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World News   Africa   Central Africa   Congo   2008
Congo, 2008 Timeline Saturday, October 11     Author
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Deal close in east DR Congo talks  Talks on the future of eastern Congo are coming to a head, with a peace agreement now close to being signed   Report: 5 million killed in Congo conflict


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  Hopes are high that the government of the DR Congo and armed groups can end a decade of fighting


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Feb.3  
  At least 30 people have been killed and more than 300 hurt. The 2 most powerful occurred hours apart with magnitudes of 6.0 and 5.0


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Mar.19   Ranger held over gorilla killings
  A senior wildlife park officia has been arrested amid claims that he organised the killing of rare mountain gorillas

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Apr.15   Air crash kills more than 80
  The Hewa Bora Airways DC-9 crashed shortly after taking off from the Goma airport, killing 83 passengers and crew on board Apr.16   Plane crash kills 38; others missing Map of Goma Congo
  Rescue workers were still searching for 20 people, a day after a plane crashed into a busy market
 There were charred bodies amid the wreckage that had not been removed. The DC-9, operated by Hewa Bora airlines, tore through a crowded marketplace in the Birere neighborhood before breaking apart and bursting into flames
Apr.27   UN troops 'armed DR Congo rebels'  The UN has covered up claims that its troops in DR Congo gave arms to militias and smuggled gold and ivory

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Jul.3   Ex-Congo VP faces war crimes charges
  Former Congolese vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba was extradited from Belgium to stand trial before an international war crimes tribunal Jul.25   47 dead, 100 missing in boat accident  47 bodies had been recovered from the Ubangi River. 27 survivors were helped to shore

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Sep.4   17 bodies found in crashed plane
Map of Bukavu Congo
  The bodies of all people aboard a humanitarian flight that crashed 4 days ago in remote Congo have been recovered
Sep.5   All bodies from plane crash found
  A team of U.N. peacekeepers lowered by helicopter to a remote plane crash site recovered all 17 bodies from a humanitarian flight





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