Tag: Congo
Poachers in Congo slaughter 14 elephants
"Poachers have slaughtered 14 elephants in Congo's Virunga National Park amid soaring demand for ivory in China.Elephants killed by spear attacks in KenyaChinese demand for ivory driving illegal tradeGorillas boost...
Penis snatch witchcraft panic hits Congo
This is a terrible crime. I wonder, if I can blame them too. Here a women, whose touch makes the penis shrink would be called "Ice Queen". "Police in Congo have arrested 13 suspected sorcerers accused ofusing black magic to steal or shrink men's penises after a wave ofpanic...
The Case of the Penis Snatchers
Where's Nancy Drew When You Need Her? Police in Congo have arrested suspected sorcerers accused of using black magic to steal or shrink men's private parts. There has been a wave of panic and attempted...
Africa plans huge dam project
The Grand Inga project would dam Africa's largest river and generate an estimated 40 gigawatts of power. If plans for the dam go ahead, it is expected to cost $5.5 billion and come onstream in 2018."Banks, businesses...
At least 18 Killed in Congo Air Crash
UPDATE April 15, 2008, 530 PST:CNN now reports 18 dead, while Reuters has the count at 33. Both numbers are considerably less than the number originally reported:"(CNN) -- A passenger jet crashed Tuesday shortly...
Scientists Trying to Save Northern White Rhino
The Northern White Rhinoceros is one of the most endangered animals on the planet. There are only 13 left in the wild, 9 left in captivity, and only a few capable of actually breeding. Scottish scientists...
Plane crash in Congo kills at least 33
A plane crash has taken place in the Congo, kiling 33."A Congolese airliner crashed into a market district in the eastern city of Goma on Tuesday, killing at least 33 people and injuring 80, the government said. ...
UN Staff among survivors of deadly plane crash in...
"Three UN staff members survived the plane crash that happened Tuesday in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), UN spokesperson Michele Montas said.Montas told reporters at the UN Headquarters in New York that according to the UN Mission there, seven passengers...
Deadly Separatist Battle in DR Congo
"At least 68 people have been killed during violence in the west of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Dozens were wounded in the clashes between the police and members of Bundu Dia Kongo, a religious and political group that has its own militia.
It accuses the central...
Gorilla Warfare: Fighting Dirty in DR Congo
Update: the Congolese rebels holed up in Virunga National Park have stepped up their threat, moving from gorilla to human. Also, the rebels have created their own cottage industry of taking tourists into the jungle...
Somalia, Afghanistan, Iraq top index of weak states
"Somalia, Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Iraq are the four weakest states in the world, according to an index of fragile nations released by two U.S. think tanks on Tuesday.
The Brookings Institution and the Center for Global Development ranked 141...
Obscene Exploitation. Crime Against Humanity. No ...
With Miners making 95 dollars a year, how can the world let this happen? Who and why are people/s rights being sold to a bunch of thieves like this!? WAKE UP!!!! These people dont have enough power and money? Wonderful....
Carola Kinasha - Female singer and songwriter fro...
Carola Kinasha, the Tanzanian singer and musician, has released her second album, Maono. Maono meaning vision in Kiswahili, has music that crosses cultural boundaries, from Tanzania to Congo, a unique blend of the...
La Maison Tropicale, Jean Prouvé
cool video of the assembly of the Maison Tropicale by Jean Prouvé at the Tate in London. The iconic, lightweight metal building was purchased last year at auction by New York hotelier Andre Balazs."Andre Balazs"
Over Five Million Dead in Congo? Fifteen Hundred ...
"The International Rescue Committee in late January 2008 released a new report on the mortality in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo. The report caught the eye of some news agencies, who quickly whipped up trite little articles as supposed expressions of horror. "
