News Topic - Congo
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Conditions worsen in Congo
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Renewed fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has caused a drastic deterioration in living conditions, a human rights report says.
United Press International – Sep 25, 2008 8:39 PM [GMT] – comment?
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KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Renewed fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has caused a drastic deterioration in living conditions, a human rights report says.
United Press International – Sep 25, 2008 8:39 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Miza's rescue brings hope to mountain gorillas
Miza should be dead. The baby gorilla had been hanging off her mother's back when gunmen slaughtered 10 endangered mountain gorillas in Congo's Virunga National Park last year. Miza's mother was one of those killed. Rangers couldn't find baby Miza and assumed the worst.
The Independent – Sep 25, 2008 4:05 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Miza should be dead. The baby gorilla had been hanging off her mother's back when gunmen slaughtered 10 endangered mountain gorillas in Congo's Virunga National Park last year. Miza's mother was one of those killed. Rangers couldn't find baby Miza and assumed the worst.
The Independent – Sep 25, 2008 4:05 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Congolese church leader wins Rafto human rights prizeAFP - A pastor in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Josue Bulambo Lembelembe, won the Norwegian Rafto human rights prize Thursday for his work to bring peace and help victims in the war-ravaged country.
Yahoo! – Sep 25, 2008 3:32 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Congo leader, 83, resigns for health reasons
AP - Congo's 83-year-old prime minister announced Thursday he is resigning due to fatigue.
Yahoo! – Sep 25, 2008 3:26 PM [GMT] – comment?
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AP - Congo's 83-year-old prime minister announced Thursday he is resigning due to fatigue.
Yahoo! – Sep 25, 2008 3:26 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Democratic Republic of Congo Prime Minister Resigns
Antoine Gizenga, 83, says although his spirit is healthy and willing, human body has its limits
Voice of America – Sep 25, 2008 3:08 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Antoine Gizenga, 83, says although his spirit is healthy and willing, human body has its limits
Voice of America – Sep 25, 2008 3:08 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Congo prime minister resigns
Congo's 83-year-old prime minister announced Thursday he is resigning due to fatigue.
International Herald Tribune – Sep 25, 2008 1:28 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Congo's 83-year-old prime minister announced Thursday he is resigning due to fatigue.
International Herald Tribune – Sep 25, 2008 1:28 PM [GMT] – comment?
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'Thousands flee' LRA in DR Congo
Some 75,000 people have fled Ugandan rebels in northern DR Congo, the aid agency Caritas says.
BBC News – Sep 25, 2008 12:52 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Some 75,000 people have fled Ugandan rebels in northern DR Congo, the aid agency Caritas says.
BBC News – Sep 25, 2008 12:52 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Children abducted from Democratic Republic of Congo by Ugandan rebels
UN fears children taken from DRC may end up as sex slaves or be forced to fight for the Lord's Resistance Army
The Guardian – Sep 23, 2008 2:07 PM [GMT] – comment?
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UN fears children taken from DRC may end up as sex slaves or be forced to fight for the Lord's Resistance Army
The Guardian – Sep 23, 2008 2:07 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Some see hope in Congo's slumbering menace
To a handful of business executives, Mount Nyiragongo is central to an effort to transform an area best known as the epicenter of the deadliest conflict since World War II into a tourist attraction.
International Herald Tribune – Sep 23, 2008 10:40 AM [GMT] – comment?
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To a handful of business executives, Mount Nyiragongo is central to an effort to transform an area best known as the epicenter of the deadliest conflict since World War II into a tourist attraction.
International Herald Tribune – Sep 23, 2008 10:40 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Appeal for Congo child hostages
The UN appeals for the release of 90 Congolese children it says are being held by Ugandan rebels.
BBC News – Sep 23, 2008 09:31 AM [GMT] – comment?
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The UN appeals for the release of 90 Congolese children it says are being held by Ugandan rebels.
BBC News – Sep 23, 2008 09:31 AM [GMT] – comment?
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