Armed Men are Raping Women, Looting Homes, Says NGO


INTERVIEW  —  Congo-Kinshasa:   UN Envoy Obasanjo Plans to Meet Rebel Leader
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 ... [read more]

INTERVIEW  —  Congo-Kinshasa:   People Flee, and Flee Again
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 ... [read more]

PRESS CONFERENCE  —  Congo-Kinshasa:   Obasanjo to Urge Rebels to Continue Ceasefire
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 ... [read more]

NEWS  —  Congo-Kinshasa:   UN Reports Second Day of Relative Calm in Strife-Torn East
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 ... [read more]

INTERVIEW  —  Congo-Kinshasa:   Armed Men are Raping Women, Looting Homes, Says NGO
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 ... [read more]

PRESS CONFERENCE  —  Congo-Kinshasa:   100,000 Cut Off By Fighting, Says UN Chief
allAfrica.com
12 November 2008

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Sat Nov 15 22:26:09 2008

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