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Congo’s infinite war

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Thursday, November 27, 2008

HARARE: Some time ago, the head of the United Nations refugee agency, Antonio Guterres, said of the Democratic Republic of Congo: “Nobody in the...

DRC-ZAMBIA: Kivu fighting slows refugee repatriation

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Wednesday, November 26, 2008

LUSAKA Wednesday, November 26, 2008 (IRIN) - Fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is jeopardising a voluntary repatriation...

DRC: State forces kill 500 over two years, says rights group

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Tuesday, November 25, 2008

KINSHASA Tuesday, November 25, 2008 (IRIN) - Security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo have killed some 500 political opponents over the...

ZAMBIA: Border closed to DRC refugees

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Saturday, November 22, 2008

LUSAKA Wednesday, October 29, 2008 (IRIN) - The Zambian government has closed its border to any refugees arriving from the Democratic Republic of...

SOUTH AFRICA: Aunesi Saidi Omari: "In South Africa I'm not safe, and in my country I'm not safe"

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Saturday, November 22, 2008

CAPE TOWN Friday, November 21, 2008 (IRIN) - Aunesi Saidi Omari lives in the Philippi township of Cape Town, South Africa. A refugee from the...

DRC-UGANDA: Facilities overwhelmed as refugees stream to border

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Saturday, November 22, 2008

KAMPALA Friday, October 31, 2008 (IRIN) - Food, water, health and sanitation facilities at several villages on the Uganda-Democratic Republic of...

UGANDA: Geoffrey: "After eight years as a child soldier, all I want is to forget the past"

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Saturday, November 22, 2008

GULU Friday, November 14, 2008 (IRIN) - Geoffrey (not his real name) was 10 years old when the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) abducted him as he walked...

SUDAN: LRA rebels put Congo civilians to flight

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Saturday, November 22, 2008

YAMBIO Wednesday, October 22, 2008 (IRIN) - The recent attack on Dungu town in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo by the Ugandan rebel Lord's...