Daily Mail
'We hope he is raped and murdered': What animal rights activists told family of 'framed' British safari man accused of mass killings
The family of David Simpson, 24, who has been held for two months in the Central African Republic, have been sent messages by rights activists saying they hope he 'rots in hell'.
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UN
UN independent rights expert urges Gabon to combat trafficking of children
A United Nations independent human rights expert has urged Gabon to adopt measures to tackle trafficking in children from West and Central African States, and address traditional and cultural factors that exacerbate the problem.
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BBC
CAR and Botswana face problems
Ahead of their meeting in the 2014 World Cup qualifiers both Central African Republic and Botswana face problems.
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The Nation
Congo army kills 25 mutineers
KINSHASA- Twenty five mutineers loyal to a renegade general have been killed in clashes with the army in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the government said on Monday. The east of the central African country remains unstable nearly a decade after the formal end of a vicious civil war which sucked in neighboring countries and left millions dead. The region has been swept by fresh fightin...
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Daily Mail
Officials demand £800,000 to free Britain accused of African massacre: But killings widely believed to have been committed by supporters of notorious warlord Joseph Kony
David Simpson, 24, from North Yorkshire could face the death penalty if convicted of murder after finding 13 mutilated bodies in the Central African Republic.
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WSJ
Ugandan Forces Catch Top Kony Commander
Ugandan troops captured a top Lords Resistance Army commander, Caesar Achellam, in the Central African Republic as the hunt for fugitive rebel leader Joseph Kony enters a decisive stage, the Ugandan army said.
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Telegraph
Top Lord's Resistance Army commander captured
Ugandan troops have captured the fourth most senior rebel commander of the Lord's Resistance Army, Caesar Acellam, in the Central African Republic, the rebels and army said Sunday.
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Al Jazhera
Uganda captures top LRA commander Achellam
One of Lord's Resistance Army's top five rebels was seized in an ambush in neighbouring Central African Republic.
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BBC
Ugandan LRA 'commander' seized
The Ugandan army says it has captured a senior commander in the rebel Lord's Resistance Army in the Central African Republic.
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Times of India
US forces help in hunt for African warlord Kony
Deep in the jungle, this small, remote Central African village is farther from the coast than any point on the continent.
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Huffington Post
Joseph Kony Hunt: U.S. Special Forces Assist In Hunt For One Of World's Most Wanted Warlords
OBO, Central African Republic -- Deep in the jungle, this small, remote Central African village is farther from the coast than any point on the continent. It's also where three international armies have zeroed in on Joseph Kony, one of the world's most wanted warlords.Obo was the first place in the Central African Republic that Kony's Lord's Resistance Army attacked in 2008; today, it's one of ...
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AP
US special forces help in hunt for warlord Kony
OBO, Central African Republic (AP) -- Deep in the jungle, this small, remote Central African village is farther from the coast than any point on the continent. It's also where three international armies have zeroed in on Joseph Kony, one of the world's most wanted warlords....
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Washington Post
Joseph Kony hunt is proving difficult for U.S. troops
OBO, Central African Republic — Six months after President Obama ordered 100 elite troops to help capture the messianic warlord Joseph Kony, U.S. military commanders said Sunday that they have been unable to pick up his trail but believe he is hiding in this country’s dense jungle, relying on Stone Age tactics to dodge his pursuers’ high-tech surveillance tools.
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Reuters
Ugandan troops play jungle cat and mouse with Kony
RIVER CHINKO, Central African Republic (Reuters) - A Ugandan "hunting squad" pushes through the thick jungle of central Africa in search of the fugitive warlord Joseph Kony.
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Human Rights Watch
Central African Republic: LRA Attacks Escalate
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The Ugandan Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel group has increased its attacks in the Central African Republic (CAR) since the beginning of 2012, putting civilians in affected areas in need of urgent protection. Attacks also continue in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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National Post
UN tribunal sends first genocide suspect to Rwandan court
he UN-backed tribunal for Rwanda on Thursday transferred a genocide suspect to the central African country, the first to be sent for trial before a national court, a lawyer told AFP. Jean Uwinkindi, who is accused of planning and coordinating the 1994 genocide, flew into Kigali airport in early evening, an AFP reporter said.
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Mail & Guardian
African Union brigade to hunt down LRA leader
Force of 5 000 troops from Central African countries to be formed to "stop Kony with military hardware", envoy says.
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The Guardian
Joseph Kony: African Union brigade to hunt down LRA leader
Force of 5,000 troops from central African countries to be formed to 'stop Kony with military hardware', envoy saysThe African Union has announced that it will form a 5,000-strong brigade to hunt down Joseph Kony and his Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), believed to be hiding in the jungles of central Africa.The brigade will be led by Uganda and include troops from the Central African Republic, the...
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siliconindia
Exim Bank Offers $60 Million Loan to Central African Republic
The government-run Export-Import (Exim) Bank of India offered $60 million concessional loan to the Central African Republic for development of agriculture and mining sectors.
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Irish Times
Indicted warlord Kony 'chased from Congo', claim authorities
Fugitive warlord Joseph Kony and leaders of his so-called Lord’s Resistance Army have been chased out of Democratic Republic of Congo to the neighbouring Central African Republic, a Congolese general said yesterday.
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Reuters
Kony's LRA rebels mostly out of Congo, general says
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Fugitive warlord Joseph Kony and leaders of his LRA have been chased out of Democratic Republic of Congo to the neighboring Central African Republic and no longer pose a threat in Congo, a Congolese general said on Tuesday.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Video: Dad-son talk, celeb tweets key to viral Kony video
A video about a central African militia responsible for the kidnapping thousands of children and perpetrating a 26-year campaign of terror is a viral phenomenon. The group behind the video is as surprised about the attention as everyone else.
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USA Today
'Kony 2012' viral video by Invisible Children stirs debate
A viral video about atrocities by a central African warlord has created a social media buzz but also garnered criticism.
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Los Angeles Times
Kony 2012: Which 20 celebrities are targeted to help?
"Kony 2012": It's a 30-minute documentary that aims to shine a spotlight on central African militia leader Joseph Kony. In doing so, the film also points a spotlight directly at 20 celebrities, via social media, as a key leg of the Kony 2012 plan to make the guerrilla leader a household name.
"Celebrities, athletes and billionaires have a loud voice and what they talk about spreads instantly," ...
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IKRK
Central African Republic: access to victims remains difficult
Recent fighting in northern Central African Republic has forced thousands of people to flee. In one of the poorest countries in the world, violence has worsened living conditions.
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physorg
Hermetic bags save African crop, but not how experts once thought
The hermetic grain storage bags that cut off oxygen to weevils and have saved West and Central African farmers hundreds of millions of dollars by putting the brakes on the insects' rapid multiplication don't merely suffocate them as once thought, a Purdue University study shows.
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BoingBoing
Searching for Africa's living dinosaur
For hundreds of years, Westerners have heard tales from pygmies living in the Congo river basin of a living dinosaur called the Mokèlé-mbèmbé, the "one who stops the flow of rivers." The BBC World Service talks to several explorers on the search for this beast that apparently may resemble a sauropod, elephant, rhinoceros, or perhaps [...]
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CNN
U.S.: Congo elections 'seriously flawed'
The United States called the recent presidential elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo "seriously flawed" but said it was unclear whether the irregularities were enough to change the outcome of the election in the central African country.
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Les Echos
Congo : 30 millions de dollars pour un projet d'accès à Internet
Le Congo et la Banque mondiale vont financer sur cinq ans, à compter de 2011, un projet de 30 millions de dollars destiné à renforcer l'accès du pays à la connexion internet et autres services connexes, a-t-on appris mardi de source officielle. Le Projet Central african backbone (CAB-Congo) d'un...
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FT
Rival candidates claim Congo poll victory
Claims raise fears that violence could break out in the troubled central African country as EU election observers note poll irregularities
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Times LIVE
Congolese opposition calls for election annulment
Congolese opposition candidate Vital Kamerhe called on Tuesday for the Central African state’s elections to be annulled, alleging systematic fraud.
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Times of India
Congo's opposition candidate Kamerhe alleges fraud, calls for election to be annulled
Congolese opposition candidate Vital Kamerhe called today for the Central African state's elections to be annulled, alleging systematic fraud.
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The Nation
Deadly violence erupts as DR Congo votes
KINSHASA (AFP) - Deadly violence rocked election day in the Democratic Republic of Congo Monday as polling stations in the giant central African nation came under attack from gunmen and voters angry at long delays.Two policemen and a woman voter were killed and two soldiers were wounded when gunmen staged an assault on a voting station in the flashpoint city of Lubumbashi in the southeast of th...
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Irish Times
Burundi troops kill 18 gunmen
Burundian troops killed 18 gunmen in fierce clashes, a government official said today, stoking fears that a new rebellion may erupt in the central African nation.
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