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 2008
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| Jan.20 |
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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
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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 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 |
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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 Former Congolese vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba was extradited from Belgium to stand trial before an international war crimes tribunal
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| Jul.25 |
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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 |
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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 | |
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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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