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 2008
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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 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 |
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Great Lakes hit by deadly quakes 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 |
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Ranger held over gorilla killings
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| Apr.15 |
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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
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| Apr.16 |
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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
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| Apr.27 |
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 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 |
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Ex-Congo VP faces war crimes charges
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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 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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| 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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| Nov.8 |
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UN alleges war crimes in DR Congo
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Congolese soldiers advance on rebels
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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.N. mission
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| Nov.15 |
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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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| Nov.17 |
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New fighting despite rebel pledges
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| Nov.18 |
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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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| Nov.19 |
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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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| Nov.21 |
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Gunmen kill woman trying to rape girl
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Park rangers returning to gorilla refuge
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| Nov.24 |
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UN head outlines DR Congo 'abuse'
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| Nov.25 |
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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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| Dec.10 |
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 UN 'accuses Rwanda and DR Congo' A draft report for the UN Rwanda and the DR of Congo have both been directly helping rebels fighting in eastern DR Congo
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| Dec.12 |
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Girl caught in crossfire dies Stray gunfire struck 2 girls at a civilian displacement camp in eastern Congo, killing one and wounding another
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| Dec.14 |
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3 armies 'attack Uganda rebels' Uganda, DR Congo and the government of South Sudan launched a joint offensive against Ugandan rebels based in eastern DR Congo
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