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Rights Groups Plead for Peace
allAfrica.com - Saturday, April 26, 2008
he government, the armed groups, and international parties should urgently implement the Goma Peace Agreement to end horrific human suffering in the east of the country, 63 international and Congolese human rights and aid groups ... more
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Kabila slams Congo's ex-ruler Belgium
Topix - Friday, April 25, 2008
p> President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of Congo has sharply criticised the country's former colonial ruler, Belgium. via Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep ... more
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Fight Against Malaria Continues
allAfrica.com - Friday, April 25, 2008
orld Malaria Day was celebrated in Kinshasa this Friday 25 April 2008 in the DRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs, by the DRC Ministry of Health and its national and international partners. A call was made for better partnership and coordination among the various actors in the fight against the epidemic,... more
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Rebels Attack Camps, Halting Aid Flow
allAfrica.com - Friday, April 25, 2008
enewed fighting between DR Congo government army and Rwandan extremist rebels - the FDLR - has forced the UN refugee agency to suspend aid moving into camps in the North Kivu province, it reported ... more
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Hundreds Flee New North Kivu Violence
allAfrica.com - Friday, April 25, 2008
enewed fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC) North Kivu province today has forced the United Nations refugee agency to halt the distribution of aid to internally displaced persons and to call off a drive to register newly displaced people in the Rutshuru ... more
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UN Peacekeepers in DRC Prepared to Strike LRA
allAfrica.com - Thursday, April 24, 2008
he UN mission in Congo, Monuc has said its troops are ready to strike the Lord's Resistance Army rebels in Garamba National Park should the rebel leader, Joseph Kony snub the South Sudan mediated peace process in the capital ... more
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DR Congo and Rwanda assess progress in dealing with armed groups - " UN
Topix - Thursday, April 24, 2008
p> Representatives of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda met in New York in United Nations-chaired talks to review progress in dealing with armed groups. via United Nations ... more
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UN Peacekeepers Threaten to Attack LRA Rebels
allAfrica.com - Thursday, April 24, 2008
HE United Nations Peace keeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, (MONUC), has threatened to flush out the LRA rebels from their Garamba base in eastern Congo if they fail to sign the peace ... more
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Okhuti, Kasule to Miss Hippos Tie With DR Congo
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, April 23, 2008
he national Under 20 side - the Hippos are to miss the services of key players Caesar Okuthi and Owen in the return leg tie of their Africa Youth Championships tie against Democratic Republic of Congo on May ... more
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Lundin warns of spiralling costs at Tenke mine
Topix - Wednesday, April 23, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"We have just been advised of this overrun situation and an increase of this magnitude was not expected" VANCOUVERLundin Mining Corp. disclosed Wednesday costs are spiralling higher at the Tenke copper-cobalt project under construction in the Democratic Republic of Congo. via The Toronto Star ... more
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World Bank Approves $160 Million in Grants
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, April 23, 2008
he World Bank Group today approved a total US$160 million IDA grant financing for three projects in DR Congo (DRC) that are designed to support the implementation of “Governance Compact” adopted by the Government and help laying the foundation for sustained growth and progress towards the ... more
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DDRIII - 270 Ex-Combatants Receive Their Reintegration Kits
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, April 23, 2008
ithin the framework of the durable reintegration of the third phase of Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) in Ituri, the International NGO Adra, a partner of the UNDP, officially presented integration kits to 270 ex-combatants on Monday 21 April 2008. The ex-combatants have just finished two months of training in... more
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End Suffering in East, Say Rights Groups
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, April 23, 2008
he government of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the armed groups, and international parties to the Goma peace agreement should urgently implement the accord and end the horrific suffering of hundreds of thousands of men, women, and children facing brutal violence and deadly diseases in eastern Congo, 63 international and... more
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DR Congo: End the Horrific Suffering in Eastern Congo
Human Rights Watch - Wednesday, April 23, 2008
63 Leading NGOs Press for Urgent Implementation of Goma Peace Agreement
(London, April 23, 2008) – The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the armed groups, and international parties to the Goma peace agreement should urgently implement the accord and end the horrific suffering of hundreds of thousands of men,... more
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Lynchings in Congo as Penis Theft Panic Hits Capital
Topix - Tuesday, April 22, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"I'm tempted to say it's one huge joke" Police in Congo have arrested 13 suspected sorcerers accused of using black magic to steal or shrink men's penises after a wave of panic and attempted lynchings triggered by the alleged witchcraft. via KISS 107FM ... more
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Belgian Ministerial Delegation Visits
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Belgian ministerial delegation, comprising of Foreign Affairs Minister Karel de Gucht, Cooperation Minister Charles Michel and Defence Minister Pieter de Crem are in the DRC for a one week mission. In a press conference in Kinshasa on Monday 21 April 2008, Ministers de Gucht and Michel explained that they... more
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Central African Neighbours Assess Progress With Armed Groups - UN
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, April 22, 2008
epresentatives of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda met in New York in United Nations-chaired talks to review progress in dealing with armed ... more
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ADF Recruits in DR Congo, Says Army
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, April 22, 2008
HE Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels are recruiting and abducting civilians in Irengete, DR Congo. The 2nd Division army spokesperson, Capt. Kiconco Tabaro, said the United Nations Peacekeepers in DR Congo (MONUC) had not yet eliminated Ugandan rebels in the ... more
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First Quantum Minerals to take over Scandinavian Minerals in $281M deal
Topix - Monday, April 21, 2008
p> - First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (TSX:FM) is jumping from Africa into Finland with an agreement to take over Scandinavian Minerals Ltd. (TSX:SGL) in a deal valued at $281 million. The companies announced Monday that each share of Toronto-based Scandinavian Minerals, which is developing the Kevitsa nickel-copper-platinum-group project in... more
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URA Dumps Villa, Hippos Hold DRC
allAfrica.com - Monday, April 21, 2008
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