allAfrica.com
14 November 2008
Civilians fleeing violence in the eastern Democratic Republic sometimes find a safe place, only to have to flee gain when fighting spreads, says Francois Dumont of Médecins sans Frontières, from Goma. AllAfrica's Bunmi Oloruntoba interviewed him by phone about the challenge of bringing health care to the displaced in a rapidly-changing environment.
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allAfrica.com
15 November 2008
Olusegun Obasanjo, the former Nigerian president who has been appointed special United Nations envoy to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), is planning this weekend to meet Laurent Nkunda of the Congrès National Pour la Défense du Peuple (CNDP), the rebel leader whose forces are challenging the DRC government in the eastern Congo.
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United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)
15 November 2008
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has been appointed special envoy to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. He spoke to journalists in Kinshasa Saturday after seeing President Joseph Kabila and before heading to Goma in the eastern DRC to see rebel leader Laurent Nkunda.
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UN News Service (New York)
13 November 2008
The strife-torn eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has remained relatively calm over the past two days apart from two skirmishes between Government troops and the PARECO/Mayi Mayi militia, the United Nations reported today.
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allAfrica.com
13 November 2008
Armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are looting homes, raping women and forcing civilians to carry water for them, says Rebecca Wynn of the Oxfam agency. AllAfrica's Katy Gabel interviewed her on the phone from Nairobi.
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allAfrica.com
12 November 2008
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With all my heart.
In the springtime, near an hedge full of intentions, I see the blackbird of a youthful day: over a bridge, near a delicate sadness, with all my heart......
Francesco Sinibaldi