Kinshasa Informer

Congo-Kinshasa: Fighting for the (Human) Rights of DRC's Forests Communities Congo-Kinshasa: Fighting for the (Human) Rights of DRC's Forests Communities. 26 April 2013. press release. A key plank of Greenpeace's work on protecting forests around the world is an obvious yet important message of putting "people and forests first". Full News here – Read more [...]

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Peacekeepers Protect Civilians After Fighting in Kitchanga Congo-Kinshasa: UN Peacekeepers Protect Civilians After Fighting in Kitchanga. 1 April 2013. United Nations peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have provided protection to some 1,500 civilians after renewed clashes between … Full News here – Read more on AllAfrica.com

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New Goma fighting as Kinshasa rejects rebel ultimatum The M23 rebels had said they would resume their offensive unless the government opened direct talks within 24 hours and removed troops from the city and the airport, but Kinshasa swiftly rejected the ultimatum as "irrational rantings". "These are … Full News here – Read more on [...]

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Congo army, rebels clash in worst fighting for months KINSHASA (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo forces have repulsed two waves of attacks by rebel fighters near the eastern city of Goma, the army said on Friday, in some of the worst fighting seen in the central African region for months. Both … Full News [...]

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UNHCR Shocked By Abuse of Civilians As Fighting Persists Congo-Kinshasa: UNHCR Shocked By Abuse of Civilians As Fighting Persists. By Andrej Mahecic, 27 July 2012. Comment. press release. Geneva — The UN refugee agency has condemned rampant abuses against civilians in eastern Democratic Republic … Full News here – Read more on AllAfrica.com

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DR Congo protesters call for end to fighting Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, to protest against recent violence in the North Kivu province, a resource-rich area near the border of Rwanda and Uganda. The protesters voiced … Full News here – Read [...]

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KINSHASA — Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo have launched attacks on positions held by government forces north of Goma. The U.N. mission in the Congo says the Congolese army is responding and U.N. peacekeepers are trying to deter the rebels … Full News here – Kinshasa – Bing News

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Congo-Kinshasa: More Than 5000 Flee to Uganda Amid Fresh Fighting Geneva — Renewed fighting over the last week in Democratic Republic of the Congo's North Kivu province has caused more than 5000 people to flee across the border into south-west Uganda and left an unknown number internally displaced. As of Monday … Full News here [...]

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