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DR Congo rebel transfer won't bring peace
Mar 21, 2013 17:12 EDT
The transfer to the International Criminal Court of warlord Bosco Ntaganda would be a blow against impunity but will not fundamentally change the situation in eastern DR Congo, analysts say.
Central Africa frees prisoners, rebels reject olive branch
Mar 20, 2013 16:45 EDT
Central African Republic's President Francois Bozize on Wednesday ordered political prisoners in the country to be freed and a 10-week curfew to be lifted, giving in to rebel threats that they could resume fighting.
Central African leader's concessions 'not enough': rebels
Mar 20, 2013 15:51 EDT
Rebels in the Central African Republic on Wednesday rejected as insufficient President Francois Bozize's efforts to stave off renewed fighting by giving in to some of their key demands.
Ntaganda: the Congolese rebel 'Terminator'
Mar 18, 2013 16:25 EDT
Democratic Republic of Congo rebel Bosco Ntaganda, wanted by the International Criminal Court for a string of alleged atrocities, on Monday surrendered to the US embassy in Kigali.
DR Congo talks with rebel M23 to resume next week
Mar 18, 2013 10:36 EDT
Peace talks between the government of Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels are set to resume in Kampala in one week following a delay caused by vicious infighting between different rebel factions, the mediator of the talks said Monday.
Ntaganda: the Congolese rebel 'Terminator'
Mar 17, 2013 15:03 EDT
Bosco Ntaganda, the Congolese rebel leader wanted by the International Criminal Court for a raft of war crimes, is a feared military commander believed to run a vast extortion empire in the mineral-rich east of the country.
Hundreds of DR Congo rebels flee to Rwanda
Mar 16, 2013 17:35 EDT
Several hundred fighters from the Democratic Republic of Congo's M23 rebel group fled to neighbouring Rwanda Friday and Saturday after heavy fighting with a rival faction, Rwandan officials said.
Hundreds flee DR Congo fighting, rebel leader detained
Mar 16, 2013 12:45 EDT
Fighting between rival factions of Congolese rebel group M23 has sent hundreds of people, including many rebels, fleeing for neighbouring Rwanda, where the leader of one faction has been detained, Rwandan officials said Saturday.
Romania film festival focuses on Holocaust
Mar 12, 2013 13:43 EDT
The One World international human rights documentary film festival which opens in Bucharest on Tuesday will give special focus to the Holocaust to highlight the devastating consequences of hatred and intolerance.
Thousands flee fighting in DR Congo: UN
Mar 12, 2013 12:42 EDT
Around 12,000 people have fled recent fighting between rival factions of the M23 rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the UN refugee agency said Tuesday, as a local doctor warned of "methodic" rape in the troubled country.
UN eases oldest arms embargo to help Somali government
Mar 06, 2013 17:13 EST
The UN Security Council on Wednesday suspended the arms embargo against Somalia for one year, easing the oldest international weapons blockade to help the government battle Islamist militants.
UN eases Somali arms embargo to tackle Islamists
Mar 06, 2013 11:36 EST
The UN Security Council on Wednesday suspended the arms embargo against Somalia for one year, easing the oldest international weapons blockade to help the government battle Islamist militants.
African elephants face 'alarming declines'
Mar 06, 2013 07:35 EST
African elephants face the worst crisis since global trade in ivory was banned almost a quarter-century ago, with the risk of extinction rising in worst-hit nations, conservationists said Wednesday.
Ban faces questions over DR Congo intervention force
Mar 05, 2013 19:13 EST
UN leader Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday called for the rapid deployment of an "intervention brigade" in Democratic Republic of Congo even though he faces mounting Security Council questions over the force.
Daily-dose HIV prevention fails for African women: study
Mar 04, 2013 18:39 EST
Daily doses of drugs or vaginal gels have proven ineffective at preventing HIV infections in southern Africa, a study out Monday revealed, saying most of the women failed to use them as directed.
DR Congo rebels claim recapturing of two towns
Mar 03, 2013 10:44 EST
Democratic Republic of Congo's M23 rebels said Sunday they had retaken two towns in the east of the country two days after they were seized by the army in a to-and-fro battle for territory.
4,000 Congolese cross into Uganda fleeing clashes
Mar 01, 2013 14:24 EST
Four thousand people fled new clashes in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday and crossed the border into neighbouring Uganda, the Red Cross said.
Dozens wounded in attack on DR Congo hospital: UN
Mar 01, 2013 14:08 EST
Fifty-seven people were killed or wounded when a mortar shell slammed into a hospital in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the site of recent unrest, the United Nations said Friday.
Clashes in DR Congo as M23 rebels feud
Mar 01, 2013 07:13 EST
Fighting has broken out in the unstable east of the Democratic Republic of Congo between rival factions of the M23 rebel movement after the dismissal of the group's political leader, rebel and Congolese military sources said Friday.
UN says 36 killed in new DR Congo battles
Feb 28, 2013 16:33 EST
Battles between the army and a militia in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have left at least 36 people dead and thousands have sought refuge at a UN base, a spokesman said Thursday.
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