http://www.mail.com/locations/4264-central-africa.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/4264-central-africa.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2102486-mortar-lands-congo-un-chief-arrives.html GOMA, Congo (AP) — A mortar round exploded in Goma, a city in eastern Congo which has been in the crosshairs of this country's latest rebellion, officials said Wednesday, as the United Nations secretary-general arrived in Congo's capital for a two-day visit expected to take him to Goma. The mortar killed one person and injured four in the Ndosho neighborh... Wed, 22 May 2013 12:50:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2102486-mortar-lands-congo-un-chief-arrives.html 2013-05-22T12:50:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2099812-fighting-2nd-day-army-rebels-congo.html GOMA, Congo (AP) — Fighting between the M23 rebels and the army continued for a second day Tuesday near Congo's eastern provincial capital of Goma, in clashes that have so far killed 19 people, all of them either soldiers or rebels, officials said. A Congolese military spokesman Col. Olivier Hamuli said that the fighting in the village of Mutaho, 10 kilom... Tue, 21 May 2013 16:35:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2099812-fighting-2nd-day-army-rebels-congo.html 2013-05-21T16:35:42Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2100334-rebels-c-african-republic-protest-conditions.html BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Some members of the rebel alliance who overthrew the president of Central African Republic are protesting outside the luxury hotel where their leader is based. Their demonstration marks a dangerous development, underscoring the divisions that are emerging within the Seleka rebel movement. The rebels outside the Hote... Tue, 21 May 2013 16:23:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2100334-rebels-c-african-republic-protest-conditions.html 2013-05-21T16:23:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2097534-m23-rebels-clash-with-soldiers-eastern-congo.html GOMA, Congo (AP) — Clashes erupted Monday in eastern Congo between government troops and a rebel group believed to be backed by neighboring Rwanda, escalating to the use of mortars and rocket launchers in the first fighting between the groups since the M23 rebels overtook and later retreated from the provincial capital of Goma last year. Fears that the re... Mon, 20 May 2013 16:43:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2097534-m23-rebels-clash-with-soldiers-eastern-congo.html 2013-05-20T16:43:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2097682-rebels-attack-c-african-republic-villages-8-dead.html BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Suspected foreign fighters backing a rebel movement now in control of Central African Republic's government invaded a remote north-central village and killed six people, residents said. The assault on the town of Bouca on Friday came just days after other armed fighters took a dozen civilians hostage in another vill... Mon, 20 May 2013 15:03:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2097682-rebels-attack-c-african-republic-villages-8-dead.html 2013-05-20T15:03:38Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2095130-journalist-dead-eastern-congo.html GOMA, Congo (AP) — The body of a Congolese journalist was found on the bank of the Ngezi River near the provincial capital of Bunia in eastern Congo, the city's mayor said Saturday. "We found his body yesterday in an advanced state of decay. It showed signed of strangulation according to the doctor who examined him on the scene. We couldn't move him furth... Sat, 18 May 2013 16:50:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2095130-journalist-dead-eastern-congo.html 2013-05-18T16:50:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2089932-south-african-army-prepares-congo.html PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — South African soldiers who are training for a United Nations military mission in Congo will be adequately prepared even though the South African army as a whole is overstretched and underfunded, the army chief said Thursday. Lt. Gen. V.R. Masondo also told media at a briefing that the South African units bound for Congo are b... Thu, 16 May 2013 13:01:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2089932-south-african-army-prepares-congo.html 2013-05-16T13:01:17Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2087526-congo-32-die-clash-army-militia.html KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The Congolese army says that 32 were killed in fighting between soldiers and Mai Mai militiamen. The rebels launched an assault early Wednesday on the town of Beni, 220 miles (350 kilometers) north of Goma. Army spokesman Col. Olivier Hamuli said the assailants targeted a military center there. At least 24 militiamen were killed and... Wed, 15 May 2013 15:56:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2087526-congo-32-die-clash-army-militia.html 2013-05-15T15:56:46Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2084774-congo-to-create-city-honor-patrice-lumumba.html KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The Congolese government is naming a town after Patrice Lumumba, the country's first prime minister whose assassination more than 50 years ago made him a liberation symbol worldwide. The new city in central Congo, named Lumumbaville, will be made of several existing communities in the Kassai-Oriental province and will be more than 1... Tue, 14 May 2013 16:13:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2084774-congo-to-create-city-honor-patrice-lumumba.html 2013-05-14T16:13:10Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2078946-correction-congo-tanzanian-troops-story.html GOMA, Congo (AP) — In a story May 11 about the arrival of Tanzanian troops in eastern Congo, The Associated Press erroneously cited United Nations mission spokesman Col. Felix Basse. The information should have been attributed to Alexandre Essome, press information officer for the U.N. peacekeeping mission in the eastern province of North Kivu. A correcte... Tue, 14 May 2013 10:53:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2078946-correction-congo-tanzanian-troops-story.html 2013-05-14T10:53:12Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2082194-activists-raise-alarm-e-guinea-elections.html MALABO, Equatorial Guinea (AP) — Human rights groups are expressing concern about the fairness of legislative elections taking place later this month in Equatorial Guinea. The tiny country is home to Africa's longest serving strongman, President Teodoro Obiang Nguema. On Monday, Amnesty International, EG Justice, and Human Rights Watch issued a joint stat... Mon, 13 May 2013 17:02:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2082194-activists-raise-alarm-e-guinea-elections.html 2013-05-13T17:02:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2079070-central-african-republic-rebels-demand-payment.html BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — The Seleka rebels who overthrew Central African Republic's president are now demanding that they be paid before they disarm. Seleka Lt. Ali Alkanto said Saturday that his fighters should receive salaries before they lay down their arms. He said if the new government doesn't pay the rebels there could be violent clas... Sat, 11 May 2013 16:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2079070-central-african-republic-rebels-demand-payment.html 2013-05-11T16:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2076646-c-african-republic-child-soldier-killed-mob.html DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — An angry mob stoned to death a 17-year-old soldier in Central African Republic who had been freed from a rebel group and moved to the capital for his own safety only to be re-recruited by armed fighters, the U.N. children's agency said Friday. The killings came amid growing resentment against the fighters who seized the capital in Ma... Fri, 10 May 2013 14:24:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2076646-c-african-republic-child-soldier-killed-mob.html 2013-05-10T14:24:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2071622-dozens-kidnapped-m23-fief-congo-officials.html RUTSHURU, Congo (AP) — Nearly 30 people have been kidnapped in eastern Congo by the M23 rebels in their fief of Rutshuru since the beginning of April, said a community leader on Wednesday. The kidnappings appear to be for ransom, a new and worrying trend in Congo's lawless east. The latest abduction took place Sunday, when an advisor to the area's Catholi... Wed, 08 May 2013 17:45:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2071622-dozens-kidnapped-m23-fief-congo-officials.html 2013-05-08T17:45:15Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2071052-un-girls-young-6-raped-congo-troops.html UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Congolese troops fleeing the M23 rebels last November raped at least 97 women and 33 girls, some as young as 6, a U.N. report released Wednesday said. The U.S. Africa Command trained one of the units involved, Commando Battalion 391, in 2010 to be "a model for future reforms within the Congolese armed forces," according to the AFRICO... Wed, 08 May 2013 17:28:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2071052-un-girls-young-6-raped-congo-troops.html 2013-05-08T17:28:44Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2068894-wwf-seleka-rebels-car-invade-elephant-park.html DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The WWF said in a statement that suspected poachers belonging to the Seleka rebel group have entered one of Africa's most unique elephant habitats in the Central African Republic, and park guards saw them shooting in the direction of elephants. According to the WWF, a group of 17 armed men who presented themselves as belonging to Cen... Tue, 07 May 2013 17:26:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2068894-wwf-seleka-rebels-car-invade-elephant-park.html 2013-05-07T17:26:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2068768-officers-congo-benefitting-mineral-trade.html GOMA, Congo (AP) — Armed groups and high-ranking officers in the Congolese and Burundian armies are continuing to benefit from the illegal mineral trade in eastern Congo, despite international efforts to clean up the supply chain, according to a report published Tuesday by an environmental watchdog group. Although there are signs of improvement in Congo's... Tue, 07 May 2013 17:20:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2068768-officers-congo-benefitting-mineral-trade.html 2013-05-07T17:20:10Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2066506-car-diamonds-rebels-best-friend.html NDELE, Central African Republic (AP) — Armed with rocket-propelled grenades and Kalashnikov rifles, Seleka rebels who ousted Central African Republic's president six weeks ago are solidifying their control over the country's lucrative diamond industry and have even been selling some of the stones, witnesses here in the isolated and violent north say. Rebe... Mon, 06 May 2013 18:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2066506-car-diamonds-rebels-best-friend.html 2013-05-06T18:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2064438-central-african-republic-to-probe-ousted-leader.html BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Central African Republic's interim government says it is investigating what it claims are human rights abuses committed under the rule of deposed president Francois Bozize. Justice Minister Arsene Senda, speaking on state radio Saturday, said he instructed prosecutors to probe crimes allegedly carried out by Bozize ... Sun, 05 May 2013 16:52:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2064438-central-african-republic-to-probe-ousted-leader.html 2013-05-05T16:52:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058600-c-african-republic-leader-calls-public-order.html BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Central African Republic's leader is calling on his fighters to restore public order as anger mounts over pillaging in the capital more than a month after they seized power. In an address televised late Wednesday, Michel Djotodia also called on police and security forces to return to their jobs in an effort to help ... Thu, 02 May 2013 15:35:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058600-c-african-republic-leader-calls-public-order.html 2013-05-02T15:35:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2055704-congos-m23-rebels-peace-talks-trouble.html KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The Congolese rebel movement M23 has suspended peace talks with Congo's government, a rebel spokesman said Wednesday, increasing fears of renewed violence in the country's troubled east. The rebels say it is meaningless to negotiate peace when the United Nations is about to deploy a brigade authorized to attack them in eastern Congo... Wed, 01 May 2013 12:51:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2055704-congos-m23-rebels-peace-talks-trouble.html 2013-05-01T12:51:36Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2053290-congos-m23-rebels-threaten-un-brigade.html GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rebels in eastern Congo said Tuesday they are getting ready to fight a new United Nations brigade that will be allowed for the first time to pursue armed groups. The U.N. peacekeepers are set to arrive in the coming months, with a mandate that goes beyond merely protecting civilians. The rebels' threat comes as peace talks appear to hav... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:49:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2053290-congos-m23-rebels-threaten-un-brigade.html 2013-04-30T16:49:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2046420-group-sudan-army-supporting-fugitive-warlord-kony.html KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The fugitive African warlord Joseph Kony recently found safe haven in territory controlled by Sudan, a watchdog group said Friday, accusing the Sudanese military of offering aid to commanders of the Lord's Resistance Army. The U.S.-based group Resolve said in a new report that Kony recently directed killings from an enclave protecte... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 10:16:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2046420-group-sudan-army-supporting-fugitive-warlord-kony.html 2013-04-27T10:16:44Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2044164-central-african-republic-elephant-poaching-rises.html DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Elephant meat is flooding food markets in villages near a famed wildlife reserve in Central African Republic one month after rebels believed to be involved in poaching overthrew the government, conservationists said Thursday. The Dzanga-Sangha reserve in the rainforests of southwestern Central African Republic has been home to more t... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:14:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2044164-central-african-republic-elephant-poaching-rises.html 2013-04-25T19:14:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2037064-us-bid-to-seize-jet-african-official-denied.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has denied an attempt by the Justice Department to seize a $38.5 million Gulfstream jet from the son of Equatorial Guinea's president. The Justice Department had alleged that Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue (MAN-gay) bought the jet with money derived from extortion, misappropriation, theft and embezzlement. But U.S. District... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:16:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2037064-us-bid-to-seize-jet-african-official-denied.html 2013-04-22T17:16:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2033142-child-soldiers-patrol-c-african-republic-capital.html BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — As fighters in fatigues lounge in the shade of the rebel camp in the capital of Central African Republic, a boy jumps up to greet visitors with a wide toothy grin. He says he is 14 and joined the rebels three months ago. It is the wrong thing to say. A female commander in uniform warns him: "We'll kill you if you ta... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 14:44:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2033142-child-soldiers-patrol-c-african-republic-capital.html 2013-04-20T14:44:49Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2028334-group-suspends-congo-lack-disclosure.html KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative says it is suspending Congo's membership for a year over failures to disclose all mineral and oil revenues. A statement Thursday says that despite "significant progress" the country still has not presented reliable figures to the Oslo-based organization working to increase accountabi... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:56:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2028334-group-suspends-congo-lack-disclosure.html 2013-04-18T14:56:28Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2025540-c-african-republic-rebels-refuge-swank-hotel.html BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Rebel fighters in Central African Republic seized the presidential palace when they overtook the capital in March, though when it came to setting up shop they set their sights a bit loftier: the city's sole luxury hotel. With no advance reservation, rebels armed with rocket-propelled grenades and Kalashnikov rifles ... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:40:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2025540-c-african-republic-rebels-refuge-swank-hotel.html 2013-04-17T16:40:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2023604-boston-attacks-reminder-violence.html BAGHDAD (AP) — The blasts that struck the Boston Marathon on Monday were shocking not only for their brazenness and the lives they shattered, but also because attacks like this usually happen in far-off, troubled places — not in the middle of a major American city. As the chief of emergency services at Massachusetts General Hospital, Alasdair Conn, put it... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:22:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2023604-boston-attacks-reminder-violence.html 2013-04-16T18:22:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2022904-un-rape-violence-raging-c-african-republic.html BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights says the security situation in Central African Republic is deteriorating three weeks after the government was overthrown. Navi Pillay on Tuesday expressed concern about "a wide range of alleged grave violations" including rape, torture, kidnappings and targeted k... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:44:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2022904-un-rape-violence-raging-c-african-republic.html 2013-04-16T13:44:49Z