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Country, Congo Probe Arrest of UPDF
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, August 01, 2007
joint team of Ugandan and Congolese officials yesterday arrived in Bundibugyo district to investigate the arrest of four UPDF ... more
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PTSD Symptoms Associated with Feelings of Revenge Among Former African Child Soldiers
Topix - Wednesday, August 01, 2007
p> Former Ugandan and Congolese child soldiers who have more symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder are less likely to be open to reconciliation and more likely to have feelings of revenge, according to a study ... via Newswise ... more
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Ex-warlord's leave from Congo senate running out
Topix - Tuesday, July 31, 2007
p> A Congolese senator who sought refugee in Portugal after his forces clashed with the president's and he was accused of treason is running out of time to return. via PR-inside.com ... more
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Prison System Criticised for Ill-Treatment
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, July 31, 2007
ongo's legal system has come under fire for delaying trials and keeping remand prisoners in jail for long periods in poor ... more
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Six million Congolese displaced by war - minister
Topix - Monday, July 30, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"Six million people, more or less, have abandoned their places of origin to flee fighting" Years of warfare in Democratic Republic of Congo have forced 6 million people from their homes, the country's humanitarian affairs minister said, giving a figure several times higher than previous estimates.... more
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Former Congolese PM dies
Topix - Sunday, July 29, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"Mr. Milongo was ill. He died in the hospital where he was admitted a few days ago" Andre Milongo, a former Congolese prime minister and a key opposition figure, died in a Paris hospital, an official said yesterday. via Sunday Times ... more
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Airport: Police to probe customs officials
Topix - Saturday, July 28, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"I said 'no' because we only had one suitcase. "We opened the small gate and went to my flat on the third floor. I left the security gate open because my younger sister was still coming up" By Barry Bateman and Lee Rondganger The recent spate... more
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Bishop is latest victim of airport attack
Topix - Friday, July 27, 2007
p> By Lee Rondganger Yet another tourist has been attacked and robbed after being followed from the OR Tambo Airport - and this time it has happened to men of the cloth. via Independent Online ... more
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Missing Baby Gorilla Found Alive - Reports
allAfrica.com - Friday, July 27, 2007
hree female mountain gorillas and a male silverback were found shot dead this week in the D R Congo's Virunga National Park, but now worried conservationists have found a baby gorilla alive, RNA has ... more
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UN sends team to DR Congo to probe allegations of misconduct by peacekeepers
Topix - Thursday, July 26, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"We want to react fast. We think that problems are better addressed when they are addressed quickly" Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Marie Guehenno told reporters that an investigation by the UN's Office of Internal Oversight Services has not found evidence of gun smuggling by blue ...... more
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Congo truck accident kills 18
Topix - Thursday, July 26, 2007
p> A truck driver in Congo Republic overturned his packed vehicle at high speed on Tuesday, killing 18 passengers before fleeing the scene, police said. via Independent Online ... more
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Swiss to return millions to Congo Republic
Topix - Thursday, July 26, 2007
p> Congolese President Joseph Kabila said he is disappointed Switzerland will return only a fraction of an estimated $1 billion deposited by a former dictator. via Moldova.org ... more
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CONGO: Men called on to support reproductive health issues
Topix - Thursday, July 26, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"Men must support women physically and emotionally throughout the pregnancy and during the delivery." Congolese men have been urged to step up their role in improving maternal health in a country where the maternal mortality rate is above the African average. via AlertNet ... more
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9 Dead in Eastern Congo Clashes
Topix - Thursday, July 26, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"He is particularly troubled by the dire humanitarian consequences, which include the internal displacement of some 700,000 persons in the region" Clashes between rival militia groups in eastern Congo have killed nine fighters and reduced dozens of houses to smoldering ruins, aid officials said Friday. ... more
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Moroccan UN unit accused of sex abuse over 3 years
Topix - Thursday, July 26, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"It means they don't participate in our operations" By Evelyn Leopold UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Moroccan U.N. peacekeepers in Ivory Coast are alleged to have sexually abused girls as young as 13 over a three-year period as units rotated through the West African country, U.N.... more
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UN chief "deeply concerned" at dire situation in DR Congo
Topix - Thursday, July 26, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"He is particularly troubled by the dire humanitarian consequences, which include the internal displacement of some 700,000 persons in the region." United Nations Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon expressed deep concern on Friday at the worsening security situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and... more
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U.N. raises alarm over fighting in eastern Congo
Topix - Thursday, July 26, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"What is true is that Mr Nkunda's (forces), I think, are the single most serious threat to the stabilization of the Congo at this stage." By Evelyn Leopold UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council voiced deep concern on Monday over continued violence in... more
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The Price Of Peace In Uganda
Topix - Thursday, July 26, 2007
p> Across Sudan , northern Uganda and eastern Congo, many have lived in the shadow of violence for decades. via The Washington Post ... more
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Peacekeeping - a rising role for China's PLA
Topix - Thursday, July 26, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"Knowing that they are helping to secure peace and a normal life, our soldiers take their peacekeeping duties very seriously. And wherever they go or whatever they do, they always bear in mind that they are messengers of peace, representing China" By Su Qiang and Le... more
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Peacekeeping - a rising role for China's PLA
Topix - Thursday, July 26, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"Knowing that they are helping to secure peace and a normal life, our soldiers take their peacekeeping duties very seriously. And wherever they go or whatever they do, they always bear in mind that they are messengers of peace, representing China" By Su Qiang and Le... more
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