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Villagers are fleeing their homes in the DRC. [File Photo] 6 November 2009 &#150 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.

The medical charity was vaccinating thousands of children against measles on October 17 at seven sites in the rebel-held Masisi district in eastern DR Congo when the national army launched attacks Nov 6, 2009 7:59 PM By Sapa-AFP Doctors Without Borders today said it was "used as bait" by the Democratic Republic of Congo's army in attacks on rebels ...

Howard Wolpe has spent the best part of three decades helping to form and implement American policies on Africa. After chairing the Subcommittee on Africa of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives for 10 years, he later served as President Bill Clinton's special envoy to the Great Lakes region. (AllAfrica)

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 Republic of Congo, according to the UN and local officials. (AllAfrica)

The International Criminal Court (ICC) announced today that the trial of Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, a former senior official of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) who has been charged with war crimes, will begin in April 2010. (AllAfrica)

Clashes between two tribes in northern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) 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. (AllAfrica)

Some elements in the UN Mission in the DRC (MONUC) are allegedly conniving and facilitating the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) rebels, The New Times has reliably learnt. (AllAfrica)

The Kibosa Maliba Stadium in the Congolese city of Lubumbashi will tomorrow decide who wins 1.5 million US dollars and a ticket to the World Club Championships in the United Arab Emirates city of Dubai in December as Heartland FC of Nigeria battle Congolese side Tout Puissant Mazembe in the second league of the Orange African Champions League. (AllAfrica)

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 ...

The International Criminal Court announced today that the trial of Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, a former senior official of the Democratic Republic of the Congo who has been charged with war crimes, will begin in April 2010.

A senior commander of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) has surrendered to the joint military forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the Ugandan army. (AllAfrica)

A former inmate of Kasapa central prison in Lubumbashi has claimed that rape and sexual abuse of female prisoners is widespread, leading to many women becoming pregnant and giving birth while in jail. (AllAfrica)

MORE than 500 Congolese refugees were yesterday repatriated to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from Zambia, bringing the total number of refugees that have left the country since May to 15, 660. (AllAfrica)

KINSHASA Thursday, November 05, 2009 (IRIN) - 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 Republic of Congo, according to the UN and local officials. (irinnews.org)

Over 20,000 Angolans living in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been forced to return to Angola and have been living in tents, with very little food and medical assistance.

A senior commander of the Lord's Resistance Army has surrendered to the joint military forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the Ugandan army.

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.

While medical and psychological care are being provided to survivors of sexual violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where 7,000 women and girls have been raped this year alone, UN and aid workers on the ground say the funding response has been too narrow, leaving key issues inadequately addressed. (AllAfrica)

DRC President Joseph Kabila has challenged Africa to follow his country's example by actively seeking dialogue and pursuing national reconciliation as a means of solving any internal differences. (AllAfrica)

RAOUL Shungu has joined DRC's AS Vita club on a one-year contract. (AllAfrica)

At least 2,250 tents and other non-eatable goods will be supplied by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), with the purpose of helping to alleviate the situation of Angolans who came from the Democratic Republic of Congo. (AllAfrica)

A Tunisian-Congolese working session was held on Tuesday in Tunis to take stock of, and examine prospects of cooperation between both countries. (AllAfrica)

A Congolese army integration camp was attacked by rebels meant to join the army on early Wednesday morning, killing three people, army sources said. (AllAfrica)

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 (DRC) by elements of the country's military. (AllAfrica)

GOMA Wednesday, November 04, 2009 (IRIN) - While medical and psychological care are being provided to survivors of sexual violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where 7,000 women and girls have been raped this year alone, UN and aid workers on the ground say the funding response has been too narrow, leaving key issues inadequately addressed. (irinnews.org)

NAIROBI Wednesday, November 04, 2009 (IRIN) - Encouraging the use of traditional African herbal medicines could prevent some of the one million malarial deaths on the continent, according to specialists attending a conference www.mimalaria.org/pamc in Nairobi. Many poor communities, especially in rural settings, cannot afford modern malarial drugs and many people die due to inaccessibility of treatment. (irinnews.org)

JOHANNESBURG Thursday, October 29, 2009 (IRIN) - The UN is preparing to airlift tents and emergency response equipment to assist 60,000 Angolans expelled from neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the past few months, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said in New York on 28 October. (irinnews.org)

JOHANNESBURG Thursday, October 29, 2009 (IRIN) - An African international agreement has opened the door to a debate on the rights and protection of people displaced by natural disasters, with a nod to migration as a result of climate change. (irinnews.org)

KAMPALA Tuesday, October 27, 2009 (IRIN) - The African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa is a comprehensive document that will, if ratified, fill a void in international humanitarian law, say experts. (irinnews.org)

NAIROBI Tuesday, October 27, 2009 (IRIN) - Replacing manual data with electronic health records would significantly improve the quality of care and enable African HIV treatment programmes to be scaled up more efficiently, say the authors of a new article on the subject. (irinnews.org)

MIDRAND Tuesday, October 27, 2009 (IRIN) - Disaster risk reduction as a tool for climate change adaptation is a "technical mouthful" said Rachel Shebesh, chair of the African Parliamentarian Initiative for Climate Risk Reduction. (irinnews.org)