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1. Conflict and poverty November 20, 2009 Violence of any kind can make victims of innocent bystanders. Pedestrians are killed in automobile accidents and gang wars have led to the death of ordinary people. War, being the epitome of violence, is no different. Every day, armed conflicts all around the world take their toll on ordinary citizens. The plight of victims of war and conflict is similar, whether CARE is in the Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo or the Swat valley in Pakistan. Conflict and war causes death and destruction, such as the breakdown of infrastructure. This in turn leads to greater human suffering; increased... (read more) Author: Mack Brandon

2. Ethnic Clashes in DRC Cause Thousands to Flee November 10, 2009 The U.N. refugee agency says the number of people who fled ethnic violence in the remote Equateur province of the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to 21,800. The mass exodus from the DRC into neighboring Republic of Congo began less than a week ago when fighting between two tribes erupted over farming and fishing rights. The U.N. refugee agency reports the Congolese refugees are scattered in villages in the Republic of Congo along a 160-kilometer stretch of the Oubangi River. This forms the border between the DRC and ROC.UNHCR spokesman, Andrej Mahecic, says the refugees, who are mainl... (read more)

3. DRC President Visits Zimbabwe in Regional Mediation Effort November 02, 2009 Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President Joseph Kabila is in Harare where he is expected to try to mend the widening cracks in Zimbabwe's unity government.DRC President Joseph Kabila (file)Mr. Kabila holds the rotating chairmanship of the Southern African Development Community. His trip follows last week's visit by representatives of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defense and Security, known as the Troika. The state-controlled Herald daily newspaper quotes DRC's ambassador to Harare, Mwana Nanga, as saying Mr. Kabila promised Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe he would visit Harare durin... (read more)

4. DRC's Kabila in Zimbabwe for Crisis Talks November 02, 2009 The Democratic Republic of Congo's president, Joseph Kabila, is in Harare for talks aimed at saving Zimbabwe's fragile unity government.Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila (File)Mr. Kabila is expected to begin talks Monday with Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai.Mr. Tsvangirai and his MDC party suspended cooperation with Mr. Mugabe and his ZANU-PF party on October 16. The MDC says ZANU-PF is trying to undermine last year's power-sharing deal with a campaign of arrests and assaults against MDC officials.Mr. Kabila is visiting Harare in his ... (read more)

5. Thousands Of Angolans Expelled From DRC In Need Of Aid October 20, 2009 The United Nations refugee agency says thousands of Angolans recently expelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo are in dire need of humanitarian assistance. The UNHCR says the Angolans are living in sites around the town of Mbanza Congo in northern Angola.A UNHCR assessment team visited Mbanza Congo in northern Angola over the weekend. It says close to 30,000 people are living in and around three overcrowded reception centers near the Congolese border.U.N. refugee agency spokesman, Andrej Mahecic, says initial assessments find people are in critical need of shelter, food, medicine and ... (read more)

6. Aid Groups Call on UN to Protect Civilians in Congo October 13, 2009 UN peacekeepers (R) pass a Rwandan Hutu rebel (L) as they patrol in FDLR rebel-held territory in eastern Congo (File)Aid groups said Tuesday that the human cost of a UN-backed military operation in the Democratic Republic of Congo is unacceptable. The Congo Advocacy Coalition says operation Kimia II, which targets a Rwandan militia group, is leading to deaths, rape, and the destruction of homes throughout eastern DRC. The coalition of 84 humanitarian and human rights groups says UN officials and diplomats have to do more to protect civilians in DRC. Anneke Van Woudenberg, senior researcher at... (read more)

7. UNHCR Warns Congolese Refugees Not to Go Home October 06, 2009 The U.N. refugee agency is warning a group of more than 2,000 Congolese refugees in Burundi not to return to the homes they fled in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The UNHCR says the situation in South Kivu province is still too volatile and dangerous.Displaced Congolese in Kibati camp, North Kivu, DRC (Nov 2008 file photo)The U.N. refugee agency says its efforts to dissuade 2,300 Congolese refugees in central Burundi not to return to the troubled South Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo apparently are not working.The refugees, who have been living in Gihinga camp in Mwar... (read more)

8. Human Rights Activist Arrested in Congo September 29, 2009 A human rights activist and former presidential candidate has been arrested by the Congolese government for allegedly trying to foment rebellion in the troubled eastern province of the vast African nation. Human rights campaigners have condemned the arrest.  The government issued a statement saying human rights activist Firmin Yangabi was arrested last Wednesday by military police as he tried to organize an arms shipment from the capital Kinshasa to the eastern town of Kisangani.Yangabi, a candidate for Congo's 2006 presidential elections, is accused of trying to provoke insurrection in ... (read more)

9. DR Congo Rebels Suspend Involvement in Peace Agreement September 24, 2009 A group of rebel militias in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) says it has suspended participation in a 2008 cease-fire agreement. The rebel groups have released a statement citing a number of reasons for their decision, including the government's arrest of some of their members.In January 2008, rebels in the eastern DRC signed a peace accord with the government aimed at ending years of fighting in the region. The country's five-year civil war formally ended in 2003. However, militias and rebel groups have remained active in some eastern areas, especially North Kivu province.Bloomberg ne... (read more)

10. Tribunal Receives Rwandan Genocide Suspect from DRC September 22, 2009 The international tribunal for Rwandan genocide crimes has confirmed the Democratic Republic of Congo has transferred a key suspect to the Tanzanian-based court. The U.N.-created tribunal had been publicly criticizing the DRC government for refusing to quickly hand over the former fugitive. A spokesperson for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, Roland Ammoussouga, says the suspect is being held by the Tanzanian-based court."I can confirm to you that Mr. Gregoire Ndahimana is in custody of the ICTR," he said. "He has been transferred and he is currently in detention in Arusha." Nd... (read more)

11. Congo Transfers Rwandan Genocide Suspect September 20, 2009 The Democratic Republic of Congo has transferred a key Rwandan suspect to the international tribunal responsible for trying the main perpetrators of Rwanda's 1994 genocide.  The former mayor of the Rwandan town of Kivumu, Gregoire Ndahimana, was sent Sunday to the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda based in Arusha, Tanzania. He is accused of orchestrating the deaths of at least 2,000 ethnic Tutsis living in his town, who were killed when the church they sought refuge in was bulldozed.The tribunal had threatened to appeal to the United Nations Security Council after Congolese autho... (read more)

12. WFP to Distribute Food Aid to Internally Displaced in Goma Camps  September 18, 2009 The World Food Program says it will start distributing food next week to 40,000 internally displaced people returning to their homes from camps around the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.  Emilia CasellaIt is possible that camps for internally displaced people in Goma soon will empty out. Currently, around 65,000 people are living in these camps. But, World Food Program spokeswoman, Emilia Casella says about 80 percent of them have expressed a desire to return home."The assistance is designed to help them resettle and work their fields during the current planting se... (read more)

13. Uvira Remains a Strategic City in Congo September 18, 2009 It is no coincidence that the territory of Uvira is used as a launching site for armed conflicts in Congo It is true that time changes, but no one should really forget that armed conflict which tragically claimed the lives of more than 5 million people in DRC have all begun in the territory of Uvira before spreading to the rest the country. It is no coincidence that this territory is used as a launching site for armed conflict in Congo. Without mentioning its people or exaggerating, the territory of Uvira is... (read more) Author: MJPC INC.

14. UN Accuses Congo of Possible War Crimes September 12, 2009 A woman carries some of her belongings on the main road crossing the North Kivu town of Kayna, Democratic Republic of Congo, 19 Nov 2008The United Nation's Human Rights chief, Navi Pillay, condemns human rights abuses in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and says government forces and rebel groups are possibly guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Two reports by the U.N. peacekeeping force in the DRC and the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights describe some particularly heinous crimes committed by rebel groups and Congolese armed forces.  These report... (read more)

15. Former Congolese Rebels Desert DRC Army September 10, 2009 Hundreds of former rebels have deserted the Congolese army in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, citing complaints about pay and their assigned military ranks. The U.N. mission in Congo says discussions with the breakaway group are ongoing. The group's renegade battalion, led by a former rebel militia officer known as Jaguar, deserted the Congolese army late Friday in the eastern province of North Kivu, though the rebellion was not reported until Tuesday. The former rebels then attacked a local village 10 kilometers away, injuring civilians and stealing goods. Jaguar was a commander un... (read more)

16. SADC Leaders Conclude Summit in Kinshasa September 08, 2009 Leaders of 15 southern African states are have concluded a two-day summit in the Democratic Republic of Congo, expressing support for efforts to mediate political confrontations in several member nations. But they have delegated the crisis in Zimbabwe to a special commission.Southern African Development Community (SADC) leaders expressed support for an end to the political stalemate in Zimbabwe. But they indicated that they felt the remaining disputes within the unity government there could be addressed by a smaller panel of heads-of-state.The Movement for Democratic Change led by Zimbabwean ... (read more)

17. SADC Leaders Open Summit in Kinshasa September 07, 2009 Leaders from 15 southern African nations have opened two days of discussions in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Political confrontations in Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Lesotho and eastern Congo are high on the agenda.The Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit in Kinshasa is expected to call for Western nations to lift sanctions against Zimbabwe and hear progress reports on mediation efforts in several member nations.Outgoing SADC Chairman, South Africa's President Jacob Zuma, urged the parties in Zimbabwe to remove all obstacles to implementing the year-old political agreement betwe... (read more)

18. Tribunal Threatens DRC Over Delayed Transfer of Key Rwandan Suspect September 04, 2009 The international tribunal responsible for trying Rwandan genocide suspects is threatening to appeal to the United Nations Security Council for assistance if the Democratic Republic of Congo does not hand over a key suspected genocide perpetrator by next week. Congolese forces captured the indicted fugitive three weeks ago. The spokesman for the United Nations-created International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, Bocar Sy, told VOA that the refusal by Congolese authorities to extradite the prisoner may force the court to take the matter to the U.N."By next week if nothing is happening, the prose... (read more)

19. Restoration of DRC-Uganda Ties Shows New Regional Cooperation August 31, 2009 The reinstatement of full diplomatic ties last week between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo is the latest development signaling a new era in the region's politics, following the DRC's recent willingness to cooperate militarily with its easterly neighbors.  Rwanda and the DRC similarly restored full relations in July.   In December last year the DRC permitted Ugandan forces to enter its northeastern territory to try to root out the rebel Lord's Resistance Army.The exchange of ambassadors between the two countries is the first in nearly 12 years.  During this time... (read more)

20. About the ACP EU August 31, 2009 The ACP consists of 46 countries of Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific and these countries are divided into the following three categories: Least-developed ACP states • Angola • Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi • Republic of Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoro Islands, Democratic Republic of Congo • Djibouti • Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia • Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau • Haiti • Kiribati • Lesotho, Liberia • Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique • Niger • Rwanda • Samoa, Sâo Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sudan... (read more) Author: Martin Boyd

21. Ugandan Rebel Group Motives Unclear as Terror Campaign Expands August 27, 2009 The Ugandan rebel group Lord's Resistance Army is increasingly venturing out from its new base in the Democratic Republic of Congo into neighboring South Sudan and the Central African Republic, expanding what was already a transnational conflict. While humanitarian groups call attention to the plight of the locals terrorized by the LRA, analysts struggle to explain what strategy - if any - is driving the rebel group's movements. Joseph Kony, leader of the Lord's Resistance Army (file photo)The guerrilla group led by international fugitive Joseph Kony is perhaps best known for its tactic of abd... (read more)

22. Fighting Displaces Civilians in Central African Republic August 27, 2009 Ugandan troops are fighting alongside soldiers from the Central African Republic against the rebel Lord's Resistance Army, which has crossed into the Central African Republic from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Instability sparked by ethnic violence in northeast Central African Republic has been made worse by the presence of Lord's Resistance Army rebels in the southeast.Those rebels, driven from Uganda into neighboring Congo, are now facing a joint operation by Ugandan defense forces and troops from the Central African Republic.Aminata Gaye represents the U.N. refugee agency in Bangui.CAR ... (read more)

23. DRC Forces Capture Major Rwandan Genocide Suspect August 13, 2009 Congolese forces have arrested one of the major remaining suspects for crimes committed during the Rwandan genocide. The indicted former mayor of a Rwandan town will be put on trial at the special tribunal for genocide suspects in Tanzania. Congolese government spokesman Lambert Mende confirms the Congolese army has captured fugitive Gregoire Ndahimana in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. "Yes, Gregoire Ndahimana was arrested by our troops in North Kivu within a group of FDLR who were fighting against our troops there," Mende said.The wanted suspect was hiding within the rebel Democr... (read more)

24. Clinton Asks About Detained Congolese Human Rights Activist August 12, 2009 Secretary of State Clinton (left) and DRC President Joseph Kabila, 12 Aug 2009 Officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo say a U.S.-funded human-rights activist is being questioned about his allegations that the government in Kinshasa is trying to sell uranium to North Korea. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton asked about the case during talks with Congo's president. Congolese security forces detained Golden Misabiko last month in the southern city of Lubumbashi after the human rights activist published a report questioning the government's deal with the French nuclear power fir... (read more)

25. Congo Defends China Mineral Deal August 12, 2009 The Democratic Republic of Congo is defending a $9 billion mineral deal with China that is holding up a major international agreement aimed at reducing the DRC's external debt. China's biggest investment deal in Africa would give state-owned firms the right to develop Congolese copper and cobalt mines in exchange for building roads, railways, hydroelectric dams, universities, airports and hospitals.But the International Monetary Fund is holding off on debt relief for Congo because it says the agreement could lead to an explosive growth in debt, in part, because it is financed on commercial ter... (read more)

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