UNHCR tackles dire conditions for thousands of displaced in Central African Republic church
UNHCR reinforces its team in Bossangoa to try and improve living conditions for 37,000 people on top of each other in the grounds of a Roman Catholic church.
Africa must use new oil, mineral wealth for people’s benefit-experts
Campaigners and academics have urged African leaders to ensure that the wealth from new oil and mineral discoveries benefit all their people, not just a handful of insiders who enrich themselves, leaving their economies weaker than before
Congo's Kabila pledges unity government, pressures rebels
CONGO-DEMOCRATIC/GOVERNMENT (UPDATE 2):UPDATE 2-Congo's Kabila pledges unity government, pressures rebels
Congo's Kabila says to create national unity government
Kabila rules out a blanket amnesty for rebels operating in the mineral-rich east of Congo and called for the insurgents to lay down their arms
African countries agree to curb illegal timber trade in the Congo Basin
Governments from Africa's main timber producing countries, together with timber industry representatives and civil society organizations agreed to jointly combat illegal timber trade in the Congo Basin, FAO said today following an international wood industry meeting in Brazzaville.
DR Congo: Aid for 33,000 people in Katanga
Armed violence has resulted in the displacement of tens of thousands of people who fled their villages in north-central Katanga province. The ICRC and the Red Cross Society of the Democratic Republic of the Congo have started a major distribution of emergency aid.
Region's leaders seek to push foreign fighters from Central African Republic
CENTRALAFRICA-SUMMIT/:Region's leaders seek to push foreign fighters from Central African Republic
Congo peace talks stall, U.N. concerned by military buildup
Talks to end a two-year insurgency in eastern Congo stall after the government rejects a call for amnesty for M23 rebel leaders
Angola denies Congo incursion, says lost troops entered its territory
ANGOLA-CONGOREPUBLIC/:Angola denies Congo incursion, says lost troops entered its territory
Congo peace talks stall, government rejects amnesty proposal
Congo's govt rejects integration of M23 rebels into the army and a request of amnesty for its leaders