One of the most geologically enigmatic regions of the continent is found in central Africa, which includes Cameroon, the Central African Republic (CAR), Chad, Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, although some progress has been made in the latter two countries, probably because of their currently high level of oil and mineral exploration.
Elements of these U.S. forces have deployed to forward locations in the LRA-affected areas of the Republic of South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the Central African Republic to enhance regional efforts against the LRA. These forces, however, will not engage LRA forces except in self-defense.
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The anecdotal evidence, however, is there for all to see: even tiny village markets in central Africa often sell smoked ape meat, particularly in Congo and the former Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of Congo, where it is regarded as a delicacy.
The new funding will support HIV and AIDS prevention in 14 French-speaking countries in West and Central Africa, namely Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal, and Togo.
Dressed in black and her hair loose around her face, the actress shared the stories of women she met in Kosovo and the Democratic Republic of Congo, who escaped the brutality of un-checked rape and abuse only to go on to roles as activists for the safety of other women in their communities.
However, last November, with Mr Kabila installed as president of the renamed Democratic Republic of Congo, the agreement began to fall apart.
The outbreak is centered in the western Kassi province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has been reporting intermittent cases of the disease since 1976, according to Angop.
The members of the Security Council reiterated their demand that all parties to armed conflict immediately cease completely all forms of sexual violence and all human rights abuses against the civilian population of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in particular gender-based violence including rape and other forms of sexual abuse.
Congo's neighbour, the Democratic Republic of Congo, has long accused Congo of smuggling diamonds from its territory.
The 13 beneficiary countries are: Argentina (Buenos Aires), Barbados, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Honduras, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Niger, Seychelles and Viet Nam.
While the assistance in Haiti and Niger are ongoing, the missions have succesfully been completed in Argentina, Barbados, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Honduras, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Seychelle and Viet Nam.
Of the rapes reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, one-third involve children (and 13% are against children under the age of 10).
Another study, this time relating to the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, found that 23.6% of the men surveyed reported experiencing sexual violence, of which 64.5% were exposed to conflict-related sexual violence.
The Council will review the measures set forth in this resolution when appropriate, but no later than 30 November 2010, with a view to adjusting them in light of the security situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in particular progress in security sector reform and in integrating the armed forces and reforming the national police and disarming, demobilizing, repatriating, resettling and reintegrating Congolese and foreign armed groups.
Most of the refugees have gone to the north of the Democratic Republic of Congo, others to Chad and Cameroon.
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Ugandan troops will head a new regional force, made up of troops from South Sudan, the Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo, to hunt the rebel fighters, who are holed up in the jungles of the Central African Republic, said Col.
But Rwanda's foreign ministry said the judge had never visited Rwanda or the Democratic Republic of Congo, where some of the killings are alleged to have taken place.
He described Union cooperation in Africa, including the deployment of two military operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and one in Chad, as well as a naval operation off the coast of Somalia and assistance for the African Union operation and the Transitional Federal Government in the country.
Similarly, governance has deteriorated, usually substantially, in most of the poorest-performing countries, although both the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Sudan have made some headway.
From the Democratic Republic of Congo, now, we bring you the story of Osama the Hippo.
From Syria to the Sahel, Yemen to Sudan, the eastern Horn of Africa to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, these unarmed aid workers risk their lives to provide life-saving assistance to millions of men, women and children.
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The peace agreement between Eritrea and Ethiopia is being implemented, and there is now a much more hopeful atmosphere in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with a good prospect that we shall at last be able to deploy our observer force.
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The Security Council, condemning the continuing illicit traffic of weapons in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, decided this morning to extend and expand the arms embargo there and its related sanctions regime until 30 November 2010.
His painting "Negro Masks" (1932) is displayed in the exhibition with the two sculptures that inspired the painting, a Yoruba Gelede helmet-mask from Nigeria and a Bwa mask from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, arranged on a Kuba textile.
Since then, the nonprofit has taught in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Somalia, Iraq, Israel, the Palestinian territories, Latvia, and they have also done work in South Central Los Angeles.
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That includes the five countries that account for 50 percent of child deaths worldwide (India, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Pakistan and Ethiopia) and the 19 other countries that account for the next 30 percent of deaths.
Several countries have introduced or amended laws to strengthen community land rights - including Angola, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Gambia, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Sudan and Tanzania.
In the last few years alone, there have been reports of wartime sexual violence against men, for example in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic, as well as in situations of instability, for example in the 2007-2008 post-election violence in Kenya.
There is Ben Affleck the famous actor and director, and there is less-well-known side of the man: a thoughtful, committed advocate for change in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a war-torn, long-misruled nation that many have written off as a basket case.
The peacekeeping operation, formally titled The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), currently has 17, 500 troops, with the possibility of expanding to 19, 815 under its Security Council mandate.
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