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INTERVIEW-Congo PM says UN must impose sanctions on Rwandan officials

Source: AlertNet, Nov 16 2012, 4:23pm CST

* Says U.N. must impose sanctions after experts' report PARIS, Nov 16 (Reuters) - The prime minister of Democratic Republic of Congo urged the United Nations on Friday to impose sanctions on senior Rwandan officials linked to a bloody insurgency i ...

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World Bank gives Great Lakes $1bn in aid as Ban visits restive DRCongo

Source: Daily Nation   |   May 22 2013, 7:46pm CDT

The World Bank on Wednesday announced $1 billion in aid for Africa's Great Lakes region as UN chief Ban Ki-moon arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo where fresh fighting has sent hundreds of people fleeing. Fighting erupted b ...

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Conflict Minerals Law Is Heavy Burden On Business, House Republicans Argue

Source: The Huffington Post  |   May 22 2013, 7:22pm CDT

WASHINGTON -- Republicans at a House subcommittee hearing this week objected to a 2010 law that targets conflict minerals from Central Africa, saying it places too many regulations on U.S. businesses and hasn't a ...

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"The publication of this report should prompt other Security Council members and European countries to take measures in the same direction"


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DR Congo and neighbours get $1bn

Source: West Africa Democracy Radio  |   May 22 2013, 6:56pm CDT

fighting continues near the eastern city of Goma. (Photo: VOA news) The World Bank has unveiled a $1bn (£660m) aid package to help the Democratic Republic of Congo and its neighbours. The money is to be used for health, education, ...

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Congo fighting persists as UN chief arrives

Source: Sify  |   May 22 2013, 6:17pm CDT

M23 rebels fired two rockets into the eastern Congo city of Goma, killing one person and wounding four, officials said, in an apparent spillover from three days of fighting raging north of the city. The attack underscores the heig ...

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Fighting continues in Congo for 3rd day

Source: Press TV  |   May 22 2013, 4:44pm CDT

The two rockets exploded in Goma's Ndosho neighborhood on Wednesday, said Col. Premanku Ghosh, a UN peacekeeping officer in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), The Associated Press reported. He said civilians were among the casualties. The M23 rebels ...

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Fresh fighting flares in Congo ahead of Ban visit

Source: GulfToday.ae  |   May 22 2013, 3:53pm CDT

KINSHASA: Fighting erupted between the Congolese army and rebels near the flashpoint eastern city of Goma for a third straight day on Wednesday, further shattering months of uneasy calm as UN chief Ban Ki-moon began a visit to the country. Re ...

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DRC: Displaced people caught up in fighting west of Goma

Source: Humanitarian News  |   May 22 2013, 3:41pm CDT

Médecins Sans Frontières forced to suspend activities in Mugunga III and Bulengo camps GOMA/PARIS - 22 May 2013. Fighting with heavy weapons between the Congolese army (FARDC) and the rebel group M23 to the west of the ...

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More Fighting in DRC City Ahead of Ban's Arrival

Source: GlobalSecurity.org  |   May 22 2013, 3:30pm CDT

Rebels and army troops have clashed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a day before U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is due to arrive in the area. Wednesday's fighting outside the city of Goma marks the third straight day ...

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[Press Release] DRC: Renewed Fighting Puts Thousands of Displaced Civilians in the Crossfire

Source: Doctors Without Borders  |   May 22 2013, 1:50pm CDT

Displaced people at an MSF health center in Mugunga 1 camp, Goma, North Kivu Province. GOMA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO/PARIS, MAY 22, 2013—The resumption of heavy fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) yesterday is endangering thous ...

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