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| Hillary Clinton to tackle Congo conflict | |
BBC News - August 10, 2009 | |
 | US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where she will speak out on the country's deadly civil conflict. |
| Ban Ki-moon welcomes summit between leaders of DR Congo and Rwanda | |
UN News - August 7, 2009 | |
 | Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed yesterday’s summit between the leaders of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, the first official bilateral meeting since the neighbouring African nations broke off official ties more than one decade ago. |
| 'New era' for DR Congo and Rwanda | |
BBC News - August 6, 2009 | |
 | The leaders of Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo have pledged to boost economic and security ties, hailing an "all new era" after a rare meeting. The talks took place 13 years after the neighbours broke diplomatic relations. |
| Voter Registration Extended for 15 Days in Kinshasa | |
ACP - August 4, 2009 | |
 | The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has extended the deadline to register for the upcoming elections to August 20, 2009. The IEC made the decision on Tuesday, responding to numerous calls to give more time to those who want to register. |
| Congo Militias Target of Virunga Park Ranger Crackdown | |
VOA News - August 3, 2009 | |
 | The charcoal trafficking…is an extremely lucrative business. It has an annual turnover of over $30 million. And much of those revenues are going to the armed groups. And these armed groups are responsible for the instability in the eastern Congo, which has been an extremely serious problem for over 15 years. |
| Susan Rice: United Nations Peacekeeping Force Under Severe Strain | |
VOA News - July 30, 2009 | |
 | The U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations says the U.N. peacekeeping force is stretched to the limit, and needs more support and supervision. Ambassador Susan Rice told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that peacekeeping helps protect the United States and other nations. Rice is urging Congress to support peacekeeping, despite sexual misconduct by a few members of the force. |
| MONUC trains its staff on sexual exploitation and abuse | |
MONUC - July 30, 2009 | |
 | Mounia Lakhdar-Hamina and Kandi Godia, of the Conduct and Discipline (CDU) unit recalled the importance for staff to conduct themselves well. “Recruited to assist a country beset by various difficulties, MONUC staff are continually watched by the population,” said Ms Kandi Godia. In this respect, they are expected to comply with “the highest standards of conduct required by their private and professional lives.” In other words, staff should comply with the UN codes of conduct and the host country’s laws, she added. |
| DR Congo troops take Rwandan rebels' command headquarter in South Kivu province | |
Xinhua - July 29, 2009 | |
 | DR Congo government troops have captured the command headquarter of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), an anti-government group, in Kashindaba, a military commander declared on Wednesday. |
| U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Visit Africa | |
U.S. Department of State - July 27, 2009 | |
 | The Secretary will travel to Kenya, South Africa, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Liberia, and Cape Verde. In each nation, she will emphasize Africa as a place of opportunity, built on an ethic of responsibility. She will underline America's commitment to partner with governments, the private sector, non-governmental organizations, and private citizens to build societies where each individual can realize their potential. |
| At least 35,000 Congolese civilians displaced by fighting in South Kivu province | |
UNHCR - July 24, 2009 | |
 | An outbreak of fighting in the eastern Congolese province of South Kivu has forced more than 35,000 civilians to flee their homes in the past two weeks. The latest population movement brings the total number of civilians to have been displaced in South Kivu since January as a result of clashes between government forces and Rwandan rebels, and reprisal attacks on civilians, to about 536,000 people. |
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