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Congo murder suspect sailors to be tried in Kinshasa - Russia

Ria Novosti (Free subscription) | yesterday

Three Ukrainian sailors from the Island of Luck cargo vessel accused of a murder in the Congo will be tried in the capital Kinshasa

Congo-Kinshasa: Monuc Airlifts Doctors to Treat Ailing FDLR Commander

All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

Two doctors facilitated by some officials of the UN mission in DR Congo (MONUC) have entered Congo jungles to treat ailing FDLR commander Maj. Gen. Sylvestre Mudacumura, The New Times has learnt

Congo-Kinshasa: Country and UN Launch Stabilization and Recovery Fund

All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday

The United Nations and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have launched a fund to help the vast country recover from years of devastating civil war that ended earlier this decade, and continuing strife in its eastern provinces that has displaced more than a million people.

Rwandair Gets Three Crafts

All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday

Boosted by the acquisition of three new aircrafts, Rwandair is set to introduce flights to Goma, Bukavu and Kinshasa in DR Congo next month.

Congolese forces arrest 100 over police deaths

Reuters (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009

KINSHASA (Reuters) - Security forces in Democratic Republic of Congo have arrested about 100 armed men blamed for killing dozens of policemen in an attack in the country's isolated north last month, the government said on Sunday.

Congo-Kinshasa: Tribal Clashes Uproot Over 16,000 Civilians in Northern Region, Reports UN Agency

All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

Clashes between two tribes in northern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have caused more than 16,000 civilians to flee their homes since last week, crossing into neighbouring Republic of Congo to find safety, the United Nations refugee agency reported today.

Congo-Kinshasa: Fish War Prompts Thousands to Flee

All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

At least 16,000 civilians have fled deadly clashes in western Democratic Republic of Congo and are now languishing, many without food or shelter, in neighbouring Republic of Congo, according to the UN and local officials.

Congo-Kinshasa: New Multinational Partnership Launches Peace Efforts

All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

Howard Wolpe has spent the best part of three decades helping to form and implement American policies on Africa. After chairing the Subcommittee on Africa of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives for 10 years, he later served as President Bill Clinton’s special envoy to the Great Lakes region.

Congo-Kinshasa: International Criminal Court Trial of Former DR Congo Leader to Start Next April

All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

The International Criminal Court (ICC) announced today that the trial of Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, a former senior official of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) who has been charged with war crimes, will begin in April 2010.

• International Criminal Court trial of former DR Congo leader to start next April - UN News Centre

Congo-Kinshasa: Former Inmate Describes How Corrupt Jail Staff Collude in Sexual Exploitation of Female Convicts

All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

A former inmate of Kasapa central prison in Lubumbashi has claimed that rape and sexual abuse of female prisoners is widespread, leading to many women becoming pregnant and giving birth while in jail.

Congo-Kinshasa: UN Refugee Agency Rushing Aid to Angolans Expelled From Country

All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009

The United Nations refugee agency has rushed relief items to help tens of thousands of Angolans expelled from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) last month.

Congo-Kinshasa: UN Peacekeeping Chief Calls for Probe Into DR Congo Killings

All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009

UN Blue Helmets on patrol in Orientale province, DRC

UN: Congolese army killed 62 civilians in E. Congo

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009

KINSHASA, Congo -- The United Nations says it will suspend military help to Congolese military units implicated in the deaths of civilians in volatile eastern Congo.

Zimbabwe News Update: Kabila Expected Next Week

Pan-African News Wire (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009

President Joseph Kabila on cover that reads "La Revue". The Democratic Republic of Congo has established joint military monitoring agreements with neighboring Rwanda and Uganda in order to curb rebel activity in the eastern region of the country. Originally uploaded by Pan-African News Wire File Photos Kabila expected in Zim next week Herald Reporter The Democratic Republic of the Congo President...

47 police officers killed in north Congo fighting

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009

KINSHASA, Congo -- A U.N.-run radio station says 47 police officers have been killed amid fighting in northern Congo.