By John Zyombo – With a week to commemorate the international day of struggle against HIV / AIDS, province of South Kivu in eastern DRC is mobilized in the fight against sexual violence. The 16 Days of Activism began November 25 until December 10, 2010, with a peaceful march organized by the provincial division of the gender, family and children in collaboration with UNICEF and other NGOs internationals organizations in the fight against violence to women and children. This campaign aims at fighting against violence committed to women and children and to double their efforts to address it further. According... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Friday, November 26th 2010 |
By Nangayi Guyson in (KAMPALA UGANDA) – The Hague -AP- The former vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba of Democratic Republic of Congo denies murder, rape and pillage in the Central African Republic (CAR) at the start of his war crimes trial, in a case the chief prosecutor says will define a commander’s legal responsibility to control his troops. The trial of Bemba, 48, is only the third to get under way at the International Criminal Court since it began work in 2002. Bemba, who had been seen as a potential presidential candidate in the DRC’s next election, is the most senior political... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, November 23rd 2010 |
By Nawa Mutumweno – Australian electrical and power line contactors KEC has been engaged by the Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) as one of the contractors to put up the over $16 million-second dual circuit power transmission line between Zambia and DRC. Following the signing of agreements between DRC’s SNEL, and its financier, The World Bank, the construction of the second line of the 220kV interconnector is scheduled to be implemented. The project is estimated to cost $16.2 million. CEC managing director for operations Neil Croucher disclosed that two separate tenders have been issued with one looking at the supply and... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Friday, November 12th 2010 |
By Nawa Mutumweno – The $25 million Kasumbalesa Border Project on the Zambia – DRC frontier will be completed in December this year. The project which is funded by the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) is poised to improve interface between border users and operators, thereby enhancing regional trade. Zambia Border Crossing Company (ZipBCC) is undertaking the DBSA-financed project which includes the installation of the modern information technology (IT) system to reduce border congestion in addition to operating the state- of- the- art facility at the crossing point. The design is based on a unique model with the installation... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, November 11th 2010 |
By Nangayi Guyson – At least eight assailants have been killed after the rebels carried out a rare attack on a UN peacekeepers’ base in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo over the weekend, said an emailed statement from the UN mission Monusco. About 50 men armed with AK47 rifles and locally made weapons… deliberately opened fire on the peacekeepers and attempted to force their way into the base at several sites. “In reaction to this hostile attitude and in accordance with their rules of engagement, the blue helmets in turn opened fire on the attackers,” said the statement. Separately, a... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, October 27th 2010 |
