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European Union divided over sending a rapid response force to Congo: http://www.alertnet.org/the...
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... that UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is in favor of an interim European force before the additional 3,000 UN forces arrive in the Congo
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Momentum builds for a European-led intervention force as misguided and reactionary as it may be. Belgian Minister says
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Prospects for direct talks between the two men are remote at best and rightfully so as the power behind Nkunda is Paul Kagame of Rwanda
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UN Envoy Obasanjo plans to meet with rebel leader Laurent Nkunda today after meeting with president Joseph Kabila on Friday.
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The United Nations is investigating apparent mass grave of 2,000 people found in the South Kivu province of the DRC
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... reports of killings, rape and looting against civilians in eastern Congo.
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The United Nations Human Rights council will hold an emergency session on the Congo this Friday in Geneva. The council will examine ...
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Ben Affleck visits Congo refugee camps in an attempt to draw world attention to the crisis in the Congo
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France has begun circulating a draft resolution which calls for over 3,000 more UN troops to protect civilians in Eastern Congo
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Although talks are need and only a political solution will be enduring, there is a long way to go
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UN Envoy, Obasanjo meets with rebel leader Laurent Nkunda who has agreed to maintain the cease fire.
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Angola announces that it will fight along side of the Congolese soldiers in their battle against Laurent Nkunda's CNDP rebel militia
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The advisers will assess the situation and determine if peace keeping troops will be need to support the Congolese government
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The Southern African Development Community (SADC) will provide military advisers to its member nation Congo
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The Kiwanja Massacres, UN says rebels commit war crimes view here: http://www.friendsofthecong...
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Congo Summit to be held in Nairobi Friday bringing together regional heads, the UN, African Union, and select heads of Western nations.
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Now that the world is watching, Western leaders cannot back another overthrow of the Congo government as feckless and weak as it is.
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Rebel group bluster about taking Kinshasa is not realistic. No one can take Kinshasa without the backing and consent of the West.
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The Congolese government rightly rejects talks with rebel group CNDP. The talks need to be had with Rwanda who sustains Nkunda's CNDP
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