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DR Congo: Thousands Flee Violence in Katanga

The UN has urged Congolese authorities and the peacekeeping mission to boost their respective capacities to stem the violence.

Congo-Kinshasa: Thousands Flee Katanga Violence

UN News, 18 November 2014

Deeply concerned about the "catastrophic" humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Katanga province, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) today urged… Read more »

Displaced in Katanga province (file photo)

Congo-Kinshasa: UNHCR Is Alarmed About Ignored Humanitarian Catastrophe in DRC's Katanga Province

UNHCR, 18 November 2014

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Karin De Gruijl - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at the press briefing, on 18 November 2014, at the Palais des… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Child's Play With a Serious Message for Teenagers in Eastern Congo

UNHCR, 13 November 2014

Told that one of their teachers has made a pupil pregnant, a group of more than 50 secondary school students at a school in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) fall… Read more »
Rwanda: FDLR Strike Must Be Lethal

New Times, 16 November 2014

IF THE FDLR rebels don't surrender voluntarily by January 2, the UN has backed an attack against the genocidal force; but will this impending strike be lethal enough to cripple the… Read more »

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DR Congo Police Accused of 'Executing' Youths

A new report by Human Rights Watch says over 50 youths have been executed by police and 33 forcefully disappeared since an anti-crime campaign began. Read more »
- Congo-Kinshasa: Rights Group Accuses Police of 'Executing' Young Men
- Congo-Kinshasa: Grandson Executed by Police – Jeanne's Story
Calls For Final Push Against DR Congo Rebels

Rwandan officials say the international community should act upon its promise and immediately disarm the rebel outfit responsible for the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi that is ... Read more »
- Central Africa: African Ministers Ready to Order Attack on Rwandan Rebels
- Rwanda: Military Chiefs Review Eastern DR Congo Security
DR Congo Reshuffles Military Pack

President Joseph Kabila has reorganised the county's military with the creation of three military zones, a move Alex Ntung an expert on the Great Lakes Region believe is ... Read more »
- Congo-Kinshasa: Kabila Reshuffles His Military Pack
- Congo-Kinshasa: Kinshasa Expels UN Envoy