News: Democratic Republic of the Congo

We have started to collect the most important news related to Democratic Republic of the Congo in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo: news

Congolese flee new Hutu attacks

Friday, March 20th 2009, 15:12

Some 30,000 people in DR Congo flee raids by Hutu militias, which were supposed to have been wiped out, the UN says.
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Ugandan army begins Congo pullout

Sunday, March 15th 2009, 18:00
related countries: Uganda

Uganda begins withdrawing soldiers sent to the Democratic Republic of Congo to pursue Lord's Resistance Army rebels.
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DR Congo lift African trophy

Saturday, March 7th 2009, 12:01
related countries: Ghana

DR Congo beat Ghana 2-0 to win the inaugural African Nations Championship - their first continental title for 35 years.
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Uganda to continue Congo LRA hunt

Thursday, March 5th 2009, 15:36
related countries: Uganda

Uganda says DR Congo has agreed to let its troops continue their mission against LRA rebels on its territory.
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LRA man 'captured in Congo park'

Wednesday, March 4th 2009, 17:13
related countries: Uganda

Uganda's military says it has captured a Lord's Resistance Army commander in the north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Rebels 'retake DR Congo positions'

Sunday, March 1st 2009, 23:40
related countries: Rwanda
related places: Kinshasa

The UN says Hutu rebels retake positions in eastern DR Congo after a Rwandan withdrawal, but Kinshasa denies the claim.
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Under strain

Sunday, March 1st 2009, 18:07
related countries: Uganda
related places: Kinshasa

Pressure grows in Kinshasa to end Uganda mission
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Surrogate armies

Friday, February 27th 2009, 8:17

DR Congo's military lets foreign soldiers do its job
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Rwanda withdraws troops from Congo

Wednesday, February 25th 2009, 16:50
related countries: Rwanda

Thousands of Rwandan troops start to leave DR Congo five weeks after they entered to attack Hutu rebels.
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Congo Hutu gunmen 'on rampage'

Thursday, February 19th 2009, 18:50
related countries: Rwanda

A Rwandan Hutu militia being hunted by a joint Congo-Rwanda force is increasing attacks on civilians, officials say.
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Call for more UN troops in Congo

Monday, February 16th 2009, 16:11
related countries: Uganda

The UN should send more troops to north DR Congo to halt attacks on civilians by Ugandan rebels, Human Rights Watch says.
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Uganda army 'to stay in DR Congo'

Sunday, February 15th 2009, 15:55

Uganda says DR Congo will allow its army to continue operations against Lord's Resistance Army rebels in the country.
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Hutu rebels killed in Congo raid

Friday, February 13th 2009, 13:40
related countries: Rwanda

At least 40 Rwandan Hutu rebels are killed during an air raid in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, officials say.
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Push on LRA rebels 'catastrophic'

Tuesday, February 10th 2009, 11:31
related countries: Uganda

An offensive against Ugandan rebels in DR Congo has been "catastrophic" for civilians, a senior UN official says.
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High stakes

Saturday, January 31st 2009, 1:41

Rwandans enter DR Congo to help flush out former allies
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Witness 'trained child soldiers'

Friday, January 30th 2009, 18:58

A court in hears testimony from a man who says he trained child soldiers in DR Congo for warlord Thomas Lubanga.
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DR Congo warlord witness retracts

Wednesday, January 28th 2009, 22:10

The first witness at the war crimes trial of a Congolese warlord retracts his testimony.
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UN to back attack on Congo rebels

Wednesday, January 28th 2009, 9:51

The UN mission to DR Congo says it will provide support to the Congo-Rwanda operation against Hutu rebels in the country.
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Congo war crimes trial 'unfair'

Tuesday, January 27th 2009, 15:03

The war crimes trial against former Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga is "prejudicial", his lawyer tells the court.
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DR Congo gorilla numbers up 12.5%

Tuesday, January 27th 2009, 9:38

DR CongoÂ’s population of mountain gorillas rises by 12.5% in two and a half years, a census shows.
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Good news for DR Congo mountain gorillas, as numbers start to grow

Monday, January 26th 2009, 23:48

The population of threatened mountain gorillas is eastern DR Congo is now growing, local officials say.
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Congo warlord denies war crimes

Monday, January 26th 2009, 17:53

A militia leader pleads not guilty to using child soldiers in DR Congo, in the first case before a permanent war crimes court.
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First steps

Sunday, January 25th 2009, 23:56

War crimes trial begins road to justice in Congo
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Congo wary

Sunday, January 25th 2009, 17:31
related countries: Rwanda

Joy but doubts over Rwandan U-turn on rebel general
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Nine dead in Congo rebel drive

Sunday, January 25th 2009, 3:02
related countries: Rwanda

Congo's army says nine Rwandan Hutu rebels are killed in the east as a joint campaign with Rwandan soldiers is stepped up.
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DR Congo seeks Nkunda extradition

Friday, January 23rd 2009, 21:26
related countries: Rwanda

DR Congo seeks the extradition of rebel leader Laurent Nkunda after his capture by neighbouring Rwanda.
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Rwanda arrests Congo rebel leader

Friday, January 23rd 2009, 9:39

Gen Nkunda, leader of the main rebel group in DR Congo, is arrested in Rwanda after fleeing a joint operation against him.
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DR Congo warning on Rwanda troops

Thursday, January 22nd 2009, 15:27
related countries: Rwanda

Inviting Rwandan troops into east DR Congo carries a "high risk of collateral damage", the parliamentary speaker warns.
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Greased palms

Thursday, January 22nd 2009, 0:05

Culture of kleptocracy drags DR Congo to ruin
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Congo troops bar UN and aid staff

Wednesday, January 21st 2009, 16:55
related countries: Rwanda

Congolese soldiers bar UN and aid staff from an area where an operation with Rwandan troops is ongoing against a Hutu militia.
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