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Militiamen disarm ahead of deadline
IRIN - June 29, 2006
	At least 1,100 former militias have arrived at transit sites in Ituri, northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, in the past three days, ahead of a 30 June ultimatum by the Congolese army for them to disarm, an official said.
UN gives big financial support to DRCongo election
Xiuan - June 29, 2006
The United Nations has made the largest investment of this type in its history, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for the central African nation's first election in 45 years, the UN special representative to the DRC said on Thursday.

Congo Faces Challenges in Holding First Democratic Poll in 40 Years
VOA News - June 29, 2006
	The Democratic Republic of Congo is beginning campaigning for the first democratic elections in over 40 years. The difficulties the nation faces in staging such an election are evident in the fact that the date has been pushed back several times over the past year. VOA's Catherine Maddux examines how prepared the vast, war-scarred nation is to hold the ballot on July 30.
EU troops arriving in Congo, can use force if need be - force commander
IRIN - June 26, 2006
	Advance teams of the European Union's Force for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), known as EUFOR DRCongo, have begun arriving in the capital, Kinshasa. The force was established at the request of the United Nations to support the UN Mission in the DRC (MONUC), during the country's first democratic general elections in 45 years, scheduled for 30 July.
Conservation Efforts in Congo Basin Appear Effective
VOA News - June 24, 2006
	A new assessment of Africa's massive Congo Basin rain forest finds that it is less degraded than environmentalists feared. The findings were announced in Paris, where African and Western officials ended a two-day conference Friday on an international initiative to conserve this rare, tropical forest.
Democratic Republic of Congo Prepares for Approaching Election
US DoS - June 22, 2006
	The election on July 30 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will mark ?a culmination of the efforts of various African nations? to establish peace, said U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Donald Yamamoto.
Military operations in Ituri counter productive - report
IRIN - June 22, 2006
	Military operations conducted in the troubled northeastern district of Ituri by the Congolese army, with the support of the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC), are counter productive as they have contributed to the worsening of the security situation in the district, according to a report by the Forum on early Warning and Early Response (FEWER-Africa).
A vote for a piece of soap
IRIN - June 20, 2006
	The men and women in Yasira market have no illusions about the upcoming elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the benefit their votes will bring. "We expect presents from candidates, otherwise we will not vote for them," 20-year-old Lobela Lionda told IRIN.
Rare Okapi Sighted in Eastern Congo Park
WWF - June 16, 2006
	After nearly 50 years, the okapi -- the closest known relative to the giraffe -- has been rediscovered in Virunga National Park in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), World Wildlife Fund announced today. This is the first sign of okapi presence in Virunga National Park since August 1959 according to official records.
New disarmament deadline, amnesty offer for militiamen
IRIN - June 16, 2006
	Militia active in Ituri District in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have until 30 June to disarm, according to an ultimatum by the national army and the United Nations Mission in the DRC, known as MONUC.