Reuters: Dem. Rep. of Congo News

Crisis preparation vital in recession -aid study

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:00:04 +0000

LONDON, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Rich nations should do more to help vulnerable countries prepare for natural disasters if they want their stretched humanitarian funds to go further during the economic downturn, a report said on Tuesday.

RPT-Over 20 mln people need food aid in east Africa-UN

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:38:59 +0000

* War compounds food emergencies in Somalia, Sudan, Congo

U.S. says Congo should arrest indicted ex-rebel

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:56:16 +0000

KIGALI, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo must arrest an indicted war crimes suspect believed to hold a senior command position in U.N.-backed military operations in the east of the country, the U.S. envoy to the region has said.

UN envoy to scale back peace mission in E. Congo

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:51:29 +0000

* Obasanjo says Congo situation "dramatically transformed"

Congolese forces arrest 100 over police deaths

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:20:17 +0000

KINSHASA, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Security forces in Democratic Republic of Congo have arrested about 100 armed men blamed for killing dozens of policemen in an attack in the country's isolated north last month, the government said on Sunday.

Soccer-African Champions League final result

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:53:13 +0000

Nov 7 (Reuters) - African Champions League final second leg result on Saturday. TP Mazembe (DR Congo) 1 Heartland FC (Nigeria) 0 (TP Mazembe win on away goals after 2-2 aggregate draw)

Congo army attacked measle vaccine sites-aid agency

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:39:58 +0000

* Congo's army targeted mass vaccination of civilians-MSF

INTERVIEW-Angolan bank BIC eyes Portuguese bank BPN

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:06:35 +0000

LUANDA, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Banco Internacional de Credito (BIC), Angola's fourth-biggest commercial bank in terms of deposits, may bid for Portuguese bank BPN, which Portugal's government is expected to privatise soon, its chief executive said.

Zambia repatriates more than 500 Congolese refugees

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:37:10 +0000

LUSAKA, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Zambia repatriated more than 500 Congolese refugees on Wednesday, bringing to 15,660 the number of people who have returned to their home country since May, The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said.

Thousands flee DR Congo into Congo-Brazzaville

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:21:23 +0000

* Violence linked to fights over farming, fishing rights