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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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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 says Rwandan forces will observe, not fight
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 1/21/2009; ; 700+ words
; Congo's invitation to its longtime enemy Rwanda...violence or lead to further destabilization in Congo. And the unusual deal may already be facing...backed Radio Okapi quoted the head of Congo's National Assembly, Vital Kamerhe, as...
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Congo rebel leader wants direct talks with government
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 10/31/2008; ; 700+ words
; GOMA, Congo -- With a cease-fire appearing to halt...Thursday he wanted direct talks with the Congo government. Envoys from the U.S. and...Goma, the provincial capital of eastern Congo, but the city was calm for much of the...
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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 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 rebel leader wants direct talks with govt
News Wire article from: AP Online; 10/30/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...Thursday he wanted direct talks with the Congo government on ending violence in the region...Goma, the provincial capital of eastern Congo, but the city was calm for much of the...level rebellion three years ago claiming Congo's transition to democracy had excluded...
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Congo and China Forge Economic Partnership
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 6/26/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...MELISSA BLOCK NPR All Things Considered 06-26-2007 Congo and China Forge Economic Partnership Host: MELISSA...and investment. A good example is the Republican of Congo, also called Congo-Brazzaville. NPR's Tom Gjelten was there recently...
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Congo Responds to Rwanda Incursion Report
News Wire article from: AP Online; 11/29/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...Writer AP Online 11-29-2004 Dateline: KINSHASA, Congo Congo intends to send 10,000 reinforcements toward its eastern...Rwandan troops moved into the remote forested hills of east Congo _ an account supported by park rangers and local chiefs...
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Congo refuses rebel demand for direct talks
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 11/4/2008; ; 700+ words
; Congo's government on Tuesday rejected rebel...direct talks to solve the crisis in eastern Congo, where fighting between rebels and the government...dozens of small militia groups operating in Congo's lawless east, which the government and...
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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 (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 The
Encyclopedia entry from: Worldmark Encyclopedia of National Economies
CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE COUNTRY OVERVIEW LOCATION AND SIZE. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC; the country is often simply called the "Congo" or "Congo-Kinshasa" to distinguish it from the neighboring...
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Congo, Republic of The
Encyclopedia entry from: Worldmark Encyclopedia of National Economies
CONGO, REPUBLIC OF THE COUNTRY OVERVIEW LOCATION AND SIZE. The Republic of the Congo (ROC) is located in Western Africa and has an...country is sometimes referred to casually as simply Congo or the Congo, or even Congo Brazzaville, to designate...
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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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