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Latest News : WFP launches airlift to help DR.Congo refugees in Congo
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday announced an airlift to deliver supplies to thousands of refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The Democratic Republic of Congo has said it backs plans to start winding up the UN mission in the war-torn country later this year and hoped the pullout would be completed in 2011.Latest News : US slams rights abuses in Sudan, Congo and Nigeria
The United States on Thursday highlighted flagrant human rights abuses in 2009 in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Nigeria and Sudan, three conflict-ridden African countries.Latest News : DR Congo government backs UN force's exit
The Democratic Republic of Congo said Thursday it backed plans to start winding up the UN mission in the war-torn country later this year and hoped the pullout would be completed in 2011.Latest News : DR Congo govt backs UN force's exit
The Democratic Republic of Congo government said Thursday it backs plans to start winding up the UN mission in the war-torn country later this year and hopes the pullout will be completed in 2011.To ease the struggles of their daily lives, the sapeurs of Congo look at their labels
KINSHASA, CONGO -- This vast central African nation is known for many things: the massive corruption of the late leopard-hat-wearing dictator Mobutu Sese Seko, grinding poverty, a devastating conflict in the east. But it is worth noting that Congo is also home to a formidable cult of high fashion...DR Congo hopes to see UN mission out in 2011
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) hopes to see the UN peacekeeping mission pull out in 2011 and shift the duty to its own armed forces, a senior official has said. Communication Minister and government spokesman Lambert Mende told a press conference here on Thursday that Kinshasa hopes to see the UN mission MONUC out in 2011 to allow the army (FARDC), police and ...DR Congo government backs UN force's exit
KINSHASA (AFP) - The Democratic Republic of Congo government said Thursday it backs plans to start winding up the UN mission in the war-torn country later this year and hoped the pullout would be completed in 2011.Congo calls for full U.N. troop pull-out in 2011
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo called on Thursday for all U.N. troops to pull out in 2011, a move which human rights groups say would spell disaster for civilians caught up in conflict there.Republic of Congo: UNICEF helping to keep displaced children in school
DONGOU, Republic of Congo, 11 March 2010 â Tens of thousands of children from the Democratic Republic of the Congo have been seeking refuge in the neighbouring Republic of Congo since October 2009, when inter-communal clashes sent their families fleeing across the border.DR Congo mines 'hit by extortion'
Former rebels in DR Congo, now in the army, are running mafia-style extortion rackets in mines, campaigners say.DR Congo mines 'hit by extortion'
Former rebels in DR Congo who now serve in the army are running mafia-style extortion rackets in the mines, campaigners say.DR Congo ring may be giant 'impact crater'
Deforestation has revealed what could be a giant impact crater in Central Africa, scientists say. The 36-46km-wide feature, identified in DR Congo, may be one of the largest such structures discovered in the last decade. Italian researchers considered other origins for the ring, but say these are unlikely.UN: 90 Rwandan rebels killed in eastern Congo
A United Nations official says 90 Rwandan rebels have been killed in restive eastern Congo.DR.Congo offensive 'leaves 90 rebels dead'
Army troops in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have killed 90 Rwandan Hutu rebels since launching a new offensive late last month, the UN mission in the country said Wednesday.Belgium's king to visit DR.Congo as relations ease
The King of the Belgians, Albert II, will attend 50th anniversary celebrations of former colony Democratic Republic of Congo's independence, the Belgian government said Wednesday in the strongest sign yet of strained relations easing.Congo hopes new museum can heal nation's scars
In a macabre echo of the punishments Belgian colonials once meted out to their Congolese laborers, a faded bronze statue of the explorer who carved out the country is missing two of his limbs.UN Says Congo Rights Situation Remains ‘Problematic’ (Update1)
March 10 (Bloomberg) -- The human-rights situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo remains âextremely problematic,â said Navi Pillay, the United Nationsâ human-rights commissioner.CTC Suspends Congo Operation on Contract Non-Payment (Update1)
March 10 (Bloomberg) -- A U.S.-registered consulting firm hired to modernize the Democratic Republic of Congoâs customs agency has suspended operations over a payment dispute with the government.Congo Government Offers $50 for Guns in Restive East (Update1)
March 10 (Bloomberg) -- The Democratic Republic of Congoâs government said it began a new weapons-exchange program in the war-torn eastern province of North Kivu, offering residents $50 per weapon handed in.Congo Government Offers $50 for Guns in Restive Eastern Region
March 10 (Bloomberg) -- The Democratic Republic of Congo âs government said it began a new weapons-exchange program in the war-torn eastern province of North Kivu, offering residents $50 each if they hand in their guns.DR Congo: ex-rebels take over mineral trade extortion racket
Former rebels from the Congrès national pour la défense du peuple (CNDP) have established mafia-style extortion rackets covering some of the most lucrative tin and tantalum mining areas in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), campaign group Global Witness reported today, following four weeks of research in the region.Congo-Kinshasa : 'Hostile' Prosecution Witness To Testify Afresh
A former prosecution witness who testified briefly in the Thomas Lubanga war crimes trial last June and told court that he had lied to prosecutors is expected to give fresh testimony next week.Congo-Kinshasa : Prosecution: Defence Witness 16 is lying
The prosecution´s questioning casts serious doubts on the credibility of the eighth defence witness. Witness 16, who testified that he lied to the ICC investigators, has been backed into a corner.Congo hopes new museum can heal nation's scars
KINSHASA (Reuters) - In a macabre echo of the punishments Belgian colonials once meted out to their Congolese labourers, a faded bronze statue of the explorer who carved out the country is missing two of his limbs.Congo hopes new museum can heal nation's scars
By Katrina MansonCongo hopes new museum can heal nation's scars
* Museum opens to public after 40 yearsCongo-Kinshasa : 24-Hour Border Operations With DRC, Burundi Soon
Kigali â Borders with Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will begin to operate on a 24-hour basis this year. This was revealed yesterday by Innocent Niyonsenga, the Communications Officer at the Directorate General of Immigration and Emigration.United Nations seeks 39 mln for Congo refugees
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations is asking rich nations to help raise $59 million (29 million pound) to support refugees who have fled clashes in the cobalt-rich Democratic Republic of Congo.Chloe Angyal: Sex and power, from North Carolina to Congo
Last weekend in Hickory, North Carolina, a man was arrested and charged with raping a woman. According to Charlotte's Channel 9 News, the forty-one-year-old man...Congo group accuses soldiers of killing animals
An environmental group is accusing Congolese soldiers of killing more rare wild animals in a national park in Congo's volatile east.DRC: US, UN accuse forces of crimes against humanity
Source: IRIN Government troops - the FARDC - in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are to blame for much of the epidemic of sexual violence in the east of the country, according to US and UN reports detailing war crimes and possible crimes against humanity by various groups there.Fashion disguises daily toil
KINSHASA (Congo) - THIS vast central African nation is known for many things: the massive corruption of the late leopard-hat-wearing dictator Mobutu Sese Seko, grinding poverty, a devastating conflict in the east. But it is worth noting that Congo is also home to a formidable cult of high fashion, as demonstrated by the scene at a rickety, sheet-iron pool hall here one recent Sunday.(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-10 01:09 United Nations seeks $59 mln for refugees in Congo
UNITED NATIONS, March 9 (Reuters) - The United Nations is asking rich nations to help raise $59 million to support refugees who have fled clashes in the cobalt-rich Democratic Republic of Congo. Thousands of Congolese have fled fighting in the northern province of Equateur and taken refuge in neighboring Congo Republic, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, which has assisted refugees from the outset ...Relevant Links
Getting regular food supplies to such a remote area has been a major logistical challenge, and we had no other resort than to start airlifts from Pointe Noire to beef up our food stocks, said Alix Loriston, WFP Representative in the Republic of Congo.DRC: Thousands Of Displaced Civilians Trapped By Conflict, Wounded Unable To Reach Hospitals In Hauts Plateaux, South ...
Medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is deeply concerned by the rapidly worsening situation in the isolated area of Hauts Plateaux in the region of Uvira, South Kivu, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Thousands of civilians are trapped by conflict that has been raging in the area since the beginning of February 2010 between the ...War crimes trial of DR.Congo's Bemba delayed
The trial of former DR Congo vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba, due to have started on April 27, has been postponed to July 5, the International Criminal Court said Monday.DR. Congo to launch 'firearm for 50 dollars' campaign: minister
The Democratic Republic of Congo is to launch on Tuesday a firearm for 50 dollars disarmament campaign in the vast country's volatile eastern region, a minister said Monday.Congo-Kinshasa : ICC Prosecutors Tell Lubanga Witness He?s Just A Liar
Prosecutors in the war crimes trial of Thomas Lubanga at the International Criminal Court (ICC) today dismissed a defense witness as a liar and a self-seeker whose testimony could not be believed.Joint operations
Since the beginning of the year, eight cars that were stolen from Uganda have been recovered in DR Congo. Last year, over 30 cars stolen from Uganda were recovered in the country in a joint operation by Uganda and DR Congo security officials.Former Congo rebels tighten grip on mines, says campaigner
Nairobi/Goma - Former Congolese rebels have taken advantage of UN-backed army offensives to seize control of mining interests in the central African nation, a campaigning organization said Thursday. The desire to control mining of lucrative minerals ...Life as a Child Soldier
Young man forced to fight in Congoâs brutal conflict speaks of his traumatic ordeal. The traumatic events of our lives always remain in our memories, however hard we try to forget them.Relevant Links
But its footprint in Africa is still small and has operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo , Lesotho, Mozambique and Tanzania. It trails MTN, Africa's largest cellphone company, which yesterday posted a 9,2% increase in revenue to R11,9bn and an increase in subscribers of 28% to 116-million.U.N. force in Chad gets 2-month extension, plans exit
The U.N. Security Council voted on Friday to keep peacekeepers in Chad for at least another two months, but diplomats said the government is pressuring the world body to withdraw them.UN seeking critical funding for tens of thousands of Congo refugee
Source: UNHCR UNHCR will today be appealing for some $20 million in funding to help it meet the needs of tens of thousands of refugees in Republic of Congo (RoC) who have recently fled ethnic conflict in ...US embassy slams 'horrific' Nigeria massacre
The United States embassy on Friday slammed as horrific this week's massacre of more than 100 people in a central Nigerian state prone to sectarian violence.Drogba crowned Africa's Footballer of the Year
Chelsea's Didier Drogba has been crowned African Footballer of the Year for the second time.Africa's local players eye international glory
The race for places in the second edition of the Championship of African Nations (CHAN) begins this weekend with some interesting match-ups in north Africa, where Tunisia battle Morocco and Algeria tackle Libya.Uganda president says rebel chief likely in Darfur
Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army rebel chief Joseph Kony is believed to have fled into the troubled Sudanese region of Darfur, President Yoweri Museveni told reporters Friday.Congo oil minister to examine delayed deals
Democratic Republic of Congo's newly appointed oil minister will review exploration contracts yet to be approved by the President, and wants a new oil code passed into law by the end of March. 1 2 3
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