Kabila visits DR Congo rebel east
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DR Congo President Joseph Kabila makes his first trip to the volatile east of the country to a rapturous welcome.
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BRUSSELS, Dec 15 (IPS) - Louis Michel, the European Union's aid chief,  will urge that the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda seek a  peaceful solution to their problems when he visits East Africa  this week.
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The threat of renewed war in the eastern part of Democratic Republic of Congo increased yesterday amid unconfirmed reports by diplomats and a claim by a Congolese minister that
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President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of Congo has said all Congolese troops in the capital must return immediately to barracks after two days of clashes, a presidency spokesman said.
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KINSHASA, Congo  - UN air and ground patrols have photographed freshly occupied encampments and unidentified well-equipped troops in east Congo, UN officials said Thursday, bolstering suspicions that Rwanda is making good on its threat to send troops into its larger, weaker neighbour.
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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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Congo will send up to 10,000 soldiers to its eastern province of North Kivu to prevent rebels and Rwandan forces from launching cross border attacks, President Joseph Kabila's spokesman said Monday.
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KIGALI, Rwanda  - Rwanda's President Paul Kagame said Saturday he has not ruled out sending troops to eastern Congo if Hutu rebels continue to threaten his country.
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DR Congo rebels loyal to a renegade general who has beaten back a government offensive call for talks.
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Clashes worsen between the army and rebels in eastern DR Congo, as the UN relief chief fears for civilians.
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The State Department said Friday US officials are &quot;profoundly concerned&quot; about reports that Rwandan troops have entered the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Congolese President Joseph Kabila meets run-off rival, Jean-Pierre Bemba, for the first time since clashes in the capital.
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Renegade rebel commander Laurent Nkunda is a serious threat to stability in eastern DR Congo, the UN warns.
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GOMA, Congo  - Fighting between rival army  factions ended days of relative calm in eastern Congo on  Sunday, while Rwanda withdrew a threat to send troops into the  country.
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The United Nations is to deploy peacekeepers to try to prevent further clashes in eastern DR Congo.
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KINSHASA, Congo  - President Joseph Kabila accused Rwanda on Friday of trying to create a confrontation with Congo in an effort to disrupt Congolese efforts to secure the country and move toward 2005 elections.
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KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of the Congo  -  Former rebels and loyalists now in Congo's transitional  government headed to South Africa on Friday for talks on  reviving the country's shaky peace process and improving  regional security, officials said.