| Nkunda's men fail to show up at integration centre | |
IRIN - October 25, 2007 | |
 | Some 200 men under the command of dissident Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) General Laurent Nkunda failed to show up at a centre for integrating armed groups into the regular army, a UN official said - a day after Nkunda's top aide announced their handover. |
| Nkunda set to hand over 200 men for integration into army | |
IRIN - October 24, 2007 | |
 | Dissident General Laurent Nkunda, who has been battling government forces in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is set to hand over 200 men for integration into the regular army, a process he has so far bitterly resisted. |
| Human Rights Watch: Army and UN Peacekeepers Must Protect Civilians at Risk in North Kivu | |
Human Rights Watch - October 23, 2007 | |
 | As Congolese politicians and diplomats scramble to avoid full-scale war in the eastern province of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Human Rights Watch today issued a report documenting horrific murders, rape, and pillage by all parties to the conflict. |
| Congo's Army Vows to Disarm Mai Mai Militias | |
VOA News - October 22, 2007 | |
 | Congo's armed forces are preparing to mount an offensive against community-based militias in the east, known as the Mai Mai. A high-ranking member of Congo's army says disarming the Mai Mai will take precedent over purging a rebellion by dissident General Laurent Nkunda. |
| Congo Rebels Demand Negotiations | |
VOA News - October 18, 2007 | |
 | Dissident Congolese General Laurent Nkunda and his National Congress for the People's Defense will not surrender or agree to integrate in Congo's national army without formal negotiations, a spokesman says. |
| Recruitment of Children into Militias Skyrockets in Congo | |
VOA News - October 17, 2007 | |
Prospects for children in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are darkening, as fighting continues between forces loyal to dissident General Laurent Nkunda and the Congolese army. Protection workers say forced recruitment of children into armed groups has skyrocketed. | |
| Goma: William Swing and five ambassadors meet president Kabila | |
MONUC - October 17, 2007 | |
 | William Swing, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for the DRC and five country ambassadors from the US, France, UK, Belgium and South Africa met DRC President Joseph Kabila in Goma, North Kivu province on Monday 15 October 2007. |
| Sexual violence - the scourge of the east | |
IRIN - October 16, 2007 | |
 | Women in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are so familiar with the crude mechanics of sexual violence they have no problem explaining how it works. |
| Congo Rebels Brace for More Fighting Following Deadline Extension | |
VOA News - October 16, 2007 | |
Forces loyal to dissident Congolese General Laurent Nkunda will not integrate in Congo 's national army, despite the extension of an October 15 deadline, a rebel spokesman said Tuesday. Noel King has more in this report from Kigali. | |
| Fighting Cripples Humanitarian Aid in War-Torn Eastern Congo | |
VOA News - October 16, 2007 | |
Humanitarian officials warn a crisis in eastern Congo's war-torn North Kivu Province is deepening with each passing day. A new eruption of fighting between rebels and the Congolese army has sent thousands of civilians streaming over mountain roads for the relative safety of the capital city, Goma. | |
