Children in Republic of Congo forced to work and paid in glue to sniff and alcohol
A report by Survival International has revealed that Bayaka children in the Republic of Congo are being paid in glue to sniff and alcohol, in return for their labour. The children are paid to clean out latrines. Children in the Republic of Congo are being paid in glue to sniff, and alcohol, in return for […]
17 janvier 1961 – L’assassinat de Patrice Lumumba au Congo
l y a 55 ans, le 17 janvier 2016, Patrice-Émery Lumumba était assassiné. Il était le premier Premier Ministre de la République du Congo indépendant, (l’actuelle RDC) de juin à septembre 1960. “Lumumba était un nationaliste radical” (Ludo de Witte, sociologue) Ludo de Witte, sociologue et auteur en 2000 du livre “L’assassinat de Lumumba”, revient […]
More than 300 participants attended the 47th General Assembly of African Airlines Association (AFRAA)
Fatima Beyina-Moussa, CEO of ECAir, Equatorial Congo Airlines, the national airline of the Republic of Congo, chaired the proceedings of the 47th General Assembly of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA). The event, under the high patronage of Denis Sassou N’Guesso, President of the Republic of Congo, was held from 8-10 November 2015 at the Complexe […]
Popular Katanga businessman Moise Katumbi Reacts to Kabila’s 3rd Term Bid After DRC Announce 4-Year Delay Ahead of 2016 Polls
Popular Katanga businessman Moise Katumbi says the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo have rejected attempts for the country to have a life president. Katumbi, who in September quit the ruling party, was reacting to announcement from the capital in Kinshasa that suggests the 2016 elections may be delayed by two to four years. […]
Bamboo Finance and Louis Dreyfus Holding Launch Impact Investment Fund NISABA, Focusing on Agribusiness in Sub-Saharan Africa
Bamboo Finance, a private equity firm specializing in investing in business models that benefit low-income communities in developing economies and Louis Dreyfus Holding, which owns a controlling stake in leading global agribusiness Louis Dreyfus Commodities, announced today a partnership to launch and jointly manage NISABA, a US$50 million impact investment fund project with a focus […]
Ban On Overseas Adoptions Fuels Smuggling of Children In Congo-Kinshasa
A crackdown on international adoptions by the Democratic Republic of Congo has spurred a black market in child smuggling, with Americans paying to get dozens of infants out across its jungle borders, the Thomson Reuters Foundation has found. More than 80 Congolese children have been taken illegally out of the country in the past two […]
Why Some African Leaders Cling To Power, Whilst Others Walk Away
Following a weekend of elections on the African Continent, analysts are drawing parallels between Congo-Brazzaville and Tanzania even before results are announced. One leader is accused of tampering with the constitution to extend his grip on power, whilst the other has been credited with respecting presidential term limits. In one corner, you see a political […]
Africa Finance Corporation Completes Corporate Restructuring With The Appointment Of Sanjeev Gupta
In January, 2015 AFC implemented a new organisational structure. The purpose of this re-organisation was to increase the Corporation’s client responsiveness by creating sector clusters, that would each be responsible for delivering all of AFC’s products to clients within those sectors, simplifying the Corporation’s structure and increasing responsiveness. In achieving these objectives, a number of […]
Tanzania Ruling Party Has Won 67% Of Seats So Far
TANZANIA’S ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi party has won 176 of 264 parliamentary seats (67%) so far, a trend that signals victory for its presidential candidate, lawmaker January Makamba told reporters in Dar es Salaam. CCM’s John Magufuli is running against former Prime Minister Edward Lowassa to replace Jakaya Kikwete in the gas- and gold-producing East […]
Africa Can Fix The International Criminal Court- Here Is How
The demand of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress that the government should pull out of the International Criminal Court is defeatist, naïve and reactionary, says Professor John Dugard,expert on international law. African states have largely themselves to blame for the fact that the continent has been singled out by the ICC, and rather than […]
