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CLEAN : Congo clinic helps embattled albino minority
Often discriminated against, attacked and even sacrificed in obscure witchcraft rituals in some African countries, albinos also face the threat of virulent skin cancers (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Italian FM welcomes new gas deal with Congo
Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio welcomes a gas agreement signed with Congo as Rome seeks to end its energy dependence on Russia (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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Congo - Fighting continues in Brazzaville
French troops completed the evacuation of foreigners from
Brazzaville, the capital of Congo, on Sunday (15/6).
Over 5,000 have fled the country since fighting broke out
between government troops and soldiers loyal to former...
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USA: US TO SEND TEAM OF MONITORS TO BRAZZAVILLE
English/Nat
The U-S is to send a team of monitors to Brazzaville to assess the dangers to Americans still remaining in Congo.
The State Department had said on Monday that it was too dangerous to evacuate Americans from the city, which...
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CONGO: FRENCH PARATROOPERS LET CONGLESE PARACUTE REGIMENT JUMP
French/Nat
The Congolese Parachute Regiment has neither planes nor parachutes.
But their French counterparts, who are on standby in Brazzaville for an eventual evacuation of foreign nationals from Zaire, came to the rescue and took...
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NGO claims peace hampered while warring parties control mines
1. Set-up of Global Witness spokesperson Carina Tertsakian
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Carina Tertsakian, Campaigner for Global Witness:
"Since the war began first in 1996 and then in 1998 and ever since, the different rebel groups as well...
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UN: UN CLOSELY MONITORING POWER STRUGGLE IN THE CONGO
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Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of Congo, fell on Wednesday to rebels led by the former president Sassou-Nguesso and assisted by Angolan troops.
Military sources say the second largest city of Pointe Noire has also...
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CLEAN : Congos Sassou Nguesso to seek third term in March vote
CLEAN : Congos Sassou Nguesso to seek third term in March vote
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CLEAN : Congo President launches new military hospital
Congo President Denis Sassou Nguesso laid the foundation stone for a new military hospital in the capital Brazzaville as he campaigns for re election on March 20
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CLEAN : Congo: first phones manufactured in francophone Africa
CLEAN : Congo: first phones manufactured in francophone Africa
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CLEAN : AFCON: DRC beats Equatorial Guinea on penalties for 3rd place
CLEAN : AFCON: DRC beats Equatorial Guinea on penalties for 3rd place
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CLEAN : Regional leaders meet in Congo to discuss situation in Chad
Leaders and representatives of member countries of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) meet in Brazzaville, where they discussed the situation in Chad, which is facing an escalating humanitarian emergency, according...
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CLEAN : Republic of Congo election observers praise 'peaceful election' and note 'internet disruptions'
Electoral observers from the Economic Community of Central African States hold a press conference following the 2021 presidential election in the Republic of Congo (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CONGO: BRAZZAVILLE: CAPITAL TRANSFORMED INTO A VIRTUAL GHOST TOWN
French/Nat
The once thriving Congolese capital Brazzaville has been transformed into a virtual ghost town following four months of fighting in the country's bitter civil war.
Almost all the residents of the city have fled and those that...
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Congo - Nguesso inauguration as president
The victor of Congo's four-month civil war Denis Sassou Nguesso was on Saturday (25/10) sworn-in as president and promptly announced a forum would be set up to restore democracy to the war-torn country. Sassou Nguesso was sworn-in as...
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FRANCE: LIBYANS ON TRIAL FOR AIRCRAFT BOMB
Paris, France, March 8, 1999, 1. Various of court exteriors2. Set up 3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Charles Norrie, Brother of Victim4. Cutaway5. Interior hall of courthouse6. Guard7. Media surrounding Francoise Rudetzki and Francis Sztiner8....
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Zaire/Congo - Update on situation
President Mobutu Sese Seko's special envoy left the Zairean capital, Kinshasa, on Thursday (3/4) for peace talks in South Africa between Mobutu's regime and Zairean rebels led by Laurent-Desire Kabila.
Zaire's newly appointed prime...
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Zaire/Congo - Easter Sunday services
As rebel forces claimed another victory, Zairean Christians prayed for peace at Easter Sunday (29/03) ceremonies held at churches throughout the war-torn country. In Kinshasa, the Notre Dame Cathedral was packed for a special service for...
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CONGO: FRENCH SOLDIERS RESCUE CIVILIANS CAUGHT UP IN FIGHTING
Eng/French/Nat
French soldiers have rescued more shaken civilians caught in the fighting in the Congo's capital, Brazzaville.
Clashes flared between government troops and militiamen on Tuesday despite promises of truce talks.
People...
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ZAIRE: KINSHASA: PEOPLE CELEBRATE END OF PRESIDENT MOBUTU'S RULE
French/Nat
Joyful Zaireans took to the streets of the capital Kinshasa on Friday celebrating the news that autocratic president Mobutu Sese Seko had given up power.
Mobutu handed over control of the country to his aides, retreating to...
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CONGO: BRAZZAVILLE: US ARMY AIRBORNE UNIT ARRIVE UPDATE
English/Nat
A U-S Army airborne unit arrived in Congo, in central Africa on Sunday to prepare for the possible evacuation of Americans and other foreigners from neighbouring Zaire.
About 100 paratroopers landed from Italy in...
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Congo - French troops withdraw
French troops drafted into Brazzaville 10 days ago began leaving the city on Monday (16/6) despite pleas from President Pascal Lissouba to stay until after the country's elections on July 7.
Although negotiators between the two warring...
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CONGO: KABILA'S GOVERNMENT THREATENS WAR AGAINST RWANDA
French/Nat
President Laurent Kabila's government has threatened war against neighbouring Rwanda after accusing it of masterminding the uprising in eastern Congo.
The rebellion has sparked a backlash of anger by some residents in...