News: Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Democratic Republic of the Congo: news

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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Trapped DR Congo envoys rescued

Monday, August 21st 2006, 22:14

UN peacekeepers in DR Congo rescue several foreign diplomats trapped in a house by heavy shooting.
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DR Congo outcome forces run-off

Monday, August 21st 2006, 9:32

President Kabila wins DR Congo's landmark poll, but fails to secure 50% of the vote, forcing a second round.
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Poll results beckon for DR Congo

Saturday, August 19th 2006, 21:11

Peacekeepers are on high alert in DR Congo ahead of partial poll results, with a run-off looking possible.
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UN probes child prostitute ring

Thursday, August 17th 2006, 14:46

The UN is investigating allegations that some of its troops in DR Congo have used child prostitutes.
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DR Congo poll officials arrested

Friday, August 11th 2006, 15:56

Six election officials are arrested for allegedly trying to rig vote counting after last month's election in DR Congo.
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Kabila takes DR Congo vote lead

Wednesday, August 9th 2006, 8:57

DR Congo's President Joseph Kabila is ahead in early election results, but trails in the west of the country.
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Congo poll count raises concerns

Saturday, August 5th 2006, 14:41

Foreign observers say votes are being dumped and their work severely restricted in DR Congo's election count.
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Plane crash in DR Congo kills 17

Friday, August 4th 2006, 0:37

An Antonov-28 plane crashes near Buvaku in eastern DR Congo, killing all 17 people on board.
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Foreign observers hail Congo poll

Wednesday, August 2nd 2006, 12:31

DR Congo's polls were satisfactory, observers say, while voting staff protest at not being paid.
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DR Congo candidate rejects poll

Wednesday, August 2nd 2006, 7:32

DR Congo presidential candidate Azarias Ruberwa says he will reject the result of Sunday's historic election.
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First results posted in DR Congo

Monday, July 31st 2006, 21:26

Votes are counted in DR Congo's first multi-party vote in 40 years, but an official result could be weeks away.
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Polls close in Congo's elections

Sunday, July 30th 2006, 18:12

People in the Democratic Republic of Congo have voted in the first multi-party national poll for 40 years.
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Kabila rally ends Congo campaign

Friday, July 28th 2006, 22:38
related places: Kinshasa

President Joseph Kabila addresses thousands at a final election rally in the capital of DR Congo.
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Four die in Congo poll violence

Friday, July 28th 2006, 8:57
related places: Kinshasa

Children and policemen die in the DR Congo capital as candidate Jean-Pierre Bemba holds a rally.
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DR Congo militias lay down arms

Thursday, July 27th 2006, 13:30

Three militia groups in eastern DR Congo lay down their arms, raising hopes for a democratic election on Sunday.
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Opposition holds DR Congo rally

Wednesday, July 26th 2006, 1:01

A protest by one of the main opposition parties, which claims the elections are unfair, is broken up by police.
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