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Nicole Kidman Aims to Stop Violence Against WomenMaking her way to the nation’s capital to raise awareness on important matters, Nicole Kidman spoke during the International Violence Against Women: Stories and Solutions hearing at Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC on Wednesday (October 21). The “Eyes Wide Shut” actress added ... |
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Tourists Trickle in To See the Gorillas in The DRCVirunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has quietly opened for business. Tourists can spend a magical hour with the Mountain Gorillas, like this little lady named Kakula, in her natural habitat. Welcoming tourists to the park would have been unthinkable a year ago, w... |
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Alternative Nobel prize awarded to Greenpeace stafferRene Ngongo, winner of the 2009 Right Livelihood award For as long as I can remember, I have played a game with myself - imagining what it is like to be someone else in a different time or a different place. It's just a bit of fun and kept me entertained for hours on long train jo... |
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20,000 Angolans uprooted in diplomatic spatAngola is struggling to cope with an influx of more than 20,000 of its citizens, who were expelled from the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo. ... |
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UN Picks Best Place to Live: NorwayThe Human Development Report, which is an independent report commissioned and published annually by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), has been updated for 2009. The top three ranked countries... ... |
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Blood River by Tim Butcher (Review)This is travelogue at its best, but so much more: Those who care about the fate of Africa, who want to see the continent prosper, should read this book to grasp the immensity of the problems of the Democratic Republic of Congo. ... |



