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| Carving Up The Congo | |
GREENPEACE - April 11, 2007 | |
 | The Congo rainforest is the life support system for millions of people in the 'green heart' of Africa. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) alone, 40 million people depend on the forest. Like all large intact forests, it's also crucially important for regulating the local and global climate. As the world's second largest rainforest, the Congo rainforest is also home to some of Africa's most iconic wildlife including gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos and forest elephants. |
| Congo's Bemba Leaves For Portugal While Supporters Feel Persecuted | |
VOA News - April 11, 2007 | |
 | The former rebel and current opposition leader in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Jean-Pierre Bemba, has left for Portugal after seeking refuge for several weeks at the South African embassy in Kinshasa, while his supporters say they still feel persecuted. This follows deadly violence in March between Bemba's guard and Congo's post-war security forces. |
| After violence in Kinshasa, senator Bemba takes off for Portugal | |
MISNA - April 11, 2007 | |
 | Today at 2:00a.m. local time, Senator Jean-Pierre Bemba, who has been at the South African Embassy since the tragic events of March 22-24, departed from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for Portugal to receive medical treatment. |
| FNI militia leader Peter Karim surrenders to DRC government | |
MONUC - April 9, 2007 | |
 | Peter Karim, commander of the last remaining Ituri militia group - the FNI - surrendered to the DRC government with seven of his officers on Saturday 7 April 2007 at Kpandroma, 90 kilometres north east of district capital Bunia. |
| Pope Celebrates Easter Mass, Calls for World Peace | |
VOA News - April 8, 2007 | |
 | Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Easter Mass in Saint Peter's Square Sunday and made an impassioned appeal for world peace in his traditional "Urbi et Orbi" message. He spoke of his concerns for Iraq, Afghanistan and Africa. |
| UN mission says opposition forces in DR Congo have disarmed, awaiting handover | |
UN News Service - April 5, 2007 | |
 | After clashing violently with Government troops in the capital Kinshasa last month, opposition forces and their dependents in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) currently under United Nations protection have disarmed, the world body's Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) said today. |
| The fight against landmines in the DRC is a 'moral imperative' | |
MONUC - April 5, 2007 | |
 | World Mine Action day was celebrated in Kinshasa on Wednesday April 4 2007. Many speakers explained the dangers that anti personnel mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) pose to the Congolese population and the development of the country, as well as underlining the challenges that lie ahead in this fight in the DRC. |
| MONUC: One must not establish a climate of persecution against the opposition | |
MONUC - April 4, 2007 | |
 | During the weekly press conference of April 4 2007, MONUC deplored the acts of intimidation and threats of March 22 and 23 last, aimed at many opposition members, including those considered to be associated to the MLC- Mr. Bemba’s political party. |
| Security Council underlines need for national reconciliation in DR Congo | |
UN News Service - April 3, 2007 | |
 | Calling for a shared commitment from the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC) authorities and political parties to national reconciliation, the Security Council today deplored the recent wave of deadly violence in the African country's capital and urged all sides to resolve their difference through dialogue. |
| Congo Suspends Negotiations on Mining Deals | |
VOA News - April 2, 2007 | |
 | Democratic Republic of Congo has suspended all negotiations on mining contracts, while reviews existing deals. Home to a 10th of the world's copper, with substantial gold, diamond and cobalt deposits, Congo has attracted billions of dollars of mining investment in recent years. |
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