Major rise in attacks on civilians in DR Congo
KINSHASA: Human Rights Watch yesterday denounced a 'spectacular increase' in the number of rebel attacks on civilians in eastern and northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo since January. At least 1,500 civilians have been killed and 'thousands of
DR-CONGO: U.N.-BACKED TROOPS ABUSING CIVILIANS, HRW SAYS
United Nations-backed Congolese armed forces conducting intensified military operations in eastern and northern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have failed to protect civilians from brutal rebel retaliatory attacks and instead are themselves attacking
No end to misery in Congo warns aid agency
An international development agency is warning that the seemingly endless war in the Democratic Republic of Congo is causing 'misery' for the people there. Caritas International, which brings together 162 Catholic relief organisations, estimates that 14
Congo Needs $12M Just for Basics: Caritas
KINSHASA, Congo, JULY 3, 2009 (Zenit.org).- The international Caritas organization has launched an appeal for $12 million to give basic care to some 400,000 displaced people in Congo, particularly rape victims. The aid agency reported today that fighting
Congo firms hail Comesa yellow card
THE National Insurance Company (SONAS) of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) says the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)'s yellow card insurance scheme has proved effective in covering goods in transit. SONAS director Muleka Kabal has
Reuters - Independence day fireworks sent terrified Congolese sprinting for cover on Tuesday in fear that war had broken out again in their eastern city.
Fireworks mistaken for gunbattle in Congo
Independence day fireworks sent terrified Congolese sprinting for cover in fear that war had broken out again in their eastern city. Officials had organised the display in Goma to highlight efforts to end more than a decade of conflict in the
Congo: Rights Group Reports Attacks on Civilians
Human Rights Watch said Thursday that recent military operations in the Congo 'have been a disaster for civilians, who are now being attacked from all sides.' The report accused government troops, who are backed by United Nations peacekeepers, of raping
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