United Nations Takes Aim at Rebels in DR Congo
UN and DR Congo troops have launched a pre-emptive strike in a bid to halt the advance of the M23 rebel force on the strategic town of Goma.Video
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13 July 2012
UN Peacekeepers Move in To Protect Civilians in DR Congo
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- AlJazeera English
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- AlJazeera English
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African leaders call for military action as UN peacekeepers move in to protect civilians from a rebel army - M23 - that is moving closer. see more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: UN Troops to Protect Goma
Cameroon Tribune, 11 July 2012
They are being deployed to protect the eastern DRC provincial town against advancing M23 mutineers. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: UN Chief Calls Kagame, Kabila Over Crisis in East
UN News, 11 July 2012
In calls with the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today expressed grave concern over reports that an armed group of… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Rebels Seize Strategic Towns in East
ISS, 11 July 2012
In April 2012 the former Congres National pour la Defense du Peuple (CNDP) rebels started defecting from the Congolese army. They had been integrated into the Forces Armees de la… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Group Urges UN to Act on Rwandan Support for Rebels
AI London, 11 July 2012
The UN Security Council must call on the Rwandan government to stop providing support for the M23 armed group in DR Congo's North Kivu province, Amnesty International said as the… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Briefing - Crisis in North Kivu
UNIRIN, 10 July 2012
Some 220,000 people have been freshly displaced in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since a group of former rebels integrated into the national army (FARDC) mutinied and… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Responding to the Most Urgent Needs in North Kivu
ICRC, 11 July 2012
The humanitarian situation and the security of thousands of inhabitants of North Kivu province are becoming increasingly unpredictable and unsettled due to continuing clashes, such… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: 50,000 Refugees Flee Fighting
UNHCR, 10 July 2012
Renewed fighting over the last week in Democratic Republic of the Congo's North Kivu province has caused more than 5,000 people to flee across the border into south-west Uganda and… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Refugees Receive Emergency Aid
ICRC, 10 July 2012
Following renewed fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo over the past few days, more than 16,500 Congolese refugees have fled into western Uganda through the… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Foreign Ministers Meet as Conflict Escalates
New Times, 8 July 2012
As the tension continues to mount over insecurity in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, foreign affairs ministers from at least 11 African countries are scheduled to meet… Read more »
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Rwanda: Deal With DRC, Rwanda Hostilities
Independent (Kampala), 8 July 2012
When Presidents Paul Kagame and Joseph Kabila met in Goma on August 9, 2009, to mark the end of more than a decade of hostilities between Kigali and Kinshasa, it was historical.… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Refugees Flee to Uganda as Rebels Seize Border Town
New Times, 8 July 2012
The Uganda High Commissioner to Rwanda Richard Kabonero, has described the situation in eastern DRC as "extremely worrying" following the capture of the border town of Bunagana on… Read more »
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Rwanda: Congolese Refugees Hit 18,000
New Times, 6 July 2012
The number of Congolese who have arrived in Rwanda now stands at 17,985, since conflict in eastern Congo began two months ago. Read more »
Documents
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11 July 2012
Black Gold In The Congo - Threat To Stability Or Development Opportunity?
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- International Crisis Group
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The report examines how see more »
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10 July 2012
Fighting Sends DR Congo Families Fleeing
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- AlJazeeraEnglish
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- AlJazeeraEnglish
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The United Nations says 200,000 people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have fled their homes to escape the fighting between government ... see more »
InFocus
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Over 500 government troops and scores of people fled over the Ugandan border after clashes broke out with rebels of war criminal Bosco Ntaganda. Read more »
