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Dr Congo: 4.7 million dead, and nobody cares?
Magazine article from: New African; 5/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...died as a result of the 1998 invasion of Congo by Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi, says a...director of the IRC's operations in eastern Congo. "Over the past three years, our figures have been consistent and clear. Congo's war is the tragedy of modern times...
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CONGO: ARMED REBEL SECT SEEKS TO REUNIFY 'KINGDOM OF KONGO'.
News Wire article from: Interpress Service; 3/24/2008; 700+ words
; ...Michael Deibert MATADI, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mar. 21, 2008 (IPS/GIN) -- A handful...the Mpozo River in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The flag of the Democratic Republic of Congo flutters weakly over scattered bricks and broken...
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Congo's political cleanup; In war ruins, U.N. looks to elections.(WORLD)(BRIEFING: AFRICA)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 12/4/2003; 700+ words
; ...WASHINGTON TIMES KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of the Congo - The U.N. mission in Congo, already one of the largest of its kind in the...William Swing, the U.N. special representative in Congo. Although it's a country in ruins after a war...
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CONGO-ECONOMY: SIGNS OF HOPE
News Wire article from: Inter Press Service English News Wire; 9/16/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...economic recession is coming to an end in Congo, although it will take some time before...effects of macro-economic improvements. "Congo's economic indicators were in the red...here, "but the economic situation in Congo does give reason for hope." The optimism...
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CONGO
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 8/21/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...The war in the Democratic Republic of Congo seems to be drawing in more and more African...Angola and Zimbabwe are reportedly backing Congo's President Laurent Kabila. On the other...The growing regional tension over the Congo stands in sharp contrast to the hopes for...
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Congo expels former Rwandan Hutu allies after peace deal
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 10/31/2002; ; 451 words
; 00-00-0000 Dateline: KINSHASA, Congo Congo forcibly expelled about 20 Rwandan Hutu rebel leaders, repudiating...after a new peace deal with neighboring Rwanda, the rebels and Congo officials said Thursday. The men were political leaders of...
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Congo leader attempts to end war
Newspaper article from: Sunday Gazette-Mail; 7/28/2002; ; 700+ words
; KINSHASA, Congo - Sprawling on a gold, lacquered sofa, Congo's young but tired leader said he was optimistic a new...condemned to live as neighbors," Kabila concluded. The Congo leader confirmed he would travel to South Africa to sign...
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Congo president: Congo willing to restart talks with Rwanda-backed rebels
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 7/27/2002; ; 700+ words
; 00-00-0000 Dateline: KINSHASA, Congo Congo President Joseph Kabila declared himself willing to reopen negotiations...simple: to reunify the country, to reconcile the people of Congo and to go for elections, the 31-year-old Congolese leader...
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Congo's Kabila Tries to End War
News Wire article from: AP Online; 7/27/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...00-00-0000 [image omitted] KINSHASA, Congo (AP) _ Sprawling on a gold, lacquered sofa, Congo' s young but tired leader said he was optimistic...live as neighbors, Kabila concluded. The Congo leader confirmed he would travel to South...
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Congo's war: its players and their roles.(World)
Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor; 8/3/1999; 630 words
; Rwanda: Rwanda invaded congo on Aug. 2, 1998, to topple Laurent...in 1994 and had since set up bases in Congo to launch raids into Rwanda. The Rwandan...central and southern fronts, capturing Congo's second-largest city, Kisangani...
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Congo
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Congo or Zaïre , great river of equatorial...River, and flowing generally N and W through Congo (Kinshasa) to the Atlantic Ocean. Course...and one of the longest in the world, the Congo River drains c.1,425,000 sq mi (3...
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Congo, Republic of the (ROC)
Encyclopedia entry from: Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations
CONGO, REPUBLIC OF THE (ROC) Republic of the Congo R é publique du Congo CAPITAL: Brazzaville FLAG: The flag consists of a green triangular section at the hoist and a red triangular section at the fly, separated by a diagonal gold...
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Congo (ROC)
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Physical Geography
Congo (ROC) Official name : Republic of the Congo (ROC) Area: 342,000 square kilometers (132,047 square...Republic 467 kilometers (290 miles); Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,410 kilometers (1,498 miles); Angola 201 kilometers...
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Congo, Democratic Republic of
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Congo, Democratic Republic of ( DRC ) area: 2...central-west Africa. Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the third-largest country in Africa. It is dominated by the River Congo , whose basin is the world's second-largest...
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Democratic Congo
Encyclopedia entry from: World Press Encyclopedia
Democratic Congo Basic Data Official Country Name: Democratic Republic of the Congo Region (Map name): Africa Population: 53,624...history of autocratic leadership, the Democratic Congo has kept its media under iron-fisted government...
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