News: Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Democratic Republic of the Congo: news

Volcano erupts in eastern Congo

Saturday, January 2nd 2010, 14:56

Lava from an erupting volcano in a sparsely populated area of DR Congo threatens rare chimpanzees, officials say.
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UN ends criticised Congo campaign

Wednesday, December 16th 2009, 23:01

The UN envoy to DR Congo says a controversial anti-rebel offensive will be concluded at the end of this month.
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UN urged to drop DR Congo troops

Monday, December 14th 2009, 1:57
related countries: Rwanda

Campaign group Human Rights Watch urges the UN to stop supporting a DR Congo campaign against Rwandan rebels.
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DR Congo stays Norway executions

Friday, December 4th 2009, 16:17
related countries: Norway

Norway says it has been assured that two Norwegian nationals held in DR Congo will not be executed.
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Norway pair lose DR Congo appeal

Thursday, December 3rd 2009, 17:58

A military court in DR Congo rejects an appeal by two Norwegians against a death sentence for murder and spying.
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ICC revokes bail on Congo's Bemba

Wednesday, December 2nd 2009, 9:46
related places: Bemba

War crimes judges revoke the bail of DR Congo's former Vice-President Jean-Pierre Bemba, months after freeing him.
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Congo boat sinking leaves 73 dead

Saturday, November 28th 2009, 20:33

A boat accident on a lake in the Democratic Republic of Congo leaves at least 73 people dead, Red Cross officials say.
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UN's Congo policies 'must change'

Wednesday, November 25th 2009, 19:04

Rights groups say the UN must change its policies in DR Congo, after a leaked report claims violence there is worsening.
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UN-DR Congo rebel fight 'failing'

Wednesday, November 25th 2009, 16:18
related countries: Rwanda

UN-backed forces are failing to stop Rwandan-Hutu rebels in eastern DR Congo, a report seen by the BBC reveals.
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Congo 'warlords' deny atrocities

Tuesday, November 24th 2009, 18:46

Two alleged Congolese militia leaders plead not guilty to war crimes and crimes against humanity in The Hague.
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Enabling rhythms

Saturday, November 21st 2009, 17:42

Congo band shines despite disability and poverty
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'Many flee' Congo fishing clashes

Friday, November 20th 2009, 15:41

More than 50,000 people flee DR Congo amid deadly ethnic clashes over fishing rights in the north-west, the UN says.
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The long arm

Wednesday, November 18th 2009, 13:30

Is this feared militia in DR Congo run from Europe?
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Germany arrests top Rwanda rebels

Tuesday, November 17th 2009, 17:52
related countries: Germany, Rwanda

German police arrest two leaders of the Rwandan Hutu FDLR militia on suspicion of crimes against humanity in DR Congo.
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Congo gold 'still funding' rebels

Tuesday, November 17th 2009, 7:08

A senior UN official tells the BBC sanctions breaking is still rife in DR Congo, with rebels using smuggled gold to fund arms.
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Behind rebel lines

Wednesday, November 11th 2009, 12:34

Pictures of how Congo's militias take on army might
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Behind rebel lines

Wednesday, November 11th 2009, 12:34

Pictures of how Congo's militias take on army might
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Congo rebel fight 'must continue'

Tuesday, November 10th 2009, 11:54
related countries: Rwanda

The UN envoy to DR Congo urges support for the government in its battle with Rwandan rebels, despite accusations of abuses.
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DR Congo army 'used aid as bait'

Friday, November 6th 2009, 17:51

The DR Congo army has been using measles vaccination clinics as "bait" to attack civilians, an aid agency says.
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LRA rebel surrenders in Congo

Thursday, November 5th 2009, 13:03
related countries: Uganda

Charles Arop, believed to be behind a brutal attack last Christmas, hands himself in to the Ugandan military.
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DR Congo criticises UN army snub

Tuesday, November 3rd 2009, 10:38

The UN was wrong to withdraw support from Congolese troops over claims soldiers had killed civilians, a minister says.
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UN drops Congo army over killings

Monday, November 2nd 2009, 11:55

UN peacekeepers in DR Congo are to stop working with some army units after the killing of 62 civilians.
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France halts African leaders case

Thursday, October 29th 2009, 13:26
related countries: Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon

A French appeals court halts an embezzlement case against the leaders of Congo and Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon's ex-leader.
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Congo hits back in Mandela war of words

Thursday, October 22nd 2009, 12:17

Claims that the Congolese president's biography falsely attributed a foreword to Nelson Mandela are angrily denied.
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Anger over 'fake' Mandela praise

Wednesday, October 21st 2009, 9:12

Nelson Mandela denies writing words of praise in a foreword to Congolese leader Denis Sassou-Nguesso's book.
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SA farmers to rent land in Congo

Tuesday, October 20th 2009, 17:41
related countries: Republic of the Congo, South Africa

The Republic of Congo signs an agreement to lease 200,000 hectares of land to South African farmers.
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Congo troops 'massacred refugees'

Friday, October 16th 2009, 10:18

The DR Congo army shot and beat to death about 50 Rwandans in April and burnt their refugee camp, a UN investigator says.
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Rebel raids 'spreading in Congo'

Wednesday, October 14th 2009, 13:56

The situation in DR Congo where Lord's Resistance Army rebels operate is getting worse, MSF says.
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Congo and Angola 'end expulsions'

Tuesday, October 13th 2009, 12:55
related countries: Angola

DR Congo and Angola agree to end a spate of deportations of each other's citizens, a minister tells the BBC.
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UN criticised on Congo offensive

Tuesday, October 13th 2009, 12:30

UN peacekeepers are criticised for supporting a government military offensive in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Downturn grounds Congo ministers

Friday, October 9th 2009, 12:03

Congo's president bans ministers and other top officials from foreign trips because of the economic downturn.
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DR Congo deports genocide suspect

Sunday, September 20th 2009, 18:36
related countries: Rwanda

A Rwandan ex-mayor accused of taking part in the 1994 genocide is sent to a UN tribunal from DR Congo.
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UK firm ends Congo tin purchases

Friday, September 18th 2009, 21:47
related countries: United Kingdom

British metals giant AMC suspends tin ore purchases from DR Congo over concerns sales are financing conflict.
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Scale of gorilla poaching exposed

Tuesday, September 15th 2009, 15:25
related countries: Republic of the Congo

An undercover investigation reveals that up to two gorillas are being killed and eaten each week in the Republic of Congo.
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Child mortality drop 'too slow'

Thursday, September 10th 2009, 22:51
related countries: Nigeria

Mortality rates among the world's under-fives fall but Unicef says the decline is too slow, with Nigeria and DR Congo badly hit.
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Zimbabwe sanctions 'should end'

Wednesday, September 9th 2009, 10:02
related countries: Zimbabwe

Southern African leaders call for Zimbabwe sanctions to be lifted, in an apparent show of support for President Robert Mugabe.
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