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 2002
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40 miners buried A mine has collapsed, killing at least 30 people. 3 bodies have been recovered but as many as 36 others are still buried
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| Jan.17 |
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Volcano threatens town A volcano has erupted near the rebel controlled town of Goma
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| Jan.18 |
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Volcano kills 45 people| Red-hot lava began pouring out of Mount Nyiragongo down through the town of Goma | | |
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Aid agencies battle volcano disaster Aid agencies are scrambling to help 400,000 people displaced after 50-metre-wide red-hot lava has cut through the town
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| Jan.19 |
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Half of the city has been burned| Lava edged with black crust inched through the city of Goma. Lava flowed into nearby Lake Kivu | | |
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| Jan.20 |
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Cholera fear for volcano refugees The president has announced a million-dollar aid to help the victims of a devastating volcanic eruption
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Goma petrol station blast kills 50 Lava flows have ignited a petrol station. People were trying to siphon fuel from the elevated tanks
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| Jan.21 |
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Volcano survivors risk poisoning Residents of Goma are to be putting their lives at risk by using the local lake for drinking, bathing and cooking
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| Jan.23 |
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Tremors shake volcano victims Powerful earth tremors and heavy rain are compounding the misery of left destitute after lava engulfed Goma
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| Mar.16 |
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Heavy fighting Airport in the town of Moliro is under the control of soldiers fighting for a Rwandan-backed rebel faction
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| Apr.17 |
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DR Congo strikes peace deal The government and Movement for the Liberation of Congo have agreed on a plan to reunify the country
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| Jun.1 |
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 DR Congo rebels expel UN officials A main rebel group, Congolese Rally for Democracy, is saying the officials are a security threat
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| Jul.17 |
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 Arrest call over massacre The U.N. human rights chief is calling for the arrest of rebels and civilians responsible for a massacre in the city of Kisangani
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| Jul.23 |
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'Deal' to end war Rwanda and the DR Congo have reached an agreement on ending their conflict
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| Jul.30 |
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Rwanda, Congo signed treaty to end war| Congo has pledged to disarm and arrest Rwandan Hutu militia in return for Rwandan troops withdrawing | |
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| Aug.2 |
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Rebels seek power share Rally for Congolese Democracy (RCD) is willing to negotiate a power-sharing deal with the government
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| Aug.10 |
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Second mass grave found UN peacekeepers have discovered a mass grave containing 38 bodies near the north-eastern town of Bunia
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| Aug.11 |
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Death toll 75 in clashes Many women and children, were hacked to death in fighting involving tribal militias, a rebel group and the Ugandan army
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| Aug.12 |
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Massacre toll reaches 90 The 15 victims were found by a United Nations team
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| Sep.7 |
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Uganda and Congo sign peace deal The presidents met to sign a peace accord that includes the withdrawal of Ugandan forces from Congo
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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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| Dec.16 |
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DR Congo peace deal signed| Congolese government, rebels, opposition parties and civil groups signed the deal | |
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