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A senior Chinese legislator met here Monday with a delegation of the Senate of the Democratic Republic of Congo led by Vice Senate Speaker Mokolo wa Mpombo, vowing to strengthen the parliamentary cooperation ... via CCTV

GOMA Wednesday, March 26, 2008 (IRIN) - Hundreds of thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in North Kivu Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are reluctant to go back to their villages for fear of attacks despite a truce signed in January between the government and various armed groups. (irinnews.org)

Lord’s Resistance Army leader Joseph Kony’s failure to sign a peace deal in April drove a nail into the coffin of the Juba peace process—a process that is grinding to an unsuccessful end.[1] (AllAfrica)

For several years after war erupted in Côte d'Ivoire in 2002, children were recruited to fight on all sides of the conflict. (AllAfrica)

MORE than 200 people are stranded at Chembe on Luapula River after the pontoon broke down. (AllAfrica)

In a prelude to Europe Day which is celebrated on 9 May every year, European Union (EU) ambassadors and officials held a press conference in Kinshasa on 8 May 2008. During the conference they explained the role and activities of the EU in the reconstruction of the DRC. (AllAfrica)

Each year on May 8, World Red Cross Day is commemorated. A press conference to celebrate the event was chaired by Dominique Lutula, national president of the Red Cross in the DRC (CRRDC), on 8 May 2008, at the seat of the Central Committee of the Red Cross in the DRC. (AllAfrica)

KINSHASA Tuesday, March 25, 2008 (IRIN) - A medical charity has expressed concerns that people wounded during clashes between the police and supporters of a politico-religious sect in the Bas Congo province in southwest Democratic Republic of Congo are not receiving any medical help. (irinnews.org)

"This solemn engagement, which demanded nothing more than good will on the part of the leaders of these armed groups, is still far from being a reality"

A child stands in front of a U.N. anti-arms poster in an orphanage in Rutshuru, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. via The Epoch Times

The "Pooled Fund" which was established by the international community in 2006 and is coordinated by the United Nations has allocated $60 million to 163 humanitarian projects in the Democratic Republic of the ... via Scoop

KINSHASA Tuesday, March 25, 2008 (IRIN) - Efforts to combat the spread of tuberculosis in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been slowed down by the problem of TB patients also infected with HIV, local health officials said. (irinnews.org)

KINSHASA Thursday, March 06, 2008 (IRIN) - The violence that has claimed several lives in southwestern Democratic Republic of Congo, after clashes between a religious sect and the national police, could spread further, local activists and officials warned. (irinnews.org)

JOHANNESBURG Wednesday, March 05, 2008 (IRIN) - As food prices hit record highs, analysts warn that a re-think of food aid strategies is needed - and Ethiopia, a traditionally food insecure country, could offer some answers. (irinnews.org)

KAMPALA Tuesday, March 04, 2008 (IRIN) - Poor working conditions and inadequate pay have driven away health professionals from developing countries, thereby undermining medical services, a conference to address the global shortage has noted. (irinnews.org)

The "Pooled Fund" which was established by the international community in 2006 and is coordinated by the United Nations has allocated $60 million to 163 humanitarian projects in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). (AllAfrica)

After the decision on 2 May 2008 by ARU's Territorial Administration to bring the Congolese border station of Ofo located inside the city of Aru to 300 m from the Ugandan station of Vura, that is 4 km farther, tensions suddenly went high between the Congolese and Ugandan authorities. (AllAfrica)

UíAt least 21 citizens from the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo who had been living illegally in Angola's northern Uíge province, will be repatriated on Wednesday by the local Foreigners and Migration Services (SME). (AllAfrica)

The President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Joseph Kabila, received on 2 May 2008, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG), Alan Doss, and Ambassadors of the United States, Great Britain, France, Belgium, South Africa and Angola. (AllAfrica)

KINSHASA Wednesday, April 16, 2008 (IRIN) - The full extent of the threat posed by landmines and other unexploded ordnance in the Democratic Republic of Congo is unknown but the deadly weapons are a daily concern for tens of thousands of displaced people in the east. (irinnews.org)

JOHANNESBURG Friday, April 11, 2008 (IRIN) - Rely more on local produce to cut food import bills and provide subsidised inputs to boost production, advised the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) as it announced measures to help poor countries, many of which will now have to pay 74 percent more for food - up by US$6 billion from February 2008. (irinnews.org)

Human Rights Watch released internal UN documents last week, which it said show serious allegations of wrongdoing by Pakistani and Indian peacekeepers in the Congo. via Daily Times

CONGO has called off any immediate negotiations to try and resolve the fresh conflict over a disputed border area in West Nile. (AllAfrica)

SERIOUS allegations persist against Indian and Pakistani officers serving under MONUC, the UN peacekeeping mission in Congo. According to a recent BBC report, some have been involved in illegal gold and weapons trafficking in eastern Congo. (AllAfrica)

US-based Human Rights Watch on May 1 wrote to the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon, accusing the United Nations of ignoring serious allegations of illegal arms and gold trafficking by soldiers of MONUC, the UN peacekeeping mission in Congo. Below are extracts. (AllAfrica)

The Public Information Section/ARU, in cooperation with the Gender Office, the "Forum des Mamans d'Aru" (ARU Women's Forum) and many NGOs that deal with the sexual violence issue, launched an awareness campaign on 2 May 2008 in that territory. (AllAfrica)

Amid renewed human rights violations by FDLR rebels against Congolese civilians, Rwanda has said Kinshasa was slow in implementing its obligations under the November 9, 2007 Nairobi Communiqué signed between both countries. (AllAfrica)

PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni and his Tanzania counterpart, Jakaya Kikwete, are to convene an urgent meeting to address the issue of negative forces operating in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. (AllAfrica)

The revelation that Pakistani and Indian members of the United Nations Mission in the Congo sold weapons in exchange for minerals once again puts the UN under the spotlight. (AllAfrica)

The United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) has taken note of recent statements in the media accusing its Peacekeepers of supplying weapons to the Allied Democratic Forces/National Army for the Liberation of Uganda (ADF/NALU), a small rebel group based in north-eastern DRC. (AllAfrica)

"These are totally unacceptable actions. It has created fear and anger among the local population. People even feel like protesting"

Congolese troops enter Uganda through the controversial barrier they erected at the border near Vurra customs area By Frank Mugabi CONGO has called off any immediate negotiations to try and resolve the fresh ... via New Vision

"The failure by OIOS to follow up on the serious allegations of the re-arming of murderous militia groups is extraordinary"

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon should urgently address the failings of the investigating arm of the United Nations and ensure that UN peacekeepers responsible for abuses are held to account, Human ... via AllAfrica.com