February 10

• Is the DRC Slowly Falling Into the Trusteeship of the UN? [opinion]

  Fahamu

  The United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) has a less than glowing image in the DRC, but there is no sign in sight of... Read more »

• Second to Last Prosecution Witness Against Bemba Still in Closed Session

  Bemba Trial Website

  A former insider in the Movement for the Liberation of Congo (MLC) currently testifying against the group's leader Jean-Pierre Bemba today continued giving evidence - all of it... Read more »

• MONUSCO Campaigns Against HIV/Aids and STDs' Infection in Kananga Prison [press release]

  Monusco

  The Corrections Unit of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), in collaboration with the provincial Sanitation Department in... Read more »

• MONUSCO Invites Political Actors to Preserve a Peaceful Environment and to Use Legally Prescribed Channels to Resolve Disputes [press release]

  Monusco

  The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) takes note of the announcement by the Independent National Electoral... Read more »

• Ennahda Calls for Demonstration in Support of Syrian People

  Tunisia Live

  Ennahda, Tunisia's dominant Islamist party, released a statement on February 7, calling for a demonstration in support of the Syrian people on Friday, February 10. The statement... Read more »

February 9

• Top UN Official Calls for More Peacekeepers for Polls

  UN News

  The top United Nations peacekeeping official today stressed the need to boost the mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to facilitate the next phase of elections in... Read more »

• Widow Conquers Her Fears and Ekes Out a Living in Exile [press release]

  UNHCR

  When a vicious Ugandan rebel group forced Marianne and fellow villagers to flee their home in Central African Republic, there was one thing she feared more than anything. Read more »

• Goodwill Ambassador Mia Farrow to Travel to Chad and the DRC

  Unicef

  UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Mia Farrow will travel to Chad and the Democratic Republic of the Congo in a 10-day trip starting Sunday to support a global push to make polio a part of... Read more »

• Refugees Return From DR Congo

  ANGOP

  Some 28 Angolan refugees returned home on Monday from DR Congo and they are accommodated at Lifune sheltering centre in the northern Bengo province, under the national repatriation... Read more »

• New Prosecution Witness Gives All Evidence in Closed Session

  Bemba Trial Website

  The prosecution in the war crimes trial of former Congolese vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba today called its 39th witness, who judges permitted to give all evidence in closed... Read more »

• Journalist Solange Lusiku Honored for Fortitude [press release]

  CPJ

  Seated near the fireplace in a historical home in Tournai, a medieval town 70 miles from Brussels and a stone's throw from the French border, while snow fell outside, Solange... Read more »

February 8

• Goma - Students Rise Against Pollution

  RNW Africa

  Tires have been burned and roadblocks erected on the main road leading to the University of Goma. For the past few days, students in Goma have been protesting against clouds of... Read more »

• Govt, Congo DR to Pen Smooth Trade Deal

  Times of Zambia

  ZAMBIA and Congo DR are in the next couple of weeks expected to sign an economic agreement to facilitate smooth trade between the two neighbouring countries, Commerce, Trade and... Read more »

• Bemba Trial Continues in Closed Session

  Bemba Trial Website

  The war crimes trial of Jean-Pierre Bemba at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday continued to hear the testimony of 'Witness 44.' As has been the case since he first... Read more »

February 7

• Upcoming Prosecution Witness to Testify Via Video Link

  Bemba Trial Website

  Trial judges have granted an application by prosecutors to hear the evidence of one of their two outstanding witnesses in Jean-Pierre Bemba's trial via video link from the... Read more »

• Future Bleak for Aids Patients

  RNW Africa

  According to an alarming report published by nongovernmental organisation Doctors Without Borders (DWB), 85% of AIDS patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) do not have... Read more »

• UN Envoy Urges All Sides to Pursue Dialogue

  UN News

  The top United Nations envoy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today stressed the need for all parties to use legal means and dialogue to settle differences in the... Read more »

• 61 Children Reunited [press release]

  ICRC

  Sixty-one children from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and South Sudan have rejoined their families with the help of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)... Read more »

• Lonrho Hotels to Manage Grand Hotel Kinshasa

  Biz-Community

  Lonrho Hotels, a wholly owned division of Lonrho Plc, has announced that it has entered into a ten year management agreement for the 450-room Grand Hotel Kinshasa, formerly the... Read more »

• Monusco Seeking Ways for Peaceful Resolution to Local Conflicts [press release]

  Monusco

  The work plan midterm review of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) Civil Affairs Office was conducted from 29... Read more »

February 6

• What Next After Corruption of Truth and Justice? [analysis]

  Fahamu

  As in other parts of the world, there are signs of revolt of ordinary people against many decades of oppression and dispossession. The dictators leave, but the system which bore... Read more »

• Witness Says Bemba Disregarded Advice to Try Unruly Soldiers

  Bemba Trial Website

  The trial of Jean-Pierre Bemba at the International Criminal Court (ICC) resumed this week following a break of more than a month. Read more »

• U.S. Policy Toward Post-Election DRC [document]

  State Department

  Good afternoon, Chairman Smith, Ranking Member Payne, honorable Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify on the United States' policy toward the... Read more »

• MLC Insider Will Give All Evidence in Private Session

  Bemba Trial Website

  The 38th witness called by prosecutors in the war crimes trial of Jean-Pierre Bemba at the International Criminal Court (ICC) is giving all his testimony in closed session. Read more »

February 5

• Tension Grips Eastern City Amid Revolt Rumours

  Nation

  Tension remains high in the Democratic Republic of Congo's city of Goma after rumours of an attempted revolt went public. Read more »