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Tribute To Barack Obama — By The North America Congolese Community Who is Koffi Olomide? Congolese singer Koffi Olomide, is one of Africa’s best-selling artists. After completing a maths degree in Paris, he moved back home to become one of the continent’s most controversial musical figures, clashing with the ruling regime in Zaire (DRC - Democratic Republic [...]

In a recent article on Yahoo Games I read about how certain components in Sony's PS2/3 and other electronics devices directly led to a rare metal becoming scarce and driving third world dictatorships, like the Congo, to use Slave and child labor to mine the material.I had never heard of the metal before, but apparently when the PS2 was really in demand Sony was having a hard time getting enough of

 Paul Martin has a new constituency. This one is twice the size of France and home to 50 million people - as well as 10,000 species of plants, 655 species of birds and 400 species of mammals. After 18 years in Canada's Parliament - the final two as prime minister - he was named co-chair yesterday of a major European initiative to conserve Africa's Congo River Basin rain forest, the world

mongabay.com - June 24, 2008 Original URL The governments of Britain and Norway last week announced a $211 million (£108 million) initiative to conserve rainforests in the Congo Basin. The plan calls for the use of an advanced satellite camera to monitor deforestation in the region and funding for community-based conservation projects. Gordon Brown and Jens Stoltenberg announced the fund

Scores of lucrative mining concessions handed out by President Joseph Kabila are in doubt after a report questioned their legality. Will a programme of renegotiation finally allow a beleaguered nation to exploit its huge mineral wealth? Nick Mathiason reports Nick Mathiason The Observer - June 29, 2008 Original URL It is one of the world's most resource-rich countries, with huge deposits of di

This trip was undertaken in 1991 when the country was called Zaïre, the river was called the Zaïre River (and even the currency was the Zaïre). Today it is called the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) and the river has returned to its more familiar name of the Congo River. I have no idea whether this remarkable boat trip continues today. Even if it does, it would be difficult and dangerou

This trip was undertaken in 1991 when the country was called Zaïre, the river was called the Zaïre River (and even the currency was the Zaïre). Today it is called the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) and the river has returned to its more familiar name of the Congo River. I have no idea whether this remarkable boat trip continues today. Even if it does, it would be difficult and dangerou

  Since George Clooney’s got Darfur, Madonna has Malawi, and Oprah’s claimed the school girls of South Africa, it only makes sense that Ben Affleck should represent the Democratic Republic of Congo. Remind me why we have the UN again? The Oscar-winning actor turned activist has visited the country three times in the past year and traveled to refugee camps, [...]

El actor estadounidense realiza reportajes en el país arrasado por la guerraBen Affleck ha aparcado momentáneamente la interpretación para embarcarse en un nuevo trabajo: el de reportero para la televisión. El actor, ha viajado hasta tres veces a la República Democrática del Congo, país arrasado por la guerra, con el objetivo de hacer un reportaje para un programa estadounidense. El objetiv

Chef de Mission au RD Congo - EstAction Contre la Faim - USALocation: Kivus, GomaLast Date: June 30, 2008Email: inthr@actionagainsthunger.orgDurée du poste: 12 moisLangue(s): Français (l'anglais apprécié)Objectifs du poste:Responsable de l’ensemble de la mission : coordonne les programmes/activités, assure la continuité du financement, organise l’affectation des ressources disponibles, m

Nokia has just published the results of the Mobile Rules! developer competition . if you want to read about some of the latest ideas in mobile, visit the Mobile Rules! web site, download the PDF or view the slides on SlideShare.Mobile apli cation// Multiplayer & Connected GamesGrand Prize winner:Sumo-Sumo by GamicaRunner-upS:* Plantastic! by PalmStorm Ltd. * Hearts and Spades by G-mode Mobile appl

Tocó hablar de Congo, la decana del Reggae Uruguayo.La banda, que en un principio se llamó “Congo bongo” tiene como año de origen el 87, siendo su primera presentación en vivo en la feria de Villa Biarritz.Ese día en el escenario estaban Gustavo Ogara y Chole Giannotti (hoy por hoy, miembro de Abuela Coca) en guitarras, Gustavo Casenave en teclados, Jorge Mendive en batería, Marcelo Garc

The United Nations has urged rebel militias in the Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC) to immediately free their children soldiers and put a halt to further recruitment. Kemal Saiki, speaking for the UN emphasized all rebel forces has signed an agreement in January but they were not abiding to pledges given at that time. He pleaded [...]

An 18-month BBC investigation for Panorama has found evidence that:- Pakistani peacekeepers in the eastern town of Mongbwalu were involved in the illegal trade in gold with the FNI militia (described by Human Rights Watch as "some of the most murderous individuals that operate in eastern Congo"), providing them with weapons to guard the perimeter of the mines.- The Indians traded gold, bought drugs from the militias and flew a UN helicopter into the Virunga National Park, where they exchanged ammunition for ivory.A UN investigation concluded that one officer had been responsible for dealing in gold - allowing traders to use UN aircraft to fly into the town, putting them up at the UN base and taking them around the town. But the UN decided that "in the absence of corroborative evidence" its

The BBC Panorama program came out yesterday with news that UN peacekeepers in the DR Congo provided arms to militia groups and smuggled gold and ivory. The 18-month investigation found that: Pakistani peacekeepers in the eastern town of Mongbwalu were involved in the illegal trade in gold with the FNI militia, providing them with weapons to guard the perimeter of the mines Indian peacekeepers operating around the town of Goma had direct dealings with the militia responsible for the Rwandan genocide, now living in eastern DR Congo. The Indians traded gold, bought drugs from the militias and flew a UN helicopter into the Virunga National Park, where they exchanged ammunition for ivory However, Alan Doss, Special Representative to the Secretary-General of the UN, defends the credibility of

BBC NEWS | Programmes | Newsnight | China to seal $9bn DR Congo deal –This is one of those China-Africa deals I’ve been harping about on the weekly No Agenda podcast. If you read between the lines you can see how the Chinese are operating in Africa. Due to be signed in Beijing in the next [...]

Pare una barzelletta, ma poche ore fa a Kinshasa, capitale della Repubblica Democratica del Congo, è stato catturato un presunto gruppo di stregoni malefici che sembra siano in grado di far scomparire il pene delle loro vittime. Stando alle testimonianze raccolte dagli investigatori la banda, formata da 13 pericolosissimi maghi, grazie alle più recondite tecniche di [...]

More than 70 people had died when a congo airplane that took off of the city of Gum, in the east of the country, fell and blew up in one moving commercial district in this tuesday, witnesses and authorities had said. Six people -- the two pilots and four passengers, two of them children -- had survived to the fall of Boeing 727 of the Hewa Bora Airways, said the governor of the province of North Kivu, that has Gum as capital. The airplane left Gum in direction the Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, when it fell in the moving commercial district of Birere, a place sufficient town, full of store that were crowded in the hour of the accident. The witnesses had heard a great explosion, that set on fire some building. A great smoke cloud if formed on the pl

A blind soap-maker in Congo's capital Brazzaville, isn't letting his disability get in the way of his career. There are about 6,000 blind people living in the Congo, a country with almost no... Your News is the place where wonderful, funny, and amazing things exist. This blog delivers informative news in the easiest way.

The Swedish military has accused French soldiers of torturing civilians during the EU-led Operation Artemis in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2003, one of the bloc’s first joint missions. Five years ago, the European Union sent some 1,500 soldiers to DR Congo as part of a UN mission to take action against the bandits [...]

It is often referred to as Africa’s “forgotten war.” Over three and half million Congolese have died in the past decade, the largest loss of civilian life since WWII. Since 1998, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been mired in sporadic civil and regional war. The conflict has seen seven neighboring countries involved in cross-border fighting, exacerbating internal political divisions and long-standing tribal wars. The DRC’s natural wealth — of diamonds, gold, and more — combined with its human poverty has perpetuated the violence; assisted by the far-reaching influences of foreign money, multinational corporations, and the global proliferation of small arms. But since 2003 the DRC has experienced a fragile peace, even witnessing a historic round of national elections. Now aid agencies warn that the country is once again on the brink of civil war, thanks to a violent renegade general who claims he is the true protector of peace. As part o

genocide_congo Uploaded by caidland Il est à noter qu’Arte peut se permettre ce film car cela fait une centaine d’années que Léopold II est mort mais le génocide au Congo ne s’est pas arrêté avec la mort de Léopold II. Enviant à la Belgique les richesses du Congo, le Canada, les États-Unis, la France, le Royaume Uni, [...]

** NEW Boutique | NOUVELLE Boutique **» WAKE UP CONGO Journal  - Nov 26Account Status: eCOMMERCE PremiumWAKE UP CONGO Journal - A brand new journal is born to help address issues and communicate news within the Congolese community. Subscribe today for only USD $0.75 per issue published on a bi-weekly basis ($30.00 annual subscription).- Wenze Team

Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger is set to offer Congo striker Tresor Mputu a 10 day trial with the North London giants.The 21 year-old forward currently plays for TP Mazembe in the Congo, but with interest from teams across Europe, it seems like he will be leaving Africa soon.Salomon Idi Kalonda, director of Mputu's current club, has gone public on the trial."We've received an invitation from Arsenal for Mputu," he told News of the World."Talks began a long time ago but we didn't want to say anything before an agreement was reached."We ruled out a number of clubs before choosing Arsenal."The fact that Mputu chose to trial at Arsenal comes as a great success for the club, especially considering the promise that the youngster shows.Former Cameroon coach Claude le Roy, a man famous for his 'discovery' of Samuel Eto'o, has stated that Tresor Mputu is better than the Cameroonian Barcelona legend.The reported price of £500,000 could become the crown diamond in Arsene Wenger's already imp

repris de ocnus.net et Zmagazine: (Photo: Uraguayan special forces MONUC hunting FDLR in Kahuzi Beiga National Park under Operation Falcon Sweep.) Behind the Numbers Untold Suffering in the Congo By Keith Harmon Snow & David Barouski, CCA 26/10/06 Oct 30, 2006, 11:28 The British medical journal Lancet recently took greater notice of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) [...]

El verano de 2005 un grupo de renombrados fotógrafos viajan a la República Democrática del Congo y documentan con sus cámaras lo que ahí sucede, el resultado es esta exhibición de la Guerra Olvidada o bien The Forgotten War.El sitio es muy recomendable porque, por un lado conocemos y tomamos conciencia acerca de un conflicto civil que ha dejado poco mas de 3.8 millones de muertos, sean estos por la violencia o bien enfermedades fácilmente prevenibles, pero debido a destrucción masiva de su infraestructura, no pudieron ser atendidos.Por otro lado, también merece verse dada la interactividad y originalidad del diseño, mas todo el ambiente en que nos sumerge. La mejor parte es que no únicamente podemos ver las fotografías, sino tambien dejar un mensaje. Web: Forgotten WarIdioma: Ingles

Educating children is promoting the success of the society. And we know that GOD in Schools is still the main foundation of our Society. Introduction The situation in Bukavu has been quite moving in the last ten years. Years of war and Political Crisis have adversely affected the Educational System and the nation’s literacy rate.  School remains one of the efficient means to bring back hope to young people and teach them social values. The Mission This project was initiated by Nabintu Mujambere from the Democratic Republic of Congo, a graduate of the Pedagogical School of Mons, Belgium. Our Mission is to develope infrastructure for the school system, beginning with Mushere Christian School in Bukavu. Our aim is to reform and modernize the current curriculum to meet the educational needs of Congolese Students of the twenty-first century.  All these activities proposed are oriented to the contribution we can bring in the development of the town of Bukavu and to the Congo throu

Looking for something exotic yet classic? Then we suggest the beautiful Congo Bed, which is available on High Fashion Home. Prices vary from 1,699 - $1,799 bed has been made from walnut and mango wood, which is highly renewable. Shown in Walnut Material Detail Mango Wood Dimensions Q: 64w 91d 86h K: 80w 91d 86h bed bugs, Bed Designs, mango wood

Repris du Gardian: Internal report says mass logging threatens Pygmies Findings are embarrassing for British government John Vidal, environment editor The Guardian Thursday October 4 2007 The World Bank encouraged foreign companies to destructively log the world’s second largest forest, endangering the lives of thousands of Congolese Pygmies, according to a report on an internal investigation by senior bank staff [...]

Colonialism may have ended in the middle of the 19th century, but foreign powers still exert a great influence over the African continent. Although the methods of intervention are different, the motives have remained unchanged. Instead of colonial governments, the major players are vast multinational corporations that seek to tap Africa's abundant natural resources.On such an expansive subject as resource exploitation, an all-inclusive depiction of the present situation is a highly ambitious endeavor. Africa is a vast continent with numerous states and tremendous biodiversity, and the numerous differences serve only to make the existing picture even more amorphous. For this reason I will focus upon the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a nation with enormous levels of unrealized potential.Known as Zaire from 1971-1997, the Democratic Republic of the Congo was formerly a Belgian-administered colony. A wave of nationalist sentiments in the 1950's led to the first parliamentary election

Hoy me gustaría recordar un Juego de lo más bizarro, mítico donde los haya: Congo Bongo. O la versión de SEGA del popular Donkey Kong de Nintendo. Más conocido en Japón como Tip Top (ティップタップ, Tippu Tappu), Congo Bongo es un juego arcade desarrollado por Ikegami Tsushinki y lanzado por SEGA en el año en que un servidor vino al mundo desatando el Apocalipsis, 1983. Como ya he comentado, el juego vino a ser la respuesta al exitoso Donkey Kong de Nintendo, lanzado dos años antes. El jugador adoptaba el rol de un cazador de safari con la nariz roja (seguramente provocada por los excesos con el alcohol) y cuyo objetivo es capturar al gorila de nombre Bongo. Sí, en vez de Kong, Bongo. Tanto Nintendo como SEGA son muy originales bautizando a sus personajes… Y por cierto, en este juego no hay ninguna princesa a la que rescatar. El cazador busca vengarse de Bongo, que le gasta una broma en la intro del juego quemándole la tienda de campaña. En serio, no me lo esto

Bueno, esta es la primera de las recetas africanas que os pondré una vez al mes.INGREDIENTES1 pollo de corral1 vaso grande de leche de coco (yo he comprado una lata)1/2 cucharadita de comino molido1 cucharadita de curry1 cucharadita de jengibre fresco rallado (o en polvo si no encontráis fresco)2 dientes de ajo1 cebolla1 pimiento verde4 patatasLo primero es salpimentar el pollo y sofreírlo en aceite para dorarlo.Apartamos el pollo. Picamos la cebolla, el pimiento y el ajo y los pochamos en el mimo recipiente a fuego lento con un poco de sal.Cuando estén las verduras pochadas añadimos las especias (clavo, curry y jengibre), añadimos el pollo y cubrimos con agua. Dejamos hervir a fuego medio durante una hora.Cuando queden unos 15 minutos añadimos las patatas peladas y cortadas en trozos (las cascamos en cachelos para que engorden el caldo).Cuando estén tiernos el pollo y las patatas y el caldo haya mermado bastante añadimos la leche de coco. Dejamos hervir unos minutos hasta que

Hoy os propongo un rinconcito solidario. Os quiero presentar la asociación YOK Colaboración con la Infancia del CongoUna vez al mes os pondré noticias de esta asociación, y además colgaré una receta africana.Hoy le cedo el espacio a los socios para que os expliquen qué es YOK y algunos de sus proyectos. De todas fomas os animo a visitar su web para conocer más. YOK es una Asociación (inscrita en el Registro nacional de Asociaciones) sin ánimo de lucro cuyo objetivo es la ayuda a la infancia africana, conscientes de lo que significa actualmente ser niño y huérfano en este continente. Nuestra actuación se centra, fundamentalmente, en la República Democrática del Congo, un país donde el número de niños de la calle, de niños abandonados y de huérfanos absolutos adquiere cotas dramáticas. Esta Asociación surge a iniciativa de unas familias que habían adoptado en RD Congo y que, a su vuelta, no queriendo ignorar el origen de sus hijos, se unieron para apoyar a los q

Anti-americanism in Brazil makes some jokes turn out to be dangerous “threats” to the country … a whiteboard at the USOC’s office at the Pan American Games. The picture showed USOC media employee Kevin Ne Posted in swimming against the red tide ( 31 links from 23 sites) by LA32

[ congo.jpg]Brazil and its people didn’t find a joke made by a U.S. Olympic Committee worker funny. A USOC worker wrote “Welcome to the Congo!” on a whiteboard in the organization’s Rio de Janeiro media center for the Pan American Games. Once that pic hit the front pages of Brazil’s papers the message was labeled “full of prejudiced Posted in Pan 2007 - Rio de Janeiro 2007 Pan-American Games Blog… ( 1 link from 1 site)

"All the leaders of the world have chateaux and palaces in France, whether they are from the Gulf, Europe, Africa," Sassou-Nguesso said following a meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy that centered on the crisis in Darfur, Sudan.

Impresionante el partidazo que jugo chile en el mundial sub 20 frente al elenco campeón de ÁfricaCongo .Luego de un primer tiempo un poco lento ,pero con llegadas claras de chile ; y luego de la expulsión de un hombre en Congo por una nefasta patada a Gary Medel.El segundo tiempo Chile se puso las pilas y en el minuto 48 Alexis Sánches el chico de Tocopilla , el hombre de colo colo , venido de cobreloa , comprado por el Udinese pone un derechazo impresionante fuera del área nada que hacer por el portero Congoles y es el 1-0.Luego del gol chile no paro de llegar.Vidangossi tubo un palo impresionante en los 64 , era el 2-0.una gran jugada colectiva en los 69 pero no.Medel jugando muy bien y no dejando pasar a nadie por su banda, excelente partido del hombre de Univercidad Católica.A los 74 una jugada de Sanches que termina con Medina anotando un golazo una impresionante jugada colectiva , donde la tocaron 17 y termino en el área con un medina de sangre fría, es el 2-0.Medina ti

Impresionante el partidazo que jugo chile en el mundial sub 20 frente al elenco campeón de ÁfricaCongo .Luego de un primer tiempo un poco lento ,pero con llegadas claras de chile ; y luego de la expulsión de un hombre en Congo por una nefasta patada a Gary Medel.El segundo tiempo Chile se puso las pilas y en el minuto 48 Alexis Sánches el chico de Tocopilla , el hombre de colo colo , venido de cobreloa , comprado por el Udinese pone un derechazo impresionante fuera del área nada que hacer por el portero Congoles y es el 1-0.Luego del gol chile no paro de llegar.Vidangossi tubo un palo impresionante en los 64 , era el 2-0.una gran jugada colectiva en los 69 pero no.Medel jugando muy bien y no dejando pasar a nadie por su banda, excelente partido del hombre de Univercidad Católica.A los 74 una jugada de Sanches que termina con Medina anotando un golazo una impresionante jugada colectiva , donde la tocaron 17 y termino en el área con un medina de sangre fría, es el 2-0.Medina ti

Chile virtualmente bailo a los africanos en el partido correspondiente a la segunda fecha del grupo de Chile en el mundial sub-20,que se realiza en Canada,3 a cero y sin esforzarce demasiado,con goles de Sanchez,Medina y Vidal se llevaron un buen triunfo que los deja clasificados a segunda fase y listos para pelear el primer lugar con Austria que tiene 4 puntos y dos menos que Chile,solo a esperar que estos chicos nos den alegrias que es lo que nos falta y mucho. Es increible la seguridad que tienen estos chicos como equipo se nota que tienen otro tipo de mentalidad,ojala que esa nueva forma de pensar no se les vaya con los años.HASTA LUEGO!WEBMASTERS ADICTOS 2007 SANTIAGO DE CHILE

In Tintin in the Congo, one of his earliest adventures, our intrepid reporter hunts down both criminals and wild game. The story was written in 1930 and first appeared in book form in 1931, and some of the parts are so dated that for years the book was unavailable in English. This edition reprints on black-and-white newsprint the original 1931 version. In one scene, Tintin tells a group of

well done moby for speaking out! post-congregational christianity: 'it's the future - and it's already here in a million multi-coloured coloured josephs planted in a million egypts' - wee pict 'aye, there's a helluva lot...

Don't ask me why these guys are called Congo Squares, it's a recipe my mother made while I was growing up and was never questioned. Why are cookies called cookies?I have made batches with butterscotch chips in place of chocolate and found the results to be highly satisfying.Oh, and they're best eaten fresh from the oven--but of course you knew that.2 ¾ c flour2 ½ t baking powder½ t salt2 ¼ brown sugar2/3 c shortening3 eggs2 t vanilla1 package chocolate chipsMix the flour, baking powder, salt and brown sugar in a large bowl. In a small pan on the stove or in a glass bowl in the microwave, carefully melt the shortening and add it to the dry ingredients. Stir the mix well and let it cool slightly. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in the vanilla then add chocolate chips. Spread the batter in a lightly greased 9x13 pan and bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes.***Today is the last day to enter the Write-Away Contest, the winner will be posted on

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a place that I rarely heard about in my daily life.  It is for sure that I have never ever set a foot onto such a faraway place ever.  Usually when you think about a faraway place, you often think such a place might be exotic, amazing, strange, and wonderful.  Unfortunately, DRC is a place that you might stay away for good reasons, and to think of such a place, a normal human being might feel a heavy heart. DRC is in the midst of the civil war.  The civil war has been waging for 10 years long.  What a terrible civil war!  Four million people were killed, and more than 250,000 women were raped.  Just about 30% of the women who got raped were infected with HIV/AIDS.  Men in DRC treated women poorly, and as if they