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DR Congo fighting displaces 33 000: UN
Topix - Sunday, October 28, 2007
p> The latest clashes in the Democratic Republic of Congo have driven 33 000 more people from villages in Nord-Kivu province and a cholera outbreak is suspected, UN agencies reported on Wednesday. via Independent Online ... more
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Eastern Congo militia leader surrenders to U.N.
Topix - Saturday, October 27, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"He asked me: 'My General, send me to MONUC'." The leader of a Congolese pro-government militia surrendered to U.N. peacekeepers on Saturday, following a two-day operation by the army to track him down, U.N. and army officials said. via Reuters UK ... more
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New violence plagues eastern Congo
Topix - Friday, October 26, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"It's been raining. Some women have given birth on the road. All these people are running and no one seems to know where to go." NAIROBI : Eastern Congo continues to be afflicted by horrendous violence, and battles between rival militias are driving thousands of beleaguered... more
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Congo forces rape, kill Kabila opponents - Amnesty
Topix - Friday, October 26, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"Far from protecting the people of the DRC, the state security services remain agents of torture and death" The Democratic Republic of Congo should reform its security forces and prosecute members accused of raping, murdering and torturing suspected opponents of President Joseph Kabila, Amnesty International said... more
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Peace for Kivu
Topix - Friday, October 26, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"We still have not received anyone" AFP. GOMA. SEVERAL hundred renegade troops who served dissident ex-general Laurent Nkunda in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have surrendered for demobilisation, the army chief said yesterday. via The Herald ... more
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Congo-Kinshasa: Refugees From Equateur Province Stream Home - UN Agency
Topix - Thursday, October 25, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"Repatriation numbers to Equateur province have peaked because we were able to run four repatriation boat convoys per week to two destinations in parallel, with up to 1,000 returnees per week" Thanks to increased boat trips across the Oubangui river, more than 16,000 refugees have returned... more
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State linked to DRC deaths
Topix - Thursday, October 25, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"Many of these individuals are still in prison without charge or trial." Human rights group Amnesty International accused state security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo of systematic torture and killings in a report published today. via Sunday Times ... more
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U.S. stepping up military training in Congo to help subdue rebels
Topix - Wednesday, October 24, 2007
p> The United States is stepping up efforts to train Congo's military to help the government subdue rebel forces in the eastern part of the country, the State Department's senior official on African affairs ... via PR-inside.com ... more
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Heat Of Battle: UN Focuses On Rape As A Weapon Of War
Topix - Wednesday, October 24, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"It's a security issue that needs the Council's attention not once a year but much more frequently than that so that we can have the kind of action and response that is required." Wednesday, 24 October 2007, 10:09 am Press Release: United Nations Senior UN officials... more
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10 Congolese Fishermen Held
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, October 23, 2007
EN fishermen from DR Congo have been remanded at Nyamushekyera prison in Bushenyi District for entering Uganda illegally, the police have ... more
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United States Helping To End Abusive Child Labor in Africa
Topix - Tuesday, October 23, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"These children have been given a chance to rebuild their lives." Three African countries - '- Democratic Republic of the Congo, Togo and Uganda - '- will receive $16 million from the United States for projects to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. via... more
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Congolese war crimes suspect appears in international court
Topix - Monday, October 22, 2007
p> A Congolese militia leader suspected of mass murder, rape and sexual enslavement appeared Monday at the International Criminal Court for the first time and claimed he had been illegally detained in Congo since ... via PR-inside.com ... more
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DRC army pushes back rebels
Topix - Monday, October 22, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"The fighting ended last night. This morning it's calm. "We are keeping to our positions, waiting for the government's decision on having direct talks with us." The Democratic Republic of Congo army said on Monday it had resumed control of an eastern town seized by rebel... more
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Thousands flee after DRCongo rebels fight 'open combat' with army
Topix - Sunday, October 21, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"At the moment we've got two dead within our own ranks" Thousands fled their homes in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday after "open combat" between rebels loyal to renegade general Laurent Nkunda and government troops, the army said. via New Straits Times ... more
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DRC bans TV, radio stations
Topix - Sunday, October 21, 2007
p> The Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday banned 22 private television channels and 16 radio stations as they had fallen foul of national media laws, the information minister said. via News24 ... more
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Thousands flee fighting in eastern Congo
Topix - Saturday, October 20, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"It was fairly serious. The fighting started early this morning and ended late this afternoon" GOMA, Congo - Thousands of civilians fled renewed fighting between Tutsi-dominated rebels, army troops and pro-government militia in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday, the U.N. ... via Reuters... more
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Kabila Urged to Get LRA Out of DRC Peacefully
Topix - Saturday, October 20, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"The big question the population is asking is, - Why is Khartoum quiet about this peace talks?' So we shall ask Bashir to allay the fears of the people who think Khartoum may in future still support the LRA" Local leaders in war-scarred northern Uganda are... more
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Congo-Kinshasa: UN Mission Hails Transfer of Suspect to International Criminal Court
Topix - Friday, October 19, 2007
p> The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo today welcomed the transfer of Congolese General and former militia leader Germain Katanga into the custody of the International ... via AllAfrica.com ... more
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President Backs Biofuels Revolution
allAfrica.com - Friday, October 19, 2007
resident Denis Sassou Nguesso of the Republic of Congo, where oil is the leading raw material, has given his backing to plans by his Brazilian counterpart to use biofuels as a key development ... more
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DR Congo president authorises army to disarm Nkunda
Topix - Friday, October 19, 2007
p> Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila has ordered his troops in the east of the country to prepare to disarm renegade soldiers led by Laurent Nkunda, by force if necessary. via Deutsche Welle ... more
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