November 30
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Nine-Year-Old Eden Wounded in Goma Violence [press release]
MSF
Eden, a nine-year-old boy, was seriously injured in the recent fighting between the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and the M23 rebel group in Goma,... Read more »
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Critical Humanitarian Situation Throughout Entire East of Democratic Republic of Congo [press release]
MSF
An already fragile humanitarian situation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has deteriorated further after the border city of Goma fell to M23 rebels last week with hundreds... Read more »
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Police Intensify Anti-Drugs Campaign
New Times
Police has arrested seven people in connection with the over 18, 900 rolls of marijuana that were recovered in various parts of the country. Read more »
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We Need Proactive Approach to Ebola, Marburg
Observer
Luweero district recently announced the containment of an Ebola outbreak there. Not long before this, there had been a Marburg outbreak in Kabale district which had in turn been... Read more »
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AfricaFocus
"The 'International community' invested in an army, but after all these years the FARDC [Congolese national army] has remained much more a part of the problem then a part of the... Read more »
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The Dark, Hellish Hand of a Fifth Column
New Times
Why does it feel as if M23 was formed long before its precursor, CNDP? It's hard to believe that it came into existence only last April. And it's even harder to believe that it... Read more »
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False Start for Uganda At Youth World Championships
Observer
The national boxing team's medal hopes at the AIBA youth world championships in Armenia were dashed when Emmanuel Nsubuga lost the bantamweight contest last evening, writes Moses... Read more »
November 29
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Kabila in a Catch-22 With M23 [analysis]
African Arguments
As reported last week, the DRC's Eastern city of Goma fell on Tuesday November 20th. The next day M23 took Sake, 25 km to the west. Many people now expected this to be the first... Read more »
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Growing Humanitarian Needs in Goma
IRIN
When clashes broke out on 22 November between the M23 rebels and government-allied Mai Mai militias in the town of Sake, near the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) border with... Read more »
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UN Relief Agencies Working 'Around the Clock' to Assist Displaced in DR Congo
UN News
Humanitarian agencies and their partners are working "around the clock" to provide basic services such as water, food and shelter to more than 140,000 people displaced by the... Read more »
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Bemba's Court Martial Trials Under Scrutiny
Bemba Trial Website
The operating procedures of the court martial set up by Jean-Pierre Bemba has today remained the focus of scrutiny by judges, the prosecution, and lawyers representing victims in... Read more »
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Humanitarian Toll in Eastern Congo 'Devastating,' Clinton Says
State Department
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the humanitarian impact of the conflict in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been devastating and that... Read more »
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U.S. State Department Daily Press Briefing: DR-Congo [document]
State Department
Excerpt from the United States Department of State daily press briefing: Read more »
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Carson Pushes for Cease-Fire in DRC
State Department
The Obama administration's top envoy to Africa is working with leaders in the Great Lakes region and with French and German diplomats to push for a cease-fire in the Democratic... Read more »
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M23 Rebels Start Vacating Goma
News of Rwanda
Residents of Goma have a sigh of relief as rebels of the M23 start to move out of the Goma town, which they had captured two weeks ago, taking control of the most resourceful towns... Read more »
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Security Council Extends Sanctions On DR Congo Rebels, Condemns Latest Attacks By M23
UN News
The Security Council today extended the arms embargo and other sanctions imposed against armed rebel groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), while expressing its... Read more »
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Urgent Needs in Goma and Surrounding Area
ICRC
Now that the front lines have shifted to the west of the city of Goma, in North Kivu province, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Red Cross Society of the... Read more »
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UNHCR and Partners Step Up Congo Aid Efforts Amid Uncertainty [press release]
UNHCR
Amid continuing political uncertainty in the eastern Congo, UNHCR and its partners have been stepping up efforts to assist tens of thousands of displaced people. Read more »
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Defence Force Operations Yield Results
SAnews.gov.za
The South African National Defence Force's operations conducted throughout the country have continued to yield positive results, with more illegal weapons, contraband and dagga... Read more »
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UN Envoy Recognises Angola's Commitment to Peace in DRC
ANGOP
The commitment of the Angolan Government led by president José Eduardo dos Santos to the quest for peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo was recognised Wednesday in... Read more »
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Diplomat Reiterates Peaceful Solution to DRC's Conflict
ANGOP
The secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Manuel Augusto, reiterated in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, that Angola is for a peaceful and lasting solution to the conflict in the... Read more »
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Journalists Report Being Threatened in Bukavu [press release]
IFEX
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo should investigate threats against at least four journalists in the eastern city of Bukavu and bring the perpetrators to justice,... Read more »
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South Sudan Calls for Peaceful Resolution to Congo Conflict
Sudan Tribune
South Sudan on Wednesday called for a peaceful resolution to conflict in the neighbouring country of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where dissident armed groups last week took... Read more »
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Armed Forces Chief Points Out Priorities for New Mandate
ANGOP
The head of staff of the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA), General Geraldo Sachipengo Nunda, points out as the priority of his second mandate to accomplish with zeal the mission... Read more »
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DRC M 23 Rebels Begin Pulling Out of Goma
Cameroon Tribune
The UN yesterday November 28 confirmed that rebels had begun pulling out of Goma. Read more »
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