UN efforts to disarm the Rwandan-Hutu rebels in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo have failed and international action is needed to restrict their financing, according to a new report by UN experts.
The UN has a 17,000 humanitarian force in place, recently increased in size by a further 3,000 troops. But a war scenario continues in the Democratic Republic of Congo. To many the conflict has become a forgotten war.
The UN has a 17,000 humanitarian force in place, recently increased in size by a further 3,000 troops. But a war scenario continues in the Democratic Republic of Congo. To many the conflict has become a forgotten war.
Two Congolese warlords are scheduled to appear before the International Criminal Court (ICC) (pictured) Tuesday for allegedly directing a February 2003 attack on a village as rival groups fought for control of the region’s gold, diamonds and oil.
An estimated 30,600 people fleeing ethnic clashes in the Democratic Republic of Congo have crossed the border into the Republic of Congo, aid agencies say. The number has surged in the past few days as fighting has intensified.
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Democratic Republic of Congo soldiers have "deliberately killed" more than 500 civilians since March during an operation targeting rebels in the country's east, Human Rights Watch has said.
The United Nations says it will suspend the operational support given to certain units of the DR Congo army fighting in the east of the country over the alleged murder of more than 60 civilians this year.
Residents of a northern DR Congo village have killed at least 47 policemen who were trying to intervene in inter-ethnic strife over fishing rights, according to a UN-sponsored radio station. Local officials say the death toll is much lower.
