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DR Congo Forces Clash With Armed Group

The United Nations is sheltering scores of people in what remains a tense situation, following fighting between national troops and an armed group.

Congo-Kinshasa: UN Mission Shelters Hundreds of Civilians After Clashes

UN News, 27 February 2013

The United Nations peacekeeping operation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is sheltering some 400 people in what remains a tense situation following fighting between… Read more »

Displaced families find shelter at an orphanage in eastern Congo (file photo).

Congo-Kinshasa: UN Envoy Warns Security Situation Dire, Urges Additional Resources

UN News, 22 February 2013

Ahead of a new peace deal for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to be signed this weekend, the top United Nations official there warned today that the security situation… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Top United Nations Official Urges Security Council Mandate for Additional Brigade to Help Deal With 'Daunting' Challenges in Democratic Republic of Congo

UN, 22 February 2013

Painting a troubling picture of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where an ever-growing number of violent, destructive rebel groups was battling for territory while… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Problematic Peacekeeping in the DRC

ThinkAfricaPress, 4 February 2013

Why have large-scale international efforts to end the violence in the DRC failed again and again? Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: UN Appeals for $30.5 Million to Help Civilians

UN News, 17 January 2013

The United Nations and its partners are appealing for $30.5 million to assist some 59,000 people who have been affected by the recent fighting in the Democratic Republic of the… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Civilians Suffer Amid Shifting Centres of Violence

ICRC, 1 February 2013

For tens of thousands of displaced and resident families in the eastern part of the country, January has been a constant struggle to find food, water and a semblance of security.… Read more »

InFocus

Mixed Reaction to DR Congo Peace Framework

The new framework signed by regional leaders recently, has been lauded by some with others questioning whether it will end decades of conflict. Read more »
- South Africa: DRC Peace Charter 'Calls for Commitment'
- Tanzania: Tanzania Pledges to Help Restore Peace in DRC
UN Finds Evidence of Mass Civilian Killings in Congo

Rebel groups in Kinshasa have killed more than 200 civilians during more than 70 rebel attacks on villages over a five-month period, according to a United Nations report. Read more »
- Congo-Kinshasa: Rebels Executed Hundreds, Including Children - UN
- Congo-Kinshasa: Sanctions On M23 Will Not Bring Peace