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- Congo warlord's 'days numbered'
The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor tells the BBC he believes the net is closing around Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda.
- Group: Congo ex-general recruiting children again
A Congolese general already sought on an international arrest warrant for his alleged use of child soldiers during an earlier conflict has forcibly recruited another 149 boys and teenagers since April, according to a Human Rights Watch investigation published Wednesday.
- New Congo war crimes warrants sought
International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo has announced new charges against a former Congolese rebel leader who is also a general in the Congolese Army despite having been already accused of war crimes.
- Wanted Congo general still using child soldiers: HRW
 DAKAR (Reuters) - A renegade Congolese general wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes has begun to recruit child soldiers again to fight the government, according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) investigation released on Wednesday. General Bosco Ntaganda defected from Congo's army in April after President Joseph Kabila announced plans to arrest him, and fighters loyal to him have since recruited at least 48 children from villages in North Kivu, according to the report. ...
- Congolese military hunts evasive ex-warlord
 A notorious ex-warlord who became a general in the Congolese army despite international war crimes charges is now being blamed for fomenting more unrest in Congo's east and faces new charges of crimes against humanity.
- Seven UN peacekeepers shot at Congo protest
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Seven United Nations peacekeepers in Congo were wounded when gunmen opened fire at a protest in the East of the country on Monday, drawing condemnation from the U.N. Security Council. There were no details on the condition of the peacekeepers, who the U.N. Security Council said were from Pakistan. Several more peacekeepers in the contingent were injured by stone throwers when a base in South Kivu province was surrounded by crowd of 1,000 people, the United Nations said. "The seven wounded peacekeepers have been taken to Goma, North Kivu, for medical treatment," U.N. ...
- ICC seeks Congo arrest warrants
The International Criminal Court's prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for what he says are the two "most dangerous" rebel leaders in DR Congo.
- Seven U.N. peacekeepers shot at Congo protest
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Seven United Nations peacekeepers in Congo were wounded when gunmen opened fire at a protest in the east of the country on Monday, a U.N. spokesman said. There were no details on the condition of the peacekeepers. An unspecified number of other peacekeepers in the contingent were injured by stone throwers when a base in South Kivu province was surrounded by crowd of 1,000 people, the United Nations said. "The seven wounded peacekeepers have been taken to Goma, North Kivu, for medical treatment," Martin Nesirky said in a statement. ...
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