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| MONUC: One must not establish a climate of persecution against the opposition | |
MONUC - April 4, 2007 | |
 | During the weekly press conference of April 4 2007, MONUC deplored the acts of intimidation and threats of March 22 and 23 last, aimed at many opposition members, including those considered to be associated to the MLC- Mr. Bemba’s political party. |
| Security Council underlines need for national reconciliation in DR Congo | |
UN News Service - April 3, 2007 | |
 | Calling for a shared commitment from the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC) authorities and political parties to national reconciliation, the Security Council today deplored the recent wave of deadly violence in the African country's capital and urged all sides to resolve their difference through dialogue. |
| Congo Suspends Negotiations on Mining Deals | |
VOA News - April 2, 2007 | |
 | Democratic Republic of Congo has suspended all negotiations on mining contracts, while reviews existing deals. Home to a 10th of the world's copper, with substantial gold, diamond and cobalt deposits, Congo has attracted billions of dollars of mining investment in recent years. |
| DRC Opposition Leader Awaits Approval for Medical Evacuation | |
VOA News - April 1, 2007 | |
 | Portuguese authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo confirm an agreement has been reached to allow Congolese opposition leader Jean Pierre Bemba, wanted on charges of treason, to travel to Portugal for medical treatment. |
| MACC: After the Kinshasa conflict, we have found over 20 items of unexploded ordnance | |
MONUC - March 29, 2007 | |
 | After the two day Kinshasa conflict of March 22 to 24 2007, there are some unexploded ordnance (UXO) in the city. The Mine Action Coordination Centre (MACC) appeals to the people of Kinshasa not to 'touch any object they find'. We spoke to MACC director Harouna Ouedrago who explained the risks of UXO, as well as the objectives of their work. |
| Former VP Bemba Expected to Leave DRC | |
VOA News - March 29, 2007 | |
 | Democratic Republic of Congo opposition leader Jean Pierre Bemba has talked about leaving the country, and recent reports say he could soon be flown to Portugal for health care. Bemba is in the South African Embassy in the capital Kinshasa, where he sought refuge when fighting broke out between his militia and Congolese army forces last week. |
| Opposition militias join army in Equateur province | |
IRIN - March 29, 2007 | |
 | Militias loyal to opposition leader Jean-Pierre Bemba have been integrated into the national army in Equateur province, in the northern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), United Nations officials said. |
| Extraordinary SADC Summit on Zimbabwe, Congo, Opens in Tanzania | |
VOA News - March 28, 2007 | |
 | Southern African Development Community heads of state gathered Wednesday in the Tanzanian capital of Dar-es-Salaam for an extraordinary summit at which Zimbabwe's deepening political and economic crisis was to be discussed along with the recent political bloodshed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. |
| Replace war spirit with reconciliation, urges EU | |
IRIN - March 28, 2007 | |
 | The recent violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was irresponsible and should be replaced with a spirit of reconciliation and inclusiveness to ensure stability in the fragile country, said European Union envoys. |
| Government, opposition in DR Congo must shoulder their democratic duty - UN | |
UN News - March 27, 2007 | |
 | United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on both the Government and opposition in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to shoulder their responsibilities to democracy to ensure a full transition to peace after last year's historic elections intended to set the seal on decades of civil war and factional fighting. |
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