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- Vol 49 No 22
- 31/10/2008
Facing Nkunda
Foreign Ministers Bernard Kouchner of France and Karel de Gucht of Belgium want the European Union to send forces to take on General Laurent Nkunda and his rebel Congrès National pour la Défense du Peuple (CNDP). Thousands of people fled from Goma, the N...
- Vol 49 No 22
- 31/10/2008
Kony's new front
As the crisis around Goma intensifies, conditions further north are deteriorating, opening up the possibility of more regional intervention. In the mineral-rich Orientale, Ugandan Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army has been attacking civilians in ...
- Vol 49 No 20
- 03/10/2008
Prime Minister departs
Prime Minister Antoine Gizenga's departure could strengthen President Joseph Kabila's hand, but not for the better
- Vol 49 No 20
- 03/10/2008
Forest contracts review
The government is reviewing forestry concessions and Greenpeace produces a report that shows
- Vol 49 No 19
- 19/09/2008
Tin soldiers
The commanders of Congo’s army, the Forces Armées de la République Démocratique du Congo, are mining cassiterite (tin ore) and gold in league with the majority Hutu Forces Démocratiques de Libération du Rwanda, say ...
- Vol 49 No 14
- 04/07/2008
The competition heats up
As oil exploration continues apace on Lake Albert, Uganda and Congo threaten to make business difficult for foreign companies
- Vol 49 No 12
- 06/06/2008
Bemba under arrest
It is convenient for President Kabila that his main opponent stands accused of war crimes
- Vol 49 No 12
- 06/06/2008
Diamond horror
On 24 May, Kinshasa recalled ‘for consultations’ its Ambassador in Brussels, Jean-Pierre Mutamba, and (to the horror of the diamond trade) closed its Antwerp consulate. Later, it closed Belgian consulates in Bukavu and Lubumbashi. This followed Foreign Mi...
- Vol 49 No 11
- 23/05/2008
In the rain-forrest
Under scrutiny since 2002, the Forrest Group is in trouble with the United Nations again
- Vol 49 No 10
- 09/05/2008
Hidden depths
Tensions between Kinshasa and Kampala are heating up again and oil fortunes are at stake
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