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| UN says No Evidence Army, Rebel Groups Ally in Eastern Congo | |
VOA News - October 3, 2007 | |
 | Conflicting reports are emerging from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo regarding an alleged alliance between Congo's army and outlaw Hutu and Mayi Mayi militias, aimed at purging a rebellion by dissident general Laurent Nkunda. |
| Helping former soldiers plant seeds for the future in DR Congo | |
UNICEF - October 3, 2007 | |
 | A decade after the United Nations issued Graça Machel's landmark report on children affected by armed conflict, the context of conflict has changed dramatically. A strategic review of the Machel report is now under way to address this issue for the next 10 years. Here is the first in a series of stories testifying to the importance of that review, 'Machel Plus 10'. |
| Monitoring of Ebola "must continue" | |
IRIN - October 3, 2007 | |
 | Health specialists agree that surveillance and monitoring of an Ebola epidemic have to be maintained, despite falls in the numbers of people affected in the province of Kasai Occidental in the Democratic Republic of Congo. |
| MONUC rejects claims of army link to militia groups | |
IRIN - October 3, 2007 | |
 | The UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC) has no evidence that the Congolese army has joined forces with outlawed Hutu and Mayi-Mayi militia groups to purge a rebellion by dissident army commander, Gen Laurent Nkunda, a spokesman for MONUC said on 3 October. |
| CDC scientists travel to Democratic Republic of the Congo to fight Ebola outbreak | |
CDC - October 1, 2007 | |
 | Scientists from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention deployed to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to support efforts to control an outbreak of Ebola hemorrhagic fever in a remote province. Early reports described a range of symptoms in patients, making accurate clinical diagnosis impossible. Upon receipt of samples from the affected area, CDC scientists at the Special Pathogens Branch were able to diagnose Ebola virus infection in some patients. Evidence of Shigella dysenteriae and Salmonella typhi infection was also observed. |
| Ebola in DRC: Nearing control of the outbreak, but vigilance still required | |
MSF - October 1, 2007 | |
 | Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has seen a decrease in the number of admissions in its isolation unit in Kampungu, a village of 9,000 inhabitants which is the epicentre of the outbreak of Ebola hemorrhagic fever in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). |
| Many thousands flee more fighting in eastern DR Congo, UN reports | |
UN News - October 1, 2007 | |
 | Fresh fighting between Government forces, renegade troops and rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has uprooted yet more people, with new waves in the coming days expected to add to the over 100,000 who have already fled the latest conflict, United Nations agencies said today as they mobilized to face the crisis. |
| Review of Congo mining contracts marred by lack of transparency | |
Global Witness - October 1, 2007 | |
 | The integrity of a governmental review of mining contracts in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is being undermined by a lack of transparency and pressure to rush through the process as fast as possible, Global Witness said in a new briefing published today. Global Witness is calling on the government to publish the contracts, as well as the criteria for their evaluation, and to extend the period available for the review. |
| Army calls on rebels to integrate | |
IRIN - September 29, 2007 | |
 | The Congolese army has launched an appeal for militias loyal to renegade army general Laurent Nkunda, as well as other combatants and armed groups in the eastern province of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), to be integrated into the army or be demobilised. |
| Eastern Congo Still Waiting on Kabila to Deliver on Promise to Bring Peace to the Region | |
Congo News Agency - September 29, 2007 | |
 | Since Joseph Kabila's inauguration last December as the first democratically elected president since independence, there has been no improvement on the security front in the eastern provinces. Much to the dismay of the residents of North and South Kivu, who voted massively for Joseph Kabila, he has been unable to deliver on his election promise to bring lasting peace to the region. The security situation in eastern Congo has worsened since the elections and people are calling on the government to do more to stop the militias operating in the region. |
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