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UN Force Committed to Defending North Kivu Towns
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, December 12, 2007
t its weekly press conference of 12 December 2007, MONUC announced that more than 4,500 blue helmets have been deployed in North Kivu province, to ensure the defence of the towns of Goma and Sake. Furthermore, blue helmets will maintain their presence in Mushake to protect displaced populations in Kilolirwe,... more
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DRC Releases 35 Citizens From 'Safe Houses'
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, December 12, 2007
hirty-five Rwandans, who were arrested, tortured and kept in various 'safe houses' for months in Goma, DR Congo, on allegations that they were on their way to joining Congolese rebel leader General Laurent Nkunda have been ... more
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Govt Stops Case Against DRC Official
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, December 12, 2007
HE Government decided to discontinue the case involving Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Katanga governor, Moses Katumbi because there was insufficient evidence to win the case against ... more
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UN threatens to engage rebels in DRC
Topix - Wednesday, December 12, 2007
p> United Nations peacekeepers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have said they will use force to defend a major town against rebel forces loyal to renegade general Laurent Nkunda. via Deutsche Welle ... more
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Country, DR Congo to Harmonise Relations
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, December 12, 2007
GANDA and the DR Congo are set to harmonise their cold relationship by reviving the Joint Permanent Commission (JCP) that collapsed in 1997. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sam Kutesa, and his Congolese counterpart, Antipas Mbusa Nyamwisi, will lead their delegations to the meeting that opens today at the Speke... more
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UN Mission Backs Counter-Attack After Dissidents Recapture Key Town
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, December 12, 2007
he United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is helping the country's armed forces plan a counter-offensive after dissident troops loyal to renegade General Laurent Nkunda recaptured a key town in the troubled North Kivu ... more
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Troops in DRC Government forces being pushed back
Topix - Wednesday, December 12, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"If they try to go further, if they fire towards us, we will open fire. We have a mandate to protect the population and Sake town." UN peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo have threatened to fight back if rebel troops under Laurent Nkunda advance... more
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Warring Sides Must Protect Civilians
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, December 11, 2007
ll sides to the renewed fighting in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo must protect civilians at risk, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch also called on United Nations peacekeepers in the area to strengthen their civilian protection ... more
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Minister for Justice Reaffirms His Engagement to Human Rights
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, December 11, 2007
n the 59th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human rights, the DRC Ministry for Human Rights and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights organised a commemorative ceremony at the DRC Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Kinshasa on 10 December ... more
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A Welcome Expression of Intent- The Nairobi Communique and the Ex-FAR/Interahamwe
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, December 11, 2007
n 9 November 2007, representatives of the Governments of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda met in Nairobi, Kenya, and signed a communique pledging "a common approach to address the threat posed to our common security and stability by the ex-FAR/Interahamwe." The agreement was facilitated by the... more
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Report Says Genocide Suspects Prominent Among Rebels
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, December 11, 2007
ontrary to the arguments that there is only a small number of Genocide suspects among the Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) rebels in the DR Congo, there are hundreds and remain a force that must be 'dismantled' and repatriated to Rwanda, African Rights says in report released ... more
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Army Suffers Setback in Offensive Against Rebels
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, December 11, 2007
roops loyal to dissident general Laurent Nkunda in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have regained control of the town of Mushake in the eastern North Kivu province, which they had lost to government forces less than a week earlier, military sources ... more
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GLOBAL: UN seeks $3.8 billion for crises-hit communities
Topix - Tuesday, December 11, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"Floods, hurricanes, cyclones, and drought also struck more frequently in 2007, and this trend points to a future where aid agencies, and the world's vulnerable poor, will have to respond ever more frequently to climate-related disasters" NEW YORK, 10 December 2007 - The UN has launched... more
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DR Congo: Warring Sides Must Protect Civilians
Human Rights Watch - Tuesday, December 11, 2007
UN Peacekeepers Must Also Help Civilians at Risk in North Kivu
All sides to the renewed fighting in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo must protect civilians at risk, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch also called on United Nations peacekeepers in the area... more
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Dozens killed as vessel capsizes in Congo
Topix - Tuesday, December 11, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"There will have been several disappeared among those on board... The exact number is not known" Forty people died and several are missing in the Democratic Republic of Congo after their boat capsized at the weekend on the River Congo, an interior ministry delegate said on... more
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GLOBAL: Awareness-raising key to tackling gender violence
IRIN - Tuesday, December 11, 2007
AIROBI Tuesday, December 11, 2007 (IRIN) - Dozens of organisations across the world, with the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), dedicated the 16 days leading up to International Human Rights Day (10 December) to raising awareness of gender-based violence (GBV). To highlight the geographical extent of the scourge of GBV in... more
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Christmas comes early for soldiers in Congo
Topix - Tuesday, December 11, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"They point and ask the crew if it's me flying that big helicopter... and don't believe it when they find out it is" Kamina, Democratic Republic of the Congo - Christmas came early on Monday for a group of South African soldiers deployed as part of... more
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Uganda confirms 113 suspected Ebola cases
Topix - Monday, December 10, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"If it can do all this in Bundibugyo, it could spread further, even Kampala" Uganda has 113 suspected cases of a new strain of Ebola fever that has killed 29 people, officials said on Monday, vowing to take the necessary steps to stop the virus spreading.... more
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Monuc Press Review - 10 December 2007
allAfrica.com - Monday, December 10, 2007
The military situation in North Kivu remains the principal theme of the Kinshasa press ... more
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U.N. seeks $3.8 billion for humanitarian crises
Topix - Monday, December 10, 2007
p> GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations is seeking $3.8 billion to cope with humanitarian emergencies next year in 24 countries, including Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Somalia and the Palestinian Territories. Sudan is the biggest focus of the U.N. appeal, issued to governments on Monday. It wants... more
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