| Chorus of concern as country teeters on brink of war | |
IRIN - December 20, 2004 | |
With fresh battle fronts opening up and tens of thousands of civilians fleeing their homes, there has been mounting concern among international bodies that the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is heading for a major war. | |
| North Kivu army chief replaced as fighting intensifies | |
IRIN - December 17, 2004 | |
The Armed Forces High Command of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has transferred the military commander of the 8th Military Region - North Kivu Province - in a move aimed at ending clashes between factions of the army in the province. | |
| High death rates in prisons due to malnutrition | |
IRIN - December 17, 2004 | |
More than 50 inmates died in prisons across the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during 2004 as a result of malnutrition, according to a report issued on Thursday by the justice system support unit of the UN peacekeeping mission in the DRC, known as MONUC. | |
| Civilians flee renewed fighting in North Kivu | |
IRIN - December 16, 2004 | |
Fighting resumed on Wednesday in the town of Kanyabayonga in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. | |
