| 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. |
| EU force commander details mission's mandate | |
IRIN - June 14, 2006 | |
 | At least 800 European Union soldiers, mainly French, will be on the ground in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), during the country's general elections, according to the commander of an EU force. |
| Humanitarian action plan a turning point, UN envoy says | |
IRIN - February 14, 2006 | |
A US $681 million humanitarian action plan for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) launched by the United Nations and the European Commission seeks to meet the needs of 30 million vulnerable Congolese. | |
| Euro-parliament questions arms from europe to police and intelligence | |
MISNA - September 27, 2005 | |
A programme for the delivery of weapons to the secret services in the Democratic Republic of Congo - under a United Nations arms embargo - from the Belgian government of Vallon, and of second-hand guns from Brussels authorities to the police in DR-Congo, was submitted to questioning of the European Commission to establish the legitimacy of the operation. | |
| EU grants 4 million euro to ICRC for protection programme | |
IRIN - August 9, 2005 | |
The European Commission has decided to grant the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) four million euros to support its programmes protecting people displaced by armed conflicts, deprived of their freedom and separated from their relatives in three central African nations as well as in several nations in Asia, the EU Information Office announced on Monday. | |
| UN says it needs an extra US $190 million for polls | |
IRIN - July 14, 2005 | |
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has issued a two-page report to the Security Council in which he gave details of almost US $190 million in additional costs the UN requires to support upcoming elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). | |
| Donors agree to provide €85 million more for polls | |
IRIN - July 12, 2005 | |
European donors and the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo committed themselves on Tuesday to provide an additional €85 million ($100 million) for democratic elections in the central African country, but officials say more money is still needed. | |
| EU to insert experts into national defence | |
IRIN - May 3, 2005 | |
The European Union (EU) announced on Monday it would be assigning EU military and security advisers to posts within various key security sections of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)'s administration, including the private office of the minister of defence | |
| EU suspends projects in North Kivu | |
IRIN - March 1, 2005 | |
The delegation of the European Commission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) suspended two projects in the province of North Kivu on Wednesday, following the looting of installations of the NGO German Agro Action by militiamen in Nyabondo Territory. | |
| Chorus of concern as country teeters on brink of war | |
IRIN - December 20, 2004 | |
With fresh battle fronts opening up and tens of thousands of civilians fleeing their homes, there has been mounting concern among international bodies that the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is heading for a major war. | |
