Thursday, March 16, 2006

13,000 Sudanese refugees in DR Congo

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UN refugee worker killed in Sudan, reports the BBC March 16, 2006: Two gunmen attacked an office of the UN refugee agency in southern Suda...
Monday, March 06, 2006

DR Congo peace force may get EU backup

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Sapa-AP report from Brussels Mar 6, 2006 excerpt: European Union (EU) defence ministers will seek to flesh out plans today to send an EU mi...
Saturday, March 04, 2006

Rev. Theodore Ngoy holes up in SA's DRC embassy

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A DR of Congo opposition leader who was arrested in December has escaped from custody and sought sanctuary in the South African embassy, rep...
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Friday, March 03, 2006

DR of Congo: peacekeepers help army against rebels

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United Nations press release via Scoop 2 March 2006: In the second military operation this week of its kind, some 300 United Nations peacek...
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Thursday, March 02, 2006

UN peacekeepers, govt troops attack rebel groups in DRC

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Via Xinhuanet March 2, 2006: UN peacekeepers and government troops of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) launched an attack against reb...
Sunday, February 26, 2006

38,000 people die every month in Congo's continuing conflict: ICG

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Source: Xinhua People's Daily Online 26 Feb 2006: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains a humanitarian disaster despite th...
Friday, February 24, 2006

South Sudanese in "LRA Triangle" flee Ugandan LRA rebels

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Coalition for Darfur points us to a Sapa-AFP report 24 Feb 2006 that claims deadly raids by the LRA have forced scores of villagers in sou...

Annan welcomes DR of Congo's new legal framework

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Press Release: United Nations via Scoop 23 February 2006: Secretary-General Kofi Annan today welcomed the new Constitution and electoral la...
Thursday, February 23, 2006

Rwandan genocide feature film and blog: Shooting Dogs

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Further to Congo Watch blog entry Jan 20 re Rwandan genocide feature film Shooting Dogs , it now looks likely that BBC Films and the UK Film...

Forbes' list of the world's most corrupt countries includes DR Congo, Sudan, Chad, Nigeria, Kenya

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ComingAnarchy.com publishes Forbes' list of the world's most corrupt countries and notes 9 of the 16 countries are in Africa. DR C...
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Tuesday, February 21, 2006

1,200 people die every day as result of conflict in DRC: UN confirms 6 ex-rebels die of hunger

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Photo: Mai Mai fighters are being integrated into the army - BBC report 17 Feb 2006: Six former rebels who were being integrated into the ...
Monday, February 20, 2006

Kiva: Loans that change lives, become a lender to a small business in Africa

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Kiva website states it provides a new, sponsor a business option for individuals to connect with small enterprises in developing countries ...
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Thursday, February 09, 2006

UN says won't support Congo army if abuses continue

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United Nations peacekeepers will stop fighting alongside Congolese government forces if they continue to commit human rights violations duri...
Monday, February 06, 2006

Ugandan LRA terrorist group chief Joseph Kony flees Southern Sudan into DR Congo

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See Sudan Watch One of the world's most wanted men: Ugandan LRA terrorist group chief Joseph Kony flees Southern Sudan into DR Congo - ...
Saturday, February 04, 2006

Songs by child soldiers in DRC's Aveba disarmament camp

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Save the Children UK journalist Suzanne Fisher recently travelled to the Aveba Transit Camp, a disarmament camp in the Democratic Republic o...
Wednesday, February 01, 2006

UN WFP Emergency Report 27 Jan 2006 re DR Congo

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UN World Food Programme Emergency Report 27 January 2006 re DR Congo: (a) The security situation was extremely volatile in areas located at...
Sunday, January 29, 2006

UN urged by Uganda to rout out LRA from Sudan, DRC

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Today, China's Xinhua reports the Ugandan government has appealed to the UN and the international community to rally behind its efforts...

3 killed in DR Congo army base attack 60 mls north of Goma

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29 Jan 2006 Sapa-AFP report says three people were killed and seven others wounded after a group of unknown assailants attacked an army ins...

Congo President Holds First Peace Meeting

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This blog should be named Congo(s) Watch. Please note the Democratic Republic of Congo, also known as DR Congo or DRC is not the same place...
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Thursday, January 26, 2006

Uganda tells UN it wants to fight rebels in E Congo too

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The Ugandan military is ready to "deal with" rebels in neighboring Congo who killed eight U.N. soldiers this week, President Yower...