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| DRC And Nkunda Have Agreed On a Fragile Cease-Fire | |
VOA News - September 9, 2007 | |
After days of heavy fighting between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and renegade General Laurent Nkunda, the two sides reached an agreement on Thursday (9-6-07) to observe a cease-fire. The two sides have reportedly agreed to solve their differences through dialogue. | |
| DRC-RWANDA: Good neighbourliness a long way off - analyst | |
IRIN - September 7, 2007 | |
 | The recent meeting between senior Rwandan and Congolese officials saw some agreement on strategies to minimise tension between the two countries, but did not achieve a breakthrough to firmly deal with the rebellion in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), an analyst said. |
| North Kivu: More than 10,000 displaced after latest clashes | |
MONUC - September 6, 2007 | |
 | At its weekly press conference on Wednesday 5 September 2007, MONUC underlined its concern with the security situation in North Kivu province in eastern DRC since 27 August last, where clashes in Masisi and Rutshuru between the FARDC and dissident General Laurent Nkunda's forces have left more than 10,000 people displaced. |
| Democratic Republic of Congo Rebels Call for Cease Fire | |
VOA News - September 6, 2007 | |
 | In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the rebel leader of the National Congress for the People's Defense, General Laurent Nkunda, has called on the government to stop attacking his rebels and come to the peace-negotiating table. His call came after the government, backed by the United Nations, attacked rebel positions with helicopter gunships in two parts of North Kivu province. The rebels are also asking the international community to put pressure on the Kinshasa government to come to the peace table. |
| Congolese Accuse UN of Failing to Halt Fighting | |
VOA News - September 5, 2007 | |
 | Residents in eastern Congo say the United Nations peacekeeping mission is not doing enough to stop the clashes that erupted this week between the army and renegade forces. The fighting has left dozens dead, and forced thousands of people to flee eastern villages. |
| Fresh Fighting Erupts in Eastern Congo | |
VOA News - September 4, 2007 | |
Fresh clashes erupted in eastern Congo Monday between government forces and renegade troops, forcing large numbers of civilians to flee. | |
| Concern as violence causes more displacement in North Kivu | |
IRIN - September 4, 2007 | |
| The UN Refugee Agency has expressed concern over the plight of thousands of civilians forced to flee worsening tension and fighting in North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). |
| World Health Organization Investigating Deadly Unknown Illness in Congo | |
VOA News - September 2, 2007 | |
Medical experts with the U.N. World Health Organization are investigating an outbreak of an unknown illness with a high mortality rate in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. | |
| 12 Congolese National Police officers on UN mission for the first time | |
MONUC - September 1, 2007 | |
 | Thursday 30 August 2007 marked the official handing over ceremony of UN berets for 12 National Congolese Police (PNC) officers, who will start 12 month tours of duty in UN peacekeeping missions in Haiti and the Ivory Coast. This historic occasion marks the first time ever that Congolese police officers will serve under the UN flag. |
| Newly internally displaced people flee rising tensions and insecurity | |
UNHCR - August 31, 2007 | |
 | Thousands of newly internally displaced people are fleeing rising tensions and insecurity in the Masisi and Rutshuru districts of North Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The population of one of the makeshift camps at Mugunga, some 15 kilometers west of Goma, has doubled over the past three weeks, according to those staying there. Just four weeks ago, Mugunga hosted an estimated 9,000 internally displaced persons. Today, there are some 18,000. |
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