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| MONUC: Our number one concern is that a fast solution is found to the crisis | |
MONUC - October 12, 2007 | |
 | The situation in eastern DRC, particularly in North Kivu, was marked by several confrontations in the last week, between the DRC Armed Forces (FARDC) and the troops of ex General Laurent Nkunda. We interviewed MONUC force commander General Babacar Gaye who explained the situation on the ground, and the measures taken by MONUC to protect the population. |
| DRC Rebel Leader Accuses Government of Breaking Ceasefire Agreement | |
VOA News - October 9, 2007 | |
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the leader of the rebel National Congress for the People's Defense, General Laurent Nkunda has dismissed as propaganda government reports that he broke the over a month old ceasefire agreement. Nkunda said his forces were the first to be attacked by government soldiers, before his group returned fire. He said he had instructed his forces to be in active defense, but not to go on the offensive against government troops, unless they are attacked. Nkunda is now accusing the government of trying to plunge the country into war. | |
| More displaced as insecurity persists in North Kivu | |
IRIN - October 9, 2007 | |
 | A new wave of displaced civilians is on the move in the North Kivu province of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as dissident general Laurent Nkunda announced a ceasefire with government troops was broken. |
| Violence cuts off 150,000 people from aid - WFP | |
IRIN - October 8, 2007 | |
 | Chronic violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has cut 150,000 vulnerable people off from humanitarian aid, deepening an already severe crisis, according to the UN World Food Programme (WFP). |
| MONUC rejects claims of army link to militia groups | |
IRIN - October 3, 2007 | |
 | The UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC) has no evidence that the Congolese army has joined forces with outlawed Hutu and Mayi-Mayi militia groups to purge a rebellion by dissident army commander, Gen Laurent Nkunda, a spokesman for MONUC said on 3 October. |
| Many thousands flee more fighting in eastern DR Congo, UN reports | |
UN News - October 1, 2007 | |
 | Fresh fighting between Government forces, renegade troops and rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has uprooted yet more people, with new waves in the coming days expected to add to the over 100,000 who have already fled the latest conflict, United Nations agencies said today as they mobilized to face the crisis. |
| Army calls on rebels to integrate | |
IRIN - September 29, 2007 | |
 | The Congolese army has launched an appeal for militias loyal to renegade army general Laurent Nkunda, as well as other combatants and armed groups in the eastern province of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), to be integrated into the army or be demobilised. |
| Eastern Congo Still Waiting on Kabila to Deliver on Promise to Bring Peace to the Region | |
Congo News Agency - September 29, 2007 | |
 | Since Joseph Kabila's inauguration last December as the first democratically elected president since independence, there has been no improvement on the security front in the eastern provinces. Much to the dismay of the residents of North and South Kivu, who voted massively for Joseph Kabila, he has been unable to deliver on his election promise to bring lasting peace to the region. The security situation in eastern Congo has worsened since the elections and people are calling on the government to do more to stop the militias operating in the region. |
| UN support needed to deal with armed groups in DR Congo, Kabila tells General Assembly | |
UN News - September 27, 2007 | |
 | The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is determined to stabilize the country's troubled North Kivu region, its President said today, seeking United Nations support in this effort. |
| Military Court Trials Worry Rights Activists | |
IWPR - September 27, 2007 | |
 | At the Kisangani military court in the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the day's work begins long before any lawyers or accused arrive. The courtroom - where judges hear cases both mundane and involving the most serious war crimes - is devoid of furniture. The judge's assistants must carry in a desk to serve as the bench and pews from the nearby Catholic church to seat spectators. |
