http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Democratic_Republic_of_the_CongoFind stories, videos, and photos about Democratic Republic of the Congo from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:46:57 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Democratic Republic of the Congo from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/11/20/congo.baby.gorillas/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/11/20/congo.baby.gorillas/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe only two baby mountain gorillas in captivity -- orphaned two years ago after their mothers were slain in massacres -- will soon be getting a lush, new playpen, Congo's wildlife authority announced Friday.Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:57:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/11/05/uganda.rebel.commander/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/11/05/uganda.rebel.commander/index.html#cnnSTCTextA top commander with the Lord's Resistance Army has surrendered to Ugandan army troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Ugandan Defense Ministry announced Thursday.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/11/02/un.aid.congo/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/11/02/un.aid.congo/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United Nations has suspended assistance to a Congolese army brigade battling rebels amid allegations that its troops killed 62 civilians, including women and children, between May and September.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/10/24/amanpour.congo.rape.documentary/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/10/24/amanpour.congo.rape.documentary/index.html#cnnSTCTextRape has turned into a weapon of war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with the number of attacks on women having grown threefold over the past few years, human rights activists said in October.Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/24/ensler.congo/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/24/ensler.congo/index.html#cnnSTCTextI write today on behalf of countless V-Day activists worldwide, and in solidarity with my many Congolese sisters and brothers who demand justice and an end to rape and war.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/24/ensler.congo.women/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/24/ensler.congo.women/index.html#cnnSTCTextI write today on behalf of countless V-Day activists worldwide, and in solidarity with my many Congolese sisters and brothers who demand justice and an end to rape and war.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/10/16/amanpour.congo.rape.documentary/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/10/16/amanpour.congo.rape.documentary/index.html#cnnSTCTextRape has turned into a weapon of war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with the number of attacks on women having grown threefold over the past few years, human rights activists said Friday.Sat, 17 Oct 2009 05:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/10/14/congo.civilian.attacks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/10/14/congo.civilian.attacks/index.html#cnnSTCTextHumanitarian organizations have been unable to meet the "massive needs" of civilians facing brutal attacks in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, a medical aid group said Wednesday.Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:01:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/world_soccer/09/14/africa.dispatch/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/world_soccer/09/14/africa.dispatch/index.htmlAfrican countries are looking to profit from another change to the FIFA statutes, one which has further eased restrictions on players seeking to switch footballing nationality. The age limit at which players had to make a choice has been removed, letting a handful of players claim a new international career.Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/09/08/congo.norway.death.sentence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/09/08/congo.norway.death.sentence/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo Norwegian citizens were sentenced to death Tuesday in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for espionage, murder and attempted murder, Norway's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed to CNN.Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/28/uk.london.zoo.gorilla/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/28/uk.london.zoo.gorilla/index.html#cnnSTCTextYou don't want to monkey around on a blind date, especially if your friends are also taking an interest in the same dark, handsome stranger.Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:10:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20299698,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20299698,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnHer visit with African rape victims exposed the Secretary to the worst of humanitySat, 22 Aug 2009 15:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/08/12/clinton.nigeria/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/08/12/clinton.nigeria/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday visited Nigeria, warning it could be a target for al Qaeda.Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/08/11/clinton.congo/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/08/11/clinton.congo/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton brought an offer of help Tuesday for victims -- especially victims of sexual violence -- in Africa's longest war, a regional conflict that's dragged on for more than a decade.Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/08/11/congo.rape/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/08/11/congo.rape/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe young girl whispered in a hushed tone. She looked down as she spoke, only glancing up from her dark round eyes every now and then. She wanted to tell more, but she was too ashamed. She was just 9 years old when, she says, Congolese soldiers gang-raped her on her way to school.Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/10/clinton.translation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/10/clinton.translation/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe question may have been lost in translation, but a visibly angry Secretary of State Hillary Clinton bluntly told a town-hall meeting in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday, "I will you tell you my opinion, I'm not going to channel my husband."Tue, 11 Aug 2009 01:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/08/10/clinton.congo/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/08/10/clinton.congo/index.html#cnnSTCTextSecretary of State Hillary Clinton said Monday that she will travel to the epicenter of Africa's longest war Tuesday to try to help victims of more than a decade of regional conflict.Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/07/25/congo.conflict.refugees/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/07/25/congo.conflict.refugees/index.html#cnnSTCTextA new outbreak of fighting in the embattled eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has forced 35,000 people from their homes, the U.N. refugee agency said.Sat, 25 Jul 2009 11:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/06/29/bemba.icc/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/06/29/bemba.icc/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer Congolese vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba is Monday due to appear before the International Criminal Court, where he faces war crimes charges of rape, torture and pillaging during civil war in the African republic.Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/05/12/icrc.drc.congo.red.cross/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/05/12/icrc.drc.congo.red.cross/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor the past 15 years, "Mama Bona" has taken care of dozens of children who have been abandoned, separated from their families and orphaned in the long-running conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Tue, 19 May 2009 14:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/05/18/ensler.congo/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/05/18/ensler.congo/index.html#cnnSTCTextI write today on behalf of countless V-Day activists worldwide, and in solidarity with my many Congolese sisters and brothers who demand justice and an end to rape and war.Mon, 18 May 2009 19:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/05/18/congo.displaced/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/05/18/congo.displaced/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe International Committee of the Red Cross says it is increasing its humanitarian efforts in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where the humanitarian situation has deteriorated since last fall.Mon, 18 May 2009 16:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/28/congo.gorilla.rescued/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/28/congo.gorilla.rescued/index.html#cnnSTCTextUndercover officers rescued a baby gorilla from suspected animal traffickers in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a national park in the country announced Tuesday.Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/09/prendergast.congo/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/09/prendergast.congo/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn addition to Iraq and Afghanistan, President Obama has inherited another military challenge started by his predecessor. This off-the-radar drama is unfolding under the forest canopy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/24/congolese.workshop/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/24/congolese.workshop/index.html#cnnSTCTextResourceful African filmmakers are using cell phones to tell their stories in spite of political censorship.Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:36:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/27/news/international/congo.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/27/news/international/congo.fortune/index.htmFirst there were "blood diamonds," the gems that fueled conflict and human rights abuses in Liberia and Sierra Leone. Then there was "conflict cocoa," the chocolate source that's harvested by children and funds civil war in Ivory Coast. Now concern is rising about the minerals that go into common consumer electronics. Could that be a BloodBerry or a Conflict Cell in your pocket?Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:32:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20259408,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20259408,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe actor writes in Time that we must not be indifferent to the country's problemsTue, 17 Feb 2009 15:18:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20259296,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20259296,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnPlus: Jessica Alba gets emotional at event to fight violence against womenSun, 15 Feb 2009 19:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/26/congo.hague.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/26/congo.hague.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe new International Criminal Court launched its first trial Monday at The Hague in the Netherlands -- the prosecution of a former militia leader charged with using child soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo's brutal civil war.Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:39:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/25/congo.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/25/congo.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Congolese government is broadcasting messages to Rwandan rebels within its borders demanding they surrender, the Democratic Republic of Congo's communications minister told CNN on Sunday.Sun, 25 Jan 2009 19:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/24/congo.rwanda/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/24/congo.rwanda/index.html#cnnSTCTextNine Hutu tribal fighters and several Rwandan and Congolese troops were killed in fighting in eastern Congo, a United Nations spokesman said, as the two governments continued an unprecedented partnership to combat ethnic violence.Sun, 25 Jan 2009 03:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/23/congo.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/23/congo.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCTextCongolese rebel leader Laurent Nkunda was arrested by Rwandan authorities early Friday, a development that raised hopes for peace in the war-ravaged country, representatives from both countries said.Fri, 23 Jan 2009 11:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/10/15/congo.commentary/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/10/15/congo.commentary/index.html#cnnSTCTextJeanne is one of the "lucky ones."Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/21/rwanda.congo/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/21/rwanda.congo/index.html#cnnSTCTextRwandan troops have crossed into the Democratic Republic of Congo to prepare for a joint operation with Congolese forces against a Hutu militia, the United Nations said.Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:39:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/13/congo.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/13/congo.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextA former militia leader in the Democratic Republic of Congo will go on trial later this month, charged with drafting children to fight for his militia's military wing. It will be the first trial held by the International Criminal Court.Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/12/gorilla.census/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/12/gorilla.census/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe mountain gorillas in a national park in Congo appear to be hanging on well despite such dangers as civil warfare and poaching, according to an ongoing census.Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:13:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/12/congo.slain.ranger/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/12/congo.slain.ranger/index.html#cnnSTCTextColleagues and bloggers are praising a park ranger shot dead last week in Congo's Virunga National Park as a brave and committed protector of gorillas.Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:59:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/11/congo.gorilla.ranger.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/11/congo.gorilla.ranger.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTextA militia killed a ranger in a Democratic Republic of Congo park where authorities are trying to protect endangered gorillas threatened by civil war, the park said.Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/06/ebola.outbreak.angola/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/06/ebola.outbreak.angola/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn outbreak of the deadly ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo has prompted neighboring Angola to close its border with that country, Angola's state news agency reported Tuesday.Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:36:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/30/congo.xmas.massacre/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/30/congo.xmas.massacre/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Catholic aid organization operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the country's government have accused Uganda-based rebels of massacring 400 civilians during Christmas celebrations last week.Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:20:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/22/farrow.congo/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/22/farrow.congo/index.html#cnnSTCText"Every night someone disappears. Parents and children vanish. We don't know where they have gone. There are killings in the nights. We hear shooting," Valerie, a 27-year-old mother, said of life in the Democratic Republic of Congo.Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/18/rwanda.tribunal/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/18/rwanda.tribunal/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda on Thursday convicted the "mastermind" of the Rwandan genocide and sentenced him to life in prison for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes.Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:27:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/12/17/congo.ben.affleck/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/12/17/congo.ben.affleck/index.html#cnnSTCTextHollywood actor Ben Affleck and rock luminary Mick Jagger launched a media campaign meant to raise money for and draw attention to people displaced by recent fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo.Thu, 18 Dec 2008 01:04:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20247460,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20247460,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe actor, who's about to welcome his second child, talks about directing a short film about humanitarian issuesWed, 17 Dec 2008 22:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/17/congo.diseases/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/17/congo.diseases/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe number of young children dying from preventable diseases like malaria and diarrhea has increased dramatically because of war in eastern Congo, an aid agency announced Wednesday.Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:43:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/16/congo.aid.worker/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/16/congo.aid.worker/index.html#cnnSTCTextGunmen killed an aid worker in war-wracked eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in an ambush Monday, according to his employer, an Italian non-government organization.Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:47:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/15/congo.rebel.camp.raided/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/15/congo.rebel.camp.raided/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree African armies launched a raid on a rebel camp in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the three armies announced on Monday.Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/12/congo.civilians.attacked/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/12/congo.civilians.attacked/index.html#cnnSTCTextStray gunfire struck two girls at a civilian displacement camp in eastern Congo, killing one and wounding another, the U.N. refugee agency said on Friday.Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/08/congo.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/08/congo.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United Nations is mediating talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo's government and its main rebel group in an effort to "stop the hemorrhage" in the central African nation, a U.N. envoy said Monday.Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/24/branham.congo/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/24/branham.congo/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe border was hauntingly empty. No military, drenched in green, patrolling. No AKs slung over shoulders. No Swahili floating through the air.Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:03:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/25/congo.rape/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/25/congo.rape/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe number of girls being raped has increased sharply since fighting intensified in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a humanitarian group said Tuesday.Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/24/congo.rebel.army/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/24/congo.rebel.army/index.html#cnnSTCTextRebel leader Laurent Nkunda wants to merge his forces with the Democratic Republic of Congo's army as part of a peace agreement, a mediator said Monday.Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/21/congo.camp.killing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/21/congo.camp.killing/index.html#cnnSTCTextArmed men entered a Congolese camp for displaced people Friday to kidnap and rape a girl, but when the girl screamed, the gunmen fired shots, killing a 20-year-old woman, a U.N. spokesman said.Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:26:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20241589,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20241589,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe star seeks to bring attention to the lack of aid agencies in the violence-ridden regionThu, 20 Nov 2008 19:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/01/congo.rebel.backgrounder/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/01/congo.rebel.backgrounder/index.html#cnnSTCTextA shaky cease-fire between government troops and rebels was holding Saturday, a week after fighting broke out in the volatile eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The cease-fire meant thousands of displaced people could receive food and water for the first time in days.Sat, 01 Nov 2008 16:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/09/02/un.congo.plane.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/09/02/un.congo.plane.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTextA humanitarian plane carrying 17 people -- most of them relief workers -- has crashed during a storm in a mountainous region in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations said Tuesday.Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:05:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1733750,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1733750,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Soviet Union may be in the dustbin of history, but there's one place the socialist utopia lives on: cyberspace.Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/04/16/congo.crashCNN3/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/04/16/congo.crashCNN3/index.html#cnnSTCTextRescue workers were still searching for 20 people Wednesday, a day after a plane in the Democratic Republic of Congo crashed into a busy market, killing at least 38 people and injuring another 115, officials said.Thu, 17 Apr 2008 01:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/04/16/congo.crash.survivors/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/04/16/congo.crash.survivors/index.html#cnnSTCTextA missionary family from Minnesota is glad to be alive and together after surviving a plane crash in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the father said Wednesday. Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/02/04/africa.quake/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/02/04/africa.quake/index.html#cnnSTCTextRescuers raced to provide assistance Monday after an earthquake killed at least 39 people and injured 669 in central Africa, according to the Red Cross.Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:38:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/12/14/cooper.gorillas/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/12/14/cooper.gorillas/index.html#cnnSTCTextYou hear them before you actually see them.Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/11/16/congo.camps/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/11/16/congo.camps/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor 17-year-old Madeleine, sunset brings fear. "People prowl around the camp at night," she says, sitting on her straw bed in the makeshift camp she is forced to call "home." Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/10/04/congo.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/10/04/congo.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least 30 people were killed Thursday after a plane crashed in a poor, crowded suburb of Kinshasa right after takeoff, according to a Congolese Ministry of Information official.Mon, 08 Oct 2007 14:45:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/tim_vickery/08/07/globalization/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/tim_vickery/08/07/globalization/index.htmlAs the Brazilian Championship approaches the halfway point, two clubs have pulled away from the pack. S�o Paulo has 34 points and Botafogo has 32, five ahead of its nearest challenger. Tue, 07 Aug 2007 04:39:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/03/05/8401350/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/03/05/8401350/index.htmTHE BACKGROUND More than 850 million people live in a state of hunger. Malnutrition kills more people annually than AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis combined. The majority of the hungry live in the ... Mon, 05 Mar 2007 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/01/24/magazines/business2/Prob3_HungerMalnutrution.biz2/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/01/24/magazines/business2/Prob3_HungerMalnutrution.biz2/index.htmThe background: More than 850 million people live in a state of hunger. Malnutrition kills more people annually than AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis combined. The majority of the hungry live in the developing world, especially in India and sub-Saharan Africa.Wed, 24 Jan 2007 19:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/07/29/koinange.election/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/07/29/koinange.election/index.htmlTo fully understand the challenges facing the Democratic Republic of Congo, one must go back four and a half violent decades to the time of independence.Sun, 30 Jul 2006 00:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/05/28/congo.release/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/05/28/congo.release/index.htmlThe U.S. State Department Sunday confirmed three Americans arrested over a week ago by authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been released.Sun, 28 May 2006 13:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/conditions/04/08/angola.marbug/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/conditions/04/08/angola.marbug/index.htmlThe World Health Organization is investigating an outbreak of hemorrhagic fever in northwestern Angola, it said Friday.Fri, 08 Apr 2005 19:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/06/11/congo.fact.sheet/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/06/11/congo.fact.sheet/index.htmlThe Democratic Republic of Congo is Africa's third-largest country.Fri, 11 Jun 2004 11:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/06/11/congo.coup.attempt/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/06/11/congo.coup.attempt/index.htmlThe president of Democratic Republic of Congo has appealed for calm after the capital city was rocked by gunfire and tank blasts in a failed coup attempt.Fri, 11 Jun 2004 06:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/06/11/congo.coup.attempt/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/06/11/congo.coup.attempt/index.htmlA coup attempt in the Democratic Republic of Congo was thwarted after rebel soldiers briefly seized control of a government radio station in Kinshasa, Foreign Minister Antoine Ghonda told CNN.Fri, 11 Jun 2004 05:54:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/05/04/76391/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/05/04/76391/index.htmThe best guitar sounds from Zaire, township rhythms from South Africa, and different musical styles from dozens of other African countries continue to land on U.S. shores. Music imports from that c...Mon, 04 May 1992 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/02/24/76094/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/02/24/76094/index.htmJim Rogers usually gets what he wants. This boyish, blue-eyed Alabamian, 49, wanted to get rich, which he did in the 1970s managing the Quantum Fund with renowned investor George Soros. They stunne...Mon, 24 Feb 1992 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/07/16/73806/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/07/16/73806/index.htmAway from the glare of TV cameras that follow South Africa's Nelson Mandela, most of the 47 nations that make up sub-Saharan Africa are quietly jettisoning socialism in favor of economic liberaliza...Mon, 16 Jul 1990 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/04/27/68929/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/04/27/68929/index.htmA California administrative law judge has ruled that a contractor must pay worker's compensation to a former employee with . . . a syndrome related to . . . AIDS. The judge ruled that the illness w...Mon, 27 Apr 1987 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/07/22/66173/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/07/22/66173/index.htmTHE CIVIL WAR that raged through Zaire's mining towns in the late 1970s was little more than a blip on the screen of recent history, but it triggered a response in the U.S. that is still showing up...Mon, 22 Jul 1985 04:01:00 EDT