Humanitarian Action in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Weekly Report, 20 Nov 2009
Relief Web (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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DR Congo - Congo: New wave of refugees flees fresh fighting
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Date: 20 Nov 2009 Source: Integrated Regional Information Networks
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34 LRA rebels surrender in DR Congo
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A total of 34 rebels of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) have surrendered to the UPDF intelligence squad in Faradje in eastern Congo Nzara, according to military sources.
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Angola: Angola Seeks UN Aid to Repatriate 60,000 Nationals From DR Congo
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
Angola has requested the re-activation of a tripartite mechanism with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the United Nations refugee agency to repatriate some 60,000 Angolans still in DRC in the wake of the mutual expulsion of scores of thousands of each other's nationals by the neighbouring States.
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Congo-Kinshasa: Paris Club Set to Waive 7bn Congo Debt
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Paris Club of creditor nations is close to reaching an accord on debt relief for the Democratic Republic of Congo, the government said yesterday, as a newspaper reported an agreement has been stalled by the US and Canada.
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East Africa: DR Congo, Sudan Eager to Join EAC
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
East African Community's neighbours, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Sudan have shown interest in joining the five-nation grouping.
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UNICEF says more than 43,000 children work in DR Congo mines
People Daily (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
More than 43,000 children work in mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), UNICEF reported here Thursday on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the convention on the children's rights. The child laborers include 20,000 in the southeastern province of Katanga, 12,000 in the central province of Kasa-Occidental and more than 11,000 in the central-south province of Kasa-Oriental. According to UNICEF,...
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More LRA Rebels Surrender in DR Congo
All Africa (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago
A total of 34 rebels of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) have surrendered to the UPDF intelligence squad in Faradje in eastern Congo Nzara, according to military sources.
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New Wave of Refugees Flees Fresh Fighting
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
Renewed clashes in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have led to a further wave of refugees, leaving corpse-littered villages in the affected area deserted, say humanitarian officials.
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Rwanda Rising - the Conditions of Success
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
The story of Rwanda is now well known. Fifteen years ago, genocide devastated the country, emptied the banks and decimated human capital. By the time the RPF captured Kigali in July 1994, half the population was either dead or in exile. Just across the border in DR Congo, a Hutu rebel army was training in UN refugee camps, while the international humanitarian community stood idly by.
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Kony Rebels Surrender in Congo
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
Nine former rebels of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) last week surrendered to the Congolese army, bringing the total number of defectors in the last five months to 51.
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War Crimes: Gotcha! Germany arrests Rwandan rebel leaders suspected of war crimes
i On Global Trends (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
The top United Nations envoy to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today welcomed the arrest of two leaders of a rebel Rwandan militia on suspicion of carrying out crimes against humanity and war crimes in the eastern region of the DRC.The two men, Ignace Murwanashyaka and Straton Musoni, who are thought to be high-ranking members of the ethnic Hutu rebel Forces démocratiques de
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Congo-Kinshasa: UN Blue Helmets Help Passengers in Country When Plane Overshoots Runway
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
United Nations peacekeepers helped passengers and provided emergency medical treatment today after an airliner with 117 passengers on board over-ran the airstrip in Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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Leaders of Rebel Militia Arrested for Atrocities Committed in DR Congo - UN
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
19 November 2009 - The top United Nations envoy to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today welcomed the arrest of two leaders of a rebel Rwandan militia on suspicion of carrying out crimes against humanity and war crimes in the eastern region of the DRC.
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Nine LRA Fighters Surrender
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Nine former fighters of the Lord's Resistance Army who recently escaped from captivity in the Democratic Republic of Congo, have returned to Gulu, northern Uganda.
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Blog Congo miners 'tortured' in Angola
wei12 | 11/17/2009
Congolese diamond miners who have been expelled from Angola say they were subjected to horrifying abuses by security forces. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) says people being treated at their centres in Kamonia, southwest DR Congo were tortured...