Brass For Africa
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News update -- 26 December 2005 bulletin
News items from the BBC
Recent BBC News on Democratic Republic of Congo:
- Country Profile: Congo 3 Nov 2005
A vast country with immense economic resources, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) has been at the centre of what could be termed Africa's world war.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1076399.stm - DR Congo fighting leaves 40 dead 26 Dec 2005
About 40 people have died in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in a clash between Ugandan rebels and Congolese forces backed by United Nations troops.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4559718.stm - DR Congo 'Yes' vote in solid lead 25 Dec 2005
The "yes" vote in the Democratic Republic of Congo's referendum on a new constitution has reached 83%, with nearly two-thirds of ballots counted.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4558394.stm
Mud, marriage and motorbikes
The December 2005 issue of Southern Cross (the newspaper of Sydney Anglican Diocese) has an interesting article about Malcolm and Elizabath Richards serving in Congo with CMS.
Find the full index to the December Southern Cross at www.sydneyanglicans.net/southerncross/2005/december/