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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material.http://emm.newsexplorer.eu/NewsExplorer/entities/en/756316.htmlenhttp://www.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_Central%20Africa&set_id=1&click_id=136&art_id=nw20100213120223387C799342http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_Central%20Africa&set_id=1&click_id=136&art_id=nw20100213120223387C799342Criticised for failing to protect civilians during a 2009 government offensive against Rwandan Hutu rebels, UN peacekeepers in Democratic Republic of Congo are using prudence before backing the latest one.Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100Star-4bc673127030ad3510ed3c6b8d7861bdStarenhttp://article.wn.com/view/2009/11/10/Polio_vaccination_for_26_million_children_in_DR_Congo/http://article.wn.com/view/2009/11/10/Polio_vaccination_for_26_million_children_in_DR_Congo/under five against polio and measles in three provinces, the health minister said Tuesday. "The campaign concerns Kinshasa, Bas-Congo (both in the west) and Nord-Kivu (in the east) and is aimed at ....Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100africaFM-dbfd0fd12feeac4a9c8445122e094347africaFMenhttp://allafrica.com/stories/200909020067.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/200909020067.htmlOne would have thought that common sense would prevail at Bush House, but that has turned out to be a pipedream.Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0200allafrica-d140ed300caefdc81108d2ce8b5b4f8ballafricaenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/CqSoyU3SfrA/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/CqSoyU3SfrA/index.htmlI write today on behalf of countless V-Day activists worldwide, and in solidarity with my many Congolese sisters and brothers who demand justice and an end to rape and war.Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00:00 +0200cnn-13a4bea3b569b931ba31dec1859983f8cnnenhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/UNHCR/e35af1dd21f85b6e8935ef442358a95a.htmhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/UNHCR/e35af1dd21f85b6e8935ef442358a95a.htmTensions are rising and new displacement is being reported in the DRC's South Kivu province following last week's start of a joint Congolese-Rwandan military operation against the FDLR (Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda) militia group in neighbouring North Kivu.Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0100alertnet-7c8371c498587e8bcc4db574c9297f19alertnetenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090121/wl_afp/drcongorwandarebelsmilitaryhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090121/wl_afp/drcongorwandarebelsmilitaryAFP - Congolese troops shut out UN peacekeepers, aid workers and media Wednesday from witnessing a joint operation with Rwandan troops to hunt down a Rwandan Hutu militia.Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0100news-yahoo-90b07ab66bfc1499492469c9ad16391dnews-yahooenhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/nov/12/angola-sending-troops-to-congo-1/http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/nov/12/angola-sending-troops-to-congo-1/Angola is mobilizing troops to send to Congo, heightening fears that the fighting there would engulf other countries in the region.Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100washtimes-9cec2314eff51b8f031d1b104e2a063dwashtimesenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7708230.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7708230.stmThe new DR Congo prime minister is to visit the eastern town of Goma, surrounded by rebel forces.Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100bbc-2c30e67b4e3a4f3d35f2149f866e549fbbcenhttp://allafrica.com/stories/200809260653.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/200809260653.htmlIn Dungu in Orientale Province, a crowd of hundreds of people attacked the MONUC observation post and the liaison office of the UN agency OCHA, plundering and destroying United Nations material and equipment.Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0200allafrica-cdf812e73df795f98f5b7632a446679eallafricaenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7606278.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7606278.stmUgandan rebels denounce a campaign against them in DR Congo, saying it will scupper renewed peace talks.Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0200bbc-africa-6dc412e9697a3c0edf1d056d7f1eb2fdbbc-africaenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080902/ap_on_re_af/un_congo_plane_crashhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080902/ap_on_re_af/un_congo_plane_crashAP - The United Nations says a plane carrying 17 people on a humanitarian aid flight has crashed in Congo.Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0200news-yahoo-d1fca145093c27bbd235ab23bd367ee9news-yahooenhttp://www.afriquecentrale.info/central.php?r=o-4,s-0,d-3,i-1338http://www.afriquecentrale.info/central.php?r=o-4,s-0,d-3,i-1338Les rebelles tchadiens ont mis en doute lundi la neutralité de la force européenne (Eufor) en cours de déploiement au Tchad et en Centrafrique, en raison du rôle moteur joué dans cette opération par la France, demandant aux autres pays européens de s'en retirer.Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100afriquecentrale-82e42d8cbd7b03b9d0faff2587094483afriquecentraleenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/7193620.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/7193620.stmMorocco, South Africa and Senegal all win friendly matches 2-1 ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations.Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0100bbc-africa-f13417d88cb69cab3b2cb71cadf42d08bbc-africaenhttp://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/9C99C028-D6FC-47F1-99E2-5D0D837194F5.htmhttp://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/9C99C028-D6FC-47F1-99E2-5D0D837194F5.htmRene Abandi, a rebel spokesman, said the fighters had resisted an army advance and fought to protect civilian refugee populations in the Kirolirwe and Kitchanga areas, controlled by the fighters. The rebel strongholds are about 50 to 70km from the provincial seat of Goma.Sat, 08 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0100aljazeera-en-7806d8f180b7532d4d80249ae88f93f9aljazeera-enenhttp://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_Africa&set_id=1&click_id=68&art_id=nw20071121223649234C333475http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_Africa&set_id=1&click_id=68&art_id=nw20071121223649234C333475Fighting has flared in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the army battled rebels after killing 20 fighters who had staged an ambush near the town of Rutshuru.Thu, 22 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0100iol-fdbd6748bc6102e82697b03d5dcdb4d2iolenhttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EGUA-783RSC?OpenDocumenthttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EGUA-783RSC?OpenDocumentEoin Young / MONUC At the weekly MONUC press conference in Kinshasa on Wednesday 17 October 2007, MONUC force commander General Babacar Gaye reiterated MONUC's mandate, as the DRC government seeks to establish its authority in troubled North Kivu province.Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0200reliefWeb-ad3d7513b65a353de566029f919a32b3reliefWebenhttp://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKL1543923620071015?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewshttp://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKL1543923620071015?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsGOMA, Congo (Reuters) - Congolese President Joseph Kabila met the top U.N. official in his country and foreign ambassadors on Monday to decide whether to negotiate with a rebel eastern general or to try to destroy him by force.Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0200reuters-a342ee64ad5897fbb491dfc4310b376dreutersenhttp://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/2EE0F442-5D9A-44FF-BB34-53B64C645ADC.htmhttp://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/2EE0F442-5D9A-44FF-BB34-53B64C645ADC.htmClashes between the army and a renegade general resume after short-lived ceasefire.Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0200aljazeera-en-20e70a4007c38f27ab118dcb52488e31aljazeera-enenhttp://www.washtimes.com//upi/20061027-104758-5468r.htmhttp://www.washtimes.com//upi/20061027-104758-5468r.htmCongo voters nervous over runoff Oct. 27, 2006 at 11:43AM The Democratic Republic of the Congo holds its first presidential runoff in more than 40 years Sunday with many voters fearing it means more conflict. Gone is the rejoicing that accompanied the first round of the U.N.-backed balloting on July 30, the first time most Congolese had voted.Fri, 27 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +0200washtimes-a8acfe5b9175b6994a6369d236d25dc6washtimesenhttp://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/w-af/2006/aug/28/082803963.htmlhttp://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/w-af/2006/aug/28/082803963.htmlToday: August 28, 2006 at 3:15:40 PDT Ballot Battle Threatens Congo's Future By ANJAN SUNDARAM ASSOCIATED PRESS KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Walls plastered with campaign posters from Congo's historic elections are peppered with bullet holes. Tank fire has smashed buildings just down bloodstained streets from voting centers in the war-battered capital.Mon, 28 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +0200AfricaDaily-31eb76311908d0bf1c69dedb1a639769AfricaDailyenhttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EGUA-6LEQCD?OpenDocumenthttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EGUA-6LEQCD?OpenDocumentBy Oscar Mercado / MONUC In a special ceremony today held at the headquarters of the UN Mission in DR Congo in Kinshasa, last respect and homage were paid to the eight UN peacekeepers from Guatemala who were killed in action in Garamba National Park, Ituri district, on 23 January.Thu, 26 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0100reliefWeb-4a36fcf1a071eb7ad0dbefa76f4326bdreliefWeben