July 23
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U.S. State Department Daily Press Briefing: DR Congo, Egypt, Rwanda [document]
State Department
Excerpt from the U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing Read more »
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UN Forces Back Congo Army While Waiting for New Brigade
VOA
As the Congolese army battles M23 rebels near the eastern town of Goma, many are wondering when and if an enhanced U.N. peacekeeping operation will join the fight. Read more »
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Over 15,000 Refugees Registered in Bundibugyo
New Vision
A total of 15,447 Congolese refugees have been registered at Bubukwanga Transit Centre in Bundibugyo, according to a statement released by the Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS). Read more »
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UNHCR Concerned About Civilians Amid Continued Instability in North Kivu [press release]
UNHCR
After nearly two weeks of fighting in Democratic Republic of the Congo's North Kivu province, the UN refugee agency said on Tuesday it was concerned about the situation of... Read more »
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UNHCR Concerned About Continued Instability in Eastern DRC [press release]
UNHCR
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at the press briefing, on 23 July 2013, at the Palais des Nations... Read more »
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UN Concerned for Civilians As Ongoing Violence Displaces Thousands in Eastern DR Congo
UN News
As fighting continues between Government forces and rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Nations refugee agency today expressed concern for the... Read more »
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Why DR Congo's War Could Harm Uganda's Economy [opinion]
Observer
For more than 15 years now, the jungles of eastern DRC have been host to different proxy wars. As the most volatile spot in the Great Lakes region, different warlords roam the... Read more »
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Is the UN in Congo Beyond Redemption? [opinion]
New Times
I posed the question whether the world body could redeem itself, at least in this region. The answer was yes - provided it was prepared to admit that it had done mistakes in the... Read more »
July 22
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Intervention Brigade - End Game in the Congo?
Africa Renewal
To the outsider at least, the immediate problem with the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)--a perennial vortex of instability, massive human rights violations... Read more »
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North Kivu - Waiting for the Intervention Brigade [analysis]
African Arguments
M23 withdrew from Goma in the first days of December 2012. In the days and weeks after their retreat, several international initiatives were launched which eventually crystallized... Read more »
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M23 Rebels Kill, Rape Civilians, Says Rights Group [document]
HRW
M23 rebels have summarily executed at least 44 people and raped at least 61 women and girls since March 2013 in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Read more »
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Uprooting the Causes of Conflicts [analysis]
Africa Renewal
On 11 July 2011, when South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and his 8.3 million compatriots celebrated the new country's first independence, he was careful to remind everyone of the... Read more »
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Focus
It was the strangest of sights: a group of 85 members of the Congolese Army (FARDC) crossing the Rubavu border into Rwanda. Yet instead of an attack, as one would expect... Read more »
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Facing the Challenges of Forced Migration in Host Communities [press release]
IFRC
As refugees pour over the border into the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), they don't know what awaits them. Forced to flee the violence between the government and Seleka... Read more »
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Katanga Journalist Held for Past Nine Days, TV Station Closed [press release]
RSF
Reporters Without Borders is alarmed by local TV station director Simplexe Musangu's detention for the past nine days in the southeastern province of Katanga on a charge of... Read more »
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Q&A With Principal Counsel of the Office of the Public Counsel for Victims At the ICC [interview]
Lubanga Trial Website
Paolina Massidda is the Principal Counsel of the Office of the Public Counsel for Victims (OPCV) at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Read more »
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Claims That Threat to Congo Basin Forest Is Waning Are Misleading [press release]
Global Witness
Claims that the deforestation threat to the Congo Basin is diminishing are seriously misleading, said Global Witness today. Read more »
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In Eastern Congo, M23 Rebels Battle for Hearts, Minds [analysis]
VOA
M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are trying to strengthen their grip on areas under their control as they come under attack by the Congolese army. The... Read more »
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Zaire Invited to Attend Thematic Network Meeting
ANGOP
The Secretary General of the Union of Portuguese Speaking Capital Cities (UCCLA), Vitor Ramalho Monday in Luanda met with the provincial governor of Luanda, Bento Sebastião... Read more »
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UN Chief Teams Up With World Bank Leader to Resolve Conflict and Fight Poverty in Congo
Africa Renewal
As the United Nations intervention brigade takes up positions to confront armed rebels in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, expectations are high among some... Read more »
July 21
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Title Favourites Mazembe Draw in Algeria
CAF
CAF Confederation Cup favourites TP Mazembe made a satisfying start to Group B this weekend with a 1-1 draw at Entente Setif. Read more »
July 20
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Jailed DRC Opposition Leader Said to Be Seriously Ill
VOA
A leading opposition politician in the Democratic Republic of Congo is seriously ill in prison, his wife says, and not receiving the treatment he needs. Human rights organizations... Read more »
July 19
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UN Moves 15,000 Refugees to Safer Area
UNHCR
A week after Congolese civilians began fleeing into western Uganda, the UN refugee agency is trying to reach the thousands of people still spread across hills along the border, and... Read more »
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Civilians Hostile to UN Peacekeepers [analysis]
ThinkAfricaPress
With fighting between the Congolese army and M23 heating up, the Goma rumour mill is causing trouble for the UN and President Kabila. Read more »
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Tracking Illegal Ivory - From Congo to Uganda to Kenya?
Independent
When Kenyan customs officers on July 8 confiscated about 3,500kgs of elephant ivory alleged to have been smuggled into the country from Uganda, the ministry of Wildlife and related... Read more »
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