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Air France Airbus hits building in Brazzaville

An Air France Airbus 330 carrying 168 passengers hit a building after landing in Congo's capital, but no one was hurt, an aviation official said Thursday.

Congo Republic opposition wants election annulled

The Republic of Congo's top opposition politician filed on Friday for an annulment of the incumbent president's re-election and claimed there had been vote-rigging and intimidation.

Republic of Congo Ends Adoption Ban

Central Africa's Republic of Congo lifted a ban on foreign adoptions Thursday, three months after it was instituted amid an uproar over attempts by a French charity to fly a planeload of children out of Chad.

Housing Pygmies at Zoo Sparks Uproar

A group of Pygmy musicians performing at an annual festival were temporarily put up in a zoo by Congolese officials, attracting tourists and prompting a protest from a human rights group.

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