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Militia fighters decapitate 40 police officers in DR Congo 
Kamwina Nsapu fighters in DR Congo have decapitated about 40 police officers in an ambush in the central province of Kasai, local officials ...
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Congo arrests group over child rape
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DR Congo warlord Bemba jailed over war crimes. Hague
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Central African Republic factions announce ceasefire
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DR Congo warlord faces ICC verdict. Hague
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Many dead in DR Congo blast caused by lightning An explosion at an arms depot in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed at least 20 people, UN officials say
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DR Congo 'repulses terror attacks' |
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Children killed in DR Congo attack |
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DR Congo claims defeat of M23 rebels Map of Bunagana Congo| The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has claimed victory over M23 rebels in the east of the country | |
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UN reports refugees from Congo war swelling |
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DR Congo unrest: Rwanda condemns 'bombing' |
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UN: Child soldiers freed in DR Congo |
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Girls as young as 6 raped by Congo troops, UN says |
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War crimes suspect in US embassy |
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DR Congo peace accord is signed |
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'Refugee numbers up' in DR Congo |
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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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Rebel march continues in Eastern Congo Map of Sake Congo Anti-government rebels continued their march through the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, withstanding an army counterattack
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Congo rebels threaten new advance Rebel fighters in the Democratic Republic of Congo have threatened to march on the capital, after capturing the eastern city of Goma
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| Nov.20 |
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UN condemns rebel seizure of Goma |
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DR Congo rebels advance on Goma Map of Goma Congo| M23 Rebels in eastern DR Congo have advanced to within a few kilometres of the provincial capital, Goma | |
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Warlord gets 14 years for using child soldiers The International Criminal Court handed down its first-ever sentence, Thomas Lubanga convicted of using child soldiers and turning them into killers
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DRC rebels 'advancing on Goma' |
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'Bad wiring' caused Congo blasts |
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Ammo dump explodes in Congo, killing 60 Map of Brazzaville Congo A series of explosions at an ammunition depot killed 123 people and wounded hundreds more in in Brazzaville, the capital of Africa's Republic of Congo
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DRC troops 'in rapes and murders'
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| Oct.1 |
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Congo atrocities report 'heartbreaking'
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| Sep.7 |
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U.N.: Congo sex attacks exceed 500 Map of Uvira Congo| U.N. officials on Tuesday put the number of rapes and other sexual attacks in eastern Congo since late July at more than 500 | |
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DR Congo rebel massacre is uncovered | Evidence of the massacre of at least 321 people by Lord's Resistance Army has been uncovered | |
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Lubanga denies forcing children to fight. Hague
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| Jan.25 |
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Warlord Thomas Lubanga in landmark trial 
Netherlands: Former Congolese militia leader is due to go on trial shortly at the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the use of child soldiers
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DR Congo rebel leader arrested| Gen Laurent Nkunda, the leader of Hutu FDLR, the main rebel group in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, has been arrested | |
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| Nov.19 |
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UK, France push more UN troops in Congo
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| Nov.18 |
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Rebels 'to withdraw troops'
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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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| Nov.15 |
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U.N. envoy in Congo for peace talks
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| Nov.11 |
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Looting, rapes as peace fades Congolese soldiers looted villages, raping women and ransacking homes, as the prospect of a sustained ceasefire continued to fade
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| Nov.7 |
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U.N. chief: Rebels 'poisonous' for Congo
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Fighting on eve of peace summit
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'Civilian deaths' probed
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Cease-fire unraveling as fighting spreads A fragile cease-fire appeared to be unraveling as battles between warlord Laurent Nkunda's rebels and the army spread to another town
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| Oct.27 |
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Tutsi rebels advancing on city of Goma Kivu conflict: Tutsi rebels under Nkunda are reportedly advancing. MONUC peacekeeping forces are engaged in heavy fighting against rebels
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UN troops 'armed DR Congo rebels'
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Report: 5 million killed in Congo conflict Hopes are high that the government of the DR Congo and armed groups can end a decade of fighting
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| Nov.13 |
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Tens of thousands flee refugee camps
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| Oct.20 |
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Thousands flee amid clashes
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| May.22 |
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UN troops 'traded gold for guns'
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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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| Feb.25 |
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U.N. troops 'die in ambush'
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| Jan.7 |
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U.N. accuses peacekeepers of sex abuse
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| Jun.20 |
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DR Congo troop move irks Rwanda
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| Jun.11 |
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Kabila: Coup attempt has failed
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| Mar.28 |
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Arrests after 'coup bid'
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| Jul.17 |
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Government swears in rebels
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| May.10 |
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U.N. reports 14 executions amid fighting
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| Jan.15 |
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U.N.: Rebels guilty of murder, cannibalism A U.N. investigation confirmed systematic cannibalism, rape, torture and killing by Congolese Liberation Movement
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| Dec.16 |
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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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| Oct.5 |
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Rwandan troops pull out Thousands of civilians lined the roads and a helicopter gunship flew overhead as 1,100 soldiers marched out of Congo
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| Aug.10 |
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Second mass grave found
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| Jul.30 |
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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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| Feb.15 |
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Movement in Congo peace talks
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| Feb.1 |
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Kabila met Rwandan President
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| 2013 |
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| Aug.16 |
UN: Child soldiers freed in DR Congo |
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| 2008 |
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| Nov.19 |
UK, France push more UN troops in Congo
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| 2014 |
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| Jan.25 |
Many dead in DR Congo blast caused by lightning An explosion at an arms depot in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed at least 20 people, UN officials say
| 2012 |
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| Mar.4 |
'Bad wiring' caused Congo blasts |
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| Mar.4 |
Ammo dump explodes in Congo, killing 60 Map of Brazzaville Congo A series of explosions at an ammunition depot killed 123 people and wounded hundreds more in in Brazzaville, the capital of Africa's Republic of Congo
| 2008 |
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| Apr.27 |
UN troops 'armed DR Congo rebels'
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| 2013 |
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| Aug.29 |
DR Congo unrest: Rwanda condemns 'bombing' |
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| 2016 |
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| Jun.23 |
Congo arrests group over child rape
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| Jun.21 |
DR Congo warlord Bemba jailed over war crimes. Hague
| 2014 |
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| Mar.6 |
DR Congo warlord faces ICC verdict. Hague
| 2013 |
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| Dec.16 |
Children killed in DR Congo attack |
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| May.8 |
Girls as young as 6 raped by Congo troops, UN says |
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| Mar.18 |
War crimes suspect in US embassy |
| 2012 |
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| Jul.10 |
Warlord gets 14 years for using child soldiers The International Criminal Court handed down its first-ever sentence, Thomas Lubanga convicted of using child soldiers and turning them into killers
| 2010 |
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| Oct.14 |
DRC troops 'in rapes and murders'
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| Oct.1 |
Congo atrocities report 'heartbreaking'
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| Sep.7 |
U.N.: Congo sex attacks exceed 500 Map of Uvira Congo| U.N. officials on Tuesday put the number of rapes and other sexual attacks in eastern Congo since late July at more than 500 | |
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| Mar.27 |
DR Congo rebel massacre is uncovered | Evidence of the massacre of at least 321 people by Lord's Resistance Army has been uncovered | |
| 2009 |
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| Jan.26 |
Lubanga denies forcing children to fight. Hague
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| Jan.25 |
Warlord Thomas Lubanga in landmark trial Netherlands: Former Congolese militia leader is due to go on trial shortly at the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the use of child soldiers
| 2008 |
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| Nov.11 |
Looting, rapes as peace fades Congolese soldiers looted villages, raping women and ransacking homes, as the prospect of a sustained ceasefire continued to fade
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| Nov.6 |
'Civilian deaths' probed
| 2007 |
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| May.22 |
UN troops 'traded gold for guns'
| 2006 |
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| Oct.10 |
DR Congo children 'still armed' 11,000 children are in the hands of armed groups or unaccounted for, says Amnesty International
| 2005 |
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| Jan.7 |
U.N. accuses peacekeepers of sex abuse
| 2003 |
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| May.10 |
U.N. reports 14 executions amid fighting
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| Jan.15 |
U.N.: Rebels guilty of murder, cannibalism A U.N. investigation confirmed systematic cannibalism, rape, torture and killing by Congolese Liberation Movement
| 2002 |
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| Aug.10 |
Second mass grave found
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| 2017 |
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| Mar.25 |
Militia fighters decapitate 40 police officers in DR Congo Kamwina Nsapu fighters in DR Congo have decapitated about 40 police officers in an ambush in the central province of Kasai, local officials ...
| 2013 |
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| Dec.30 |
DR Congo 'repulses terror attacks' |
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| Nov.4 |
DR Congo claims defeat of M23 rebels Map of Bunagana Congo| The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has claimed victory over M23 rebels in the east of the country | |
| 2012 |
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| Nov.23 |
Rebel march continues in Eastern Congo Map of Sake Congo Anti-government rebels continued their march through the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, withstanding an army counterattack
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| Nov.21 |
Congo rebels threaten new advance Rebel fighters in the Democratic Republic of Congo have threatened to march on the capital, after capturing the eastern city of Goma
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| Nov.20 |
UN condemns rebel seizure of Goma |
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| Nov.18 |
DR Congo rebels advance on Goma Map of Goma Congo| M23 Rebels in eastern DR Congo have advanced to within a few kilometres of the provincial capital, Goma | |
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| Jul.9 |
DRC rebels 'advancing on Goma' |
| 2009 |
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| Jan.22 |
DR Congo rebel leader arrested| Gen Laurent Nkunda, the leader of Hutu FDLR, the main rebel group in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, has been arrested | |
| 2008 |
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| Nov.7 |
U.N. chief: Rebels 'poisonous' for Congo
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| Nov.6 |
Fighting on eve of peace summit
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| Nov.6 |
Cease-fire unraveling as fighting spreads A fragile cease-fire appeared to be unraveling as battles between warlord Laurent Nkunda's rebels and the army spread to another town
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| Oct.27 |
Tutsi rebels advancing on city of Goma Kivu conflict: Tutsi rebels under Nkunda are reportedly advancing. MONUC peacekeeping forces are engaged in heavy fighting against rebels
| 2007 |
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| Oct.20 |
Thousands flee amid clashes
| 2005 |
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| Feb.25 |
U.N. troops 'die in ambush'
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| 2002 |
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| Oct.5 |
Rwandan troops pull out Thousands of civilians lined the roads and a helicopter gunship flew overhead as 1,100 soldiers marched out of Congo
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| 2014 |
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| Jul.23 |
Central African Republic factions announce ceasefire
| 2013 |
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| Feb.24 |
DR Congo peace accord is signed |
| 2012 |
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| Nov.24 |
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...
| 2008 |
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| Nov.18 |
Rebels 'to withdraw troops'
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| Nov.16 |
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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| Nov.15 |
U.N. envoy in Congo for peace talks
| 2003 |
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| Jul.17 |
Government swears in rebels
| 2002 |
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| Dec.16 |
DR Congo peace deal signed South Africa: Congolese government, rebels, opposition parties and civil groups signed the deal
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| Jul.30 |
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
| 2001 |
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| Feb.15 |
Movement in Congo peace talks
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| Feb.1 |
Kabila met Rwandan President
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| 2004 |
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| Jun.11 |
Kabila: Coup attempt has failed
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| Mar.28 |
Arrests after 'coup bid'
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| 2013 |
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| Sep.30 |
UN reports refugees from Congo war swelling |
| 2012 |
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| Dec.14 |
'Refugee numbers up' in DR Congo |
| 2008 |
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| Jan.23 |
Report: 5 million killed in Congo conflict Hopes are high that the government of the DR Congo and armed groups can end a decade of fighting
| 2007 |
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| Nov.13 |
Tens of thousands flee refugee camps
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