Will Congo Vote for War?
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The African nation's first free elections in four decades were remarkably peaceful, but disputes over a run-off could reignite chaos and conflict
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8 December 2004 - Following helicopter and foot patrols in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the United Nations mission in the country has found evidence of hostilities by &quot;an armed, organized but unknown military presence,&quot; but has not
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Two DR Congo candidates urge their supporters to vote for President Kabila in the second round.
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The United Nations mission in Congo (MONUC) said it will deploy peacekeepers on the frontline between the regular army and mutineers in the eastern Democratic Repupic of Congo's (DRC) province of Nord Kivu.
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KINSHASA, Congo -- Congo intends to send up to 10,000 reinforcements toward its eastern border with Rwanda, a presidential spokesman said yesterday, after credible reports that thousands of Rwandan troops crossed into its territory, raising fears of reigniting a devastating five-year regional war.
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FREETOWN, Sierra Leone - Battle-weary citizens chose an opposition leader as their next president, voting against the party that ushered the country out of a devastating war in 2002 and for the promise of less corruption and more jobs.
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Burundi and Rwanda say they may move in if Congo doesn&#39;t root out extremist militias. BUJUMBURA -- Burundi and Rwanda warned yesterday they might send troops into neighbouring Congo if that country fails to disarm militias responsible for massacring more ...
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Will violence delay the elections?
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Rwanda may resort to violent means against the Rwandan rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo(DRC) if &quot;these enemies of peace are not disarmed by the third party,&quot; a Rwandan officer said here Saturday.
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Congo&#39;s decision to send thousands of soldiers into its volatile North Kivu province is a high-risk tactic that could exacerbate a simmering regional conflict, analysts say.
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While on a tour of Africa&#39;s Great Lakes region, ambassadors from the UN Security Council have called on the Congolese authorities, as well as the international community, to work harder to ensure next year&#39;s elections are held on time.
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DR Congo's rebel leader Laurent Nkunda says he is ready for a political solution to the conflict in the east.
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Rwanda can and will strike Rwandan rebels in Congo if little continues to be done to disarm them, but Kigali is not spoiling for a fight, President Paul Kagame said on Saturday after meeting his Congolese counterpart.
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Polling stations open in the Republic of Congo for parliamentary elections, as opposition leaders cry foul.
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GOMA, Congo, July 14 -- At least 100,000 people have been displaced in the volatile eastern region of Congo since January, when the government and a powerful renegade general agreed to combine their troops in an attempt to pacify the area, according to a U.N. Security Council report released...
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Visiting UN Security Council diplomats push for 2005 elections in DR Congo despite huge obstacles.
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The European Union rushed more  peacekeepers to Congo on Tuesday as the U.N. and foreign  leaders struggled to end fighting between soldiers loyal to  President Joseph Kabila and supporters of his election rival.