Republic of Congo

Italy’s Fie-el Green acquires oil palm rights to 98,000 acres in the Republic of Congo

Biofuels Digest (Free subscription) | yesterday

In the Congo, Fri-el Green, an Italian biodiesel development company, signed a 30 year agreement with the Congo national government to cultivate oil palm on 98,000 acres on lands owned by Sangha Palm and Congo National Palm Plantations Authority. Fri-el is one of a number of companies vying for up to 4.32 million acres on Republic of Congo lands that will be available for oil palm plantations....

• Italian Fri-el Greenpower to Produce Biofuel in Congo - Net News Publisher

Trauma in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Kouya Chronicle (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008

This YouTube video is only five minutes long, but it is incredibly powerful and very important. Please take the time to watch it and then pass it on to others. HT Wycliffe UK Blog http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ToAOuFpjUE If you would like to know more about the trauma healing workshops you can download (PDF 2.4Mb) a copy of the Wycliffe [...]

The Leader, President of Democratic Republic of Congo Continue Discussions.

Libyaonline.com (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008

The Leader of the Revolution and President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday continued discussions they began Thursday evening on the situation in the African continent, the march of the African Union and the formation of the African Union government reaching to the establishment of the United States of Africa, as well as developments in the Great Lakes region and situation...

Boat disaster in DRC

IOL (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

A boat accident in the Democratic Republic of Congo has left at least 42 people dead and 115 missing.

At least 45 killed as Congo boat sinks

OTB News (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

KINSHASA (Reuters) - At least 45 people were killed and another 100 were missing after a boat sank on a remote stretch of river in Democratic Republic of Congo, a local government official said on Friday.

DR Congo boat accident 'kills 42'

BBC News (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago

At least 42 people die after their boat sinks on a remote river in the Democratic Republic of Congo, officials say.

Dozens dead when boat sinks in Congo

On Deadline (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

At least 45 people died when a boat carrying 182 passengers sank Tuesday in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to news agencies. Reuters and the Associated Press say more than two dozen passengers survived, but at least 100 people...

At least 45 killed as Congo boat sinks

Reuters (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

KINSHASA (Reuters) - At least 45 people were killed and another 100 were missing after a boat sank on a remote stretch of river in Democratic Republic of Congo, a local government official said on Friday.

Scores feared dead as Congo boat sinks

The Independent (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago

At least 45 people were killed and another 100 were missing after a boat sank on a remote stretch of river in Democratic Republic of Congo, a local government official said today.

Dozens dead after boat sinks in DRC

Mail & Guardian (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago

At least 42 passengers drowned and more than 100 are missing after their boat sank on the river Oubangui in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Congo boat accident leaves 42 dead, 115 missing

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

Nairobi/Kinshasa - A boat accident in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) left at least 42 people dead and 115 missing, Congolese radio reported Friday. Radio Okapi said the boat sank Thursday night on the Oubangui river near Bosobolo while on its...

• Boat disaster in DRC - IOL

At least 45 killed as Congo boat sinks

International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago

At least 45 people were killed and another 100 were missing after a boat sank on a remote stretch of river in Democratic Republic of Congo, a local government official said on Friday.

Wetland ‘Carbon Bomb’ Has One of Its Wires Cut: Democratic Republic of Congo Creates World’s Largest Protected Wetland

Treehugger (Free subscription) | yesterday

Congo River photo by LM TP via flickr . Scientists warned the world last week that due to human interference in wetlands, a potential 'carbon bomb' is waiting to go off. As wetlands are increasingly drained due to urban sprawl or expansion of agricultural lands the 771 billion tons of carbon dioxide sequestered begins to be released. Now, thanks to action by the Democratic Republic of Congo,...

"Playstation Wars", capacitors, and Lemley-isms

IPBiz (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

A story loosely titled "Playstation Wars" is making the rounds, suggesting that demand for Playstations has stoked a vicious war in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The concept is de-bunked in a post What's All This "PlayStation Wars" Business? Most of the posts do not go into detail about what in Playstations is creating a demand from the metal tantalum, which can be refined from the ore coltan....

At least 42 killed as Congo boat sinks -government

Alertnet (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago

Source: Reuters KINSHASA, July 25 (Reuters) - At least 42 people were killed and another 100 were missing after a boat they were travelling on sank on a remote stretch of river in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a ...