Adventures of a Retired Armchair Traveler

Adventures of a Retired Armchair Traveler - May 12th, 2008

sometimes i visit these: Congogirl on Twitter / Bloglines Congogirl link / Congogirl's Links List on My Del.icio.us / Where IS DR Congo, anyway?? / Congo Daily / good summary article on DR Congo / Samantha Power's article, "Bystanders to Genocide" / Dizolele - Eye on Africa / Congo Blog - Ba Leki / Cedric Kalonji's photo blog / Extra Extra / Nayembi / Thirteen Wildlife Blogs from DR Congo / Babycatcher / Global Voices / Helene in RD Congo / ID Land - adventures in international development / John's Blog / Kim Gjerstad in Congo / On Safari with el Jorgito / The Salon of News and Thought / This is Zimbabwe / Bluehaired Mary / African Path / Global Bioethics Blog / Somewhere in Africa / Africa is a Country

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May 12th, 2008

	Mon, May. 12th, 2008 06:09 pm

Two news articles about extractives in Congo

FRENCHMAN DIES IN CONGOLOSE MINING TOWN

LUBUMBASHI, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 9, 2008 (AFP) - A French dealer of precious stones has died in a Congolese mining town after being detained for having invalid papers, a diplomatic source said Friday.
The man, in his 50s, was arrested on Wednesday by the Congolese authorities in Lubumbashi, the capital of the southeastern province of Katanga for overstaying his visa.

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Congo outlines $9bn China deal

By William Wallis, Africa Editor

Published: May 9 2008 18:09 | Last updated: May 9 2008 18:09

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has unveiled details of a controversial $9.25bn agreement that pledges millions of tonnes of copper and cobalt to China in exchange for roads, railways and other infrastructure.

The deal, finalised last month, could prove one of Beijing’s most ambitious forays into Africa yet. On paper it secures 10.62m tonnes of copper and 620,000 tonnes of cobalt for resource-hungry Chinese industries, but this is dependent on overcoming operational challenges that are as great as anywhere in Africa.

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Tags: africa, china, dr congo, extractives, news

	Mon, May. 12th, 2008 06:15 pm

US court allows apartheid claims

This is interesting: apparently the Supreme Court cannot accept the case because its judges own stock in some of the corporations that are implicated!!!!

The US Supreme Court has said it cannot intervene over the rights of apartheid victims to sue companies for damages.

It said there was potential conflict of interest, as four of the nine justices had ties to the firms involved and could not rule on the case.

By law, at least six justices must sit for the Supreme Court to hear a case.

As a result, it could only uphold a lower court ruling allowing a lawsuit to go ahead against firms accused of aiding South Africa's apartheid system.

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Tags: human rights, racism, us