criminal Court said on Monday. The delay was necessary for the court to consider a challenge by Bemba"s defence team to the admissibility ... Read Africa News article at IndependentOnline - Related articles Congo: How not to bore the kids It was to be a holiday without sightseeing. That was the deal. I didn"t want to see anything. I didn"t want to open a guidebook. I did not want to do anything that involved a queue or an admission ticket. Activities were out - kayaking, bungee jumping, horse riding and, ... Read Africa News article at Times Live - Related articles Burundi: Tensions high in run-up to Burundi elections BUJUMBURA, 4 March 2010 (IRIN) - As Burundi approaches elections designed to cap the country"s democratic transition after years of civil conflict, there is growing concern about worsening security and limits to political freedom. "The situation is explosive," Pierre Claver Mbonimpa, chairman of the Association for the Promotion ... Read Africa News article at IRINNews - Related articles Congo: UN plans to end DR Congo peacekeeping mission The UN has begun talks with Democratic Republic of Congo on withdrawing its peacekeeping mission - the biggest UN operation in the world.UN peacekeeping chief Alain Le Roy said his officials would take a month to assess how the pullout of 20,500 personnel could be carried out. The current mandate ... Read Africa News article at BBC News - Related articles Powered by AfricaNewsSearch             African News - Index   Southern Africa   Northern Africa   Eastern Africa   Western Africa   The Great Lakes Region   The Horn of Africa   World News           BUSINESS NEWS           Ghana: Ghana could provide social and economic development if turned to SME - Accra Mail :: Ghana News Leaders - Ghana News Business Mankessim, March 12, GNA - Mr Kwasi Jonah, Head of the Political Science Department of the University of Ghana, Legon, has said that Ghana could provide a viable route to economic and social development if it should turn to a Social Marketing Economy (SME). He explained that with the guidance ... Read Africa News article at The Accra Daily Mail - Related articles Kenya: Oil marketers cite Kebs fee in new price rise The cost of fuel on Friday went up as marketers claimed to pass on to consumers petroleum inspection fees being collected by the revenue authority on behalf of the Kenya Bureau of Standards. Related Stories Fuel prices to rise What oil inspection fee, wonders PS ... Read Africa News article at Daily Nation - Related articles Kenya: KRA wants more tax attorneys The Kenya Revenue Authority is holding consultations with the Attorney General for the recruitment of more prosecutors to tackle tax-related cases.The authority has also reported major court victories following the earlier gazettement of six prosecutors.In the last six months, KRA has won court cases with tax liabilities of over Sh220 ... Read Africa News article at Daily Nation - Related articles Kenya: Firm set to sell Kenyan music online Kenyan musicians can now sell their music online and receive their payments through mobile cash platforms.A local online store has been opened to serve local artistes, who have been plagued by poor distribution channels in the country and abroad.The artistes can now place their music in the online store, pewahewa.com, ... Read Africa News article at Daily Nation - Related articles Kenya: IMF boss impressed by Africa"s recovery International Monetary Fund is optimistic about the economic prospects of Africa and says the continent has weathered the effects of the global financial crisis. Related Stories Economy to grow by 3 p.c., says IMF Speaking in South Africa, the IMF chief Dominique Straus-Kahn, said he was ... Read Africa News article at Daily Nation - Related articles Kenya: Bank dismisses brokers" claims on Safaricom IPO Citibank on Friday denied claims by a brokers" lobby that final reconciliation for the 2008 Safaricom IPO accounts is yet to be done. The bank, which headed a consortium of receiving financial institutions, said the process was completed in February last year, when the last stockbroker signed the certification form.The ... Read Africa News article at Daily Nation - Related articles Powered by AfricaNewsSearch         Health News   Arts & Entertainment News   Sports News