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DRC-CONGO: New wave of refugees flees fresh fightingRenewed clashes in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo have led to a further wave of refugees, leaving corpse-littered villages in the affected area deserted, say humanitarian officials.
(Topix.net)New Wave of Refugees Flees Fresh Fighting
Renewed clashes in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have led to a further wave of refugees, leaving corpse-littered villages in the affected area deserted, say humanitarian officials. (AllAfrica)
Leaders of Rwandan rebel militia arrested for atrocities committed in DR Congo - " UN
Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda in the Democratic Republic of the Congo [File Photo] 19 November 2009 – The top United Nations envoy to the Democratic Republic of the Congo today welcomed the arrest of two leaders of a rebel Rwandan militia on suspicion of carrying out crimes against humanity and war crimes in the eastern region of the DRC.
(Topix.net)Laptops, cell phones fueling rape and war in the Congo?
Conflict Minerals Trade Act key first step to ensuring armed groups don't benefit from Americans' high-tech purchases, says aid group Eastern DRC has one of world's highest rates of gender-based violence, child soldier use Legislation would help companies certify products as "conflict free," World Vision says Washington, DC, November 19, 2009-Aid ...
(Topix.net)Congo-Kinshasa: Angola Seeks Return of Refugees
Angola has requested the re-activation of a tripartite mechanism with the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the United Nations refugee agency to repatriate some 60,000 Angolans still in DRC in the wake of the mutual expulsion of scores of thousands of each other's nationals by the neighbouring States.
(Topix.net)Why do gorillas in the Congo hate cell phones?
Why do gorillas in the Congo hate cell phones? The clue to the puzzle is found in the mineral called coltan, produced in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
(Topix.net)Fear of Death Chills Journalism in Congo
After a murderous nine months for local reporters, three female journalists in the Democratic Republic of Congo received death threats in September.
(Topix.net)DR Congo still struggling to overcome conflict
Democratic Republic Congo is still plagued by insecurity six years after a war that drew in neighbours and cost millions of lives.
(Topix.net)UN mulls exit strategy for Congo troops: diplomats
The United Nations is quietly preparing an exit strategy for its troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the biggest U.N. peacekeeping mission in the world, diplomats and officials said.
(Topix.net)Congo-Kinshasa: Protecting Civilians Is UN's Top Priority, Says Official
The top priority for the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the protection of civilians from abuse, be it from the Government forces that it is mandated to support or armed rebel groups, a senior official said today.
(Topix.net)Jacksonville Zoo announces birth of rare bonobo
A baby bonobo has been born at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, marking the fourth birth of the endangered apes in more than five years.
(Topix.net)UN official sees peace hopes in Congo
Eight years after the end of Congo's civil wars, the outgoing U.N. humanitarian chief in the country said Thursday he hopes the slow progress toward peace can be sustained.
(Topix.net)Come Back Home, DRC Government Urges Refugees
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has urged its citizens who recently fled inter-ethnic clashes in the western DRC province of Equateur and sought refuge in the Republic of Congo, to return home, saying calm has been restored in their villages. (AllAfrica)
CONGO-DRC: Come back home, DRC government urges refugees
A group of Impfondo residents in nothern Republic of Congo : Thousands of DRC citizens who have fled violence and settled in Impfondo and Betou districts are reluctant to return home KINSHASA, 12 November 2009 - The Democratic Republic of Congo has urged its citizens who recently fled inter-ethnic clashes in the western DRC province of Equateur and ...
(Topix.net)Africa/Congo Dr - Democratic Republic of Congo still behind in exploiting petroleum potential ...
"When will the Democratic Republic of the Congo finally begin to benefit from its oil resources?" asks the Congolese newspaper "Le Potential" in an article in which it stressed that all States in the Great Lakes Region, except the DRC, have taken concrete steps in the exploitation of gas and oil which, according to recent estimates, are found in ...
(Topix.net)More Than 20,000 Civilians Flee Violence
The number of civilians fleeing tribal violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) into neighbouring Republic of Congo since last week has topped 21,800, the United Nations refugee agency reported today. (AllAfrica)
Congo Plan Is A Dirty Cocktail of Climate Destruction Projects
Riddle me this. What do you get when you combine rainforest destruction, tar sands, and palm oil plantations in one project? You guessed it, an environmental nightmare.
(Topix.net)Eni's Congo Development Faces Criticism Over Oil Sands Plan
Eni claimed the crude would be produced in areas of grassy savannah, and would not damage the forests.
(Topix.net)The Slide to War That Threatened DRC Last Year Was Effectively Reversed
While the crisis that plagued eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo last year and threatened to engulf the entire region has eased, some of the factors that led to the fierce fighting and the displacement of hundred of thousands must still be dealt with, a senior United Nations envoy said today.
(Topix.net)DR Congo and UN launch stabilization and recovery fund
The United Nations and the Democratic Republic of the Congo have launched a fund to help the vast country recover from years of devastating civil war that ended earlier this decade, and continuing strife in its eastern provinces that has displaced more than a million people.
(Topix.net)Heartland Were Pathetic, Bassey
Minutes after Heartland of Owerri lost the Champions League title on Saturday, CAF and FIFA match coordinator, Paul Bassey, was on line reacting to the tie in Congo DR. He was outraged and expressed his reservations this way: (AllAfrica)
Fires in Kasai Region, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Moving Image Archive > NASA Images > Fires in Kasai Region, Democratic Republic of the Congo NASA Fires in Kasai Region, Democratic Republic of the Congo Widespread agricultural burning is common in the dry season in Africa.
(Topix.net)DRC: Fish war prompts thousands to flee
A UNHCR boat on Oubangui River : Some 16,000 DRC civilians have fled deadly clashes in Equateur Province and are crossing the river to the Republic of Congo KINSHASA, 5 November 2009 - At least 16,000 civilians have fled deadly clashes in western Democratic Republic of Congo and are now languishing, many without food or shelter, in neighbouring ...
(Topix.net)Tribal clashes uproot over 16,000 civilians in northern DR Congo, reports UN
Villagers are fleeing their homes in the DRC. [File Photo] 6 November 2009 – Clashes between two tribes in northern Democratic Republic of the Congo have caused more than 16,000 civilians to flee their homes since last week, crossing into neighbouring Republic of Congo to find safety, the United Nations refugee agency reported today.
(Topix.net)Thousands flee DR Congo into Congo-Brazzaville
About 7,000 people fleeing ethnic violence in the north of the Democratic Republic of the Congo have crossed the border into neighbouring Congo Republic in the past 24 hours, state radio said on Wednesday.
(Topix.net)Thousands fleeing Congo tribal clash
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(Topix.net)15,000 Congolese refugees repatriated from Zambia since May: UN
The UN refugee agency repatriated 502 Congolese refugees from Zambia on Wednesday, bringing the total number of returnees to the Democratic Republic of Congo to more than 15,000 since May.
(Topix.net)Agence France-Presse/Getty Images a Congolese soldier stands by a truck of the U.N. Mission in the D
PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES A Congolese soldier stands by a truck of the U.N. Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo last year in Kibati.
(Topix.net)UN cuts support for renegade congo units
The United Nations said on Monday it would cut support for some units of Congo's armed forces amid allegations that the U.N.-backed soldiers had killed, raped and mutilated hundreds of civilians.
(Topix.net)DR Congo: UN peacekeeping chief calls for probe into killings by armed forces
The head of United Nations peacekeeping has called for a joint investigation into the targeted killing this year of dozens of civilians in the far east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo by elements of the country's military.
(Topix.net)Heartland Earn Hard Victory Over Mazembe
HEARTLAND players will take a day or two to overcome the pain they took from the hard knocks they got from T.P. Mzembe of Congo players. (AllAfrica)