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M23, one year on – Now International Criminal Court has Ntaganda in the dock
Photo: ICC-CPI Ntaganda in the dock (file photo) NAIROBI, - The M23 rebellion, the latest of a string of armed insurgencies in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) North Kivu Province, has been...
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DRC: Conflict for Coffee?
GOMA, - Entrepreneur Gilbert Makelele wants armed groups in his part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to wake up and smell the coffee. “You should tell the population to grow coffee, as it’s...
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There is concern about new DRC Intervention Brigade
Photo: MONUSCO Tanzanian UN Intervention Brigade commander Brig-Gen James Makibolwa shakes hands with Tanzanian troops GOMA, - Nineteen international NGOs have sent a joint letter to UN...
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Talking peace for DRC: M23 Kampala talks set to resume
Photo: Sylvain Liechti/MONUSCO The M23 rebellion has displaced hundreds of thousands in North Kivu KAMPALA, - Delegates representing the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the...
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Outcry in Uganda due to influx of unexpected refugees
Uganda unprepared for influx of DRC refugees Photo: Samuel Okiror/IRIN More refugees are expected as fighting continues in the DRC (file photo) KAMPALA, - Some 66,000 Congolese refugees have crossed...
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North Kivu sees fresh clashes: What’s happening with the Kampala talks?
Photo: UN Photo/Sylvain Liechti Talks have stalled as fighting continues (file photo) KAMPALA/GOMA, - Fresh fighting between the rebel M23 and the army of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the...
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Human Rights abuses on the rise As fighting continues in North Kivu Province
Photo: Kate Holt/IRIN The rebels are accused of summary executions, rape and forcible recruitment (file photo) GOMA, - As fighting continues in North Kivu Province between the Democratic Republic of...
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Right abuses by DRC army and others
GOMA, - As fighting continues in North Kivu Province between the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) army and the rebel group M23, both sides have been accused of committing human rights abuses...
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Polio campaigns – Learning to walk
Photo: Guy Oliver/IRIN Polio survivor Claudine Muhombe, 7, is learning how to walk again GOMA, 1 – When Linda Lukambo, 21, asked his parents why they had neglected to get him the polio vaccine, “they...
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Small-scale traders face constant harassment from security forces and corrupt...
Photo: Kenneth Odiwuor/IRIN Goma, the capital of the Congolese eastern province of North Kivu, continues to face serious challenges GOMA, – Three years ago when Jean*, 41, applied for a license to open...
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“Difficult to live” – Goma`s displaced
BULENGO, - If the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) North Kivu capital of Goma were a hotel, there would be a sign hanging on the door with the words “sorry – no vacancies.” From the 1994 exodus...
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M23 fighting the DRC is one of the 30 armed groups in the country’s east.
- M23, currently fighting the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) army and UN forces near the North Kivu cap ital of Goma, is just one of more than 30 armed groups in the country’s east, all of which...
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The fighting has caused massive displacement -International pressure needed...
Photo: Guy Oliver/IRIN Hoping for a lull in fighting as talks proceed (file photo) KAMPALA, - After months of delay, peace talks between the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and...
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Wounded soldiers treated at Gisenyi hospital
GENEVA, Switzerland, November 8, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ – Following the latest clashes between government forces and armed group M23 in North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the...
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Humanitarian aid still needed in east of country: DRC
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Humanitarian aid still needed in east of country GENEVA, Switzerland, December 2, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ –With the end of fighting between the armed...
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