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DRC News Update: 11th July 2012

Top stories: VOA reports that foreign ministers in the Great Lakes region are scheduled to begin discussions to help resolve the DRC’s security crisis ahead of the African Union summit. From the... Read more...

DRC News Update: 10th July 2012

Top stories: News 24 reports that the UN and DRC troops are reinforcing the key city of Goma in the east of the country to guard against attack by rebels who... Read more...

DRC News Update: 9th July 2012

Reuters report that rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have seized a second town from fleeing government forces on Sunday. France 24 are also reporting the seizure of Rutsuru in... Read more...

DRC News Update: 6th July 2012

Top stories: Times of Zambia reports that a Zambian driver has been burnt to ashes by a mob in DRC which also torched his truck along with 600 bags of cement... Read more...

DRC News Update: 5th July 2012

Top stories: All Africa reports that Tanzanian president Jakaya Kikwete has expressed his concern over the deteriorating security situation in the Eastern part of the DRC. UNESCO and Fauna and Flora International... Read more...