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20 May 2013
                       
 
 
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06 May 2013
 
 
Congo rebels prepare to face UN force with mandate to attack
CLASHES
Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - In forested hills in eastern Congo, rebels are honing their ambush skills to prepare to face a new United Nations force which has a mandate to go on the...
 
 
11 Mar 2013
 
Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the DRC: hopes and challenges
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
The long awaited Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the region was signed on 24 February 2013 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. After almost three...
 
 
15 Feb 2013
 
DRC: Statement by Augustin Matata Ponyo Mapon, Democratic Republic of Congo Prime Minister, welcomes the outcome of his visit to New York and Washington from 3-9 February (15/02/2013)
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Augustin Matata Ponyo Mapon, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo, states: “National economic performance, the orthodox management of public finances and the concerted efforts of...
 
 
08 Feb 2013
 
 
 
Daily podcast – February 8, 2013.
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Resolutions taken by the African National Congress at its December Mangaung conference on key policies on the number of provinces, education, and health, have been posted on the party's website....
 
 
07 Feb 2013
 
 
 
Daily podcast – February 7, 2013.
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Zimbabwe's parliament has been presented with a long-awaited draft constitution, which opens the way for a referendum followed by elections this year in the impoverished southern African country.
 
 
04 Feb 2013
 
 
 
Daily podcast – February 4, 2013.
PODCAST
President Jacob Zuma said on Sunday that the South African business sector felt the government wasn’t consulting it on key economic issues and decisions. He said that business felt that it...
 
 
14 Jan 2013
 
 
 
Daily podcast – January 14, 2013.
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State-owned electricity utility Eskom has concluded 11 power buy-back deals with ferrochrome and alloy producers for the period December 1, 2012, through to March 31, 2013. This is in an effort to...
 
 
Kinshasa, Kampala back UN plan for eastern Congo drones
UNREST
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda on Friday backed a proposal from United Nations (UN) peacekeepers to deploy unmanned surveillance drones along DRC's eastern border, where rebels have...
 
 
30 Nov 2012
 
South Africa and France in Africa: exploring new avenues for pursuing the African Agenda
SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
After ill-tempered Franco-African relations under Nicolas Sarkozy, a new relationship is expected to emerge between France and Africa following François Hollande’s first visit to the continent...
 
 
27 Nov 2012
 
Democratic Republic of Congo: What Happens after Goma’s Fall
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
On Tuesday 20 November, the strategic town of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) fell into the hands of the M23 rebels. Some observers pointed out that the M23 movement had...
 
 
22 Nov 2012
 
 
 
Daily podcast – November 22, 2012.
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Opposition parties have rejected a proposal put forward by the African National Congress Chief Whip Mathole Motshekga that a motion of no confidence against President Jacob Zuma be debated in...
 
 
09 Nov 2012
 
IFAD: Statement by the International Fund for Agricultural Development, extends grant funding to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to boost food security (09/11/2012)
STATEMENT
The grant agreement for the Kinshasa Food Supply Centre Support Programme was signed today by Roger Shulungu Runika, Vice Minister of Finance of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Kanayo F....
 
 
31 Oct 2012
 
AU: Statement by the African Union Commssion, on the fourth African Union Conference of Ministers of Culture (31/10/2012)
STATEMENT
The Experts’ Session of the fourth African Union Conference of Ministers of Culture (CMAC4) ended today 31 October 2012 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with concrete...
 
 
26 Sep 2012
 
SA: Statement by the Department of Arts and Culture, on the African World Heritage Conference held in Benoni (26/09/2012)
STATEMENT
Speaking at the African World Heritage Conference in Benoni today, Minister Paul Mashatile noted with alarm recent events in Mali as "a major setback" that threatens an important part of African...
 
 
05 Sep 2012
 
What Lies Between War and Peace in the Great Lakes?
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is undeniably facing both a leadership and a humanitarian crisis. The rapid progress of the M23 rebel group and its threat to seize control of Goma show that...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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