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The Trial of Thomas Lubanga Announced for 31 March
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, November 14, 2007
he trial of Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, leader of a Congolese militia notably accused of having recruited children soldiers in Ituri, in north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), will begin on 31 March 2008 before the International Criminal Court (ICC), announced an official statement from the ... more
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Uganda: Security Council Encouraged By Positive Moves in Peace Process
Topix - Wednesday, November 14, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"Security Council members reiterated their support for a negotiated settlement and their hope for an expeditious conclusion to the peace process" Welcoming recent positive steps in the peace process between the Ugandan Government and the rebel Lord's Resistance Army , the Security Council today called on... more
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Congolese and Rwandan Joint Communique Against Armed Presence in Eastern DRC
Topix - Wednesday, November 14, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"Joint Communiqu of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Government of the Republic of Rwanda on a common approach to end the threat posed to peace and stability in both countries and the Great Lakes Region." We welcome the signing in... more
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UN leader hails 'breakthrough' deal
Topix - Tuesday, November 13, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"The agreement between them on a common approach and immediate, concrete steps to carry it out marks a significant breakthrough" United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon on Monday hailed as a "significant breakthrough" last week's agreement by the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda to deal... more
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Congo Committed to Fight FDLR
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, November 13, 2007
new era is starting. This is what Foreign Affaires Minister Dr Charles Murigande announced yesterday when asked about DR Congo's declared commitment to disarm ... more
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Conflict Leaves Legacy of Widespread Addiction
allAfrica.com - Monday, November 12, 2007
any of the atrocities committed during the armed conflicts that have plagued the Republic of Congo in recent years were fuelled by illicit narcotics. Warlords and militia leaders gave drugs to young fighters to eliminate fear and scruple. Now, although the civil war is officially over, the scourge of drug... more
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Congo-Brazzaville: Conflict Leaves Legacy of Widespread Addiction
Topix - Monday, November 12, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"It's a real shame that people caught red-handed are often released by the courts on orders from on-high afterwards" Many of the atrocities committed during the armed conflicts that have plagued the Republic of Congo in recent years were fuelled by illicit narcotics. via AllAfrica.com... more
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Hundreds of thousands raped for being on the wrong side
Topix - Monday, November 12, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"The women who come from there tell us that every woman in every village has been raped over the years. There is not one who was not attacked they told us" Sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is being used as an instrument... more
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Fishermen caught in oil dispute
Topix - Sunday, November 11, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"The agreement was that Rukwanzi be demilitarised" By Tim Cocks Ntoroko, Uganda - Until this year, Robert Kazini had never given much thought to whether he was fishing in Congolese or Ugandan waters; it didn't matter. via Independent Online ... more
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DR Congo: UN Agency Steps Up Efforts to Curb Spread of Cholera in North Kivu
Topix - Saturday, November 10, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"With sharpening inter-ethnic divides and a continuous build-up of military forces, UNHCR remains deeply concerned about the risks of severe human rights abuses and violence against civilians" The United Nations refugee agency is intensifying its efforts to combat the spread of cholera in the troubled North... more
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Prosafe wins FDPSO contract
Topix - Friday, November 09, 2007
p> Prosafe has been awarded a contract by Murphy West Africa Ltd a subsidiary of Murphy Oil Corporation , for the conversion and operation of a Floating Drilling, Production, Storage and Offloading unit on the ... via Marine Log ... more
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500 Congolese Refugees Moved to Nakivale
allAfrica.com - Friday, November 09, 2007
BOUT 500 Congolese refugees in Kisoro district have been moved to Nakivale refugee resettlement camp in Insigiro ... more
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DR Congo: Disarmament In Ituri Progresses - UN
Topix - Friday, November 09, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"This proved to be a tremendous tool of reinsertion and of reconciliation" Friday, 9 November 2007, 2:49 pm Press Release: United Nations DR Congo: Disarmament in Ituri progresses, but other steps needed - UN official Disarmament in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Ituri ... ... more
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Italian police accuse 3 in student killing
Topix - Thursday, November 08, 2007
p> Police in Perugia, Italy, said three suspects were arrested Tuesday in the case of an English university exchange student who was found dead Friday. via Daily India ... more
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Transfer of ex-combatants major step for peace in northeast DR Congo - UN
Topix - Wednesday, November 07, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"The departure of these leaders from Bunia marks a dramatic step forward in the consolidation of the peace process in Ituri and signals a possibility of ending more than eight years of conflict" The transfer, which took place on Saturday by a special UN flight, was... more
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Democratic Republic of the Congo plunges miners into uncertainty
Topix - Tuesday, November 06, 2007
p> The Democratic Republic of the Congo, estimated to hold one-tenth of the world's copper reserves, has thrown international miners into uncertainty amid reports that a government commission is recommending that ... via Sympatico Finance ... more
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Congo-Brazzaville: Rains Leave Railway Underwater
Topix - Monday, November 05, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"If nothing has been done it is because in this country we always wait for the worst to happen before trying to find a solution" A stretch of the railway linking Congo's capital to the Atlantic port of Pointe-Noire has been flooded following heavy rains, cutting... more
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Rains Leave Railway Underwater
allAfrica.com - Monday, November 05, 2007
stretch of the railway linking Congo's capital to the Atlantic port of Pointe-Noire has been flooded following heavy rains, cutting off a key supply ... more
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ANALYSIS: Chinese investment is not all politics
Topix - Monday, November 05, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"But our basic principle is to take care not to hurt each other's interests, and let both sides make money" The Chinese government may have high-profile political and strategic reasons for seeking closer ties with Africa, but its companies are on the continent mostly for the... more
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Kabila new head of CEEAC
Topix - Saturday, November 03, 2007
p> President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of Congo has taken the helm of the Economic Community of Central African States during a summit in Brazzaville, officials said. via News24 ... more
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