Six killed in 'coup bid' against Kabila | |
BBC News - February 27, 2011 | |
Six people have been killed in an attack on a residence of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo. An "unidentified group of armed men" attacked the residence of President Joseph Kabila in the capital, Kinshasa, a government spokesman said, describing the raid as an attempted coup. | |
UN human rights chief announces release date for DR Congo Mapping Report | |
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights - September 2, 2010 | |
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay announced Thursday that the report of the Mapping Exercise documenting the most serious human rights violations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 1993 and 2003 will be made public on 1 October 2010. | |
Key excerpts from UN report on Rwandan army genocide in DR Congo | |
BBC News - August 27, 2010 | |
The systematic attacks, in particular killings and massacres perpetrated against members of the Hutu ethnic group, are described extensively in section I of the report. These attacks resulted in a very large number of victims, probably tens of thousands of members of the Hutu ethnic group, all nationalities combined. | |
Sarkozy Praises Congolese, Rwandan, Ugandan Military Cooperation | |
VOA News - March 26, 2009 | |
French President Nicolas Sarkozy said it is time for new momentum in cooperation between the Democratic Republic of Congo and its eastern neighbors to resolve years of conflict in the troubled Great Lakes region. | |
To vote, or not to vote? | |
IRIN - June 8, 2006 | |
Among the many political problems weighing on this giant, war-weary nation as it staggers towards its first elections in 40 years, is the fact that its main opposition has missed the deadline to register. |
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