Pointenoire – The Mail & Guardian

/ 13 August 2004

Congo denies lawsuit keeps president from France

The Republic of Congo denied on Friday that President Denis Sassou Nguesso had declined an invitation to visit France this weekend because he has been named in a lawsuit there over the disappearance and alleged murder of 353 Congolese refugees.

By Staff Reporter

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Africa

/ 27 October 2003

Massacre of Congo’s endangered wildlife continues

In the eco-rich forests and savannas of western Congo poachers slaughter endangered wildlife with continued impunity from local authorities. ”The situation in the Conkouati park is unlawful,” said Paul Elkan of the Wildlife Conservation Society in Congo.

By Joseph Gouala