NEW YORK, March 15, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The International Criminal Court (ICC) today delivered its first verdict, finding African militia leader, Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, guilty of using child soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). It is the ICC’s first verdict since the court was launched in 2002. “Today, impunity ends for [...]

GENEVA, Switzerland, March 14, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — UN Human Rights chief Navi Pillay on Wednesday hailed the International Criminal Court verdict in the case of Thomas Lubanga, who was found guilty of recruiting and using child soldiers in the East of the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 2002 and 2003, saying it [...]

A series of explosions at an ammunition depot killed 123 people and wounded about 2,000 more in Brazzaville, the capital of Africa’s Republic of Congo, Congolese officials said.

Standard Bank Group has won four Deal Of The Year titles in recognition of its capabilities and achievements in implementing project finance deals across Africa over the past year. Project Finance magazine’s 2011 Deal of the Year Awards recognise the best European and African deals. Standard Bank Group walked away with the Africa Oil & [...]

KINSHASA, Dem. Rep. of Congo (DRC) February 14, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reviewed two noncomplying disbursements to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) under its Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement with the IMF. The two noncomplying disbursements related to the existence of external [...]

Communiqué de presse n°:2012/239/AFR Le continent ne répond pas aux attentes relatives aux échanges commerciaux transfrontaliers, selon une étude de la Banque mondiale Washington, le 7 février 2012 – A l’heure où les dirigeants africains demandent la création d’un espace de libre échange d’ici 2017 afin d’accélérer le commerce à travers le continent, un nouveau [...]

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PARIS, January 19, 2012/PRNewswire via African Press Organization (APO)/ — Allianz Congo Assurances devient la 15ème filiale d’Allianz Africa Allianz Africa, filiale du groupe Allianz dédiée aux activités en Afrique, poursuit sa stratégie de développement en Afrique et ouvre une nouvelle filiale en République du Congo. Allianz Congo Assurances débute ses activités, à Pointe-Noire, centre économique [...]

PARIS, January 19, 2012/PRNewswire via African Press Organization (APO)/ — Allianz Congo Assurances becomes the 15th subsidiary of Allianz Africa Allianz Africa, a subsidiary of Allianz Group dedicated to business in Africa, continues its development strategy in Africa and opens a new subsidiary in the Republic of Congo. Allianz Congo Assurances has established its activity [...]

KINSHASA, Dem. Rep. of Congo (DRC) January 10, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — MONUSCO strongly condemns the attacks on civilians by armed groups in several remote villages in Shabunda territory of South Kivu Province. During 1 and 4 January 2012, MONUSCO received reports that about 45 civilians were killed and at least 50 were injured [...]