Indian peacekeepers in DRC accused of gold trafficking with rebels
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Indian UN peacekeepers have been accused of gold trafficking with Rwandan Hutu rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to UN documents and witnesses.
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Weekend fighting between rival factions of the armed forces in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has displaced an undisclosed number of people, official sources reported on Monday.
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THE death of Indiaâs forest-dwelling Bandit King has sparked a sudden gold rush in the dense forests of southern India as hundreds of villagers descended on the former no-go zone to search for the outlawâs hidden riches.
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The United Nations is investigating  allegations that Indian peacekeepers in Congo traded food and  even military intelligence with Rwandan Hutu rebels in return  for gold, U.N. officials said on Friday.
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KINSHASA, 20 December (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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Renegade rebel commander Laurent Nkunda is a serious threat to stability in eastern DR Congo, the UN warns.
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The UN nuclear agency says it is investigating reports of uranium smuggling in DR Congo.
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KOIDU, Sierra Leone  - The battle for Sierra Leone's eastern diamond fields fuelled its 11-year civil war, but now the muddy pits are being returned to farming under a scheme funded by U.S. luxury jewelers Tiffany & Co.
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Congolese government forces clashed  with rebels at a town near the border with Rwanda for a third  day Wednesday as the two countries traded heated accusations  over who was involved in the fighting.
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KINSHASA, Congo - UN peacekeepers deployed an additional brigade in eastern Congo amid reports that Rwanda was threatening rebels based in its huge neighbor, UN officials said yesterday.
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ADDIS ABABA, 8 December (IRIN) - With the threat of renewed regional conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the African Union&#39;s (AU&#39;s) Peace and Security Council announced on Tuesday that it would seek a greater role in helping to disarm
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Twelve French peacekeepers are arrested in connection with a bank theft in Ivory Coast last week.
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Leaders of the private sector in Ivory Coast have blamed the government for the widespread looting against their businesses earlier this month.
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UN troops in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) spotted a group of 100 apparently Rwandan soldiers, raising fears that Rwanda was once again invading the vast neighbouring country.
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The EU added its voice to a chorus of international concern over the presence of Rwandan troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that threaten to undermine the fragile peace in the region.
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Linked in the past to sex crimes in East Timor, and prostitution in Cambodia and Kosovo, U.N. peacekeepers have now been accused of sexually abusing the very population they were deployed to protect in Congo.
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The United Nations is investigating  reports that Rwandan soldiers carried out human rights abuses  against civilians in Democratic Republic of Congo last month, a  spokeswoman said on Wednesday.