UN mission in DR Congo denies Ntanganda's role in military operation | |
Xinhua - September 10, 2009 | |
The United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC) has denied any role of a general being sought by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the anti-insurgency operation. | |
Congo Ready to Settle Displaced People, Says Government Spokesman | |
VOA News - September 10, 2009 | |
The Democratic Republic of Congo says it will re-integrate Internally Displaced People (IDP) into society after the United Nations closes camps in the restive Kivu provinces. The United Nations High Commission for Refugees announced that it will be closing IDP camps this week after a sharp drop of violence in Kivu. | |
Southern African Grouping Proposes Extraordinary Summit on Zimbabwe | |
VOA News - September 7, 2009 | |
Leaders of the Southern African Development Community assembled for a summit Monday in the Democratic Republic of Congo decided not to examine progress by Zimbabwe's national unity government and discuss issues that continue to trouble power-sharing in Harare, but will hold an extraordinary summit in a few weeks focused exclusively on Zimbabwe. | |
SADC Leaders Open Summit in Kinshasa | |
VOA News - September 7, 2009 | |
Leaders from 15 southern African nations have opened two days of discussions in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Political confrontations in Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Lesotho and eastern Congo are high on the agenda. | |
President Kabila to Meet All DRC Governors | |
VOA News - August 18, 2009 | |
Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila is scheduled to hold discussions with governors across the country as part of a decentralization program. Kinshasa admits, however, that the decentralization program faces an enormous challenge. | |
Clinton Praises Mutombo Hospital in Kinshasa | |
VOA News - August 17, 2009 | |
During her trip to Africa last week, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited a $30-million private hospital established by Congolese basketball star Dikembe Mutombo. The former athlete has turned his attention to the issue of health care, one of Africa's most pressing problems. | |
Student's question lost in translation 'struck a nerve' with Hillary Clinton | |
CNN - August 11, 2009 | |
The tense moment happened as Clinton spoke to students at a Congolese university in Kinshasa. A male student rose to ask a question about Chinese financial contracts in his country. The student asked Clinton what President Obama would think of the deal, but pool reporters in the room said the translator made a mistake and asked what Bill Clinton would think. | |
Clinton: US Committed to Good Governance in Congo | |
VOA News - August 10, 2009 | |
"We know that the promise of the D.R.C. is limitless. We will help you build a strong, civilian-lead government that is accountable and transparent, an independent judiciary, a professional military that respects human rights, a free press, and an active and engaged citizenry. A society whose institutions respect the rule of law," she said. | |
Hillary Clinton: the United States stand ready to assist the government to promote human rights | |
State.gov - August 10, 2009 | |
Well, it’s interesting because I’m aware of the commitment that China has made, and I think that building roads is a very important development goal for this country. But so is good governance. So is protecting and promoting human rights. So is building an independent judiciary, a free press, the institutions of democracy that will hold up over time. It’s important to build a free market, to stand against corruption, to ask for more transparency, and the United States has been working to achieve those goals. | |
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. |