News: Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Democratic Republic of the Congo: news

DR Congo leader to accept results

Friday, October 27th 2006, 16:50

Congolese President Joseph Kabila says he will accept defeat "without question" if he loses Sunday's vote.
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DR Congo leader's ally released

Friday, October 27th 2006, 7:41

UN forces free an ally of DR Congo's leader from a radio station, after clashes erupted ahead of Sunday's poll.
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Congo's candidate debate scrapped

Thursday, October 26th 2006, 10:04

A debate between the two presidential candidates in DR Congo is cancelled ahead of this Sunday's final round vote.
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DR Congo 'Kabila killers' escape

Tuesday, October 24th 2006, 22:33

A group of prisoners jailed for killing former DR Congo President Laurent Kabila escape from custody.
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DR Congo hippos 'face extinction'

Thursday, October 19th 2006, 10:55

Poaching by local militia could wipe out hippopotamuses in DR Congo's Virunga Park by the end of the year.
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DR Congo arms embargo 'failing'

Monday, October 16th 2006, 15:15

Rebels in the DR Congo are using bullets from around the world despite a UN arms embargo, a report says.
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Plague found in northern DRC

Friday, October 13th 2006, 22:32

The World Health Organization confirms 42 deaths in an outbreak of pneumonic plague in DR Congo.
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Shock over UK DR Congo attack

Friday, October 13th 2006, 10:11
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

Supporters of the DR Congo president are shocked after three senior officials are beaten up in London.
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DR Congo children 'still armed'

Wednesday, October 11th 2006, 2:16

Thousands of children in the DR Congo are controlled by armed groups, three years after the war, says Amnesty.
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Drone crashes in DR Congo

Tuesday, October 3rd 2006, 15:26
related places: Kinshasa

A drone aircraft being used by EU forces crashes in the capital, Kinshasa, killing a woman and injuring two children.
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Congo burial for explorer Brazza

Tuesday, October 3rd 2006, 12:53
related countries: Republic of the Congo, France
related places: Brazzaville, Pierre

The remains of Pierre de Brazza, the founder of modern day Congo, are reburied in Brazzaville.
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Deaths in eastern DR Congo attack

Monday, October 2nd 2006, 17:07
related places: Ituri

Fourteen die in a gunfight between a militia and the army in Ituri in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
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African explorer's body exhumed

Saturday, September 30th 2006, 18:04
related countries: Algeria, France
related places: Pierre

The remains of Pierre de Brazza, 19th century French explorer and founder of modern day Congo, are exhumed in Algeria.
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DR Congo children held after riot

Sunday, September 24th 2006, 1:49

Police in DR Congo's capital arrest hundreds of street children after rioting ahead of presidential elections.
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Final return to Congo

Saturday, September 23rd 2006, 11:00
related countries: Republic of the Congo
related places: Brazzaville

The remains of European explorer Pietro Di Brazza are being taken to Brazzaville.
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Kabila gains key run-off support

Friday, September 22nd 2006, 10:16

Two DR Congo candidates urge their supporters to vote for President Kabila in the second round.
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Angry DR Congo fire protests

Tuesday, September 19th 2006, 16:58
related places: Kinshasa

Hundreds of supporters of DR Congo opposition leader Jean-Pierre Bemba stage angry protests in the capital, Kinshasa.
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Fire in DR Congo candidate's HQ

Tuesday, September 19th 2006, 8:24

A fire breaks out at the party headquarters of DR Congo opposition leader Jean-Pierre Bemba.
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UN calls rape 'a cancer' in DRC

Friday, September 15th 2006, 21:50

UN humanitarian chief, Jan Egeland says sexual abuse in the DR Congo has become "a cancer".
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DR Congo poll date confirmed

Friday, September 15th 2006, 11:52

DR Congo's Supreme Court rules that the second round of landmark elections can go ahead as planned.
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Doubt over DR Congo poll date

Thursday, September 14th 2006, 8:33

The second round of DR Congo's landmark elections is thrown into confusion after a Supreme Court ruling.
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DR Congo rivals meet after clash

Wednesday, September 13th 2006, 15:04

Congolese President Joseph Kabila meets run-off rival, Jean-Pierre Bemba, for the first time since clashes in the capital.
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No majority for Congo parliament

Friday, September 8th 2006, 9:10

DR Congo President Kabila's party falls short of winning an overall majority of seats in parliament, results show.
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Arrests delay Congo poll results

Tuesday, September 5th 2006, 9:48

The declaration of results from DR Congo's parliamentary polls is put back after the arrest of 10 election workers.
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War crime charge for Congo rebel

Monday, August 28th 2006, 15:38

A DR Congo militia leader is the first war crimes suspect to be charged at the International Criminal Court.
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LRA rebels in DR Congo withdrawal

Sunday, August 27th 2006, 19:06
related countries: Uganda

Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army rebels start leaving their bases in the DR Congo as demanded by a peace deal.
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Death toll rises in Congo clash

Thursday, August 24th 2006, 18:53

The DR Congo says 23 people, including police, died in clashes after election results were announced.
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Uneasy calm after Kinshasa truce

Wednesday, August 23rd 2006, 16:19
related places: Kinshasa

DR Congo's capital, Kinshasa, is quieter after a deal ending days of post-election violence.
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Agreement to end Congo fighting

Tuesday, August 22nd 2006, 21:06

Political rivals in the Democratic Republic of Congo agree to end three days of fighting, as EU troops fly in.
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EU boosts DR Congo force

Tuesday, August 22nd 2006, 14:56
related places: Kinshasa

Some 400 extra European Union troops are flown into Congo's capital, Kinshasa, to quell gun battles.
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