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DR CONGO
Fresh fighting spurs fears that crisis could spread
As African leaders and UN delegates met in Nairobi, renewed fighting prompted another exodus of refugees and a warning from Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon that the crisis could spread to the broader sub-region.
DR CONGO
African leaders and UN call for ceasefire
African leaders and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called for a ceasefire in RD Congo as fighting continued to rage between tutsi militias and the Congolese army in the country's eastern region of North Kivu.
DR CONGO
Peace summit opens amid chaotic violence
An emergency peace summit embarks in Nairobi to discuss the RDC, where earlier in the day rebels loyal to renegade Tutsi general Laurent Nkunda killed at least 20 civilians in the Congolese town of Kiwanja.
DR CONGO
Rebels execute civilians in break of ceasefire
Fighters loyal to renegade Tutsi general Laurent Nkunda killed at least 20 civilians in the Congolese town of Kiwanja after he called for a ceasefire on Oct. 29. See FRANCE 24's exclusive report from the region.
DR CONGO
World leaders seek political solution amid renewed violence
Regional leaders and UN dignitaries, including Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, are in Nairobi for an urgent summit aimed at stemming the violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
HUMANITARIAN
Hunger besets civilians in Congo refugee camps
In the North Kivu refugee camp of Mugunga II, civilians complain of insufficient food and medicine. Aid agencies say they are scrambling to provide food and care to the 200,000 people crammed into camps around Goma, near the Rwandan border.
DR CONGO
Rebels clash with pro-government militia
Civilians in eastern Congo braced for a second day of fighting between rebels lead by Laurent Nkunda and pro-government militia. On Wednesday UN peacekeepers were ordered to fire on the rebels if they advanced on the besieged city of Goma.
DR CONGO
UN force ordered to open fire if attacked
UN peacekeepers stationed in eastern DRC have been ordered to open fire on rebels led by Laurent Nkunda if they advance on the besieged city of Goma.
DR CONGO
Militia says it will repel Nkunda's forces in east
Mai-Mai militias, loyal to the beleagured Congolese government, said they would take over the task of holding back rebel leader Laurent Nkunda's forces, as fighting in eastern DRC intensified.
WEB NEWS
Bloggers witness conflict in DR Congo
In this edition: bloggers describe the on-going conflict in the eastern DR Congo; US independent candidate Ralph Nader counterattacks on the web; find out if you are compatible with your car; your face everywhere thanks to Photofunia.
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