DR Congo Sends Elite Unit to Fight M23 Rebels
The Democratic Republic of Congo is sending an elite unit of commandos to reinforce its regular troops in the fight against the M23 rebel group in the east of the country.-
Congo-Kinshasa: UN Force Worries Aid Agencies
AlertNet, 1 August 2013
A new U.N. military brigade set up to track down and "neutralise" armed groups in order to reduce violence in eastern Congo may put both civilians and aid operations at greater… Read more »
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Rwanda: Rwanda Wants Peaceful DR Congo - Mushikiwabo
Independent (Kampala), 2 August 2013
Rwanda's Foreign Affairs minister Louise Mushikiwabo has told the UN that her country fully supports the UN peace process designed to end decades of conflict and instability in the… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Peace in the DRC Still Distant
New Times, 6 August 2013
Is the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) anywhere near achieving peace? Hardly, even with the massive deployment of troops, huge expenditure and frantic diplomatic efforts. And… Read more »
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Uganda: Support to the Congolese Refugees in Uganda
AlertNet, 6 August 2013
The current influx of refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo to Uganda has reduced. But the needs for the 67,000 refugees are still immense. Danish Refugee Council is on… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Govt Open to Talks With Armed Groups
VOA, 1 August 2013
The Democratic Republic of Congo's information minister says the government in Kinshasa is not opposed to holding talks with armed groups to resolve conflicts in the restive parts… Read more »
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The deployment of drones to monitor militia in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and the deployment of an intervention brigade comprising 3,000 troops, mainly from Tanzania, ... Read more »
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Most of the internally displaced persons in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been forced to flee their homes at least twice and experts say this makes them more vulnerable. Read more »
