Full Coverage: Central Africa

26.12.2007 Six French aid workers have been sentenced to eight years of forced labour for attempting to kidnap more than 100 African children, who they said were Darfuri orphans.
From Earth Times

17.12.2007 Renewed fighting between army troops and rebel forces in the eastern province of North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, is worsening displacement among civilians in the area and leading to forced recruitment of displaced people, including children, as fighters.

06.12.2007 The discovery of the mineral coltan -- essential for mobile phones -- in a remote region of Congo has been a mixed blessing, say Ben Rawlence and Uma Ramiah.
From: Prospect

02.12.2007 A campaign featuring conferences, workshops, and marches seeks to highlight and curb the widespread incidence of sexual violence in the South Kivu region of the Democratic Repbulic of Congo.