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Security Council calls for protection of civilians
afrol News, 18 November - The Security Council has called on United Nations missions in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Central African Republic (CAR) and Sudan to coordinate strategies to protect civilians from the rebel Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), which has killed, kidnapped and displaced thousands of people. Read more
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Politics | Human rights | Society
Tribal clashes uproot over 21,000
afrol News, 11 November - The UN Refugee agency says the number of civilians fleeing tribal violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) into neighbouring Republic of Congo has topped 21,800 since last week. Read more
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Economy - Development | Politics | Human rights | Society
UN steps in to help in Angola/DRC refugee saga
afrol News, 29 October - The UN agencies are preparing to airlift tents and an emergency response team to help scores of thousands of Angolans expelled from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as each country continues to drive out its neighbour’s nationals. Read more
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Politics | Environment - Nature | Economy - Development
DRC and Morocco elected to new forest financing programme
afrol News, 20 October - Signaling their commitment to a unique partnership to combat climate change through forest management, six developing countries will join five contributor countries on the newly elected governing body of the Forest Investment Program (FIP), a programme of the Strategic Climate Fund under the Climate Investment Funds of the multilateral development banks. Read more
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UN expert calls for independent investigation into DRC killings
afrol News, 16 October - Government troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have killed, raped or mutilated scores of civilians this year in the context of “catastrophic” joint military operations with United Nations peacekeepers to weed out mainly Rwandan Hutu rebels, a UN human rights expert has said. Read more
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Economy - Development | Politics | Travel - Leisure
UK unveils funding plan to rebuild the Congo's road network
afrol News, 9 September - The United Kingdom has committed to doubling its funding for a road-building in the Democratic Republic of Congo to improve access to some of the world's most remote regions, UK Minister for Trade and Development Gareth Thomas announced on a visit today. Read more
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Politics | Society | Human rights
Bemba to remain in ICC custody
afrol News, 3 September - The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has decided today that the former senior official of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) who has been charged with war crimes will remain in custody ahead of his trial. Read more
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UNICEF head visits children traumatised by DRC war
afrol News, 31 August - The people of the far northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo live in constant fear of attacks from a notorious rebel group from neighbouring Uganda, the head of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said today after visiting the region. Read more
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» 25.08.2009 - UNICEF grants DR Congo $500.000
» 24.08.2009 - JED calls for investigation of journalist's death
» 14.08.2009 - Bemba granted conditional release
» 13.08.2009 - WB commits to support DRC’s post-conflict programmes
» 04.08.2009 - World bank signs first biocarbon agreement in DRC
» 24.07.2009 - More people uprooted by DRC's fighting
» 21.07.2009 - RSF denounces journalists’ harassment in Congo
» 20.07.2009 - Rare gorillas flee to DRC
» 17.07.2009 - Corrupt DRC magistrates send packing
» 14.07.2009 - Oxfam records serious atrocities in DRC
» 08.07.2009 - Eastern DRC still remain fragile - Ban
» 17.06.2009 - Congo deny reports on Bemba’s case
» 09.06.2009 - UN-DRC strengthen cooperation against armed forces
» 02.06.2009 - UN mission backs DRC forces against rebels
» 29.05.2009 - Bats are vector of Ebola - scientists
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