Congo waits skeptically for the lights to come on
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KANANGA, Congo  - From a mud hut under the world's longest high-tension power line, Tshisumpa Nvita can see the rusting remains of a power station that, for a few months 30 years ago, brought electricity to this corner of Congo.
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Darfuris who have waited  almost five years in miserable camps have high expectations for  a joint U.N.-African Union peacekeeping force due to deploy by  the end of the year.
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The latest scheme to spread  electric light in Africa may sound familiar, but this time  African leaders say they have the will, and financial backing,  to succeed.
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Repentant secret policeman reveals brutality awaiting failed asylum seekers sent back to the Congo.
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MANICARAGUA, Cuba -- It's early afternoon in this sweltering town, but air conditioners are off, the lights are out, and stereos are silent.
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More than 100 people have died in a remote part of southeastern Congo in what health officials fear is an outbreak of hemorrhagic fever.
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Dark days are coming for analog cellular phones.
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KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo -- Naomi Ewowo had just lost her parents when her family branded her a witch. She was 5.
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When the game console will be available here remains uncertain.
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South African government tells millions left in the dark by rolling power cuts likely to go on for years to look on the bright side
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A group of about 100 Rwandan troops has been spotted inside the Democratic Republic of Congo in a first sighting by United Nations observers.
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Florida Power &amp; Light Co. warned Saturday that customers in areas seriously damaged by Hurricane Jeanne may have to wait up to three weeks or more to get their power back.
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Two hospitals, named for two mothers. One is mired in the past; the other represents beaten-down Congo's hopes for a better future.
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An election planned for DR Congo in June may have to be delayed, the head of the electoral commission admits.
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There appears to be a lull in the fighting Monday as top regional officials and a delegation from Congo&#39;s capital tour parts of eastern Congo destroyed by recent fighting.
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Contrary to popular belief, the power never really snapped back at SkyDome on Sunday. The lights came on after an hour delay, but it took some extra time for the batting orders to provide some extra wattage.
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Congo&#39;s decision to send thousands of soldiers into its volatile North Kivu province is a high-risk tactic that could exacerbate a simmering regional conflict, analysts say.