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| 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. |
| DRC Opposition Leader Awaits Approval for Medical Evacuation | |
VOA News - April 1, 2007 | |
 | Portuguese authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo confirm an agreement has been reached to allow Congolese opposition leader Jean Pierre Bemba, wanted on charges of treason, to travel to Portugal for medical treatment. |
| MACC: After the Kinshasa conflict, we have found over 20 items of unexploded ordnance | |
MONUC - March 29, 2007 | |
 | After the two day Kinshasa conflict of March 22 to 24 2007, there are some unexploded ordnance (UXO) in the city. The Mine Action Coordination Centre (MACC) appeals to the people of Kinshasa not to 'touch any object they find'. We spoke to MACC director Harouna Ouedrago who explained the risks of UXO, as well as the objectives of their work. |
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