CONGO WATCH

Thursday, September 25, 2008

DRC's PM resigns - DRC is a country the size of Western Europe & contains a third of the world's cobalt and 4% of global copper reserves

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Bloomberg report by Franz Wild September 25, 2008 Congo's Prime Minister Resigns, Citing Health Reasons (Update 1) - excerpt: Democrati...
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Wednesday, September 24, 2008

YouTube video from The Frontline Club: "Demystifying the Congo"

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Note this multimedia presentation on DR Congo for Frontline Club, London, UK: Added to YouTube by Frontline Club on April 28, 2008 542 views...
Tuesday, September 23, 2008

University of Bergen in Norway is searching for Congolese musicians who perform Congolese music (Update 2)

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Email just received: From: maria DOT glenna AT student DOT uib DOT no Subject: Congolese musicans Date: 23 September 2008 09:29:01 BST ...
Friday, September 19, 2008

Break the Silence Benefit CD "Congo's Angels" for Congo Week Oct 19-25

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Irma Thomas, Neko Case, and Susan Cowsill Join Prominent Women Singers, Songwriters and Poets on Break the Silence Benefit CD for Congo Week...
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Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Map of attacks and LRA base - DR Congo's army has sent 200 troops to Dungu, DRC

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Earlier this month, the Democratic Republic of Congo's army and the UN began a military operation to try to contain the activities of Ug...
Friday, August 29, 2008

Rebels rearming and clashing with army in east of DR Congo near gorilla park - UN has 17,000 peacekeepers in DR Congo

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Friday August 28, 2008 (BBC) report - excerpts: Rebels and army clash in DR Congo Clashes have erupted between fighters loyal to rebel leade...
Monday, August 25, 2008

UN peacekeepers deployed to east DR Congo after Ugandan LRA attacks

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Aug 20, 2008 (UN News Centre Africa) report - 'DR Congo: UN peacekeepers deployed to east after rebel attacks' - excerpt: United Nat...

Last week, south Sudan troops attacked Ugandan LRA terrorists on DR Congo border?

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At an African Union summit in Egypt last month, the top US diplomat for Africa warned that Ugandan LRA leader, Joseph Kony, was re-arming. ...
Saturday, September 22, 2007

New Ebola cases seen in DR Congo

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Another nine cases of the deadly Ebola virus are confirmed in DR Congo, where 174 have already died. - BBC September 22, 2007. Excerpt: Th...
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Wednesday, June 06, 2007

Gorilla guardians in DR Congo

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For pictures of a park ranger's life in lawless eastern DR Congo, see today's article at BBC News online entitled "Gorilla guar...
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Wednesday, May 23, 2007

DRC: militia threaten to kill rare gorillas

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May 21 2007 Reuters AlertNet report by Joe Bavier: KINSHASA, May 21 (Reuters) - Congolese militia are threatening to slaughter rare mountai...
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Monday, March 05, 2007

Indian Army aviators head for Congo on UN deployment

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Mar 5 2007 Malaysia Sun (IANS) report: Seventy Indian Army aviators leave here Sunday for the Congo for deployment as UN peacekeepers in ...
Wednesday, February 21, 2007

DRC troops jailed for war crimes

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Feb 20 2007 BBC report excerpt: Thirteen soldiers have been jailed for life after the discovery of mass graves in the north-eastern Ituri r...
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Tuesday, February 06, 2007

New government formed in DR Congo

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A new government has been announced in the Democratic Republic of Congo after last year's landmark elections. Prime Minister Antoine Giz...
Monday, January 29, 2007

ICC: Global Court to Rule on Charges For First Trial

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Jan 29 2007 Reuters report (via CFD): The International Criminal Court (ICC) was due to rule on Monday whether there was enough evidence ag...
Saturday, January 27, 2007

DR Congo first stop of UN Secretary General's African tour - BBC

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BBC report via Kuna Jan 27 2007: The United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Saturday began his African tour, aimed at bringing p...
Thursday, November 23, 2006

DR Congo leader issues ultimatum

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Nov 23 2006 BBC report says the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila, has given the forces of his presidential riva...
Wednesday, November 22, 2006

DR Congo court burnt in poll protest

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Nov 21 2006 BBC report Congo court burnt in poll protest - excerpt: The Democratic Republic of Congo's Supreme Court has been set on fi...
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Friday, October 20, 2006

European military to reinforce DRC presence

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Oct 19 2006 Sapa-AFP report via IOL Kinsasha - A European Union military force deployed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) ahead of ...
Sunday, September 10, 2006

DRC: More money needed for displaced persons, Egeland says

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IRIN Interview 8 Sep 2006.
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