Democratic Republic of the Congo NewsNews on Democratic Republic of the Congo continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Pope meets Congo president Kabila- June 20, 2008 Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday met Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila, for talks at the Vatican which focused on the central African country's security situation.http://www.topix.net/world/democratic-republic-of-the-congo/2008/06/pope-meets-congo-presi... U.N. Sees Blame On All Sides In DR Congo- June 19, 2008 U.N. officials said Wednesday none of the various sides are blameless when it comes to human rights violations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.http://www.topix.net/world/democratic-republic-of-the-congo/2008/06/u-n-sees-blame-on-all-... White rhino in Congo on brink of extinction- June 18, 2008 Rhino numbers in Africa have reached record levels but one sub-species confined to a remote and lawless corner of Congo is on the brink of extinction, a leading conservation group warned on Tuesday.http://www.topix.net/world/democratic-republic-of-the-congo/2008/06/white-rhino-in-congo-o... UN looks to combat sexual violence in Africa's Great Lakes Region- June 18, 2008 Government representatives, military officials, key community representatives and women's rights defenders from across Africa's Great Lakes region have gathered in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for a ...http://www.topix.net/world/democratic-republic-of-the-congo/2008/06/un-looks-to-combat-sex... Kuwait Companies Expand Into Africa- June 12, 2008 News By Michael Malakata Kuwait-based mobile telecom companies are set to take advantage of a yawning market with the announcement that two Kuwaiti operators will expand their services to several African ...http://www.topix.net/world/democratic-republic-of-the-congo/2008/06/kuwait-companies-expan... UN court delays trial of Congolese rebel leader- June 12, 2008 T HE International Criminal Court has postponed its first-ever war crimes trial, involving former Congolese militia chief Thomas Lubanga Dyilo.http://www.topix.net/world/democratic-republic-of-the-congo/2008/06/un-court-delays-trial-... Africa's Deforestation Twice World Rate- June 11, 2008 Felled trees lie on the mountainside just outside Freetown on November 27, 2006 in Sierra Leone.http://www.topix.net/world/democratic-republic-of-the-congo/2008/06/africas-deforestation-... Rogue bullet puts envoys on the bus to Rwanda- June 10, 2008 France's ambassador to the UN Jean-Maurice Ripert talks to the press in Goma on Sunday KIGALI: Top UN ambassadors were forced to hitch a bus ride from Democratic Republic of Congo to Rwanda on Sunday after a ...http://www.topix.net/world/democratic-republic-of-the-congo/2008/06/rogue-bullet-puts-envo... DR Congo: Land Disputes Complicate Refugee Return- June 10, 2008 The United Nations refugee agency is helping to promote dialogue to ward off disputes over land in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo province of South Kivu, one of the largest issues facing refugees ...http://www.topix.net/world/democratic-republic-of-the-congo/2008/06/dr-congo-land-disputes... Accidental gunshot delays UN trip for 9 hours- June 9, 2008 By EDITH M. LEDERER The Associated Press Updated 060908 - 12:32 PM It was supposed to be a quick return flight to Congo's capital after a U.N. Security Council delegation visit to the country's restive east.http://www.topix.net/world/democratic-republic-of-the-congo/2008/06/accidental-gunshot-del... |