News about Central Africa from the Committee on Conscience

Rwanda Defence Force Officially Launches Gender Desk

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:05:31 GMT

Rwanda Defence Force Officially Launches Gender Desk
United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), NY - 22 minutes ago
Rwanda Defence Force Chief of General Staff, General James Kabarebe, signs on to UNIFEM's Say NO to Violence against Women campaign, 11 August 2008. ...

DR Congo: UN estimates local elections will be held before July 2009

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:36:45 GMT

DR Congo: UN estimates local elections will be held before July 2009
MONUC.org (press release), Democratic Republic of the Congo - 1 hour ago
11 August 2008 - Local elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will take place in the first half of next year, according to the United ...

High level delegation in Goma for meetings on the peace process

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:36:32 GMT

High level delegation in Goma for meetings on the peace process
MONUC.org (press release), Democratic Republic of the Congo - 22 minutes ago
Mr. Alan Doss, Representative of the UN Secretary General in the Democratic Republic of Congo, traveled on Wednesday 6 August 2008 to Goma, capital of North ...

France took part in genocide: Rwandan report

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:30:14 GMT

France took part in genocide: Rwandan report
AFP - 19 minutes ago
KIGALI (AFP) — France played an active role in the 1994 Rwanda genocide, a report unveiled Tuesday by the Rwandan government said, naming French political ...

Rebel groups and opposition quit talks in CAR

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:30:22 GMT

Rebel groups and opposition quit talks in CAR
afrol News, Norway - 1 hour ago
afrol News, 5 August - Major rebel groups and other opposition parties stormed out of peace talks aimed at stopping political instability in Central African ...