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DRC: Fish war prompts thousands to fleeA 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)
Russia, Ukraine to jointly seek release of crew seized in Congo
Russian and Ukrainian diplomats will join efforts to seek the release of the crew of a cargo vessel accused of a murder in the Congo, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday, RIA Novosti reported.
(Topix.net)U.N. cuts aid to Congo army brigade
The United Nations has suspended assistance to a Congolese army brigade battling rebels amid allegations that its troops killed 62 civilians, including women and children, between May and September.
(Topix.net)Thousands displaced in Congo -UNHCR
GOMA, Democratic Republic of the Congo, October 16 Comparing the hundreds of thousands of forcibly displaced civilians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres on Friday urged the international community not to forget the Congolese in their hour of ...
(Topix.net)UN to airlift tents and emergency aid for Angolans expelled from DR Congo
United Nations agencies are preparing to airlift tents and an emergency response team to help scores of thousands of Angolans expelled from the Democratic Republic of the Congo as each country continues to drive out its neighbour's nationals.
(Topix.net)Congo students diagnosed with swine flu
Brazzaville - The Republic of Congo confirmed its first cases of swine flu on Wednesday after health authorities said five school students had been diagnosed with the virus.
(Topix.net)Civilians live in constant fear in Congo's 'forgotten conflict'
Civilians in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo live in constant fear and face a critical humanitarian situation as rebels keep up attacks, the humanitarian aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres said Wednesday.
(Topix.net)Congo villagers kill 47 policemen
Kinshasa: Armed villagers killed at least 47 policemen trying to intervene in ethnic clashes in northern Democratic Republic of Congo.
(Topix.net)French Court Blocks Probe of Three Presidents
A French Appeal Court in Paris yesterday rejected the demand of the Transparency International (TI) organization for leave to open a probe in France into the estates of three African heads of state. (AllAfrica)
'African continent still sidelined'
The African continent is still being sidelined by international financial institutions, President Jacob Zuma said on Friday.
(Topix.net)Keith Martin: Our mining companies' responsibility to the Congo
If ever there was a hell on earth, then surely it is the Democratic Republic of the Congo .
(Topix.net)Zimbabwe: SADC Troika Begins Mission in Country
The SADC Troika on Defence, Security and Politics began its fact finding mission in Harare on Thursday in an effort to narrow the differences between Morgan Tsvangirai and Robert Mugabe.
(Topix.net)India announces $263-mn credit for Congo
India Thursday said it will offer $263 million line of credit for three projects in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and also set up an IT excellence centre in the Central African country.
(Topix.net)France halts African leaders case
A French appeals court has halted a lawsuit against three African leaders accused of embezzlement.
(Topix.net)Author Charts Cuban Role in Congo
Published: Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 12:36 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 3:45 a.m. LAKELAND Congo, now the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was a hot spot during the Cold War.
(Topix.net)ECONOMY-AFRICA: Pros and Cons to Huge Chinese Investment in DRC
Concerns abound about a nine billion dollar Chinese investment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, especially around environmental consequences and transparency.
(Topix.net)Mandela children enter foreword furore
Nelson Mandela's daughters have condemned the alleged misuse of his name by Republic of Congo President Denis Sassou-Nguesso as "fraud, nothing more and nothing less". And they have found support for their stance from the same ambassador who last week reportedly slammed the Nelson Mandela Foundation's complaint against Sassou-Nguesso as causing ...
(Topix.net)Congo beats to resound at Lower Parel tonight
Congo musician Fredy Massamba promises that he and his band are going to treat you to the "best African music ever" tonight Fredy Massamba may sing in Kikongo or Lingala.
(Topix.net)Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai and Mugabe Meet for Crisis Talks
The three principals to the Global Political Agreement met in Harare on Monday for a first crisis summit, since the MDC disengaged from ZANU PF ten days ago.
(Topix.net)Congo-Kinshasa: Nkunda Loyalists in Army Warn of Return to War
Former Tutsi rebels integrated into the Congolese army have warned of a possible return to conflict.
(Topix.net)Winning 'Come Clean 4 Congo' Video
Back in May, YouTube asked their readers to make videos demonstrating the connection between the "conflict minerals" used in cell phones and the war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
(Topix.net)Increasing attacks on aid workers hampering relief efforts in DR Congo, says UN
IDPs in North Kivu A sharp rise in attacks on humanitarian workers in the eastern North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has impeded efforts to provide life-saving assistance to hundreds of thousands of people in need.
(Topix.net)Congo President Faked Foreword By Mandela
The Nelson Mandela Foundation has threatened legal action against the president of Congo-Brazzaville after discovering he claimed the foreword of his new book had been penned by the anti-apartheid leader.
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