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21 november 2024 - 13:59:34Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - UN humanitarians warned on Thursday that one in four people in the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...
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Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - UN humanitarians warned on Thursday that one in four people in the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...
US 'gravely concerned' by ceasefire violations in eastern DR Congo
09 november 2024 - 05:24:00Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States says it is “gravely concerned” by the ceasefire violations in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since 20 [...] Full text...
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UN Special Envoy flags ‘alarming’ situation in Great Lakes Region of DR Congo
09 october 2024 - 05:19:47New York, US (PANA) - The situation in Africa’s Great Lakes Region, in particular the Democratic Republic of the Congo [...] Full text...
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Collective effort essential to get DR Congo on firm path to peace
01 october 2024 - 06:09:41New York, US (PANA) - Mobilization at the national, regional and international level are needed to support the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...
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Medical charity MSF raises red flags about alarming trend in sexual violence in DRC
30 september 2024 - 10:18:09Amsterdam, Netherlands (PANA) - Medical and humanitarian charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), has in a disturbing report released on Monday [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: Little Justice for Goma Massacre Victims
31 august 2024 - 07:53:41Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday urged Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) authorities to expand their [...] Full text...
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Two people who criticised ‘state of siege’ in DR Congo arrested: Rights group
23 august 2024 - 12:59:00Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Two human rights defenders who held a news conference to criticise the Demcratic Republic of Congo's [...] Full text...
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Disinformation still rampant in DR Congo’s North Kivu, stoking violence: UN
21 august 2024 - 05:18:22Goma, DRC (PANA) - The UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) MONUSCO said on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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DRC: EU lists nine individuals and one entity for serious human rights violations
26 july 2024 - 11:34:02Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Friday imposed restrictive measures on nine individuals and one entity responsible for [...] Full text...
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US welcomes humanitarian truce extension in eastern DRC
18 july 2024 - 05:28:08Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed the 15-day extension of the humanitarian truce committed to by [...] Full text...
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Conflict escalation in DR Congo linked to deadly Mpox threat
13 july 2024 - 05:58:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At least 25 million people have been caught up in the humanitarian crisis in the Democratic [...] Full text...
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South Africa's President Ramaphosa mourns death of five soldiers
10 july 2024 - 10:54:59Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Five South African Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers have died in two separate incidents over [...] Full text...
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US 'deeply concerned' about minerals supply chains from Rwanda and eastern DRC contributing to ongoing conflict
09 july 2024 - 17:31:49Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US said in Tuesday that it is “deeply concerned” by the ongoing conflict in [...] Full text...
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UN envoy highlights alarming violence and neglected humanitarian crisis in DR Congo
09 july 2024 - 05:36:33New York, US (PANA) - The security situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) has resulted in [...] Full text...
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Tens of thousands displaced in fresh violence in DR Congo
03 july 2024 - 05:49:32Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Millions of displaced people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are suffering amid one [...] Full text...
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US condemns Rwanda, M23 rebels for bloody attack on IDP Camp in DRC
05 may 2024 - 05:53:55Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has strongly condemned the Rwanda Defence Forces (RDF) and rebel M23 for last [...] Full text...
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At least 12 killed as M23 rebels shell internally displaced people's camp in DRC
04 may 2024 - 07:32:34Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Internally displaced people account for at least 12 of those killed and a further 31 injured [...] Full text...
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Several DR Congo army, police officers arrested for treason
16 april 2024 - 11:36:11Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Several army and police officers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) have been [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council condemns DR Congo attacks
06 april 2024 - 07:08:02New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Friday strongly condemned the latest rise in attacks by the [...] Full text...
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More than 44,000 people receive emergency food aid in DRC as violence in eastern provinces intensifies
01 april 2024 - 12:56:24Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), together with the Red Cross Society of the [...] Full text...
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UN's DR Congo mission chief says humanitarian disaster ‘unfolding before our very eyes’
28 march 2024 - 05:28:11New York, US (PANA) - Insecurity in the volatile eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has worsened since the [...] Full text...
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UN chief condemns attack on peacekeepers in DR Congo
17 march 2024 - 16:32:11Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The UN chief has condemned an attack which saw eight peacekeepers from the UN Mission [...] Full text...
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EU says "extremely concerned by escalation of violence in eastern DR Congo"
04 march 2024 - 17:33:37Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - There is no military solution to the escalation of hostilities in the eastern part of the [...] Full text...
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Fighting continues in DR Congo, says UN
27 february 2024 - 05:36:58New York, US (PANA) - Fighting between Government forces and the M23 rebel group has flared up again in eastern [...] Full text...
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UN agencies express concern for families caught in DR Congo violence as needs grow
24 february 2024 - 10:25:41Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - UN agencies continue to sound the alarm over the escalating violence and worsening humanitarian needs [...] Full text...
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UN imposes sanctions against six people involved in eastern DR Congo violence
21 february 2024 - 08:04:49New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Tuesday imposed sanctions against six people involved in the bloody [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges parties to fighting in DR Congo's North Kivu to end attacks on civilians
21 february 2024 - 07:15:46Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, is calling on all parties to the ongoing fighting in [...] Full text...
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Fighting in DR Congo threatens stability of entire region, envoy warns
21 february 2024 - 06:42:42New York, US (PANA) - In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), fighting between the M23 armed group [...] Full text...
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UN agencies sound alarm over renewed clashes in eastern DR Congo
20 february 2024 - 16:59:41New York, US (PANA) - Amid reports of a renewed escalation of hostilities in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo [...] Full text...
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US slams Rwanda for worsening violence in eastern DR Congo
18 february 2024 - 05:32:40Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has strongly condemned the worsening violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...
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Massive displacement as fighting surges in eastern DR Congo
15 february 2024 - 05:26:12Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Civilians in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) are once again bearing [...] Full text...
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DR Congo faces fresh fighting and devastating floods
08 february 2024 - 05:32:47New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarian officials have voiced deep concern over the escalating humanitarian crisis in DR Congo, [...] Full text...
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Peacekeepers injured in attack on UN helicopter in DR Congo
03 february 2024 - 05:57:13Goma, DR Congo (PANA) - Two South African peacekeepers were injured, one seriously, in an attack on a UN helicopter [...] Full text...
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UN peacekeepers provide new humanitarian corridor in DR Congo
02 february 2024 - 05:40:18New York, US (PANA) - Peacekeepers are “continuing to do their utmost to protect civilians” in the North Kivu region [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State urges DR Congo president to address concerns of election observation missions
22 january 2024 - 20:33:04Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday encouraged President Felix Tshisekedi of DR Congo [...] Full text...
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Rwanda President, US Secretary of State discuss easing tension in eastern DR Congo
17 january 2024 - 06:40:26Davos, Switzerland (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame and the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met on Tuesday in [...] Full text...
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DRC opposition leader Katumbi decries home siege after disputed poll results
09 january 2024 - 09:15:58Goma, DRC (PANA) – Security forces laid a siege on the residence of DRC presidential candidate Moise Katumbi on Monday, [...] Full text...
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Burundian President again accuses Rwanda of supporting rebel group
01 january 2024 - 13:39:01Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's Head of State, Evariste Ndayishimiye, has repeated his accusations of Rwandan military support for the [...] Full text...
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Rwanda accused of colluding with Burundian rebel movement
29 december 2023 - 16:49:34Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - On Friday, President Evariste Ndayishimye Friday accused Rwanda of providing multifaceted support to the Resistance for [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council extends DR Congo mission for another year
19 december 2023 - 18:46:20New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to renew the mandate of the UN [...] Full text...
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Elections looming in DR Congo amid worsening insecurity
12 december 2023 - 05:53:57New York, US (PANA) - With just nine days to go for the presidential elections in the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...
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US urges DRC, Rwanda to de-escalate 'volatile situation' on common border
07 november 2023 - 07:15:52Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US is asking the leaders of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda to [...] Full text...
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DR Congo displacement nears 7 million, warns UN migration agency
31 october 2023 - 05:42:49Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The UN International Organisation for Migration (IOM) warned on Monday that the number of internally displaced [...] Full text...
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Burundi's Head of State receives special envoy from Ugandan counterpart
24 october 2023 - 16:00:28Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's Head of State Evariste Ndayishimiye Tuesday received the Ugandan Minister of State for Foreign Affairs [...] Full text...
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Football scouts search for talents in DR Congo's turbulent east
13 september 2023 - 06:32:06Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Despite the violence in eastern DR Congo, the founder of Goma's GOAL Football Academy, Ugo [...] Full text...
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U.S. sanctions persons contributing to recent escalation of conflict in DRC
25 august 2023 - 06:13:17Washington, DC (PANA) - The United States said on Thrsday that it is imposing sanctions on six individuals contributing to [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State speaks with Rwanda President on tension with DRC
16 august 2023 - 05:38:31Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday spoke with Rwandan President Paul Kagame as [...] Full text...
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EU lists nine persons for human rights violations, sustaining armed conflict in DR Congo
29 july 2023 - 09:27:34Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council has imposed restrictive measures against nine Congolese and Rwandan individuals responsible for acts [...] Full text...
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‘Dire year’ for children caught in conflict, as hospital and school attacks double - UN
28 june 2023 - 06:01:49New York, US (PANA) - Violations of international law regarding children and armed conflict continued to have a “devastating impact”, [...] Full text...
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Security in eastern DR Congo continues to worsen, Security Council hears
27 june 2023 - 06:16:10New York, US (PANA) - A senior UN official warned the Security Council on Monday that the security situation in [...] Full text...
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DRC govt refers alleged crimes in North Kivu to ICC
16 june 2023 - 08:20:59Rome, Italy (PANA) - The Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has submitted a new referral to the [...] Full text...
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DR Congo mass graves tied to Rwanda-backed M23 rebels
14 june 2023 - 07:37:29Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group appears responsible for mass graves containing scores of bodies found in [...] Full text...
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Burundi makes further diplomatic gains on the regional stage
10 june 2023 - 18:51:24Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The diplomatic highlight of the week was Burundi's appointment as vice-president of the Common Market for [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State Blinken expresses concern about violence in eastern DRC
25 may 2023 - 06:10:25Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the President of the Democratic Republic of the [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for bolstered efforts to end violence in Great Lakes region
07 may 2023 - 07:01:31Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - At a time when more than 100 armed groups are plaguing communities in the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...
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Regional Summit on DR Congo opens in Bujumbura
06 may 2023 - 15:47:05Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A summit of the follow-up mechanism of the framework agreement on peace, security and cooperation for [...] Full text...
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‘Fragile ceasefire’ holds in eastern DR Congo, Security Council hears
20 april 2023 - 05:49:16New York, US (PANA) - After months of fighting and rising tensions across the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: Security Council warned of ‘considerable’ deterioration in restive east
30 march 2023 - 05:04:25New York, US (PANA) - The UN envoy to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) warned the Security Council on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Attacks by armed groups displace more than 100,000 in DR Congo
16 march 2023 - 05:28:46New York, US (PANA) - More than 100,000 people have been displaced, and dozens killed, following a string of armed [...] Full text...
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Some 300,000 flee ongoing violence in DR Congo in February alone: UNHCR
11 march 2023 - 05:25:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Humanitarians issued an alert on Friday for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where heavy [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: Guterres urges M23 rebels to respect Tuesday ceasefire agreement
07 march 2023 - 05:36:29New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has urged leaders of the M23 rebel group in the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: Senior UN rights official calls on authorities to stop ‘appalling’ violence
24 february 2023 - 05:31:05Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - A top UN human rights official has called on authorities in the Democratic Republic of the [...] Full text...
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AU leaders condemn armed attacks on UN peacekeepers in DRC
18 february 2023 - 11:49:31Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) meeting at the level [...] Full text...
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Rights group accuses Rwandan-backed M23 rebels of perpetrating summary killings, rapes in DRC
17 february 2023 - 10:52:10Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Members of the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group killed at least 20 men and raped [...] Full text...
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Burundi and France hold consultations on security crisis in DR Congo
09 february 2023 - 13:59:18Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - After last Saturday's regional summit in Bujumbura on the security crisis in DR Congo, Burundi's head [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch says atrocities in DR Congo being carried out Rwanda-backed M23 rebels
06 february 2023 - 13:21:35Goma, DRC (PANA) – The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has committed summary executions and forced recruitment of civilians in eastern Democratic [...] Full text...
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South African peacekeeper killed after helicopter comes under fire mid-flight in DR Congo
06 february 2023 - 05:19:57Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - A UN peacekeeper was killed on Sunday in the restive eastern region of the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...
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Senior US diplomat meets Rwandan Foreign minister
02 february 2023 - 06:11:04Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met with Rwandan Minister of Foreign Affairs and [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: alert on preparation for new massacre against Congolese Tutsis in North Kivu
29 january 2023 - 16:54:08Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA). - The Rwandan army is preparing a targeted massacre against DR Congo's Tutsis in Masisi territory, [...] Full text...
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Insecurity in Eastern DR Congo: Félix Tshisekedi accuses Rwanda again in Davos
18 january 2023 - 19:37:38Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The head of state of the DR Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, once again singled out Rwanda [...] Full text...
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Rights group says conflicts, violence threaten rights in Africa
13 january 2023 - 10:13:48Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African leaders failed to tackle widespread abuses against civilians by state security forces and non-state armed [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: Evaluation of joint actions between government, MONUSCO and the Kenyan force
07 january 2023 - 19:03:33Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The government of DR Congo, MONUSCO and the Kenyan force have jointly assessed their joint [...] Full text...
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US urges leaders of the Great Lakes Region, armed groups to end conflicts, violence
05 january 2023 - 05:39:42Washington, DC, US - The US has urged leaders of Africa's Great Lakes region and armed actors to expedite implementation of [...] Full text...
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EU supports African-led initiative for peace in DR Congo
31 december 2022 - 11:13:42Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union (EU) has commended the resolute African-led initiatives to address the root causes of [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State meets DRC President Tshisekedi
14 december 2022 - 06:08:24Washington, DC., US (PANA) - US Secretary Antony Blinken on Tuesday met with Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President [...] Full text...
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UN chief condemns recent deadly armed group attacks in eastern DR Congo
11 december 2022 - 05:30:19New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the decision by the Government of the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...
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Security ‘one of the most significant challenges’ in DR Congo, Security Council hears
10 december 2022 - 08:04:25New York, US (PANA) - Despite the resilience of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), security is “one of [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State calls calls Rwandan President Kagame on eastern DRC violence
06 december 2022 - 06:04:05Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, on Sunday spoke with Rwandan President Paul Kagame [...] Full text...
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Congolese rebel Commanders meet in Nairobi
28 november 2022 - 22:15:17Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Warring factions in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo kicked off the third session of their [...] Full text...
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Congolese rebel factions meet for Nairobi peace talks
28 november 2022 - 21:50:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Warring factions in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo kicked off the third session of their [...] Full text...
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Burundi to host regional summit on DR Congo crisis
24 november 2022 - 12:09:22Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The leaders of Angola, DR Congo and Burundi are to meet "soon" in Bujumbura to assess the implementation [...] Full text...
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Burundian Head of State engages in intense diplomatic activity on security crisis in DR Congo
23 november 2022 - 14:36:29Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian head of state, Evariste Ndayisimiyé, and current chairman of the East African Community (EAC), [...] Full text...
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UNHCR calls for ban on forced returns of asylum seekers to eastern DR Congo
19 november 2022 - 05:16:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has reiterated its call for a ban on forced returns to [...] Full text...
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Four Western countries condemn continuing advance of rebel M23 forces in DRC
19 november 2022 - 04:57:43Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States and the Great Lakes Special Envoys of Belgium, France and the UK [...] Full text...
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Former Kenyan President Kenyatta appalled by misery of DRC IDPs
16 november 2022 - 20:08:59Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's former President Uhuru Kenyatta, who arrived Tuesday in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...
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Mass displacements in eastern DR Congo threaten young lives: UNICEF
08 november 2022 - 04:39:56Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The lives of thousands of children in overcrowded, unsanitary camps for internally displaced people (IDPs) in [...] Full text...
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DRC fighter jet 'lands briefly' in Rwanda
07 november 2022 - 15:54:37Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan government has protested the landing of a fighter jet from the neighbouring Democratic Republic [...] Full text...
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Bujumbura talks on security crisis in DR Congo
05 november 2022 - 15:22:11Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Dialogue between the parties to the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will take [...] Full text...
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Humanitarians provide aid to thousands in need across DR Congo
03 november 2022 - 05:42:16New York, US (PANA) - Despite severe constraints on access, UN and other humanitarian workers in the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...
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Burundi working to defuse looming security crisis in African Great Lakes sub-region
02 november 2022 - 12:32:29Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian Head of State and current chairman of the East African Community (EAC), Evariste Ndayishimiye, on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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Rights group says rebel M23 group capture new territory in DRC
01 november 2022 - 07:37:46Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - A human rights advocate has stated that M23 rebels last week captured new territory in the Democratic [...] Full text...
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US calls for immediate cessation of fighting by M23 rebels in eastern DRC
01 november 2022 - 05:44:41Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has joined calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities by the M23 rebel group [...] Full text...
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AU expresses concern at deteriorating security situation in eastern DRC
31 october 2022 - 07:43:03Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has expressed extreme concern at the deteriorating security situation in eastern [...] Full text...
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UN chief speaks with Angolan President on renewed fighting in DRC
30 october 2022 - 05:25:37New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday spoke to President João Lourenço of Angola to discuss [...] Full text...
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DRC: Over 23,000 people displaced by fighting in North Kivu
24 october 2022 - 18:50:11Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least 23,000 people have been displaced by the latest round of violence between the [...] Full text...
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'DR Congo army units aided abusive armed groups,' says Human Rights Watch
19 october 2022 - 05:34:00Goma, DR Congo (PANA) – DR Congo army units backed armed groups implicated in serious abuses in the recent conflict [...] Full text...
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Torture is ‘widespread’ and likely underestimated in DR Congo: UN report
05 october 2022 - 19:14:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Torture is “widespread” and underestimated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and the abuse involves [...] Full text...
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DR Congo's humanitarian situation worsens: UN envoy
01 october 2022 - 14:06:12New York, US (PANA) - The UN envoy for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Friday denounced the recent [...] Full text...
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French President Macron meets DCR, Rwanda leaders in effort to end tension between them
22 september 2022 - 07:39:01New York, US (PANA) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday began efforts to resolve the tension between the Democratic [...] Full text...
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77th UNGA: DR Congo President denounces ‘aggression’ by Rwanda, calls on UN to support African-led mediation
21 september 2022 - 13:50:47New York, US (PANA) - The major challenges facing humanity are “complex and interlocking,” Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, the President of [...] Full text...
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UN peacekeepers 'temporarily suspend' operations in DR Congo city
19 august 2022 - 10:02:24Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The UN peacekeeping force has temporarily suspended its operations in the eastern city of Butembo, where [...] Full text...
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Blinken raises human rights, jailing of Hotel Rwanda hero Rusesabagina with Rwandan president Kagame
11 august 2022 - 13:35:00Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is in Rwanda on the final leg of his [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State Blinken meets DRC PM Lukonde
10 august 2022 - 15:05:39Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday met the prime minister of the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...
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US 'very concerned' by 'credible' reports of Rwanda aiding DRC's M23 rebels - Blinken
10 august 2022 - 08:03:22Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The US says it is "very concerned by credible reports" that Rwanda has provided support to [...] Full text...
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US should raise human rights concerns, abuse by M23 rebels during Secretary of State's visit to Rwanda
09 august 2022 - 11:49:22Washington, DC, US (PANA) – The United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s planned visit to Rwanda from 10-12 August, will [...] Full text...
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Rights group says US Secretary of State's visit to DRC tests US support for democracy, rights
09 august 2022 - 11:20:41Washington, DC, US (PANA) – United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken should publicly promote free and fair elections, respect [...] Full text...
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AU condemns bloody protests against UN peacekeepers in DR Congo
29 july 2022 - 12:44:32Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has added his voice [...] Full text...
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US calls on DRC authorities to protect UN peacekeepers
29 july 2022 - 07:26:56Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has called on the national and local authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo [...] Full text...
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UN chief condemns fatal attack on peacekeepers
27 july 2022 - 05:17:35New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has strongly condemned Tuesday's fatal attack on peacekeepers serving [...] Full text...
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Rights group accuses DRC's M23 rebels of targeting civilians
25 july 2022 - 05:45:47Goma, DRC (PANA) – The M23 armed group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have summarily killed at least 29 [...] Full text...
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UNHCR alarmed by growing death toll among displaced in eastern DR Congo
22 july 2022 - 16:13:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As conflict grows in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the rising death toll [...] Full text...
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Senior US official in Uganda for talks on refugees
11 july 2022 - 05:59:23Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) Julieta Valls Noyes, is [...] Full text...
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Human rights under threat in DR Congo and beyond, Security Council hears
29 june 2022 - 20:01:17New York, US (PANA) - The resurgence of the M23 armed group has “broad repercussions” for the security, human rights [...] Full text...
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DRC leader opens pandora box in Eastern Africa - ISS report
23 june 2022 - 14:09:27Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Tensions are spiking once again in the chronically turbulent eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International says DR Congo-Rwanda military escalation devastating for civilians
22 june 2022 - 05:54:46Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International on Tuesday called for the protection of civilians in the fighting between the Movement [...] Full text...
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Burundian president 'satisfied' with outcome of Nairobi summit on DR Congo security
21 june 2022 - 12:20:53Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - All armed groups in DR Congo have agreed to cease hostilities and come to the negotiating [...] Full text...
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Kenya hosts regional summit on renewed insecurity in DR Congo
20 june 2022 - 13:05:41Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Kenya is on Monday hosting a summit of East African heads of state on renewed insecurity in [...] Full text...
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Hate speech ‘dehumanizes individuals and communities’: Guterres
18 june 2022 - 07:08:29New York, US (PANA) - Hate speech incites violence, undermines diversity and social cohesion and “threatens the common values and [...] Full text...
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UN calls on militants in eastern DR Congo to ‘immediately cease’ civilian attacks
12 june 2022 - 05:20:14New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Saturday calling for attacks on civilians by multiple armed groups in eastern Democratic [...] Full text...
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Great Lakes Region Secretariat expresses 'grave concern' about situation in eastern DRC
01 june 2022 - 05:47:45Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) on Tuesday expressed grave concern at the [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council urged to support efforts to end M23 insurgency in DR Congo
01 june 2022 - 05:11:49New York, US (PANA) - The recent resurgence of the M23 armed group in the eastern Democratic Republic of the [...] Full text...
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AU backs plan to dispatch regional force to restore stability in the DRC
26 april 2022 - 16:54:00Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union supports the planned deployment of a regional force to end the hostilities [...] Full text...
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Nepalese peacekeeper killed in DRC
06 april 2022 - 05:52:59New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Tuesday, together with the Security Council, strongly condemned an attack by [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council concerned about DRC peacekeepers' chopper crash
02 april 2022 - 07:56:06New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has expressed deep concern over the crash of the United Nations [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: UN envoy calls for strategy to address root causes of conflict
30 march 2022 - 05:11:25New York, US (PANA) - Amid deteriorating security in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), [...] Full text...
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DR Congo President Tshisekedi to visit Belgium next month
29 august 2019 - 11:20:13Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi will pay an official visit to Belgium from 17 to 20 [...] Full text...
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DR Congo gynaecologist, Yazidi rights activist win 2018 Nobel Peace Prize
05 october 2018 - 09:46:37Oslo, Norway (PANA) - The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday announced that DR Congo gynaecologist, Dr Denis Mukwege, and Nadia [...] Full text...
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Rights group says DRC opposition under assault
28 august 2018 - 07:19:32Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – Government security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo used live ammunition and teargas to disperse [...] Full text...
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Rights group says DR Congo gov't recruited M23 rebels to crush protests
04 december 2017 - 06:51:10Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Senior security force officers in the Democratic Republic of Congo mobilised over 200 former M23 rebel [...] Full text...
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US: Illegal armed groups pose 'persistent threat' to Great Lakes region – UN envoy
13 april 2017 - 07:02:12New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations envoy for Africa's Great Lakes region on Wednesday encouraged the countries of [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Scale up civilian protection in DR Congo, rights body urges UN mission
28 march 2017 - 10:43:40Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The mandate renewal of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: About 30 Congolese M23 rebels arrive in Rwanda
30 january 2017 - 09:43:52Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A group of some 30 unarmed people claiming to be combatants of Congolese M23 rebel group [...] Full text...
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UN: Ban stresses need for human, economic development in Great Lakes Region
22 march 2016 - 06:31:14New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday in New York stressed the importance of human and [...] Full text...
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UN: UN envoy warns on political tensions in DRC ahead of 2016 elections
07 october 2015 - 20:44:47New York, US (PANA) - Mr. Martin Kobler, UN envoy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: Former M23 combatants reluctant to repatriate to DR Congo
21 april 2015 - 19:25:52Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Some 122 former combatants of Congolese M23 rebel group, currently seeking asylum in Rwanda, are reluctant [...] Full text...
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UN: UN Security Council renews DRC mission, reduces troop numbers by 2,000
27 march 2015 - 17:00:03New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has renewed for 12 months the mandate of the UN Organization [...] Full text...
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UN: UN envoy outlines progress in DRC, urges enhanced security
19 march 2015 - 18:59:43New York, US (PANA) - UN Special Representative and head of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: UN envoy urges Great Lakes region to stamp out armed groups in DR Congo
05 february 2015 - 19:20:45Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - UN Special Envoy Said Djinnit has called on countries of the Great Lakes Region [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: UN envoy calls for united effort in dealing with negative forces in eastern DRC
05 february 2015 - 14:08:34Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region, Said Djinnit, on Wednesday concluded a [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: Rwanda, DRC seek 'immediate' repatriation of former M23 rebels
03 february 2015 - 21:43:42Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Officials from Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have stressed the urgent need to solve [...] Full text...
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UN: UN chief welcomes AU's decision to combat Boko Haram
01 february 2015 - 18:09:31New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the decision of the African Union (AU) to join [...] Full text...
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UN: Ban urges calm in Kinshasa; UN official backs gradual drawdown of mission
22 january 2015 - 22:04:30New York, US (PANA) - Amid the deteriorating situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where the capital, [...] Full text...
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UN: Special envoys in Great Lakes region urge faster implementation of M23 peace deal
15 december 2014 - 19:19:55New York, US (PANA) - A team of UN, African Union and other Special Envoys on the Great Lakes region [...] Full text...
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UN: UN refugee agency concerned at sudden closure of IDP camp in DRC
05 december 2014 - 22:32:44New York, US (PANA) -The UN Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday voiced concern over [...] Full text...
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UN: Great Lakes envoys outraged by civilian massacres in eastern DR Congo
03 december 2014 - 08:05:25New York, US (PANA) - A team of UN, African Union (AU) and other Special Envoys for the Great Lakes [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: North-Kivu Governor warns of another rebellion in eastern DRC
13 november 2014 - 21:31:35Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – The governor of the North-Kivu province, Julien Paluku, is raising the red flags about a [...] Full text...
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UN: Report stresses security sector reform in DR Congo
15 october 2014 - 19:13:24New York, US (PANA) - The Government of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) must accelerate security sector reform and punish [...] Full text...
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UN: UN officials urge justice for grave crimes committed by M23 in DR Congo
09 october 2014 - 22:12:29New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN officials appealed on Thursday for justice for crimes committed by the March 23 [...] Full text...
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US: Ban urges recommitment to peace framework in DRC, region
23 september 2014 - 07:05:55New York, US (PANA) - Addressing the root causes of the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...
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UN: Security situation in DR Congo still fragile
08 august 2014 - 08:28:19New York, US (PANA) - Two senior UN officials have warned that the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo [...] Full text...
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US: Kerry hold talks with leaders of 5 African nations
05 august 2014 - 07:54:53Washington DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State John Kerry Monday in Washington, DC, met with Presidents Blaise Compaore [...] Full text...
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Burundi: President Nkurunziza receives envoy from Kabila
23 june 2014 - 21:26:20Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Burundi’s president, Pierre Nkurunziza, on Monday received the Congolese deputy minister of foreign affairs, Tunda ya [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: 105 Rwandan Hutu rebels in eastern DRC surrender
30 may 2014 - 17:21:41Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – At least 105 fighters from the Rwandan Hutu rebel democratic forces for Rwanda liberation (FDLR) Friday [...] Full text...
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US: UN honours peacekeepers, seeks to build modern peacekeeping force
29 may 2014 - 16:38:15New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Thursday in New York honoured men and women who lost their lives [...] Full text...
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UN: Official says DRC mass rape verdict failed victims
08 may 2014 - 21:56:56New York, US (PANA) - UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Zainab Bangura, on Thursday voiced her [...] Full text...
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US: UN Human Rights Office unhappy with DRC court ruling on mass rape trial
06 may 2014 - 20:00:44New York, US (PANA) - Disappointed by the ruling of a Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) military court, which acquitted [...] Full text...
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Angola: Mini-summit recommends military intervention against rebels in DRC
26 march 2014 - 20:01:34Luanda, Angola (PANA) – The Great Lakes Region's mini-summit held on Tuesday in the Angolan capital, Luanda, has recommended the [...] Full text...
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UN: Envoy tasks DRC govt on lasting peace
14 february 2014 - 22:50:59New York, US (PANA) - UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region, Ms. Mary Robinson has called on authorities [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia/AU: 'AU member states must lead efforts to end conflicts in Africa'
31 january 2014 - 11:02:53Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Africa needs concrete actions to put an end to several conflicts raging across the continent, [...] Full text...
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US: UN says 400,000 people displaced in DRC's Katanga province
30 january 2014 - 21:27:42New York, US (PANA) - The UN says more than 400,000 people have been displaced recently in the so-called "Triangle [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Communities in eastern DRC not any safer despite M23 defeat
27 january 2014 - 12:07:04Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - People living in North and South Kivu provinces of eastern DR Congo still face daily [...] Full text...
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Special security: Failure to disarm rebels stokes insecurity in Kivu Province (By Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent, Kigali)
25 january 2014 - 14:57:27Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - After an unsuccessful military operation devoted to disarm the insurgents of the rebel Democratic Forces for [...] Full text...
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DRC: Opposition demands independent investigations into drone crash
16 january 2014 - 22:44:14Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – A DR Congo opposition party, the Engagement for Citizenship and Development (ECIDE), has called for [...] Full text...
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UN: Official tasks African leaders on human rights violators
15 january 2014 - 19:50:08New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Navi Pillay, on Wednesday urged African leaders [...] Full text...
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US: UN envoy says DRC peace, stability at "crucial juncture"
13 january 2014 - 19:36:17New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region, Ms. Mary Robinson, on Monday [...] Full text...
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SADC troika says region is relatively stable
30 december 2013 - 15:48:37Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Ministerial Committee said the general political and security situation in [...] Full text...
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UN chief welcomes pact between DRC govt, rebels
14 december 2013 - 17:28:09New York, US (PANA) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the signing of long-awaited accords between the Government of [...] Full text...
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UN mission in DRC on the offensive after M23 defeat
12 december 2013 - 07:34:16New York, US (PANA) - With peace efforts under way with the rebel group M23, the UN Mission in the [...] Full text...
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UN launches unmanned surveillance aircraft in DR Congo
03 december 2013 - 22:30:27New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Tuesday in Goma, capital of North Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...
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UN envoy visits 5 African countries to bolster regional peace efforts
26 november 2013 - 16:42:32New York, US (PANA) – The UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the Great Lakes, Mrs. Mary Robinson, has begun a [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council urges M23 rebel group to disband, disarm
14 november 2013 - 22:07:32New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Thursday called for the immediate and permanent disarmament and demobilisation [...] Full text...
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UN, partners voice regret on delayed DR Congo, M23 peace deal
12 november 2013 - 15:25:21New York, US (PANA) – UN envoys and their diplomatic counterparts have voiced regret that peace talks between the M23 [...] Full text...
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DRC: UN envoys, diplomats welcome end of M23 rebellion
05 november 2013 - 19:43:05New York, US (PANA) – The UN special envoy for Africa’s Great Lakes region, Ms. Mary Robinson, on Tuesday joined [...] Full text...
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UN agency says 100,000 people displaced by latest fighting in DR Congo
05 november 2013 - 17:02:10New York, US (PANA) – The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Tuesday said some 10,000 [...] Full text...
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MONUSCO chief issues stern warning to armed groups in eastern DRC
05 november 2013 - 06:52:47Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Expressing deep concern about the continued violence in eastern DR Congo, the Special Representative [...] Full text...
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Special envoys call for end to violence in DRC
04 november 2013 - 11:24:15Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Special envoys of the international community in the Great Lakes region Monday expressed concern [...] Full text...
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Oxfam calls for more military offensive in eastern DRC
01 november 2013 - 15:18:13New York, US (PANA) - International aid agency, Oxfam, on Friday warned that the recent military gains by the Democratic [...] Full text...
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SA President concludes ''successful'' DRC trip
31 october 2013 - 07:40:42Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday night returned from what he described as [...] Full text...
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15 wounded M23 fighters handed over to ICRC in Rwanda
29 october 2013 - 15:05:50Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan authorities Monday handed over, to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), a [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council condemns attacks on UN mission in DRC
29 october 2013 - 14:36:22New York, US (PANA) – The UN Security Council has condemned, in the strongest terms, the attacks by M23 rebels [...] Full text...
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Ban condemns killing of UN peacekeeper in eastern DR Congo
28 october 2013 - 14:06:40New York, US (PANA) – UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned the killing, by M23 rebels, of a UN [...] Full text...
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UN mission in DRC on 'high alert' following clashes
26 october 2013 - 16:21:12New York, US (PANA) - The UN mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is on "high alert" following [...] Full text...
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UN report says child recruitment remains 'endemic' in DR Congo
25 october 2013 - 17:52:40New York, US (PANA) – The UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Friday said [...] Full text...
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UN envoys urge resumption of talks between DR Congo, M23 rebels
21 october 2013 - 22:12:50New York, US (PANA) – UN envoys on Monday called for more progress in regional peace efforts in the wake [...] Full text...
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UN condemns attack against UN helicopter in DRC
18 october 2013 - 19:51:54New York, US (PANA) - The UN has strongly condemned Friday's attack by the M23 rebel group against an unarmed [...] Full text...
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UN Special Envoy says attack on UN helicopter in DRC 'unacceptable'
12 october 2013 - 20:05:03New York, US (PANA) – Ms. Mary Robinson, the UN Special Envoy for Africa's Great Lakes region, on Saturday condemned [...] Full text...
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UN envoy condemns rebel attack on unarmed UN helicopter in DRC
12 october 2013 - 15:54:02New York, US (PANA) – The head of the United Nations peacekeeping operation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council delegation arrives in Rwanda
06 october 2013 - 17:36:26Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – A delegation of the UN Security Council arrived Sunday in Kigali for a two-day official [...] Full text...
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Rwanda denies recruiting child soldiers for M23 rebels
04 october 2013 - 14:59:07Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – The Rwandan Army has denied allegations that it was recruiting child soldiers for the M23 Congolese [...] Full text...
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Ban condoles with Tanzania over death of UN peacekeeper in DRC
27 september 2013 - 18:53:06New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed his condolences following the death of a UN peacekeeper [...] Full text...
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UN says 80,000 people displaced by fresh fighting in DR Congo
18 september 2013 - 22:45:24New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Wednesday said some 80,000 people had been driven from their homes in [...] Full text...
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UN missions in Africa making progress on new challenges - UN official
13 september 2013 - 08:36:19New York, US (PANA) - UN Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Herve Ladsous has said the UN peacekeeping missions in [...] Full text...
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UN envoy stresses need to tackle impunity in DR Congo
07 september 2013 - 20:36:15New York, US (PANA) – The Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General to the Great Lakes Region, Ms. Mary Robinson, [...] Full text...
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Great Lakes region leaders to meet Thursday on East DRC crisis
03 september 2013 - 18:24:00Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – An extraordinary summit of all the 11 heads of State involved in the initiative, dubbed the [...] Full text...
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UN envoy calls for end to hostilities in eastern DR Congo
02 september 2013 - 20:05:16New York, US (PANA) - The Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General to the Great Lakes Region, Ms. Mary Robinson, [...] Full text...
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Ban condemns attacks on civilians in DRC
30 august 2013 - 18:24:00New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Friday condemned the latest acts of violence in the eastern Democratic [...] Full text...
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Tanzanian soldier killed in M23 rebels bomb attack in DRC
30 august 2013 - 10:45:05Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A Tanzanian army officer has been killed in a bomb attack by M23 rebels [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council demands end to DRC violence
29 august 2013 - 21:14:53New York, US (PANA) – The UN Security Council on Thursday reiterated its demand to M23 and all other rebel [...] Full text...
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UN chief deplores killing of Tanzanian peacekeeper in DRC
29 august 2013 - 18:26:52New York, US (PANA) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the killing of a Tanzanian peacekeeper and the wounding [...] Full text...
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UN agency assists newly-displaced Congolese
27 august 2013 - 20:00:34New York, US (PANA) – The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Tuesday said it is [...] Full text...
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