MJPC is a nonprofit organization dedicated to working to add a voice in the promotion of justice and peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in particular in the East where thousands of innocent civilians, including children and women continue to be victims of massive human rights violations while the armed groups responsible for these crimes remain unpunished.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
BBC News - 21 hours ago
The UN-Congolese force is fighting Hutu rebels in the eastern DR Congo. The force says Congolese authorities have given assurances that Gen Ntaganda is not ...
DR Congo: 100000 Civilians at Risk of Attack منظمة هيومان رايتس ووتش - حقوق الانسان
Civilians continue to flee, in fear of reprisals, in eastern DR ... ISRIA (subscription)
Violence on the rise in DR Congo Sunday News
YubaNet - ISRIA (subscription)
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Peacemakers gather in DR Congo
EnerPub - 34 minutes ago
Meeting in war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo are peace activists searching for a way to bring about comity in the region. by Spero News Representatives ...
DR Congo to invest US$13 billion in energy supplies
African Press Agency (subscription) - 13 hours ago
APA-Maputo (Mozambique) The Democratic Republic of Congo is looking for US$13 billion to expand its Inga hydroelectric dam on the River Congo to generate ...
Borglobe
Baby gorilla seized in Congo trafficking ring bust
Wildlife Extra - 14 hours ago
A baby gorilla has been seized from animal traffickers in eastern DR Congo by the Congolese Wildlife Authority following a 3-month undercover investigation ...
SFGate: Day in Pictures San Francisco Chronicle
Gorillas fetch $225 million for Uganda The Observer
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AFP
US lawmakers target DRCongo metals
AFP - Apr 24, 2009
"In the Democratic Republic of Congo, many people -- especially women and children -- are victimized by armed groups who are trying to make a profit from ...
Conflict in the Congo The Union of Grass Valley
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Sen. cracks down on Congo mines Topeka Capital Journal
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AFP
UN tells rebels in DR Congo to give up and go home
AFP - Apr 25, 2009
KINSHASA (AFP) — The head of the UN peacekeeping forces in Democratic Republic of Congo Saturday told Rwandan Hutu rebels holed up in the east of the vast ...
Rwanda rebels kill 7, burn down houses in DR Congo People's Daily Online
DR Congo: UN envoy hears of revenge attacks by Hutu militia on locals UN News Centre
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BBC News
Africans to boost World Cup power
BBC News - Apr 28, 2009
The other Sapp members are: Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Swaziland, Tanzania and Zambia. ...
BRT first phase to be rolled out BuaNews Online (press release)
Neighbours to help SA with power BBC News
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Report: Indicted former rebel has role in UN peacekeeping force
SmartBrief - 6 hours ago
The un's peacekeeping force in DR Congo denied the report, which is based on Congolese army documentation. BBC (04/29) Yahoo! (04/29)
128000kg of buveera to be destroyed
New Vision - 4 hours ago
Namuyangu attributed this to failure by the neighbouring countries particularly Kenya and the DR Congo, to abide by what was agreed on by the East African ...
AFP
DR Congo/North Kivu: 7 dead and 255 houses burned down, results of ...
ReliefWeb (press release) - Apr 21, 2009
For now, calm has returned to Luofu, which is under the control of the FARDC (Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo). ...
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UN: Child soldiers to be released amid crisis in volatile eastern ... ISRIA (subscription)
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Thursday, April 23, 2009
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What is the ICC waiting for to issue an arrest warrant against Nkunda?
Sacramento, CALIFORNIA, April 22, 2009: The Mobilization for Justice and Peace in the D.R. Congo (MJPC) today called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue an arrest warrant against laurent Nkunda accused of multiple war crimes and crimes against humanity which are well documented by various human right organzations including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch. Laurent Nkunda, former leader of the National Congress for the Defence of the People (CNDP) armed group, was arrested on 22 January and is detained at an undisclosed location in Rwanda.
How long would it take for the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Luis Moreno-Ocampo to decide whether or not to issue an arrest warrant against Nkunda? echoed Makuba Sekombo, Director of Community Affairs of MJPC. The ICC Prosecutor has been investigating war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since since 2004, but the ICC reportdely opened an investigation into alleged war crimes committed in the DRC since 1 July 2002.
Nkunda has been repeatedly implicated in numerous serious war crimes and crimes against humanity since 2002. In September 2005, the Congolese government issued an arrest warrant for Nkunda, accusing him of numerous war crimes and crimes against human rights. Human Rights Watch, for example, which has been calling for his arrest for war crimes and crimes against humanity since February 2006 and has documented summary executions, torture and rape committed by soldiers under the command of Nkunda in Bukavu in 2004 and in Kisangani in 2002. Also armed groups loyal to warlord Nkunda have been repeatedly accused of using rape as a weapon of war and the recruitment of child soldiers, some as young as 12 after the abduction from their homes. In November 2008, the UN mission in the country (MONUC), Humn Rights Watch many other organizations accused Nkunda of war crimes in November 2008; an estimated 150 people were killed innoncently in the town of Kiwanja by the troups loyal to Nkunda.
The MJPC deplores the refusal by the Government of Rwanda to hand over Nkunda for trial. "How shocking that Rwanda which has been receiving assistance from the International community to arrest genocide suspects and hand them over to the ICTR or to Rwanda would not allow for the extradition of a war criminal accused of massacring civilians, sexual violence, abduction of civilians, including children forcibly recruited as fighters and then used to attack civilian communities" said Mr. Sekombo. "While Nkunda is not the only one who committed war crimes and crimes against humanity, the ICC arrest warrant would mark a major step in promoting accountability for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in DRC, added Sekombo. As part of its campaign to combat impunity in DRC, MJPC launched an online petition in November 2008 whic can be signed at http://www.gopetition.com/online/23604.html calling for immediate arrest of Nkunda. So far more than 1365 people from over 50 countries have signed the petition.
About MJPC
MJPC seeks to add a voice in advocating for justice and peace in the DRC particulary in the east of DRC where thousands innocent civilian including children and women continue to suffer massive human rights violations while armed groups responsible for these crimes go unpunished.
For more information about MJPC and its activities, visit http://www.mjpcongo.org. or call Makuba Sekombo @ 1 408 806 3644. or e-mail: info@mjpcongo.org . The online petitions calling for the arrest can be signed at http://www.gopetition.com/online/23604.html
info@mjpcongo.org
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Monday, April 13, 2009
ONU (Communiqué de presse)
UN, AU envoys urge DR Congo to implement peace agreements
Xinhua - Apr 12, 2009
LAGOS, April 12 (Xinhua) -- The UN special envoy and the African Union (AU) mediator urge the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) to fully implement the ...
Obasanjo, Mkapa Seek Implemention of DR Congo Agreements THISDAY
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AFP
Police break up DR Congo political gathering
AFP - 8 hours ago
KINSHASA (AFP) — Police in the Democratic Republic of Congo broke up a meeting of some 40 pro-presidential and opposition lawmakers in a Kinshasa cafe ...
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UNICEF (press release)
In eastern DR Congo, up to 250000 flee attacks by Rwandan rebel group
UNICEF (press release) - 5 hours ago
NEW YORK, USA, 13 April, 2009 – Since January, more than 250000 people have fled fighting in North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
Voice of America
Illegal mining in DR Congo
BBC News - Apr 10, 2009
Nearly three months ago, Rwandan troops entered eastern DR Congo for a joint military operation with the Congolese against Rwandan Hutu FDLR rebels. ...
Kenya optimistic about ceasefire deal in E DR Congo Xinhua
RE-IGNITED FIGHTING IN DR CONGO THREATENS FRAGILE PROGRESS, BY ... MaximsNews Network
DR Congo: Brutal Rapes by Rebels and Army منظمة هيومان رايتس ووتش - حقوق الانسان
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Stars to face DR Congo May 9
ThisDay - Apr 11, 2009
’’We’ve, therefore, invited the CHAN champions DR Congo. I am optimistic the match will help our team acquire the tactics they need to confront New Zealand. ...
Catholic Church’s hierarchy in DR Congo
African Press Agency (subscription) - Apr 12, 2009
APA - Kinshasa (DR Congo) The National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO) is the national institution which administers and presides over the fate of the ...
Oil in Uganda casts a shadow
Radio Netherlands - 13 hours ago
Oil has also been found in neighbouring DR Congo, but the government there is a long way behind in exploration". Two years ago, there were still skirmishes ...
AFP
DR Congo army fights off rebel attack in east
AFP - Apr 9, 2009
BUKAVU, DR Congo (AFP) — Ten people were killed when troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday fought off an attack by a joint force of Mai-Mai ...
DR Congo Jailbreak Leaves 12 Death, 15 Injured CRIENGLISH.com
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FM: Russia to strengthen ties with DR Congo
Xinhua - Apr 7, 2009
MOSCOW, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Russia favors strengthened relations with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei ...
Voice of America
DR-CONGO: Electronics Firms Urged to Boycott "Blood Minerals"
IPS - Apr 1, 2009
"There is widespread looting, burning of villages and an unacceptable peak of sexual violence," Marcel Stoessel, Oxfam's country director in DR Congo, ...
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Saturday, April 11, 2009
UN expert: Rape rampant in Congo
By BRADLEY S. KLAPPER, Associated Press Writer Mon Jul 30, 12:11 PM ET GENEVA - Sexual atrocities in Congo's volatile province of South Kivu extend "far beyond rape" and include sexual slavery, forced incest and cannibalism, a U.N. human rights expert said Monday.
Yakin Erturk called the situation in South Kivu the worst she has ever seen in four years as the global body's special investigator for violence against women. Sexual violence throughout Congo is "rampant," she said, blaming rebel groups, the armed forces and national police.
"These acts amount to war crimes and, in some cases, crimes against humanity," said Erturk, who just came back from an 11-day mission there.
Most of the worst abuses have been committed by rebel groups, many of whom fled to Congo after taking part in the Rwandan genocide of the 1990s, she said.
"The atrocities perpetrated by these armed groups are of an unimaginable brutality that goes far beyond rape," she said in a statement. "Women are brutally gang raped, often in front of their families and communities. In numerous cases, male relatives are forced at gun point to rape their own daughters, mothers or sisters."
The statement continued: "Frequently women are shot or stabbed in their genital organs, after they are raped. Women, who survived months of enslavement, told me that their tormentors had forced them to eat excrement or the human flesh of murdered relatives."
Saying the situation required immediate attention from Congo's government and the international community, Erturk reported that 4,500 cases of sexual violence had already been counted so far this year. The U.N. investigator said the actual number of incidents was probably much higher.
The Panzi hospital, a specialized institution in Bukavu near the Rwandan border, sees about 3,500 women a year suffering fistula and other severe genital injuries resulting from atrocities, Erturk said.
The mineral-rich eastern reaches of Congo, bordering Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi, are the most unstable in the country, and civilians are often killed as rival militias clash.
U.N. peacekeepers helped end a wider 1998-2002 war in Congo that engulfed six neighboring countries, and the nearly 18,000-strong force currently in Congo is the U.N.'s largest peacekeeping operation.
While rebels commit most of the worst abuses, Erturk said government forces and national police are responsible for nearly 20 percent of all cases of sexual violence reported.
Army units have deliberately targeted communities suspected of supporting militia groups "and pillage, gang rape and, in some instances, murder civilians," she said.
Erturk, who also visited the country's Equator province and Ituri district, said she was "shocked" to discover that police and armed forces respond to unrest with indiscriminate reprisals.
The tactics include "pillaging, torture and mass rape," she said, citing a December incident when 70 police officers took revenge for the torching of a police station in Karawa by burning the Equator town, torturing civilians and raping at least 40 women, including an 11-year-old girl.
No police officer has been charged or arrested in relation to the atrocities, she said, adding that similar operations have since been carried out in Bonyanga and Bongulu, also in Congo's northwest.
"The justice system is in a deplorable state," Erturk said. "It is overwhelmed even by the limited number of cases, in which women brave all obstacles and dare to report sexual violence. Reports of corruption and political interference in the judicial process are widespread."
Erturk will report her findings in September to the U.N. Human Rights Council.
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Thursday, April 9, 2009
AFP - 12 hours ago
BUKAVU, DR Congo (AFP) — Ten people were killed when troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday fought off an attack by a joint force of Mai-Mai ...
Kenya optimistic about ceasefire deal in E DR Congo Xinhua
From rebel-held Congo to beer can BBC News
RE-IGNITED FIGHTING IN DR CONGO THREATENS FRAGILE PROGRESS, BY ... MaximsNews Network
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FM: Russia to strengthen ties with DR Congo
Xinhua - Apr 7, 2009
MOSCOW, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Russia favors strengthened relations with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei ...
DR Congo food route is supreme test for WFP truckers
ReliefWeb (press release) - 12 hours ago
MONUC – the UN integrated mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo – is working on the road to improve its worst sections. But for now, it remains a thin ...
Cell phones help filmmakers reveal unseen Africa
CNN International - Apr 8, 2009
Siku is one of a number of filmmakers in DR Congo who say using a mobile phone allows them to film in ways that were previously impossible. ...
DR Congo: Alan Doss to address the UN Security Council
ReliefWeb (press release) - Apr 8, 2009
... including 16 during March and five in April, which gives an average of 11 cases per month, and the first victims are always Congolese employees. ...
DR Congo: WHO - "We work hand in hand with MONUC"
ReliefWeb (press release) - Apr 8, 2009
On "World Health Day," we spoke to Dr. Matthieu Kamwa, the WHO representative in the DRC, who explained the current health situation in the DRC and the work ...
UNICEF Chief of HIV and AIDS sees treatment and prevention in DR Congo
ReliefWeb (press release) - 21 hours ago
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 8 April 2009 – DR Congo is where the first known cases of AIDS were identified, and today up to half a million ...
Voice of America
DR-CONGO: Electronics Firms Urged to Boycott "Blood Minerals"
IPS - Apr 1, 2009
"There is widespread looting, burning of villages and an unacceptable peak of sexual violence," Marcel Stoessel, Oxfam's country director in DR Congo, ...
Rights group wants Congo 'conflict mineral' tracing www.worldbulletin.net
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Daily Nation
Angola stealing DR Congo oil, says minister
Daily Nation - Mar 25, 2009
African oil giant Angola is illegally pumping out hundreds of thousands of barrels of crude oil every day from neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo’s ...
France's Areva signs uranium deal with DR Congo AFP
Sarkozy begins DR Congo visit Le Mali en ligne
Sarkozy kicks off African tour in DR Congo France24
Trend News Agency
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EPA:CEI
AFP
DRCongo could redraw border with Angola
AFP - Mar 31, 2009
BRAZZAVILLE (AFP) — A minister in the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo Tuesday suggested his country's border with Angola might be redrawn in ...
Tullow wins back Congo oil rights Irish Independent
Thursday, April 2, 2009
AFP - 22 hours ago
KINSHASA (AFP) — The party of DR Congo opposition politician Jean-Pierre Bemba said Wednesday that an international court in The Hague could not prove him ...
Voice of America
DR-CONGO: Electronics Firms Urged to Boycott "Blood Minerals"
IPS - 16 hours ago
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AFP
DRCongo could redraw border with Angola
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BRAZZAVILLE (AFP) — A minister in the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo Tuesday suggested his country's border with Angola might be redrawn in ...
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LON:TLW – LON:HOIL – TSE:HOC
BBC Afrique
Congolese flee widespread unrest
BBC News - 22 hours ago
The joint operation against the rebels earlier this year was hailed as a great success by both Rwanda and DR Congo. But now that the better-trained and ...
DR Congo: Who is to blame for rampage, gov’t or rebels? Afrik.com
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RPT-UPDATE 2-IMF cuts DR Congo's 2009 growth forecast to 2.7 pct
Reuters UK - Mar 31, 2009
... March 31 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday slashed its 2009 growth forecast for the Democratic Republic of Congo to 2.7 percent, ...
UN News Centre
DR Congo: UN to push ahead with efforts to curb abuse allegations ...
UN News Centre - 20 hours ago
1 April 2009 – Although the number of misconduct allegations for blue helmets serving in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is on the decline, ...
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Ivanhoe Nickel & Platinum announces a major copper discovery at ...
PR Newswire (press release) - Apr 1, 2009
Mr. Friedland said that Kamoa will advance the Democratic Republic of Congo's stature as one of the world's most important copper producers. ...
IVN
Uganda: Congo, Monuc Deploy Extra Troops in Garamba
AllAfrica.com - Mar 30, 2009
The Uganda and DR Congo army chiefs are set to meet in Kampala this week to review the operation since Uganda withdrew. Uganda, supported by the DR Congo ...
W. Equatoria forces kill four LRA in Nzara County Sudan Tribune
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Telegraph.co.uk
DR Congo speaker quits for Rwanda comments
AFP - Mar 25, 2009
KINSHASA (AFP) — The speaker of the Democratic Republic of Congo's parliament, Vital Kamerhe, resigned under pressure Wednesday for criticising Rwandan ...
DR Congo's curious peace deal with ex-Nkunda rebels Daily Nation
UN envoy hails new pact with rebels in DR Congo Xinhua
Rwanda: President Paul Kagame's Interview With Jeune Afrique AllAfrica.com
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Thursday, March 26, 2009
AFP - 15 hours ago
PARIS (AFP) — French nuclear giant Areva signed a deal Thursday to develop uranium mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo, during a visit by President ...
Sarkozy outlines Congo peace plan BBC News
Angola stealing DR Congo oil, says minister Daily Nation
Sarkozy arrives in Democratic Republic of Congo to discuss peace Trend News Agency
France24
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EPA:CEI
Voice of America
DR Congo's curious peace deal with ex-Nkunda rebels
Daily Nation - 13 hours ago
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DR Congo speaker quits for Rwanda comments AFP
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Sarkozy calls for new DR Congo peace drive
Deutsche Welle - 13 hours ago
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has called for redoubled peace efforts in the Democratic Republic of Congo during a speech to lawmakers in the central ...
Re-intergrating DR Congo's Child Soldiers in Society
Vatican Radio - 21 hours ago
(26 Mar 09 - RV) In recent weeks hundreds of traumatised child soldiers who were forced to fight in the conflict zone in the east of the DR Congo have ...
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)
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China provides humanitarian aid to DR Congo
Xinhua - Mar 24, 2009
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DR Congo/Eastern Province: Rebel incursions, concern for population
ReliefWeb (press release) - 10 hours ago
The attacks came at the end of the withdrawal of Ugandan troops, since December engaged in a joint operation with South Sudan and Congolese forces against ...
Congo Planet
Ugandan Troops Begin Leaving DR Congo
Voice of America - Mar 16, 2009
By VOA News Uganda has begun withdrawing its soldiers from the Democratic Republic of Congo, after a three-month hunt for members of the rebel Lord's ...
DR Congo confirms pullout of Ugandan troops after joint anti-LRA ... Xinhua
UPDF ends DR Congo operation Daily Monitor
Ugandan troops pull out from DR Congo AFP
Independent Online - Xinhua
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AFP
Uganda military completes DR Congo withdrawal
Xinhua - Mar 23, 2009
KAMPALA, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Ugandan military has completed its withdrawal from northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where it has been hunting ...
Congolese politics forced end of cooperation on LRA AFP
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Javno.hr
Sarkozy to visit DR Congo
Xinhua - Mar 19, 2009
KINSHASA, March 19 (Xinhua) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy will pay an official visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo next week, according to the ...
DR Congo majority boycotts opening of parliament AFP
DR Congo conflicts threaten people’s already-shaky living ... UN News Centre
UN moves to block return of Rwandan rebels in Congo www.worldbulletin.net
Xinhua
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009
AFP
DR Congo speaker quits for Rwanda comments
AFP - 12 hours ago
KINSHASA (AFP) — The speaker of the Democratic Republic of Congo's parliament, Vital Kamerhe, resigned under pressure Wednesday for criticising Rwandan ...
UN envoy hails new pact with rebels in DR Congo Xinhua
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Congolese speaker resigns afrol News
AFP - AFP
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Daily Nation
Angola stealing DR Congo oil, says minister
Daily Nation - 11 hours ago
African oil giant Angola is illegally pumping out hundreds of thousands of barrels of crude oil every day from neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo’s ...
China provides humanitarian aid to DR Congo
Xinhua - Mar 24, 2009
KINSHASA, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Zhai Jun arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) for a two-day visit during ...
AFP
Uganda military completes DR Congo withdrawal
Xinhua - Mar 23, 2009
KAMPALA, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Ugandan military has completed its withdrawal from northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where it has been hunting ...
Congolese politics forced end of cooperation on LRA AFP
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President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Meets with Chinese ...
MFA China (press release) - 3 hours ago
On March 24, 2009, President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) Joseph Kabila met with Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Zhai Jun in Kinshasa. ...
Kamerhe's resignation makes room for Sarkozy's speech France24
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Congo Planet
Ugandan Troops Begin Leaving DR Congo
Voice of America - Mar 16, 2009
By VOA News Uganda has begun withdrawing its soldiers from the Democratic Republic of Congo, after a three-month hunt for members of the rebel Lord's ...
DR Congo confirms pullout of Ugandan troops after joint anti-LRA ... Xinhua
UPDF ends DR Congo operation Daily Monitor
Ugandan troops pull out from DR Congo AFP
Independent Online - Xinhua
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DR Congo expects end to Obasanjo-Mpaka mediation after rebel ...
Xinhua - Mar 18, 2009
KINSHASA, March 18 (Xinhua) -- The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) expects the conclusion of mediation by UN special envoy ...
BBC Afrique
Congolese flee new Hutu attacks
BBC News - Mar 20, 2009
The armies of Rwanda and DR Congo launched a joint operation against the FDLR in January, before Rwandan troops returned home a month later. ...
DR Congo: militias must go, but security forces need discipline ... UN News Centre
DRC citizens to obtain biometric passport in April Le Mali en ligne
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Javno.hr
Sarkozy to visit DR Congo
Xinhua - Mar 19, 2009
KINSHASA, March 19 (Xinhua) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy will pay an official visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo next week, according to the ...
DR Congo majority boycotts opening of parliament AFP
DR Congo conflicts threaten people’s already-shaky living ... UN News Centre
UN moves to block return of Rwandan rebels in Congo www.worldbulletin.net
Xinhua
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Atlantan researches Ebola outbreaks
Atlanta Journal Constitution - 13 hours ago
Once again, Farnon’s unit is keeping track of another Ebola outbreak, reported recently in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It’s the same place she was in ...
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
AFP - 11 hours ago
GOMA, DR Congo (AFP) — The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Tutsi rebels in the east of the country signed a peace deal Monday under which ...
China provides humanitarian aid to DR Congo
Xinhua - 28 minutes ago
KINSHASA, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Zhai Jun arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) for a two-day visit during ...
Uganda military completes DR Congo withdrawal
Xinhua - 18 hours ago
KAMPALA, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Ugandan military has completed its withdrawal from northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where it has been hunting ...
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BBC Afrique
Hutu rebel attacks displace 30000 in DR Congo: UN
AFP - Mar 20, 2009
GENEVA (AFP) — Renewed attacks by Rwandan Hutu rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Nord-Kivu province have left nearly 30000 people displaced ...
Congolese flee new Hutu attacks BBC News
DRC citizens to obtain biometric passport in April Le Mali en ligne
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Congo Planet
Ugandan Troops Begin Leaving DR Congo
Voice of America - Mar 16, 2009
By VOA News Uganda has begun withdrawing its soldiers from the Democratic Republic of Congo, after a three-month hunt for members of the rebel Lord's ...
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Monday, March 23, 2009
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Hutu rebel attacks displace 30000 in DR Congo: UN
AFP - Mar 20, 2009
GENEVA (AFP) — Renewed attacks by Rwandan Hutu rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Nord-Kivu province have left nearly 30000 people displaced ...
Congolese flee new Hutu attacks BBC News
DR Congo: militias must go, but security forces need discipline ... UN News Centre
DRC citizens to obtain biometric passport in April Le Mali en ligne
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Belgian defence minister to visit DR Congo
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CRIENGLISH.com
DR Congo's Orientale Lawmaker Appeals for Security Guarantee
CRIENGLISH.com - 10 hours ago
A leading lawmaker in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo)'s northeastern province of Orientale appealed on Saturday for security guarantee amid ...
A glimmer of hope in the dark heart of Africa?
Telegraph.co.uk - 56 minutes ago
As the West attempts to strengthen the fragile peace in the region, Mary Riddell meets the leaders of DR Congo and Rwanda, an unholy alliance who may decide ...
DR Congo normalises relations with western neighbours
Le Mali en ligne - 7 hours ago
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Congo Planet
Ugandan Troops Begin Leaving DR Congo
Voice of America - Mar 16, 2009
By VOA News Uganda has begun withdrawing its soldiers from the Democratic Republic of Congo, after a three-month hunt for members of the rebel Lord's ...
DR Congo confirms pullout of Ugandan troops after joint anti-LRA ... Xinhua
Ugandan army begins Congo pullout BBC News
Uganda withdrawing from DR Congo Independent Online
Daily Monitor - AFP
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Petition Calling for Compensation of Victims of Sexual Violence in ...
MediaSyndicate (press release) - 14 hours ago
These victims continue to live a tragedy that the United Nations and humanitarian organizations are having difficulties to bear in Eastern DR Congo," he ...
Javno.hr
Sarkozy to visit DR Congo
Xinhua - Mar 19, 2009
KINSHASA, March 19 (Xinhua) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy will pay an official visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo next week, according to the ...
DR Congo majority boycotts opening of parliament AFP
DR Congo conflicts threaten people’s already-shaky living ... UN News Centre
UN moves to block return of Rwandan rebels in Congo www.worldbulletin.net
Xinhua
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Mongabay.com
DR Congo, Indonesia, PNG, Tanzania, Vietnam win REDD funding for ...
Mongabay.com - Mar 20, 2009
The United Nation's REDD Program has approved $18 million in support of forest conservation projects in five pilot countries: Democratic Republic of Congo, ...
French President Sarkozy expected in Kinshasa next week
Le Mali en ligne - Mar 20, 2009
Kinshasa, DR Congo - French President Nicolas Sarkozy is expected in Kinshasa on 26 March for a visit to Dr Congo during which he will have talks with ...
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Voice of America - Mar 16, 2009
By VOA News Uganda has begun withdrawing its soldiers from the Democratic Republic of Congo, after a three-month hunt for members of the rebel Lord's ...
DR Congo confirms pullout of Ugandan troops after joint anti-LRA ... Xinhua
Ugandan troops pull out from DR Congo AFP
Uganda withdrawing from DR Congo Independent Online
Daily Monitor - BBC News
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AFP
DR Congo majority boycotts opening of parliament
AFP - Mar 16, 2009
KINSHASA (AFP) — Lawmakers from the majority party in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday boycotted the opening of a parliamentary session after ...
News Analysis: DR Congo to heal wounds after anti-insurgency ... Xinhua
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UN News Centre
How Kabila threw out UPDF troops
Daily Monitor - 22 hours ago
The diplomatic niceties exchanged during the Sunday ceremony in Garamba, DR Congo, in which the UPDF ended a three-month military offensive against the LRA ...
DR Congo and Uganda call for MONUC's assistance for further operations MONUC.org (press release)
Uganda Government News: MP bets 2M on Kony’s capture UGPulse.com
Congo Withdrawal Sparks Panic Institute for War and Peace Reporting
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DR Congo/Eastern province: Bishop of Bondo, "After rebel attacks ...
ReliefWeb (press release) - 4 hours ago
... which was the day of the ceremony that marked the withdrawal of Ugandan troops from the Eastern Province of DR-Congo, where a joint operation is ...
DR Congo: Eastern province - Thousands flee after LRA attack ReliefWeb (press release)
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Mary Robinson calls on European leaders to honour promises on ...
Oxfam Ireland News (press release) - Mar 16, 2009
Robinson’s diplomatic tour follows a fact-finding mission in DR Congo last week, where she met President of DRC Joseph Kabila. ...
DR Congo: Esperance Wineza, "I got married to an FDLR captain when ... ReliefWeb (press release)
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DR Congo: Militia Leader Guilty in Landmark Trial
Human Rights Watch (Communiqué de presse) - Mar 10, 2009
The Rome Statute was ratified by the Democratic Republic of Congo government in 2002, and its application by the military court illustrates the ICC's impact ...
BBC Afrique
Huge crowds welcome DR Congo team
BBC News - Mar 12, 2009
By Patrice Citera Huge crowds gathered to welcome the DR Congo team as they returned from winning the African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Ivory Coast. ...
DR Congo Lift CHAN Trophy ScoresPro
No rest for DR Congo heroes Football365.co.za
TP Mazembe look to CHAN winners BBC News
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Where to now, Mputu?
Kickoff - 11 hours ago
One of the most baffling questions in African soccer currently is: “Why has DR Congo striker Tresor Mputu never been signed by a club in Europe, ...
Congolese celebrations continue Fifa.com
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Voice of America
Security in eastern DR Congo province 'rapidly deteriorating'
AFP - Mar 6, 2009
GENEVA (AFP) — The UN refugee agency on Friday warned that the security situation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo was "rapidly deteriorating," as ...
DR Congo: Militia Group Returns To North Kivu Scoop.co.nz (press release)
DR Congo: IDPs returning to North Kivu despite violence`` ReliefWeb (press release)
DR Congo: Treating the sexually abused in South Kivu ReliefWeb (press release)
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Change.org
Search Results for "responding to rape"
Change.org - Mar 15, 2009
Last week I was in Kayna, a village here in northeastern DR Congo, where most humanitarian aid organizations cannot reach because of the conflict. .