http://congoplanet.com Congo Planet News, Music, Videos en Copyright 2007 CongoPlanet.com Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:28:56 GMT-07:00 10 http://congoplanet.com http://congoplanet.com/pictures/congo_planet_kinshasa.jpg 64 12 Your source for news from the Congo http://congoplanet.com/article.jsp?id=45261448 Fans of pop star Michael Jackson are still mourning his sudden death last week in California. His admirers in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo reflect on him. Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:00:56 GMT-07:00 http://congoplanet.com/article.jsp?id=45261447 International pop star Michael Jackson has died after suffering cardiac arrest at his home in Los Angeles County, California. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:56 GMT-07:00 http://congoplanet.com/article.jsp?id=45261446 President Joseph Kabila opened the first conference of provincial governors on Wednesday in Kisangani. The conference will last two days and deal with issues related to good governance, security, justice, and the economy. Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:56 GMT-07:00 http://congoplanet.com/article.jsp?id=45261445 A record number of former Hutu rebels left the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for their home in Rwanda this week, the United Nations peacekeeping operation in the DRC reported today. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:56 GMT-07:00 http://congoplanet.com/article.jsp?id=45261444 Often at great risk, and sometimes with great sacrifice, they do it because the rest of us need to hear the stories that they tell.  In recent years, we've seen the same courageous reporting in Iraq, in Afghanistan, and the Congo, and in every dangerous corner of the world.  And everywhere there's a story that needs to be told. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:56 GMT-07:00 http://congoplanet.com/article.jsp?id=45261443 United Nations agencies and their partners today launched an appeal for $38 million to help nearly 1 million people in need of assistance amid armed attacks and military operations in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:56 GMT-07:00 http://congoplanet.com/article.jsp?id=45261442 The Democratic Republic of Congo government has denied involvement in the war crime charges against former Vice President Jean Pierre Bemba. The denial follows the International Criminal Court (ICC) ruling Monday that Bemba should stand trial on charges of war crimes. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:56 GMT-07:00 http://congoplanet.com/article.jsp?id=45261441 The Hague-based International Criminal Court has ordered the Democratic Republic of Congo's former Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba to go on trial on five charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:56 GMT-07:00 http://congoplanet.com/article.jsp?id=45261440 The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Congolese military (FARDC) have agreed to strengthen their joint operation against illegally-armed groups in the vast African nation's far east,a UN spokesman said on Monday. Mon, 8 Jun 2009 00:00:56 GMT-07:00 http://congoplanet.com/article.jsp?id=45261439 A U.S. diplomatic representative to COMESA was confident about the upcoming establishment of COMESA customs union, saying it would help African nations, especially members of the bloc, revive in the global economic crisis. Sat, 6 Jun 2009 00:00:56 GMT-07:00