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| DRC Investigates Suspected Illegal Dumping of Radioactive Ore | |
VOA News - November 7, 2007 | |
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are investigating the suspected dumping of 18 tons of radioactive minerals in the Mura River in southeast Katanga Province. The minerals include 17 tons of copper ore that were seized by the government last month in the town of Likasi. VOA's William Eagle spoke with reporter Joe Bavier in Kinshasa. | |
| MONUC blames disinformation as protests over aid mount in North Kivu | |
IRIN - November 7, 2007 | |
 | Growing impatience over aid deliveries to displaced civilians in Democratic Republic of Congo's province of North Kivu has sparked another demonstration against the UN mission there, MONUC, which blamed the unrest on deliberately-spread false rumours. |
| Sixteen Ituri warlords give up the fight | |
IRIN - November 6, 2007 | |
 | A senior DRC official has declared the war-ravaged northeastern region of Ituri free of armed groups after 16 senior commanders flew to Kinshasa to join the regular army. |
| Transfer of ex-combatants major step for peace in northeast DR Congo | |
UN News - November 5, 2007 | |
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has transferred 16 former commanders of Ituri armed groups to Kinshasa, calling it a major step in consolidating peace in the northeastern part of the | |
| EU: A human rights delegation visiting DRC | |
MONUC - November 5, 2007 | |
 | A delegation of specialists in human rights from the European Union met with the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for the DRC William Swing in MONUC headquarters in Kinshasa, on Monday 5 November 2007. The purpose of the meeting is to inquire into the evolution of human rights respect in the country and the best way for the European countries to continue their support in this field. |
| Departure of leaders of Ituri armed groups to Kinshasa | |
MONUC - November 3, 2007 | |
 | Eighteen months of intense negotiations with the de facto leaders of the three remaining Ituri Armed Groups (IAGs) reached a climax level on 2 November 2007 when a MONUC special flight carrying 16 disarmed top leadership of IAGs departed Bunia at exactly 13:00 hours for Kinshasa. |
| Demobilise child soldiers, free minors held by military courts, says MONUC | |
IRIN - November 2, 2007 | |
 | "We believe there are almost 200 minors still present in various FARDC [regular army] brigades currently deployed in North Kivu," MONUC spokesman Kemal Saiki told reporters on 31 October. |
| Torrential rains overwhelm two capitals | |
IRIN - November 1, 2007 | |
 | Flash floods that followed the heaviest rains in 50 years have claimed the lives of at least 32 people in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and wreaked havoc in nearby Brazzaville, capital of the Republic of Congo, officials said. |
| Ban Ki-moon dispatches senior aide to DR Congo's troubled eastern region | |
UN News - October 31, 2007 | |
 | Voicing concern about the ongoing crisis in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where tens of thousands of people have been displaced by recent fighting, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced that his senior aide will travel to the country for talks with top officials. |
| MONUC denounces the presence of children in FARDC's ranks | |
MONUC - October 31, 2007 | |
 | At its weekly press conference this Wednesday on 31October, 2007, MONUC declared that around 200 children are enrolled in the FARDC, particularly among brigades deployed to North Kivu. MONUC also indicated that the expulsions of Congolese citizens from Angola to Kasai Occidental continue. |
