Tuesday 5 January 2010
By Thomas on Tuesday 5 January 2010, - Reuters
Democratic Republic of Congo sacked 119 high-ranking civil servants on
Tuesday as part of a presidential drive to clean up the often corrupt and
chaotic government agencies in the central African country.
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By Thomas on Tuesday 5 January 2010, - Reuters
More than 150 people were killed last week in fighting between government
troops and armed groups in the Equateur province of Democratic Republic of
Congo, the U.N. mission in the central African country said on Sunday.
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Wednesday 23 December 2009
By Thomas on Wednesday 23 December 2009, - Reuters
Foreign donors must invest hundreds of
millions of dollars and better coordinate an array of Congolese military reform
plans before the United Nations can start cutting back on its vast but troubled
peacekeeping force.
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By Thomas on Wednesday 23 December 2009, - Reuters
International donors have been scrambling to reform Democratic Republic of
Congo's armed forces since the official end to the 1998-2003 war.
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Tuesday 22 December 2009
By Thomas on Tuesday 22 December 2009, - Worldcoalition.org
Spanish President José Luis Zapatero attended
the international abolitionist colloquium during which the Academic Network
against the Death Penalty was launched.
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By Thomas on Tuesday 22 December 2009, - Worldcoalition.org
Le premier ministre espagnol José Luis
Zapatero a assisté au colloque abolitionniste international au cours duquel le
Réseau universitaire contre la peine de mort a vu le jour.
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Friday 18 December 2009
By Thomas on Friday 18 December 2009, - Reuters
The U.N. peacekeeping force in Congo has put its soldiers on high alert
after reports that Ugandan rebels are threatening to carry out mass killings of
the kind they conducted last Christmas, a spokesman said on Friday.
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Thursday 17 December 2009
By Thomas on Thursday 17 December 2009, - Reuters
As world leaders haggle over a plan to fight global warming,
tribes in Congo's rainforest have armed themselves with satellite GPS devices
in the hope of coming out winners from any deal.
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Tuesday 8 December 2009
By Thomas on Tuesday 8 December 2009, - Worldcoalition.org
Speaking at a symposium on the death penalty organised in
Tokyo by the Swedish presidency of the European Union, a Japanese minister
expressed his commitment for abolition.
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By Thomas on Tuesday 8 December 2009, - Worldcoalition.org
Lors d’une conférence-débat sur la peine de mort organisée
à Tokyo par la présidence suédoise de l’Union européenne, un ministre japonais
a exprimé son engagement pour l’abolition.
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Sunday 6 December 2009
By Thomas on Sunday 6 December 2009, - Independent Newspapers
Second Secretary Maryse Ash was shot and wounded at about 2am on Friday as
she drove along Avenue Roi Baudouin which leads to the office of the president,
known as Palais de la Nation.
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Tuesday 10 November 2009
By Thomas on Tuesday 10 November 2009, - Aftenposten
Norwegians Joshua French and Tjostolv Moland, who were
sentenced to death for murder and espionage in the east of the Democratic
Republic of Congo, appear again in court in Kisangani for their appeal trial
amid growing fears for their health.
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By Thomas on Tuesday 10 November 2009, - Aftenposten
Joshua French et Tjostolv Moland, condamnés à mort pour
meurtre et espionnage dans l'est de la République démocratique du Congo, sont
de nouveau à la barre pour leur procès en appel à Kisangani. Leur santé inspire
de plus en plus d'inquiétudes à leur entourage.
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Friday 6 November 2009
By Thomas on Friday 6 November 2009, - Worldcoalition.org
An abolitionist wave of marches, cultural happenings,
petition signings and educational events swept across the world for the 7th
World Day on October 10.
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By Thomas on Friday 6 November 2009, - Worldcoalition.org
Le 10 octobre, à l’occasion de la septième Journée
mondiale contre la peine de mort, une vague de manifestations, d’événements
culturels, de pétitions et d’activités pédagogiques s’est étendue à travers le
monde.
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Saturday 10 October 2009
By Thomas on Saturday 10 October 2009, - Worldcoalition.org
Visit Africabolition.org, the new website
developed for and with the members of the African Great Lakes Coalition Against
the Death Penalty!
Editorial design: Thomas Hubert
Development: Mediameriquat
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By Thomas on Saturday 10 October 2009, - Worldcoalition.org
Visitez Africabolition.org, le site internet de
la Coalition des Grands Lacs africains contre la peine de mort réalisé pour et
avec les militants de la région !
Conception éditoriale : Thomas Hubert
Mise en place : Mediameriquat
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Friday 9 October 2009
By Thomas on Friday 9 October 2009, - Reuters
Freeport-MacMoRan said on Friday it was informed by Congo authorities that
three employees detained on charges of embezzling millions in a visa scam have
been acquitted.
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Thursday 8 October 2009
By Thomas on Thursday 8 October 2009, - Reuters
Chinese companies have signed an amended $6 billion infrastructure and loan
deal with Democratic Republic of Congo, China's ambassador said on Thursday, a
step seen clearing the way for debt relief for the African nation.
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By Thomas on Thursday 8 October 2009, - Reuters
Some 25 mining contracts in Congo involving "second tier" copper, diamond,
and gold assets could be scrapped if companies fail to present the results of
feasibility studies by a December dealine, the Ministry of Mines said on
Thursday.
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Thomas Hubert est un journaliste pigiste bilingue basé à Kinshasa, RD Congo depuis le premier trimestre 2009 et auparavant à Paris. Ce blog présente une sélection de ses articles publiés par divers médias et des notes sur la vie quotidienne à Kinshasa.