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Congo has chance for peace, U.N. ready to enforce: Ban
ReutersGOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Eastern Congo has the best chance in years to secure a lasting peace but the United Nations stands ready to pacify the region by force if need be, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday. Fighting...Tags: World Bank Group, Armed Forces, Peace Negotiations, Armed Conflicts, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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M23 rebels announce ceasefire for UN chief's Congo visit
ReutersGOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 23 (Reuters) - R ebels in eastern Congo announced a ceasefire on Thursday in fighting with government troops hours before a visit to the conflict-plagued zone by U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and World Bank...Tags: World Bank Group, Armed Conflicts, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Ban Ki-moon
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W. Bank pledges $1 bln to aid peace in Africa's Great Lakes
ReutersKINSHASA, May 22 (Reuters) - The World Bank on Wednesday announced $1 billion in funding for Africa's Great Lakes region, where renewed fighting this week between the government and rebels in eastern Congo has raised fears once again of an escalation in...Tags: International Economic Institution, World Bank Group, Economic Organization
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World Bank pledges $1 billion to aid peace in Africa's Great Lakes
ReutersKINSHASA (Reuters) - The World Bank on Wednesday announced $1 billion in development funding for Africa's Great Lakes region, where renewed fighting this week between the government and rebels in eastern Congo has raised fears once again of an...Tags: International Economic Institution, Uganda, Rebellions, World Bank Group, Rwanda
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Artillery lands in east Congo city, humanitarian camp
ReutersGOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 22 (Reuters) - A rtillery rounds landed in a heavily populated neighbourhood of Congo's eastern city of Goma on Wednesday, killing a child and injuring other civilians a day before a planned visit by U.N. Secretary-...Tags: Politics, Civil Rights, Justice and Rights, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Human Rights
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Congolese army, rebels clash for a second day, 19 dead
ReutersGOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Two days of clashes between Congo's army and rebel fighters near the eastern city of Goma have killed at least 19 people, threatening an uneasy six-month peace just days before a scheduled visit by U.N....Tags: Rebellions, Armed Forces, Armed Conflicts, Rwanda, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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World Bank boosts funds for Syria refugees, Africa
ReutersGENEVA (Reuters) - The World Bank plans substantial new funds to help Jordan cope with the influx of refugees from the civil war in Syria, and hopes new funds for central Africa will cement a peace deal there, the bank's President Jim Yong Kim said on...Tags: Uganda, World Bank Group, Peace Negotiations, Refugee, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Congolese army, rebels clash for a second day near Goma
ReutersKINSHASA (Reuters) - The Congolese army clashed with rebel fighters near the eastern city of Goma for a second day on Tuesday, threatening an uneasy six-month peace in the region ahead of a scheduled visit by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon this week....Tags: Rebellions, World Bank Group, United Nations, Armed Forces, Rwanda
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Congo's army clashes with rebels near eastern city of Goma
Reuters* City was seized and briefly held by rebels last year * U.N.'s Ban due to visit Goma this week KINSHASA, May 20 (Reuters) - Congolese soldiers clashed with rebel fighters for the first time in nearly six months on Monday near the city of Goma, just...Tags: Rebellions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Ban Ki-moon, March 23 Movement
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Congo's army clashes with rebels near Goma
ReutersKINSHASA (Reuters) - Congo's army used combat helicopters to bombard rebel fighters on Monday near the city of Goma in the first clashes in nearly six months, days before U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was due to visit the troubled eastern...Tags: Rebellions, United Nations, World Bank Group, Armed Forces, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Bloomington teen's Appalachian Trail trek to aid children in Congo
Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind.Other than doing some leisurely strolling on grassy fairways as a member of the Bloomington High School North golf team, Morgan Scherer has not done any training for his six-week, 500-mike hiking trip along the Appalachian Trail this summer. "I expect...Tags: Schools, Pita Bread, Hurricane Sandy (2012), High Schools, Indiana University
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Colombia Lures Productions With Financial Rewards
VarietySince a new film law took effect in January, Colombia has emerged as the go-to location for a growing number of international filmmakers. Also helping lift production: the country has turned the page on the notorious drug violence of its past....Tags: Shingles, Peter Facinelli, Travel Alerts, Television, Aaron Eckhart
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