A senior U.S. diplomat visiting the Democratic Republic of Congo has urged the government there to take concrete steps to prepare for future elections, and to cooperate fully with the U.N. mission working to resolve conflicts in the DRC. Sarah Sewall, the U.S. undersecretary of state for… http://www.thecherrycreeknews.com/u-s-urge-congo-to-ready-for-elections/ #AaronRoss, #Activism, #Africa, #DemocraticRepublicOfTheCongo, #Goma, #JosephKabila, #Kinshasa, #PresidentOfTheUnitedStates
South Sudan Photojournalism training #SouthSudan #SoSu
August 6, 2015 by
Twenty young South Sudanese men and women finished training in photojournalism sponsored by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA).
Lydia Gachinga, UNESCO Communication’s… http://www.thecherrycreeknews.com/south-sudan-photojournalism-training-southsudan-sosu/ #ColoradoNews, #DenverNews, #Internationalnews, #Africa, #Journalism, #SouthSudan
AFP report China getting base in Africa
May 10, 2015 by
U.S. grand strategy is taking another hit in Africa.
China is negotiating a military base in the strategic port of Djibouti, the president told AFP, raising the prospect of US and Chinese bases side-by-side in the tiny Horn of Africa nation.
“Discussions are ongoing,”… http://www.thecherrycreeknews.com/afp-report-china-getting-base-in-africa/ #Africa, #China