Democratic Republic of the Congo News

“Following the damage to the health centre we were forced to evacuate all the sick”

Fifteen people have died and hundreds more were left homeless after days of torrential rains in Kasai Occidental and Bandundu provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a humanitarian official told IRIN. via AllAfrica.com

“The ANC therefore appeals to all our communities in this province to unite, in our rich diversity, against the evils of racism and xenophobia”

ANC calls on nation to fight xenophobia The African National Congress in the Western Cape has appealed for unity against racism and xenophobia. via The Mercury

“The people you have seen have the strength to harvest your fruit and vegetables. They do not have the strength to influence legislation. Maybe we do.”

Harrowing and heart-rending and maddening and confounding, Lisa F. Jackson's documentary 'The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo' looks at the sexual violence done to the women of the eastern provinces of the ... via Los Angeles Times

“Control over resources means control over the market.”

Bloomberg Alrosa, the world's second-largest diamond miner, on Monday said it would vie for control of African resources, including diamonds, oil and gas. via The Moscow Times

“We will again identify some challenges with regards to the implementation of our agreement, but fortunately also confirm the common commitment on both sides to respond to those challenges”

There are challenges hampering the implementation of agreements between South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo , according to President Thabo Mbeki. via Pretoria News

“Two military investigations have been conducted, one by the French and the other by the Swedes.”

Swedish public television on Wednesday aired a documentary accusing French soldiers of torturing a militia member in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2003 as Swedish soldiers looked on. via The Tocqueville Connection

“We don't feel the situation has changed sufficiently to end this mandate; we thought it should have been reinforced with additional resources.”

The decision of the United Nations Human Rights Council not to renew the mandate of its independent expert on human rights for the Democratic Republic of Congo has met with fierce criticism from a leading human ... via Inter Press Service

“Yes, absolutely. That's what we are aiming at.”

The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Monday to lift the arms embargo on the Congolese government but extended a ban on arms sales and military training to all militias and rebel groups in the country. via USA Today

“This leave has been granted exceptionally, outside the Immigration Rules. This is due to your strength of connections in the United Kingdom, length of residence in the UK and other compassionate circumstances.”

A FAMILY has won the right to stay in Britain after The Bolton News won its campaign to stop them being deported to a war-torn country. via This Is Bolton

“This session of the Human Rights Council was marked by missed opportunities and timidity in the face of abuse”

The UN Human Rights Council showed little resolve to take on states responsible for serious human rights violations in its session ending today, Human Rights Watch said. via Human Rights Watch

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“We fled our house because [armed groups] were attacking and raping people and looting property”

Hundreds of thousands of internally displaced persons in North Kivu Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo are reluctant to go back to their villages for fear of attacks despite a truce signed in January ... via AllAfrica.com

“It's difficult to give an overall figure for the number of victims because a lot of them are still out of reach”

A medical charity has expressed concerns that people wounded during clashes between the police and supporters of a politico-religious sect in the Bas-Congo province in southwest Democratic Republic of Congo are ... via AllAfrica.com

“Sexual violence: together, let is say NO to shamed silence for the dignity of Congolese.”

The United Nations Population Fund has joined forces with civil society groups, non-governmental organizations and the Government in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to launch a nationwide public awareness ... via AllAfrica.com

“The Security Council envisages the adoption of sanctions against FDLR leaders who refuse to cooperate in implementing the Nairobi communiqu.”

The deadline for Rwandan Hutu fighters in the Democratic Republic of Congo to voluntarily disarm has expired without guns being handed in, because Kinshasa lacks the capacity to resolve the problem, analysts ... via AllAfrica.com

KINSHASA, Congo : A warlord whose rebel army terrorized civilians has been transferred to Congo's capital on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity, U.N. officials said Saturday. via International Herald Tribune

“Taking into account their behavior, that they have not built schools, that they don't have a social activity, it was time to repeal this authorization”

Democratic Republic of Congo has banned a shadowy separatist sect following a three-week police offensive against its western strongholds which United Nations investigators say killed dozens of people. via Reuters

“If we have a court, warlords would be cautious.”

Sexual violence against women is rampant in the Democratic Republic of Congo but the majority of perpetrators, especially in "no-law" zones, go unpunished, according to a UN independent human rights expert. via IRIN

“The national parks have suffered during this period of instability which DR Congo has gone through”

Comments A senior wildlife park official in Democratic Republic of Congo has been arrested amid claims that he organised the killing of rare mountain gorillas. via Daily Mail

“This threatened the gorilla habitat, so when the rangers tried to protect the forest, he allegedly orchestrated the gorilla massacres to discourage them”

A park ranger has been arrested for allegedly masterminding the massacre of endangered mountain gorillas, conservationists said Wednesday. via CNN