Enabling rhythms Nov 22, 2009
By Robin Denselow Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo ... Ricky Lickabu and his wife, Mafuta, usually makes their money trying to sell cigarettes from a stall outside the market in Kinshasa ... They have overcome hardship and disability to make it from the streets of Kinshasa to the concert halls of Britain, and shown extraordinary ingenuity in the way they create their music. (BBC News -- Africa)
Plane misses runway, lands in lava Nov 20, 2009
KINSHASA, Congo - A passenger plane overshot the runway Thursday, landing in hardened lava surrounding an airport in eastern Congo and injuring 20 people, a U.N.-run radio station reported. The plane was flying from Kinshasa to Goma, and passengers had warned the crew that there were heavy clouds, Radio Okapi said. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Remembering Congo's rumba king Oct 15, 2009
By Noel Mwakugu BBC News, Kinshasa. When Franco Luambo Makiadi died 20 years ago, the whole of Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (then Zaire), stood still ... When he moved with his parents to Kinshasa, the young Franco seemed to have already made up his mind to scale the musical heights. (BBC News -- Africa)
Uganda: Govt in Fresh Border Row With DR Congo Oct 14, 2009
While the authorities in DR Congo have not spoken on the issue, the government decision to shift the border pillars without consulting authorities in Kinshasa 13 years ago is likely to spawn into a fresh boarder dispute with Uganda. Relevant Links. (allAfrica.com)
Gratuities 101 Oct 2, 2009
Edward Girardet, a Swiss-American journalist and producer, was driving through the streets of Kinshasa when a policeman stopped him and declared in French, "You broke the traffic rule. You didn't stop at the line. You must give me a 50-dollar tip." What line, asked Girardet. "This line," said the policeman, and he proceeded to draw a line with a piece of chalk. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Airplanes, oxygen and the media Sep 26, 2009
Also, I have omitted the Sept. 11 terror attacks (the whole planes-as-weapons stretches the definition of plane crash) as well as the bizarre 1996 incident at Kinshasa, Congo, in which an Antonov cargo plane careened off a runway and slammed into a marketplace. In the latter, a precise death toll was never determined, but estimates put the death toll at 300 or more. (Salon)
Zimbabwe: Mugabe Slams 'Bloody Whites' Ahead of EU Visit Sep 12, 2009
South African President Jacob Zuma on Friday dismissed the EU's position and instead echoed the calls made by leaders at the Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit in Kinshasa earlier this week, for the sanctions to be removed. He told South African media on Friday that the lifting of the sanctions would speed up Zimbabwe's recovery. (allAfrica.com)
Zimbabwe: EU Delegation Heads for Country Sep 11, 2009
The calls made by leaders at the Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit in Kinshasa this week have proved the region's continued support for Mugabe, which analysts say will strengthen his hand in the already fragile unity government. There are now real concerns that the EU is considering lifting its targeted sanctions, as part of its efforts to strengthen EU-Zimbabwe relations. (allAfrica.com)
End Zimbabwe sanctions, say southern African leaders Sep 9, 2009
KINSHASA, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Southern African heads of state called on the international community to end sanctions on Zimbabwe, ending a regional summit meeting on Tuesday with a statement many had expected ... "The summit noted the progress made in the implementation of the global political agreement and called on the international community to remove all forms of sanctions against Zimbabwe," the SADC said in its final communique after a meeting in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic... (AlertNet)
* Zimbabwes neighbors to call for end to sanctions Sep 8, 2009
REUTERS , KINSHASA Tuesday, Sep 08, 2009, Page 6 ... We will also ask South Africa, which is the only sub-Saharan African country that is a member of the G20, to plead for Zimbabwes cause, said Mwamba, whose country is taking over the SADC chair and hosting the meeting in Kinshasa. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Zimbabwe: Human Rights Watch Advises - 'Keep Targeted Sanctions' Sep 2, 2009
com: Zimbabwe: Human Rights Watch Advises - 'Keep Targeted Sanctions' (Page 1 of 1). Zimbabwe: Human Rights Watch Advises - 'Keep Targeted Sanctions. (allAfrica.com)
Air Zim hits turbulence Aug 19, 2009
The route has since been closed, together with Kinshasa and Luanda, while the airline has concentrated on busy routes to South Africa, Britain and Zambia. The company has also been hit hard by the national brain drain as experienced personnel such as engineers and pilots are poached by rival carriers in the region and Europe. (iAfrica.com)
Kathryn Lopez: Clinton on the verge of a nervous breakdown Aug 15, 2009
During her seven-nation tour of Africa, the former first lady lashed out at a student in Kinshasa, Congo, who apparently asked her a question about her husband s views on China and the Congo. (According to reports, the student claimed it was a mistranslation and he was asking about President Obama s views. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
* Clinton heads to DRC from Angola Aug 11, 2009
In the Congolese capital of Kinshasa, she will visit a hospital founded by former NBA star Dikembe Mutumbo, a native of Congo, and hold a town hall meeting. Today she is to travel to the east of the country to meet victims of rapes and other sexual crimes. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Clinton visits Congo on Africa tour Aug 11, 2009
Etienne Kokolo / APU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is greeted by members of the Congo government on Monday at the Kinshasa airport ... 10: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton flared her temper in Kinshasa, Congo on Monday, when a misunderstanding led her to believe that someone had asked for her husband's opinion of an international matter ... KINSHASA, Congo - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called Monday for Congolese youth to lead nationwide protests against massive... (MSNBC -- Politics)
My husband is not secy of state, I am: Hillary Clinton Aug 11, 2009
KINSHASA, CONGO: US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's temper flared on Monday when a Congolese university student asked for her husband's thinking on an international matter ... A week after former President Bill Clinton traveled to North Korea to secure the release of two detained American journalists and stole the limelight from the start of his wife's first trip to Africa, Clinton was clearly nettled by the question at a town hall forum in Kinshasa. (India Times, India)
Clinton demands end to sexual violence in Congo Aug 11, 2009
The figures, Clinton told a group university students in the Congolese capital of Kinshasaon Monday, are "astonishing and horrible." She urged the youth of Congo to mount nationwide protests against such abuses and said she would push the government hard on the issue ... "It should be a mark of shame anywhere, in any country. I hope that that will become a real cause here in Kinshasa that will sweep across the country.". (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Clinton Puts Spotlight on Congo Sex Crimes Aug 11, 2009
KINSHASA, Congo, Aug. 10, 2009 ... Later, at a town hall meeting with students at a Kinshasa college, Mutombo said he had been moved to build the hospital after his mother, who lived just outside the Congolese capital, died in 1998 because a curfew kept her from getting to a hospital in the city ... DEAR there is a mistake the flag and map shown under Hillary Clinton picture is not from DRCONGO former ZAIRE ( or congo kinshasa) but that of Congo Brazzaville, please watch this video from the... (CBS News -- World)
U.S. Secretary of State Visits Seven African Countries Aug 4, 2009
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Clinton will stop first in Kinshasa, the capital, for meetings with President Joseph Kabila and other officials. "The secretary will encourage the government of the Congo to continue to move forward in strengthening its democratic institutions, improving its record of fighting corruption and improving its economy," Carson said. (allAfrica.com)
Clinton's trip to underscore US commitment to AfricaWashington, US (PANA) - The 11-day trip to Africa by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will highlight and underscorethe Obama Administrations commitment to making Africa a priority in U.S. foreign policy, according to Assistant Secretary ofState Johnnie Carson. 31/07/2009 Full Text... Aug 1, 2009
She will go to Kinshasa first and then will proceed the next day to Goma in th e eastern region. She intends to meet with President Kabila and the Congolese Fo r eign Minister. (Panapress.com)
Angola expels Congolese Jul 14, 2009
He was speaking from Tembo, about 950 kilometres southwest of the DR Congo's capital, Kinshasa. They had entered the DR Congo through the Kahungula border post, said Mupenda. (iAfrica.com)
No More Excuses, Obama Tells African Leaders Jul 12, 2009
Sharing podium with the Ghanaian President, Obama said, "Africans can live their dreams in Nairobi and Lagos, Kigali and Kinshasa, Harare and right here in Accra" ... We on our part will seek your support and collaboration as we attempt together with the rest of Africa to discover imaginative, deliberative way to deal with the impact of this crisis on us," he said. Earlier, President Obama had urged African leaders to ensure the emergence of strong state institutions. Sharing podium with the... (Guardian News, Nigeria)
EASTERN CONGO Jul 11, 2009
KINSHASA, 10 July 2009 () - Humanitarian and security conditions in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Kivu provinces worsened in June, when almost 100,000 people were displaced, many of whom had fled violence previously, according to humanitarian officials. "Since May, security and humanitarian conditions worsened for thousands of civilians in North and South Kivu," Max Hadorn, head of the International Committee of the Red Cross mission in DRC, told reporters. (AlertNet)
Congo-Kinshasa: Crisis in East Worsens Jul 11, 2009
com: Congo-Kinshasa: Kivu Crisis Worsens With 100,000 More Displaced (Page 1 of 1). Congo-Kinshasa: Kivu Crisis Worsens With 100,000 More Displaced ... Kinshasa Humanitarian and security conditions in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Kivu provinces worsened in June, when almost 100,000 people were displaced, many of whom had fled violence previously, according to humanitarian officials. (allAfrica.com)
Comoros crash spotlights 3rd-world travel risks Jul 4, 2009
We were flown from Abidjan to Kinshasa, where we were met on the tarmac by a van that whisked us through a back gate with no immigration formalities. We spent two days in a hotel, ordered not to go out since we were effectively in Zaire illegally. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Talking Shop: Baaba Maal Jun 16, 2009
When Africa Express first arrived in Mali, and travelled again to Kinshasa, and this year to Nigeria, it was exceptional because people could approach these big names and just talk with them. And this is something which is really missing in Africa. (BBC News -- Africa)
The beating heart of Africa May 28, 2009
Article By: Makela Pululu Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:17 Located along the south bank of the Congo River, directly opposite the city of Brazzaville, capital of the Republic of the Congo, is the city of Kinshasa. Kinshasa is referred to as Kin La Belle meaning Beautiful Kinshasa ... Kinois (French speaking people from Kinshasa) normally refer to their home as Kin (short for Kinshasa) a vibrant city of sharp contrasts and the capital of African music. (iAfrica.com)
Transcript of a Press Briefing by Caroline Atkinson, Director, External Relations, International Monetary Fund May 22, 2009
In Kinshasa he will be meeting with parliamentarians as well as government officials and with representatives of trade unions and civil society, and also will hold discussions with students and faculty at a local university. In Abidjan he will meet with Cote d'Ivoire's leadership and economic team to discuss the economic program and prospects. (IMF News)
Rebels out of control Apr 10, 2009
The Kinshasa government has absorbed several Congolese former rebel forces and militias into its army since a war that raged across the country between 1998 and 2003. HRW argued that with no vetting policy, the military includes "former enemies (...) with no salaries, rations, or any formal training, increasing the likelihood of future human rights violations.". (iAfrica.com)
New peace deal in DRC Mar 26, 2009
The Tutsi leader was arrested in Rwanda later in the month just days after Kigali and Kinshasa launched a joint operation in eastern DR Congo against Rwandan Hutu rebels, some of whom are accused of a hand in the 1994 genocide that mainly targetted Rwandan Tutsis ... The Kinshasa media, which has traditionally viewed the rebels as pawns of Kigali partly to fight the Rwandan Hutu rebels, has saluted the peace deal but with a dose of prudence. (iAfrica.com)
Congo-Kinshasa: UN Secretary General to Visit Feb 27, 2009
com: Congo-Kinshasa: UN Secretary General to Visit (Page 1 of 1) ... Congo-Kinshasa: UN Secretary General to Visit. (allAfrica.com)
Peace deal for DR Congo? Feb 23, 2009
Jean Bosco Bahala, a spokesperson for the Kinshasa government, said that the final agreement was likely to include other armed groups operating in the eastern Nord Kivu province ... Relations between the governments of Kigali and Kinshasa had been frosty but have improved markedly since their troops began working together to drive out members of the another rebel group in eastern DR Congo, the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), and repatriate civilians displaced by fighting. (iAfrica.com)
