DR Congo clashes 'threaten poll'
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Fighting in eastern DR Congo may impede elections planned for June, a United Nations report warns.
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Congolese President Joseph Kabila's  guards fought gun battles with forces loyal to election  challenger Jean-Pierre Bemba in the capital Kinshasa on Sunday,  after poll results showed the two would have to enter a  run-off.
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The Democratic Republic of Congo says recent fighting in eastern Congo was the result of a Rwandan attack and not internal army clashes.
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Congolese authorities announced Monday they would hold a peace conference by month's end in the troubled eastern province, after suffering serious setbacks in recent clashes with rebels in Nord-Kivu.
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KINSHASA, 20 Dec 2004 (IRIN) - 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.
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Thousands flee eastern DR Congo amid clashes between government troops and rebels, the UN says.
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United Nations officials say new fighting has been reported between Congolese troops and dissident soldiers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Congolese police fired warning shots  on Tuesday to disperse rioting opposition protesters in  Kinshasa who tore down election posters and demanded the  postponement of historic polls set for Sunday.
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KISANGANI, DR Congo  - The Democratic Republic of Congo, which is emerging from five years of bloody warfare, &quot;will allow no further aggression,&quot; warned President Joseph Kabila on his first visit to the restive east of this vast central African
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An election planned for DR Congo in June may have to be delayed, the head of the electoral commission admits.
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Thousands of civilians were on Thursday fleeing clashes near the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo town of Goma between Rwandan Hutu rebels and unidentified opponents, a senior UN official told AFP.
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The second round of DR Congo's landmark elections is thrown into confusion after a Supreme Court ruling.
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DR Congo says it is sending troops to the border with Rwanda amid growing tensions.
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The UN says Rwanda is threatening to attack Hutu rebels based in the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo. Meanwhile, Kigali says the rebels are advancing toward Rwanda&#39;s border.
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Afghan warlords are involved in intimidation which could threaten October's elections, Human Rights Watch says.
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A row worsens over critical Belgian comments about the DR Congo's slow transition to democracy.
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Rival army units in Democratic Republic of Congo clashed on Saturday not far from Rwanda, the United Nations said, in another sign of military and political turmoil in the east of the former Zaire.