July 16
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New Fighting Uproots Thousands
UN News
The United Nations refugee agency today voiced concern about a new emergency in the North Kivu area of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where renewed fighting has... Read more »
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New Vision
Aid and relief agencies in Uganda have began the evacuation of Congolese nationals displaced by fighting in DR Congo last week. Read more »
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UNHCR Fears for Welfare of Congolese Refugees in Uganda Hills [press release]
UNHCR
With a new emergency under way in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, UNHCR and its partners have been rushing to help the tens of thousands of... Read more »
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UNHCR Fears for Welfare of Border-Bound Congolese Refugees [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 16 July 2013, at the Palais des Nations... Read more »
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Bishops Urge International Community to Help End 'Forgotten War' in Congo
CISA
The African bishops, meeting in Kinshasa, Congo, have concluded the 26th plenary meeting of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), calling upon... Read more »
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New Violence Forces Tens of Thousands to Flee North Kivu
VOA
The United Nations Refugee Agency, UNHCR, fears for the welfare of tens of thousands of refugees who have fled new violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu region. Read more »
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Bemba Trial Hearings Cancelled This Week
Bemba Trial Website
Hearings in Jean-Pierre Bemba's trial have this week been cancelled for reasons the International Criminal Court (ICC) did not disclose. The hearings are expected to resume in... Read more »
July 15
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UNHCR
The UN refugee agency is providing emergency shelter, blankets and other essential relief items to some 66,000 Congolese refugees who have fled fighting for the safety of western... Read more »
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M23 Rebels Advance Towards Goma
UN News
United Nations peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are on high alert today and stand ready to use force to protect civilians in Goma from an advancing... Read more »
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Uganda Unprepared for Influx of DRC Refugees
IRIN
Some 66,000 Congolese refugees have crossed into Uganda in recent days, following fighting between Ugandan rebel group Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) and the Democratic Republic of... Read more »
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Amid Rapid Influx of Congolese Refugees, UN Rushes Emergency Aid to Uganda
UN News
The United Nations refugee agency is today sending an emergency shipment of tents, blankets and sleeping mats as part of its efforts to assist some 66,000 refugees who have sought... Read more »
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DRC Says 120 Rebels Killed in East
VOA
The Democratic Republic of Congo says its forces have killed 120 rebels and captured another dozen in fighting in North Kivu province. Read more »
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A New Mother's Flight to Safety in the Democratic Republic of the Congo [press release]
IFRC
It was a happy occasion when, earlier this year, Victoire Ngouka gave birth to twins. But the 21-year-old new mother did not have much time to settle in with her little ones in her... Read more »
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VOA
The Democratic Republic of Congo's government said its forces beat back a fierce attack Sunday by M23 rebels near the towns of Mutaho and Rusayo in the east of the country. Read more »
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Fresh Fighting Around Goma, DRC, Increases Pressure On Anglican Work for Women Affected By War
ACNS
Reports of fresh fighting around Goma and attacks on women in the conflict zone have been sent to the Anglican Alliance from the Church in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Read more »
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Monusco Repels ADF Ambush On Its Troops [press release]
Monusco
Following reports of human rights abuses by ADF against civilians in Kamango district near Beni in North Kivu, a UN patrol comprising of Nepalese and Jordanian troops was sent to... Read more »
July 14
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Rwanda Accused of Sidelining Southern Africa in Talks
Daily News
THE Southern African Development Community (SADC) has asked the US government to include the regional bloc in discussing peace and stability in the Great Lakes Region and DR Congo. Read more »
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M23 Rebel Attack Sparks Heavy Fighting - UN
Monusco
In the afternoon of 14 July, heavy fighting broke out in Mutaho, 8 km NW of Goma, after an FARDC position in the locality was attacked by a significant group of the M-23. Read more »
July 13
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Teachers Accused of Abusing Girls
IPS
In some Democratic Republic of Congo schools, teachers and senior authorities are using their status to abuse girls who do not know their rights, according to the African... Read more »
July 12
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Govt's Strategies to Defend Its Interests in Congo [analysis]
African Arguments
Central Africa has been shaped by complex regional dynamics, through which local cleavages and national conflicts have spilled over national borders. Each country in the region has... Read more »
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VOA
Peace talks in Kampala, Uganda, between the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) government and the M23 rebels have stalled again, according to the rebels, who report government... Read more »
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Neutral Force in DRC 'Doing Well'
Daily News
DEPLOYMENT of a neutral force in the Eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is going on smoothly, the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC)'s interstate... Read more »
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Lubanga Opposes Bid By 32 Victims to Participate in His Appeals
Lubanga Trial Website
Thomas Lubanga, who was last year sentenced to 14 years in prison by International Criminal Court (ICC) judges over the use of child soldiers in armed conflict, has opposed... Read more »
July 11
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Violence Grows in Little-Reported Area [analysis]
ThinkAfricaPress
Violence is on the rise in little-reported on Beni, as armed men compete amidst claims that a militant group has links to Somalia's al-Shabaab. Read more »
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IRIN
The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a Ugandan rebel movement based in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is recruiting, training and reorganizing to carry out fresh... Read more »
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