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DR CONGO - AID
UN resumes food distribution in rebel-held areas
The UN World Food Programme has begun distributing emergency food supplies in areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo under rebel control for the first time since the end of October.
FR24 EXCLUSIVE - DR CONGO
Refugees must relocate to flee rebels, says UN
In DRC the rebels have ordered the inhabitants of Kiwanja to go home. But the toll of the massacre is weighing heavily. Who were the perpetrators and how many victims were there? A FRANCE 24 exclusive by Arnaud Zajtman.
DR CONGO
Envoys call UN mission 'inadequate' and 'schizophrenic'
Diplomats and other observers say the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo suffers from inadequate troops, logistical deficiencies and a "schizophrenic" mandate that makes it powerless to protect those in need.
DR CONGO - CRISIS
Rebels force thousands to flee Kiwanja
At Kiwanja, north of Goma in the rebel-held zone, human rights groups accuse rebels of killing dozens of civilians. The UN also blames the rebels for forcing thousands to flee the Kiwanja camp. FRANCE 24's Arnaud Zajtman and Marlene Rabaud report.
13/11/2008 - A WEEK IN AFRICA

Hopes for peace fade in DR Congo

In this edition: hundreds of thousands of civilians flee after rebel attacks in DR Congo; Rwandan President Paul Kagame aide faces extradition to France; and hostages freed in Cameroon.
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Kinshasa vows to 'punish' looting soldiers
As conflict in the eastern DR Congo forced thousands more civilians to seek refuge at UN mission bases this week, the government promised to punish troops who had engaged in pillaging in villages in the Kanyabayonga region.
12/11/2008 - FACE-OFF

France-Rwanda: stirring up old ghosts?

As Rwandan President Paul Kagame's chief of protocol was arrested for extradition to France from Germany just days ago, Kigali has retaliated by threatening to issue arrest warrants for French civilains and officials. Should this tit-for-tat stop?
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DR CONGO
Fact file: the conflict in North Kivu
A history of the conflict in DR Congo, UN's role in the region and the renegade general leading the rebels. Scroll down to read the facts about the escalating conflict in North Kivu, which could once again leave the Great Lakes region in turmoil.
DR CONGO
UN reviews mandate on peacekeeping
The United Nations Security Council has reviewed its mandate for the DR Congo in the face of a rapidly deteriorating situation. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has repeatedly urged the council to reinforce the UN force operating in the region.
DR CONGO
UN accuses DR Congo army of looting, brutality
The UN has accused government troops of looting and committing “acts of brutality” against civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. France 24's Arnaud Zajtman spoke to Congolese soldiers in Goma.
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