2008-08-20
Swiss Logger 'Conned Congos Out of $12 Million in Tax'
A Swiss-based logging company operating in the Congo Basin has been accused of declaring losses in its local subsidiary to avoid being taxed while at the same time transferring immense amounts of cash into its offshore accounts.2008-08-08
Free Anti-Malaria Drug Campaign Gaining Ground
Free anti-malaria medicine will soon become a reality for children younger than five and pregnant mothers after the launch of the first phase of countrywide trials to promote access to the drugs in health centres, government officials have said. 2008-08-05
Maternal And Infant Death Rates Too High - Minister
Maternal and infant mortality rates in the Republic of Congo have remained worryingly high despite measures to reduce them, a senior government official said. 2008-08-04
Ambassador to Congo Considers Elections Day Memorable
The Angolan ambassador to the Republic of the Congo, Pedro Fernando Mavunza affirmed on the weekend, in Brazzaville city, that September 05 shall be memorable and historic for the country's population. 2008-08-01
Hutu Rebels Turn in Arms, Says UN
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) reported that dozens of combatants with a Rwandan Hutu rebel group have turned in their arms in the east of the vast Central African nation. |
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