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Goma, Dem Rep Congo

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DRC: Ebola outbreak “under con...

DRC: Ebola outbreak “under control”

Wednesday, February 18, 2009
An epidemic of the haemorrhagic Ebola fever reported in Mweka and Luebo health zones in the southern province of Kasai Occidental is over, the...

Congo agrees to rebel peace talks

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7766602.stm
Friday, December 5, 2008
The Democratic Republic of Congo government has agreed to a long-standing rebel demand for talks, to start on Monday, officials say.Until now, the...

The general who holds Congo's fate in his hands

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/the-general-who-holds-congos-fate-in-his-hands-1032209.html
Monday, November 24, 2008
The renegade general whose sweeping advance last month triggered mass panic in Eastern Congo and threatened total humiliation for the UN's biggest...

Voices from the war in eastern Democratic Republic Congo

http://msf.org/msfinternational/invoke.cfm?objectid=B9260B1B-15C5-F00A-25E23B2EAC875BAA&component=toolkit.pressrelease&method=full_html
Thursday, November 20, 2008
"The future, it means dying. It's dying because of the ongoing problems. Because I was born during the problems. Today I'm 18 years old. You see,...
Logistic effort to supply medi...

Logistic effort to supply medicines to the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Tuesday, November 18, 2008
A massive logistic effort is under way to ensure continuous supply of life-saving medicines to hundreds of thousands in the Democratic Republic of...
WHO and health partners lead m...

WHO and health partners lead massive cholera response in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Sunday, November 16, 2008
WHO and health partners have launched an intensive operation to prevent and control the increase in the number of cholera cases, which have tripled...
DRC: Agencies cannot reach IDP...

DRC: Agencies cannot reach IDPs trapped by fighting

Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Tens of thousands of civilians forced from their homes by fresh fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are still beyond the reach of...
Fighting in Democratic Republi...

Fighting in Democratic Republic of Congo causes humanitarian tragedy

Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Fighting continues on several fronts in North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo despite a unilateral ceasefire declared by the armed group,...
First emergency supplies airli...

First emergency supplies airlifted into Goma

Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Supplies critical to curbing cholera and respiratory infections The first four planes carrying supplies to curb cholera and respiratory infections...
Armed aid convoys are an inade...

Armed aid convoys are an inadequate bandage for DR Congo's deep wounds

Saturday, November 8, 2008
Military-escorted aid convoys also risk blurring the line between humanitarian assistance and political-military action. MSF stresses the need to...