Paulina Robert a 17-year-old from Tanzania wins Reach for Change Day of the African Child Innovation Contest
Paulina Robert, a 17-year-old student from Tanzania nabbed a $500 (US) prize from Reach for Change Africa yesterday to set up a reproductive health campaign for girls in her community. The contest was aligned with the Day of the African Child on June 16 and challenged contestants to answer the question: “If you had $500, […]
Reach for Change promotes innovative thinking to solve problems for children
In preparation for the Day of the African Child, Reach for Change Africa has launched an innovation contest that will empower one young African to solve a problem affecting children. The innovation contest will award $500 to a young person with an idea to improve the lives of children in his or her community. Using […]
Uganda Picks Up Bodies of Police Officers Killed by Congolese Soldiers
A Ugandan delegation yesterday arrived at Bunia township in eastern DR Congo to receive bodies of the four police officers who were killed by Congolese soldiers. Although the Ugandan delegation was allowed to pick the bodies, the DR Congo government had not responded to four demands from Uganda government by yesterday. Police spokesman Fred Enanga, […]
DR Congo Beat Guinea to Reach CHAN Finals
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has progressed to the final of the ongoing Orange Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) taking place in Rwanda. The 2009 CHAN champions secured their place in the final after beating debutants, Guinea 5-4 in penalty shootouts in the semi final match played at Amahoro Stadium this evening. Jonathan Bolingi Mpangi […]
Uganda’s Museveni Slams UN For Failing To Take On Rebels
Uganda’s president on Friday accused United Nations peacekeepers of failing to disarm rebels in the east of neighbouring Congo and said his army should be allowed to hunt them down instead. In an Eid message, President Yoweri Museveni alleged the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) allowed Ugandan Islamist group the Allied […]
A leading rights group wants the government to replace general Bruno Mandevu
A leading rights group in the Democratic Republic of Congo has called on the government to annul a controversial general’s appointment to lead the fight against rebels.Gen Bruno Mandevu could not run operations against the FDLR rebel group because he was accused of summary executions and rape, it said.The government said he remained innocent, until […]
