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U.N. chief pushes for regional deal to end Congo crisis

YoopyaDecember 20, 2012

by YoopyaDecember 20, 201202

(Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed alarm on Wednesday at the crisis in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and said he had...

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In second verdict, war crimes court acquits Congolese

YoopyaDecember 19, 2012

by YoopyaDecember 19, 201203

(Reuters) – Congolese militia leader Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui was acquitted at the Hague war crimes court on Tuesday, after prosecutors failed to prove he ordered...

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U.N. says Congo army, rebels have committed rights abuses

YoopyaDecember 8, 2012

by YoopyaDecember 8, 201202

(Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo troops raped and pillaged in Minova after fleeing to the eastern town as M23 rebels advanced, while insurgents killed civilians and...

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Fight against al Shabaab instructive model for future: U.S. general

YoopyaDecember 4, 2012June 19, 2023

by YoopyaDecember 4, 2012June 19, 202304

(Reuters) – The African Union war against al Shabaab in Somalia this past year has left the Islamist group “largely in a survival mode” and...

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Congo accuses Rwanda of shielding alleged war criminal

YoopyaNovember 29, 2012

by YoopyaNovember 29, 201208

(Reuters) – The Democratic Republic of Congo accused neighboring Rwanda on Wednesday of supporting a rebellion in the country’s east to prevent the arrest of former Congolese...

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Congo says no talks with rebels unless they quit Goma

YoopyaNovember 25, 2012

by YoopyaNovember 25, 201202

(Reuters) – Congo said on Sunday it would not negotiate with M23 rebels in the east until they pulled out of the city of Goma,...

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Nobel-nominated Congo doctor fears going home after attack

YoopyaNovember 7, 2012

by YoopyaNovember 7, 201206

By Ethan Bilby BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A Nobel-prize nominated Congolese gynaecologist said on Tuesday he is too scared to return to his native Congo after an...

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Exclusive: Rwanda, Uganda arming Congo rebels, providing troops – U.N. panel

YoopyaOctober 17, 2012

by YoopyaOctober 17, 201204

(Reuters) – Rwanda’s defense minister is commanding a rebellion in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that is being armed by Rwanda and Uganda, both of...

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EU freezes aid to Rwanda over Congo rebel claims

YoopyaSeptember 27, 2012

by YoopyaSeptember 27, 201204

By Jonny Hogg KINSHASA (Reuters) – The European Union has frozen further budgetary support to Rwanda over allegations that the Central African state supports anti-government...

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Koffi Olomide: Congo singer guilty of assault

YoopyaAugust 17, 2012

by YoopyaAugust 17, 2012022

Koffi Olomide, one of Africa’s most popular singers, has been given a three-month suspended prison sentence for assaulting his producer. The rumba star, 56, was...