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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, Crime, Law and Justice, Ban Ki-moon, Congo
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World Bank pledges $1 billion to aid peace in Africa's Great Lakes
ReutersKINSHASA (Reuters) - The World Bank pledged $1 billion on Wednesday to fund development in central Africa's Great Lakes region in return for peace, but fresh fighting in eastern Congo underscored the challenges facing the area. World Bank President Jim...Tags: United Nations, Rwanda, Ban Ki-moon, World Bank Group, Economic Organization
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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: Armed Conflicts, Rwanda, Ban Ki-moon, Congo, Rebellions
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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: Refugee, United Nations, Rwanda, Ban Ki-moon, World Bank Group
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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: United Nations, Robin Williams, Rwanda, Ban Ki-moon, World Bank Group
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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: Ban Ki-moon, Congo, Rebellions, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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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: United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, Congo, World Bank Group, Rebellions
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Gunmen attack east Congo army base, at least 31 dead
ReutersKINSHASA (Reuters) - At least 31 people were killed when gunmen attacked an army base in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday, the military said, underlining the challenge facing a new U.N. intervention force in the territory. The attackers,...Tags: United Nations, Environmental Issues, Armed Conflicts, Metal and Mineral, Congo
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ANALYSIS-Congo rebels prepare to face UN force with mandate to attack
Reuters* Anti-rebel brigade has mandate for offensive operations * Comprised of South African, Tanzanian, Malawian troops * Military solution seen limited without political measures By Jonny Hogg RUMANGABO, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 6 (Reuters) - I n...Tags: International Law, United Nations, National Government, Government, South Africa
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Tanzania brushes off Congo rebel threats ahead of new UN mission
Reuters* Tanzania says rebels threaten to kill its troops * New force aims to neutralise rebel militias By Fumbuka Ng'wanakilala DAR ES SALAAM, May 4 (Reuters) - Rebels behind a year-long insurgency in Democratic Republic of Congo have warned Tanzania they...Tags: United Nations, Congo, Rebellions, Wars and Interventions, Tanzania
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Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda denies war crimes in court
Standing before the International Criminal Court on Tuesday for the first time, Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda denied he was guilty of a long list of wartime crimes. Ntaganda faces charges of forcing children to fight as soldiers and indirectly...
Tags: International Law, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Congo, International Criminal Court
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Rights groups hail surrender of Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- In his seven years on the run from international justice, Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda became a symbol of the International Criminal Court's impotence. Now the court, which lacks a police force to arrest those it has...
Tags: United Nations, International Law, Rwanda, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights
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