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Sep 8 2008, Madhuri Katti

International Criminal Court (ICC) will once again fail to deliver justice to gross Child rights and Human rights violation cases in Congo. Armed wing of UPC (Union of Congolese Patriots) in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) allegedly kidnapped and...

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The U.N. refugee agency says at least 5,000 people have fled violence in northeastern Congo and sought shelter in neighboring Sudan.

 
 
Oct 3 2008 by AP0 Comments

The top U.N. envoy to Congo warned Friday that renewed fighting in eastern Congo has heightened ethnic tensions and could lead to the renewal of a wider conflict in central Africa.

 
 
Oct 1 2008 by AP0 Comments

The United Nations on Wednesday urged rebels from the Lord’s Resistance Army to free 90 school children abducted two weeks ago in eastern Congo.

 
 
Sep 26 2008 by AP0 Comments

The International Criminal Court on Friday ordered two Congolese warlords to stand trial on charges including murder, rape and the use of child soldiers for their alleged role in a deadly attack on a village.

 
 
Sep 25 2008 by AP0 Comments

Congo’s 83-year-old prime minister announced Thursday he is resigning due to fatigue.

 
 
Sep 22 2008 by AP0 Comments

Rebels from neighboring Uganda kidnapped 90 children in eastern Congo, and weeks of fighting in the restive border region have forced 100,000 people to flee their homes, U.N. officials said Monday.

 
 
Sep 15 2008 by AP0 Comments

A U.N.-funded radio station in Congo says 13 people are dead in a soccer riot sparked over allegations a player was using witchcraft during a friendly local match.

 
 
Sep 12 2008 by AP0 Comments

U.N. Security Council members expressed “serious concern” Friday at the latest fighting between Congo’s army and fighters loyal to a dissident warlord, saying the clashes in the lawless eastern Congo violate a cease-fire agreement.

 
 
Sep 11 2008 by AP0 Comments

A Paris court has convicted a former U.N. employee for the rape of young Africans during his posting in Central African Republic and Congo.

 
 
Sep 4 2008 by AP0 Comments

A team of U.N. peacekeepers lowered by helicopter to a remote plane crash site in eastern Congo on Thursday recovered all 17 bodies from a humanitarian flight that crashed four days ago, a U.N. spokesman said.

 
 
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Sep 8 2008 by Madhuri Katti0 Comments

International Criminal Court (ICC) will once again fail to deliver justice to gross Child rights and Human rights violation cases in Congo. Armed wing of UPC (Union of Congolese Patriots) in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) allegedly kidnapped and...

 
 
Sep 7 2008 by Swagata0 Comments

Tintin in the Congo is the second of the Tintin series comics written by Belgian writer and illustrator Herge featuring Tintin, one of the most popular comic characters and his adventures in the Congo. This comic was first published in 1930 and very soon...

 
 
Sep 7 2008 by Ravneet0 Comments

Congo is unsafe for women, thanks to the burgeoning rape industry, sexual harassment and molestation. The crime rate against the women in the country has seen a surge, devouring their much-cherished freedom and sacrificing their zeal to live,...

 
 
Apr 23 2008 by Sameer Kumar0 Comments

The Dark Continent will soon see the light at the end of a very long tunnel. An $80 billion project would produce twice the amount of electricity that Africa is generating today and that would help enrich the continent and spread the light across it. A...

 
 
Dec 15 2007 by Sunit0 Comments

Kenya, one of the prosperous nations in the war ravaged African continent, is on the verge of being embroiled in a land war of wider scale. According to the UNICEF, women and children are suffering the most in a bitter conflict over a proposed land...

 
 
Nov 30 2007 by Sunit0 Comments

It is truly shocking to read reports of widespread sexual violence against women and minor girls in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). But, this is the fact, and the international community is unable to do anything to prevent such inhumane...

 
 
Nov 12 2007 by Sunit0 Comments

The Congolese conflict involving neighboring Rwanda is another illustration of armed African conflict resulting from ethnic hatred and greed. It is surprising that in this era of globalization the continent of Africa is still plagued by human...

 
 
Oct 10 2007 by Vinod0 Comments

Bloodshed continues in the democratic republic of Congo that is struggling hard with rebels. Congo is the epicenter of simmering tensions for militias allied with ethnic lines who often fight for the control of a territory in the resource-rich eastern...

 
 
Sep 20 2007 by Mandira S0 Comments

Continuous fight among DRC government troops and local Hutu and Tutsi militias in Congo deserves as much international attention as the condition of civilian is becoming worse. Here Congolese children, who must carry books and pen, usually learn to...

 
 
Sep 15 2007 by AMIT0 Comments

Congo President Joseph Kabilla has invited rebels to join the national army to abstain from execution, as the government would not tolerate intolerance. Is it a move towards peace stabilization in the conflict-marred Congo?

Joseph Kabila’s dictum...

 
 
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