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| Jan.20 |
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Deal close in east DR Congo talks |
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| Jan.23 |
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Report: 5 million killed in Congo conflict
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| Jan.31 |
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Attacks force UN to leave refugee camps |
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France moving troops to Chad |
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Rebels move in on Chad capital 
Map of N%27Djamena Chad| Ambassador to the U.S. has insisted that an uprising is being quashed by government troops amid reports that 400 rebels had entered the city. Rebels had surrounded the palace. The rebels began their advance on N'Djamena from near border... | |
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Rebels 'to resume offensive' |
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| Feb.3 |
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Great Lakes hit by deadly quakes
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More flee Chad as fighting rages
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| Feb.4 |
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Rebels withdraw from capital 
Rebels fighting government forces had withdrawn from the capital to allow the civilian population the chance to escape
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Support Chad president, says UN
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| Feb.5 |
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Ceasefire in fighting as thousands flee
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| Feb.6 |
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President 'in control of entire country'
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| Feb.7 |
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Cameroon on course for fifth title |
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| Feb.11 |
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Chad demands Darfur refugees' removal |
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| Feb.12 |
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Darfur refugees flee into Chad |
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| Feb.14 |
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Chad declares state of emergency
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| Mar.19 |
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Ranger held over gorilla killings
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| Mar.31 |
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Aid workers free after Chad pardon| 6 French aid workers convicted of plotting to kidnap African children for adoption in Europe have been released from prison. The members of a charity were convicted o... | |
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| Apr.15 |
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Air crash kills more than 80
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19 schoolgirls die in blaze
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Exiled Equatorial Guinea leader arrested
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| Apr.16 |
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Plane crash kills 38; others missing Rescue workers were still searching for 20 people, a day after a plane crashed into a busy market
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| Apr.27 |
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UN troops 'armed DR Congo rebels'
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| May.10 |
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Sudan cuts Chad ties over attack Sudan is blaming it for helping rebels from Darfur to launch an attack on Sudan's capital, Khartoum
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| May.11 |
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Sudan 'can prove Chad rebel role'
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| Jun.16 |
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Food crisis destroys progress in Africa
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| Jun.19 |
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Mercenary implicates Thatcher
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| Jun.20 |
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Mercenary plays down role
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| Jul.3 |
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Ex-Congo VP faces war crimes charges
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| Jul.7 |
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British ex-soldier sentenced for plot
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| Jul.25 |
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47 dead, 100 missing in boat accident
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| Sep.4 |
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17 bodies found in crashed plane
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| Sep.5 |
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All bodies from plane crash found
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| Sep.15 |
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African hunting ban 'disastrous'
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| Oct.27 |
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Tutsi rebels advancing on city of Goma Map of Goma Congo Kivu conflict: Tutsi rebels under Nkunda are reportedly advancing. MONUC peacekeeping forces are engaged in heavy fighting against rebels
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| Nov. 6 |
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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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'Civilian deaths' probed The UN is investigating reports that rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo have shot dead civilians in their homes in the eastern town
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Fighting on eve of peace summit Rebels fought government forces in eastern Congo on the eve of a regional summit on the crisis and despite a recent cease-fire
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| Nov. 7 |
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Summit demands action on DR Congo 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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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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Congolese soldiers advance on rebels
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UN alleges war crimes in DR Congo
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| Nov. 9 |
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Senior Rwandan official arrested
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| Nov. 10 |
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Cholera spreads amid standoff
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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. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon makes a fresh plea for 3... | |
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| Nov. 13 |
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Rebels make roadblock out of bodies
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Oxfam: Nations failing on Congo crisis 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. 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. 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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New fighting despite rebel pledges Government in the Democratic Republic of Congo has engaged in heavy fighting with rebels despite their leader's pledge to back a cease-fire
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Rebels 'to withdraw troops' Rebels loyal to Laurent Nkunda say they are withdrawing from two fronts to create humanitarian corridors
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UK, France push more UN troops in Congo Britain and France are calling for an additional 3,000 troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the U.N. has its biggest mission
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Gunmen kill woman trying to rape girl Armed men entered a camp for displaced people to kidnap and rape a girl, but when the girl screamed, the gunmen fired shots at a woman
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Park rangers returning to gorilla refuge More than 14 months after they fled fighting, Virunga National Park rangers who monitor mountain gorillas have returned to the reserve
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UN head outlines DR Congo 'abuse' The secretary general has issued a report saying that all sides in eastern Congo have committed serious human rights abuses
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Rapes in Congo increase, aid group says World Vision: The number of girls being raped has increased sharply since fighting intensified
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Rangers regain contact with war-gorillas Rangers and scientists have made contact for the first time in more than a year with critically endangered gorillas threatened by a war
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