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Democracy Resource Center Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
URL: http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2009/07/16/soldiers-who-rape-commanders-who-condone-0 . Source: Human Rights Watch. This 56-page report documents persistent sexual violence by the army, and the limited impact of government and donor efforts to address the problem. The report looks closely at the conduct of the army's 14th brigade as an example of the wider problem of sexual violence by soldiers....
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World Food Program (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Location: Likouala region: districts of Betou, Enyellé, Dongou and Impfondo. Cause: Ethnic violence in the Equateur Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo has led to the flight of the local population living on the Oubangui river to the neighbouring Republic of Congo (RoC). Beginning November, the Likouala Prefecture reported that it registered more than 6,000 persons had...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
A donation comprising several foodstuff for the Angolans expelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), who have been assembled at Damba shelter centre, shall be transported this Tuesday to northern Uije province, ANGOP has learnt.
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Monkeys In The News (Free subscription) | yesterday
A new study by the Wildlife Conservation Society says that western lowland gorillas living in a large swamp in the Republic of Congo -- part of the "mother lode" of more than 125,000 gorillas discovered last year -- are becoming increasingly threatened by growing humans activity in the region. The study recommends protection of the swamp forests adjacent to the southwest border of...
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Maritime News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Mining group Xstrata has made its first entry into the iron ore sector by funding an exploration project in the Republic of Congo. Anglo-Swiss Xstrata will pay at least $50 million towards prospecting and a pre-feasibility study of the Zanaga project in the Lekoumou district of the Republic of Congo, also known as Congo Brazzaville. "We've always said that we were interested in iron...
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Red Orbit (Free subscription) | yesterday
Gorilla-filled swamp forests need immediate protectionA new study by the Wildlife Conservation Society says that western lowland gorillas living in a large swamp in the Republic of Congo—part of the "mother lode" of more than 125,000 gorillas discovered last year—are becoming increasingly threatened by growing humans activity in the region.The study recommends protection...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Nairobi - A United Nations-backed operation in the Democratic Republic of Congo has failed to neutralize the rebel group it targeted and exacerbated the humanitarian situation, according to a report due to be presented to the UN Security Council Wedn...
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Congo Watch (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
... not guilty, stand accused over an attack by their forces on the village of Bogoro in Democratic Republic of Congo's northeastern Ituri region in February 2003. Luis Moreno-Ocampo, the court's chief prosecutor, said the pair were "responsible for some of the most serious crimes of concern to the international community". "They used children as soldiers, they killed more than...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Democratic Republic of Congo will play host to peace talks between Uganda and the defeated rebels of Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), the government has announced.
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Democracy Resource Center Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
URL: http://www.c-r.org/our-work/uganda/documents/After_Operation_Lightning_Thunder_29April09_lores.pdf . Source: Conciliation Resources. A report on the deteriorating security situation in border areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Southern Sudan affected by the Lord's Resistance Army's violence. It reviews the failed military operation by Uganda, Southern Sudan and DRC and...
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Pan-African News Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
... not guilty, stand accused over an attack by their forces on the village of Bogoro in Democratic Republic of Congo's northeastern Ituri region in February 2003. Luis Moreno-Ocampo, the court's chief prosecutor, said the pair were "responsible for some of the most serious crimes of concern to the international community". "They used children as soldiers, they killed more than...
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France24 (Free subscription) | yesterday
... GMT. The duo stand accused over an attack by their forces on the village of Bogoro in Democratic Republic of Congo's northeastern Ituri region that killed 200 people in February 2003.
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Hague - Two former rebel leaders from the Democratic Republic of Congo pleaded not guilty on Tuesday at the start of their trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. Germaine Katanga, 31, an...
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Greenpeace UK blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Sarah is in Kinshasa, visiting our Congo office on their first anniversary. I write from our office in Kinshasa , in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In some ways it's very like any other Greenpeace office. There are pictures of the Rainbow Warrior on the wall, people on phones rush from room to room, journalists and cameramen walk in and out. There's a shout and we all crowd round the...
