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Somalia, Afghanistan, Iraq Top Index of Weak States
Topix - Tuesday, February 26, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"While there is of course more work to be done, countries like Liberia, where the president recently visited, are clearly headed in the right direction and grateful for the help provided by President Bush and the American people" Somali soldiers ride through Mogadishu. Fighting has been... more
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Round Table Talks On Security Sector Reform
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, February 26, 2008
he opening ceremony of two days of round table talks on the DRC Security Sector Reform, which aims at a reform of the DRC Armed Forces (FARDC) and the National Congolese Police (PNC), was held in Kinshasa on 25 February ... more
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Rebel Leader's Boycott Could Leave Displaced Stranded
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, February 26, 2008
issident General Laurent Nkunda's boycott of a commission set up under a January peace deal could prolong insecurity in the eastern Kivu provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and delay the return of hundreds of thousands of internally displaced civilians, analysts ... more
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Congo-Kinshasa: New Accords Must Aid Displaced Persons
Topix - Tuesday, February 26, 2008
p> Recent accords aimed at ending fighting in the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are an opportunity to finally stop the horrific abuse of people displaced by that violence, an ... via AllAfrica.com ... more
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Accords Must Help Displaced, Says UN Official
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, February 26, 2008
ecent accords aimed at ending fighting in the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are an opportunity to finally stop the horrific abuse of people displaced by that violence, an independent United Nations human rights official said following a 10-day visit to the troubled ... more
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Radio Okapi Celebrates Its Sixth Birthday
allAfrica.com - Monday, February 25, 2008
n the occasion of the sixth birthday of Radio Okapi, the radio sponsored by the United Nations, MONUC head Alan Doss addressed its listeners on a special programme on February 25 2008, where he encouraged them to serve "themselves," because it's "a national radio, in the service of all the... more
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Govt to Mark DR Congo Borderline
allAfrica.com - Monday, February 25, 2008
HE Government is to demarcate Uganda's boundary with the Democratic Republic of Congo in the waters of Lake ... more
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Neglect, Deaths in Prison Condemned
allAfrica.com - Monday, February 25, 2008
uman rights activists in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have condemned the death by starvation and lack of medical care of 16 inmates in a congested prison in Mbuji-Mayi, capital of the central province of Kasai ... more
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Congo-Kinshasa: Neglect, Deaths in Prison Condemned
Topix - Monday, February 25, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"The state has failed in its obligations because there are laws, national and international, which require it to feed and care for prisoners" Human rights activists in the Democratic Republic of Congo have condemned the death by starvation and lack of medical care of 16 inmates... more
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Disaster response unit to recruit more volunteers
Topix - Sunday, February 24, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"They are making a valuable contribution to saving lives and rebuilding the livelihoods of those affected" The Government wants more recruits for its international disaster response unit. via BreakingNews.ie ... more
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Congo-Kinshasa: Concerns Over Acquittal of War Crimes Convict
Topix - Friday, February 22, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"I expect that the law upon which the decision was based will be presented to me to see whether it conforms [to the amnesty law]" The acquittal by a court in the Democratic Republic of Congo of a militia leader convicted of war crimes has drawn... more
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North-Kivu - Monuc's Position On the Massacre of Kalonge
allAfrica.com - Friday, February 22, 2008
he United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) has taken note of the communiqué issued by the "Congrès National pour la Défense du Peuple" (CNDP) regarding the massacre of civilians in the Kalonge area in North Kivu in January of this ... more
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Genocide Rebels Well Financed in DRC, Says UN
allAfrica.com - Friday, February 22, 2008
DLR-FOCA rebels have become well-entrenched in the South and North Kivu provinces of eastern DR Congo and have developed diversified sources of financing that can keep them going for years, UN investigators have ... more
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Deadly Ebola Outbreak In Western Uganda Is Over
Topix - Thursday, February 21, 2008
p> Thursday, 21 February 2008, 11:03 am Press Release: United Nations Deadly Ebola outbreak in western Uganda is over, says UN health agency 20 February 2008 – Ugandan health authorities have declared that ... via Scoop ... more
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Fatal Conditions in Mbuji Mayi Prison
allAfrica.com - Thursday, February 21, 2008
he situation in Mbuji Mayi central prison in Kasai Oriental province has become catastrophic and a huge cause for concern, with 17 prisoners dying in 2008, mostly from famine, malnutrition and a lack of proper health care. Seven of the dead had been awaiting trial, and had not been convicted... more
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Concerns Over Acquittal of War Crimes Convict
allAfrica.com - Thursday, February 21, 2008
he acquittal by a court in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) of a militia leader convicted of war crimes has drawn criticism, with human rights activists saying the decision could set a bad precedent in a country where armed groups have committed atrocities against civilians with ... more
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Mary Mukamusoni - "It Felt Like Someone Was Lifting the House"
allAfrica.com - Thursday, February 21, 2008
undreds of Rwandans were made homeless by the earthquakes that struck in early ... more
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UN Probes Killings By Government Forces, Rebels in East
allAfrica.com - Thursday, February 21, 2008
he United Nations peacekeeping operation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) said today that it is investigating human rights violations committed by both Government troops and rebel groups in the eastern part of the strife-torn ... more
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UN Probes Killings By Gov Forces, Rebels In E. DRC
Topix - Wednesday, February 20, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"The killings are believed to have been committed in reprisal for the villagers' seeking refuge in the sector controlled by perceived enemies of the Nkunda faction" Thursday, 21 February 2008, 11:05 am Press Release: United Nations UN probes killings by Government forces, rebels in eastern DR... more
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Police Officers Sentence for String of Rapes
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, February 20, 2008
n Equateur province, the Mbandaka Military Court announced its verdict on 18 February 2008 in Waka locality, more than 500 kilometers east of Mbandaka, where 38 women and young girls were raped in Waka and Lifumba in February ... more
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