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RAISE Hope for Congo Newsletter
Democratic Republic of the Congo in the News
"Congo Needs 5 Minutes and 27 Seconds of Your Time Today" The Huffington Post December 11 2008
"Congo Rebels’ Demands Slow Peace Prospects, UN’s Obasanjo Says" Bloomberg December 11 2008
"DR Congo peace talks collapse" Aljazeera December 11 2008
"Massacre Unfurls in Congo, Despite Nearby Support" New York Times December 11 2008
"UN 'accuses Rwanda and DR Congo'" BBC December 10 2008
"Congo Government, Rebels to Begin Talks by Christmas, UN Says" Bloomberg.com December 10 2008
"Web tool maps Congo conflict" BBC December 10 2008
"Fight for human rights 'must move to Congo'" Metro.co.uk December 9 2008
"Mediator says Congo rebel talks make progress" Reuters December 9 2008
"UN starts airlifting aid to DR Congo" Xinhua December 9 2008
"DR Congo govt, rebels meet for second day in Nairobi" AFP December 9 2008
"DRC Hutu rebels warn against use of force" Mail & Guardian Online December 9 2008
"EU sidesteps urgent appeal for Congo force" Financial Times December 8 2008
"EU debates Congo force as pressure to act mounts" AFP December 8 2008
"Congo Rebels May Withdraw From Talks If Other Armed Groups Join" Bloomberg December 8 2008
"Congo rebels unhappy at government's wide talks invite" Reuters Canada December 8 2008
"MPs, rebels in Nairobi for DR Congo talks" ABC News December 8 2008
"Belgium to renews push for EU force in Congo" International Herald Tribune December 7 2008
"DR Congo unveils key steps to end clash in North Kivu" Xinhua December 6 2008
"UN peacekeepers to "press" rebels to leave town in east DR Congo" Xinhua January 5 2008
"Congo, Rwanda agree to jointly tackle rebels" The Globe and Mail January 5 2008
"UN food agency extends relief efforts in DR Congo" Xinhua December 4 2008
"Congo - 'The Rape Capital of the World'" - chasingtheflame.org - December 3, 2008
"Rwanda Stirs Deadly Brew of Troubles in Congo" The New York Times December 3 2008
"WFP warns of fresh crisis in DR Congo" AFP December 3 2008
"Rwanda Hutu Militia Takes Congo Corridor After Rebel Withdrawal" Bloomberg December 3 2008
"UNICEF: DR Congo armed groups still enlist children" Xinhua December 3 2008
"Coaxing Militiamen Out of Congo" Washington Post December 3 2008
"EU mission for DR Congo ruled out as rebels reject peace plan" AFP December 3 2008
"Nkunda's rebels in DR Congo will meet Nord-Kivu governor" AFP December 3 2008
"Belgium says no prospects of EU force in Congo" International Herald Tribune December 2 2008
"Congo rebels pull out of eastern town" AP December 2 2008
"Congolese refugees brave lions to flee violence" Reuters Africa December 1 2008
"France calls for urgent EU talks on DR Congo force" AFP December 1 2008
"Calls mount for international action in DR Congo" AFP November 30 2008
"Special UN envoy chastises Congo rebel leader" AP November 30 2008
"UN chief 'backs EU force for DR Congo'" AFP November 30 2008
"UN envoy in Congo for new peace bid" Al Jazeera November 29 2008
"Rebels capture 2 border posts, town in Congo" AP November 28 2008
"Congo’s Killing Fields Grow as Rebel General Presses Campaign" Bloomberg.com November 28 2008
"Civilians flee as Congo rebels attack militia" AP November 27 2008
"Congo Accuses Some UN Peacekeepers of Complicity in Conflict " Bloomberg.com November 27 2008
"Rwanda, DRC Draw up FDLR Disarmament Plan" allAfrica.com November 26 2008
"Hundreds flee into Uganda to escape Congo rebels" Reuters South Africa November 26 2008
"Thousands gather to receive aid in eastern Congo" AP November 26 2008
"DR Congo restores control of Virunga National Park" Xinhua November 26 2008
"Rapes in Congo increase, aid group says" CNN.com November 25 2008
"More than 200,000 people living in DR Congo bush: UN" AFP November 25 2008
"Congo leaders 'killed opponents'" BBC November 25 2008
"UN special envoy to return to DR Congo at weekend" AFP November 25 2008
"Congo says no talks with Nkunda outside peace pact" Reuters November 25 2008
"Congo rebel leader wants to merge his troops with army" CNN November 24 2008
"More UN troops for DR Congo welcome but not enough: France" AFP November 24 2008
"SADC sends fact-finding mission in DR Congo amid post-conflict lull" Xinhua November 24 2008
"UN peacekeepers attacked in Congo" BBC November 24 2008
"Dallas Church Reaching Out To People Of Congo" CBS 11 November 23 2008
"Thousands of schools closed in eastern DR Congo" Xinhua November 22 2008
"For Congo rebels, winning hearts, minds not easy" AP November 22 2008
"DR Congo rebels set to hold rally" Aljazeera November 22 2008
"Protesters Gather in London to Stop Expulsion of DRC Refugees" VOA November 21 2008
"Kabila discusses DR Congo conflict with neighbours" AFP November 21 2008
"UN Warns of Continued Unrest Impacting Civilians in DRC" VOA News November 21 2008
"Nigeria: UN Urged to Withdraw Obasanjo As Envoy to Congo" Leadership November 20 2008
"Rebels fighting pro-government militia in DR Congo" AFP November 120 2008
"Ben Affleck visits refugee camps in eastern Congo" USA Today November 20 2008
"DR Congo rebels retreat as aid workers warn of malnutrition" AFP November 20 2008
"Congo-Kinshasa: Feingold, Brownback Call for Ceasefire" United States Congress November 19 2008
"Rebels Used to Boots, Not Suits, Seek to Govern Congo" The New York Times November 19 2008
"Plea to halt DR Congo atrocities" BBC November 19 2008
"Congo militia fires at peacekeepers" CNN.com November 19 2008
"DR Congo civilians plead for int'l help" UPI.com November 19 2008
"DR Congo warlord will face trial" BBC News UK November 18 2008
"Congo: Rebel leader orders troops out of town" CNN.com/world November 18 2008
"Congo violence prompts move of Bolivia’s UN troops" bostonherald.com November 17 2008
"Congo-Kinshasa: UN Envoy Obasanjo Plans to Meet Rebel Leader" - allAfrica.com - November 15, 2008
"Fighting hinders aid work in DR Congo" AFP November 15 2008
"UN delivers food to DR Congo refugees, to move 60,000" AFP November 14 2008
"Call for more peacekeepers in Congo" - theworld.org - November 13, 2008
"What Congo Means for Obama" - economist.com - November 13, 2008
"Congo Fighting Mirrors '90s War" - washingtontimes.com - November 13, 2008
"Rwanda’s Shadow" - NYtimes.com - November 12, 2008
"Congolese Conflict Risks Becoming Regional War, Analysts Say" - Bloomberg.com - November 12, 2008
"Congo's camps awash with misery of the displaced" The Age November 11 2008
"Congo: New front opens up" The Ottawa Citizen November 10 2008
"Fresh fighting in eastern DR Congo" Aljazeera.net November 9 2008
"Inside Africa: Covering the Obama Victory" - cnn.com - November 8, 2008
"UN alleges war crimes in DR Congo" BBC November 8 2008
"DR Congo: Civilians Under Attack Need Urgent Protection" oxfam.org November 7, 2008
"Govt downplays prospects of EU force for DR Congo" AFP November 6 2008
"Congo ceasefire under threat" The Press Association November 5 2008
"UN: rebels, army battle as Congo fight spreads" AP November 5 2008
"No Cavalry for Congo" - guardian.co.uk - November 6, 2008
"Australia pledges $1m in aid for Congo" The Age November 2 2008
"Congo Rebels Call For Talks Amid Chaos" NPR November 1 2008
"Europe launches diplomatic drive for Congo peace" Reuters South Africa October 31 2008
"Aimless Soldiers Plunder in Congo" Washington Post October 31 2008
"Norway gives aid to Congo war victims" Aftenposten.no October 31 2008
"DR Congo seeks military assistance from Angola" The Zimbabwean October 30 2008
"DR Congo: the full story" BBC Radio World Service October 30 2008
"Rwanda says Congolese troops fired over border" Reuters South Africa October 29 2008
"Congo's Tutsi Rebels Press Their Advance Toward Goma" Bloomberg October 29 2008
"How rebels profit from blood and soil" Globe and Mail October 29 2008
"Congo rebels advance on Goma, Rwanda tensions grow" Reuters South Africa October 29 2008
"Kabila Sends Special Envoy to Kagame" The New Times October 28 2008
"Soldiers, UN retreat as rebels advance in Congo" AP October 28 2008
"Civilians attack 4 UN compounds in eastern Congo" AP October 27 2008
"Congo keeps mines, finance ministers in new cabinet" Reuters South Africa October 27 2008
"Cornell Extends Congo Week" The Cornell Daily Sun October 27 2008
"UN council seen backing special forces for Congo" Reuters South Africa October 25 2008
"200,000 flee renewed violence in DR Congo: WFP" AFP October 24 2008
"Rebels in Eastern Congo Reject UN Call for Ceasefire" VOA News October 23 2008
"Commentary: Stop the 'vampires' in the Congo" CNN.com October 22 2008
"Security Council alarmed at resurgent violence in eastern DR Congo" UN News Centre October 21 2008
"UN urges immediate ceasefire in eastern DRCongo" AFP October 21 2008
"Legal limbo for DR Congo warlord" BBC News October 21 2008
"Stand Up For Congo's Women" October 21 2008
"No attack on Congo planned - Uganda" The Monitor October 19 2008
"What makes Congo's rape problem the worst in the world?" The Dallas Morning News October 18 2008
"People of Congo suffer in someone else's war" IrishTimes.com October 18 2008
"Congo and Rwanda: Old foes, new threats" The Economist October 16 2008
"IRC Responds to Deepening Crisis in Congo's North Kivu" IRC UK October 15 2008
"Europe said to ignore mass rape of women, children in Congo" New Europe October 13 2008
"East Congo fighting hits another village" International Herald Tribune October 13 2008
"New rebels attack DR Congo town" BBC News October 11 2008
"U.N. says will work to prevent Congo-Rwanda war" Reuters Africa October 10 2008
"DR Congo president's call to arms" BBC News Africa October 10 2008
"Congo seeks U.N. meeting on Rwandan 'incursion'" Reuters October 9 2008
"Rwandan attack on DR Congo town of Goma 'imminent': DRC envoy" AFP October 9 2008
"Congo Says Rwanda Took Part in Rebel Assault, Attack Imminent" Bloomberg.com October 9 2008
"Congo accuses Rwanda troops of crossing border" AP October 8 2008
"DR Congo rebels take military boot camp: sources" AFP October 8 2008
"UN peace force challenged by lasting Congo conflict" Reuters South Africa October 8 2008
"US rejects statements from Congo's Nkunda" Reuters South Africa October 7 2008
"UN says at least 5,000 flee violence in Congo" AP October 7 2008
"Congo Accuses Rwanda of Supporting Rebels in East" Bloomberg October 6 2008
"Mass Stigma Scars Congo's Rape Survivors" Women's enews October 6 2008
"UN slams Congolese rebel leader" Independent Online October 4 2008
"DR Congo peace programme head condemns rebel call" AFP October 3 2008
"Congolese Displaced by Kivu Conflict Face Starvation, UN Says" Bloomberg.com October 3 2008
"Congo rebel 'to expand rebellion'" BBC NEWS October 2 2008
"UN helicopters respond to rebel attack in eastern DR Congo" UN News Centre October 2 2008
"Troops sent to DR Congo to halt violence" Middle East Times September 29 2008
"Amnesty International Highlights Eastern Congo Human Rights Abuses" VOA News September 29 2008
"Congo's children abducted back to battle and abuse" Reuters AlertNet September 29 2008
"Fresh fighting breaks out in DR Congo between army and rebels" AFP September 28 2008
"ICC to try Congolese militiamen for trying to 'erase' village" AFP September 27 2008
"A New War In Eastern DRC?" Institute for Security Studies September 26 2008
"Clashes leave civilians desperate" Independent Online September 25 2008
"DR Congo refugees flee to Rwanda to escape fighting" Afrique en ligne September 25 2008
"Help the forgotten victims of the violence in darkest Africa" WalesOnline.co.uk September 25 2008
"Rwanda: Goma And Gisenyi Tense Due to North Kivu Conflict" The New Times September 24 2008
"Eastern Congo fighting displaces 100,000: U.N." Washington Post September 22 2008
“Clinics ‘looted’ in Congo clashes” BBC September 18 2008
“UN to unveil DR Congo peace plan” BBC September 17 2008
“Rebels, DR Congo army resume fighting Tuesday in N/Kivu” African Press Agency September 16 2008
“DR Congo rebels urged to return to peace process” AFP September 15 2008
