Topic: Central Africa
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In Pictures Refugee Camps in Tanzania
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In Pictures Lost in migration: A refugee falls between the cracks
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Energy Voices Is the future of oil in Tunisia?
Oil industry veteran John Nelson talks to OilPrice.com about the developing interest in Tunisia's energy resources. New bid rounds and forced relinquishments have created an opportunity for new companies to take interest in Tunisia's oil resources.
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Countries could face sanctions for failing to curb ivory trade
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species threatened to keep eight ivory-trading countries: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, China, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam, from trading in legal wildlife products by forbidding other CITES member nations from buying from them.
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Central African Republic preps for peace talks as regional troops arrive
Amid a weak truce, CAR officials and rebels are preparing to negotiate in Gabon as South African, Chadian forces arrive to secure the Central African Republic's capital. What are the prospects for peace?
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Facing rebels, Central African Republic's president consolidates power
Under a rebel insurgency, President Francois Bozize of Central African Republic took full control of the military, dismissing his son as acting defense minister. Other African nations have sent hundreds of soldiers to Central African Republic to help fight the rebels.
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Change Agent Bartering may boost food supply for rural Kenyans
The age-old practice of bartering – trading goods without exchanging money – may provide a better return for Kenya's rural poor.
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Goma's fall: Could UN troops in Congo have done more to prevent it?
The ease Tuesday with which rebels overran Goma, one of DR Congo's largest cities, underscores UN peacekeepers' 'difficult problem': their limited mandate.
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Aid workers, civilians flee as rebels take key DR Congo city (+video)
Rebels took control of Goma, the main city in the east of DR Congo. Congo's government has said it will not negotiate with them, raising fears of renewed fighting.
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Opinion How to transform African farming: Return to 'orphan crops'
If sub-Saharan Africa is to benefit from advances in agricultural productivity, investments in the so-called 'orphan crops' – sweet potato, cassava, and millet – will be crucial for strengthening the poorest farmers’ livelihoods and improving nutrition.
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Change Agent 'Own your own boda' (motorcycle taxi) empowers Ugandans
A startup helps motorcycle taxi drivers in Kampala, Uganda, buy their bikes, which in turn helps them buy homes, start businesses, and send their kids to school.
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Mixed reactions over Malawi's plan to repeal anti-gay law
Repealing a colonial-era ban on homosexuality may please foreign donors, intent on protecting democratic rights of minorities. But it causes a stir among churches and conservative Malawians.
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Terrorism & Security How US special forces help in the hunt for Joseph Kony (+video)
Some 100 Special Forces soldiers are advising and training regional troops searching for Joseph Kony, leader of the Lord's Resistance Army, in central Africa.
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Opinion Backlash against Kony 2012: Where are the voices of Ugandans?
Since the Kony 2012 video about atrocities in Uganda went viral, there has been a backlash and counter-backlash over the campaign by Invisible Children to stop Joseph Kony and his rebels. Lost in the debate: the need to include the voices of Ugandans.
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Change Agent Why 'Kony 2012' video grabbed 100 million views online
The 'Kony 2012' online video, urging action against warlord Joseph Kony and his Lord's Resistance Army in Central Africa, works because it tells a simple story that makes the viewer the hero, an expert says.
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Kony 2012: Director of video agrees with critics (+video)
Kony 2012: The ICC chief prosecutor praised the Kony 2012 video Monday. The director of the Invisible Children viral video agrees that he 'oversimplified' the issues.
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Africa Monitor Crisis mapping: How Invisible Children's Kony 2012 campaign changed advocacy
Invisible Children's Kony 2012 campaign includes an early warning radio network and crisis map that help civilians prepare for attacks by Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army, guest blogger Patrick Meier says.
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Global News Blog Kony 2012: Campaign against African warlord goes viral, now who is he?
The Kony 2012 campaign succeeded in making African warlord Joseph Kony infamous, but left out much of the background. Here's Monitor coverage on Kony and his Lord's Resistance Army.
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For tiny Burundi, big returns in sending peacekeepers to Somalia
For poorer countries like Burundi, sending soldiers to join a UN or African Union peacekeeping mission offers financial and political benefits, as well as better arms and training.
12/22/2011 01:29 pm -
Top Picks: The life of Charles and Ray Eames, the best travel destinations for 2012, and more
'The Help' is a worthy adaptation of a powerful book, NPR's hilarious 'Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!' looks back at the year's top stories, 'Christmas at St. Olaf' on PBS celebrates the 100th anniversary of a beautiful musical tribute, and more top picks.
12/15/2011 06:46 pm -
Africa Monitor US troops against the LRA? A war worth winning
Guest blogger Kellen McClure argues that sending US military advisors to fight the LRA's Joseph Kony is a small price to pay for removing one of the world's worst mass murderers.
12/14/2011 10:36 am -
LRA leader Joseph Kony: Why Obama sent US troops to Uganda to get him
The feared group LRA is responsible for the murder and rape of thousands in Central Africa. Siding with interventionist advisers, Obama sent the US troops to help remove Joseph Kony from the battlefield.
10/14/2011 06:39 pm -
Change Agent Five fruits you've never heard of that are helping to end hunger
From Monkey Oranges to Tsamma Melon little-known fruits can provide nutritious food to help alleviate hunger and poverty.
10/05/2011 11:32 am -
Africa Monitor Congo election season in full swing, along with electoral problems
The Congo election season is fully underway, but voter registration fraud, delays in the legislative elections, and vote buying are just a few of things disrupting the election.
08/03/2011 04:02 pm -
Chapter & Verse In Zimbabwe, hope behind the horror
Peter Godwin's book, "The Fear: Robert Mugabe and the Martyrdom of Zimbabwe," is about more than tragedy.
04/15/2011 12:22 pm -
Africa Monitor On International Women's Day, honoring a woman who told the world about rape in Congo
In light of International Women's Day, The Enough Project is honoring women working to end atrocities in Africa. Today they introduce Lynn Nottage, whose play "Ruined" tells the world about rape in the Congo.
03/08/2011 01:29 pm -
Africa Monitor The Steelers won the Super Bowl? T-shirts sent to Africa say so.
A US-based NGO's move to send misprinted Super Bowl T-shirts to Africa is a misguided attempt at aid, writes guest blogger Laura Seay.
02/15/2011 11:05 am
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