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DR Congo: Bruno Tshibala appointed new prime minister Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila has appointed Bruno Tshibala as the new prime minister of the power-sharing government
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| Oct.21 |
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Congo doctor Denis Mukwege wins Sakharov prize A doctor from the Democratic Republic of Congo has won Europe's top human rights prize for helping thousands of gang rape victims in the cou...
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| Jul.23 |
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Central African Republic factions announce ceasefire Rival armed groups in the Central African Republic have signed a ceasefire agreement aimed at ending over a year of religious conflict
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| Mar.29 |
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Xi wraps up Africa trip in Congo
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| Mar.18 |
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War crimes suspect in US embassy. Rwanda
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| Feb.24 |
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DR Congo peace accord is signed
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| Nov.24 |
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 DR Congo rebels urged to stop war  A summit of four African heads of state has urged rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo to cease fire and stop threats to depose the go...
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UN condemns rebel seizure of Goma. UN Security Council
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| Nov.17 |
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UN condemns DR Congo rebel attack
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| Oct.19 |
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UN to sanction Congo's M23 rebels. UN Security Council
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| Jul.15 |
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Rwanda and DRC 'in border deal'
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| Dec.21 |
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Police 'killed 24 civilians' after elections
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| Dec.9 |
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Plea for calm after DR Congo poll There have been appeals for calm in the Democratic Republic of Congo following the victory of President Joseph Kabila in disputed elections
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Joseph Kabila 're-elected'| President Joseph Kabila obtained 49% of the vote against 32% for veteran opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi | |
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| Nov.27 |
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DR Congo poll on despite violence
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Rape victims march against violence  Map of Bukavu Congo| Many of Congo's rape survivors took to the streets to speak out against sexual violence in a country where it has become a weapon of wa | |
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| Aug.26 |
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UN cites 'genocide' in DR Congo
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Mourning declared after tanker blast The Democratic Republic of the Congo declared two days of mourning for the victims of the oil tanker explosion that killed more than 230 peo...
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Fuel truck victims buried in mass graves The bodies of some of the scores of people killed in a fuel truck explosion in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been buried in mass gra...
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| Apr.30 |
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UN's chief warns on early Congo pull-out
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| Mar.28 |
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UN call for new DRC strategy
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| Nov.16 |
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U.N. envoy meets Congolese rebel leader Laurent Nkunda agreed to back a UN-brokered cease-fire amid efforts to bring an end to a fresh wave of violent unrest
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U.N. envoy in Congo for peace talks Special envoy Olusegun Obasanjo in Kinshasa for talks aimed at ending fighting between rebels and government troops in the east
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| Nov.13 |
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Oxfam: Nations failing on Congo crisis  Global: The head of Oxfam International in the Congo: Nations are abdicating their responsibility by failing to provide enough military aid to the U
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 U.N. chief: Rebels 'poisonous' for Congo Ban Ki-moon said rebels who are fighting government troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo pose 'poisonous consequences'
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Summit demands action on DR Congo  Kenya: African leaders in Nairobi have called for an immediate ceasefire in the Democratic Republic of Congo and for UN peacekeepers to get greater...
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Poll loser rejects result Presidential candidate Jean-Pierre Bemba said he would use all legal channels to contest the result
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Kabila named winner of vote Incumbent President was declared the winner of tense runoff election, defeating his ex-rebel leader rival
| Joseph Kabila has appealed for calm in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Kabila won 58.05% of the vote, ahead of Jean-Pierre Bemba who got 41.9%
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| Oct.28 |
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War-ravaged Congo goes to polls The president faced off against a former rebel chief as a high-stakes runoff began
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| Oct.10 |
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DR Congo children 'still armed' 11,000 children are in the hands of armed groups or unaccounted for, says Amnesty International
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| Jul.29 |
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Congo goes to polls first time in decades| 17,000 U.N. troops and 2,000 European Union troops -- is on standby | |
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DR Congo peace deal signed  South Africa: Congolese government, rebels, opposition parties and civil groups signed the deal
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Rwanda, Congo signed treaty to end war South Africa: Congo has pledged to disarm and arrest Rwandan Hutu militia in return for Rwandan troops withdrawing
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Movement in Congo peace talks
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| Feb.3 |
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Congo leader visits Belgium President Kabila made his first international trip with a visit to former colonial ruler. He hopes to have support to restore peace
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Kabila met Rwandan President
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| Jan.20 |
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Body of L. Kabila returns home
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| Jan.19 |
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Kabila's son to be sworn in
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| Jan.18 |
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Kabila's son is head of Congo
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Berlin Conference| The Congo Conference regulated European colonization and trade in Africa during the New Imperialism period | |
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