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Rwanda Monitors Volcano in DRC

admin — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 02:09:09 +0000

Tourism in the Volcanoes National Park is not threatened by the eruption of Mt. Nyamuragira located inside the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

UN Rushes Food to Thousands Displaced by Ethnic Fighting

admin — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:09:45 +0000

The United Nations is rushing food to thousands of displaced Congolese in northwest Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where tribal clashes have driven 130,000 people from their homes.

Human Rights Workers Get Death Threats

admin — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:40:03 +0000

The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today voiced its deep concerned over recent death threats against its human rights staff and local human rights organizations in Kalemie, in the African nation’s far east, urging the Government to take all necessary measures to ensure their safety.

UN Condemns Death Threats to Staff, Human Rights Workers

admin — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:09:20 +0000

Defence of Great Apes Begins With Children

admin — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 05:56:23 +0000

“But why do they kill gorillas, why do they trap them and put them in cages? One day, if i’m president, i’ll stop all those who kill gorillas, chimpanzees and bonobos,” says 11-year-old Judicaëlle, a student at the Holy Sprit of Moungali School in Brazzaville.

In Brief – Former Congolese Rebel Chief Takes up Government Post

admin — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:17:15 +0000

Former Congolese rebel chief and leader of the Conseil national des républicains (CNR), Frédéric Bintsamou – also known as Pasteur Ntoumi – has finally taken up a government post aimed at restoring stability in the southern Pool region over two years after his appointment.

LRA Kill 1,300 in Sudan, DRC

admin — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:25:37 +0000

Liraabout 1,300 civilians have died in Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo in 10 Months following Human Rights abuses allegedly committed by rebels of the Lord’s Resistance Army, according to latest periodic reports by United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Blue Helmets Protect Thousands Daily, Says Top UN Envoy

admin — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:11:28 +0000

The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) upholds the human rights of thousands of people every day, the top UN envoy to the African nation said today, rejecting criticism from a non-governmental organization that blue helmets are “complicit” in abuses committed by the Congolese army.