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Congo rebels advance despite peace pledge

RWINDI, Congo (Reuters) - Tutsi rebels in eastern Congo have overrun a government army base, advancing despite their leader's pledge to respect a cease-fire and engage in U.N.-backed peace talks, witnesses said on Monday.

DRC rebels claim new territorial advance

GOMA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Nov 17 2008 15:48 Congolese rebel forces said on Monday they had taken new territory and threatened more attacks against government troops as a United Nations envoy warned against expecting...

Fierce Clashes in DR Congo Despite Ceasefire Promises: UN

The Congolese army and Tutsi rebels have engaged in some of the worst clashes for a week despite rebel leader Laurent Nkunda saying he supports peace in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the UN said Monday.

Congo refugees call for UK judges to show mercy

The fate of up to 5,000 failed asylum-seekers is resting on a High Court decision this week High Court judges are set to decide the fate of thousands of asylum-seekers living in the UK this week as they consider whether the...

N.B. Congolese community marches to raise awareness

16-Nov-2008

As an upswing of violence ravaged their homeland, Congolese in Moncton, N.B., marched Saturday to raise awareness of a devastating war that has received little attention in western countries pre-occupied with elections and...

Congo rebels recruiting by force

KIBATI, Congo -- A new category of displaced people has begun arriving at this muddy, sprawling camp in the green hills of eastern Congo: young men who say they are running from rebels who bang down their doors at night and...

Jim Hoagland -- A Congolese Challenge for Obama

While world leaders gathered here to unleash soothing words on the financial tsunami swamping their economies, the daring "responsibility to protect" doctrine adopted by U.N. members three years ago was being buried in the...

UN feeds Congolese refugees amid urgent peace talks

Updated at 10:30pm on 15 November 2008 Aid workers in eastern Congo have begun feeding tens of thousands of hungry refugees in rebel-held areas as a United Nations-appointed envoy starts urgent talks aimed at averting a wider...

DRC: UN to relocate 60,000 Congolese refugees from Goma

DRC: UN to relocate 60,000 Congolese refugees from GomaSat. November 15, 2008 07:08 am. - (SomaliNet) The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is to relocate 60,000 refugees from the Congolese...

The Costliest War You Never Heard of

The Costliest War You Never Heard of BlackInternationalPress.com, News Feature, William Reed, Posted: Nov 14, 2008 As many as five million people have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A quarter million have perished in...

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