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Congo has chance for peace, U.N. ready to enforce: Ban
ReutersGOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Eastern Congo has the best chance in years to secure a lasting peace but the United Nations stands ready to pacify the region by force if need be, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday. Fighting...Tags: Paul Kagame, United Nations, Politics, Wars and Interventions, Armed Conflicts
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M23 rebels announce ceasefire for UN chief's Congo visit
ReutersGOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 23 (Reuters) - R ebels in eastern Congo announced a ceasefire on Thursday in fighting with government troops hours before a visit to the conflict-plagued zone by U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and World Bank...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Conflicts, March 23 Movement, World Bank Group
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Rockets land in Congolese city of Goma as UN secretary-general arrives in capital
Associated PressGOMA, Congo (AP) — M23 rebels fired two rockets into the eastern Congo city of Goma, killing one person and wounding four, officials said, in an apparent spillover from three days of fighting raging north of the city. The attack underscores the...Tags: United Nations, Joseph Kabila, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Rebellions
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World Bank pledges $1 billion to aid peace in Africa's Great Lakes
ReutersKINSHASA (Reuters) - The World Bank on Wednesday announced $1 billion in development funding for Africa's Great Lakes region, where renewed fighting this week between the government and rebels in eastern Congo has raised fears once again of an...Tags: Economic Organization, International Economic Institution, Africa, Rebellions, Uganda
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Artillery lands in east Congo city, humanitarian camp
ReutersGOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 22 (Reuters) - A rtillery rounds landed in a heavily populated neighbourhood of Congo's eastern city of Goma on Wednesday, killing a child and injuring other civilians a day before a planned visit by U.N. Secretary-...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights, Human Rights Watch, Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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UN warns of 'mounting reports' of Syria chemical arms use
Reuters* Diplomat cites "new incidents" with chemical arms * Assad government, rebels both accused of use By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS, May 22 (Reuters) - The United Nations is receiving increasing reports of the use of chemical weapons in Syria's 2-...Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Politics, United Nations, Biological and Chemical Weapons, Bashar Assad
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U.N. warns of 'mounting reports' of Syria chemical arms use
ReutersUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations is receiving increasing reports of the use of chemical weapons in Syria's 2-year-old civil war as the violence escalates, a senior U.N. official said on Wednesday. The government of Syrian President Bashar...Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Politics, United Nations, Biological and Chemical Weapons, Bashar Assad
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INTERVIEW-World Bank to announce funds for Jordan and Great Lakes region
ReutersGENEVA, May 21 (Reuters) - The World Bank plans to announce significant new funding to help Jordan cope with the Syrian refugee crisis, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim told Reuters on Tuesday. Kim was speaking on the eve of a visit to the Great Lakes...Tags: Economic Organization, Politics, International Economic Institution, World Bank Group, International Organizations
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Congolese army, rebels clash for a second day, 19 dead
ReutersGOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Two days of clashes between Congo's army and rebel fighters near the eastern city of Goma have killed at least 19 people, threatening an uneasy six-month peace just days before a scheduled visit by U.N....Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Rebellions, Armed Conflicts, March 23 Movement
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World Bank boosts funds for Syria refugees, Africa
ReutersGENEVA (Reuters) - The World Bank plans substantial new funds to help Jordan cope with the influx of refugees from the civil war in Syria, and hopes new funds for central Africa will cement a peace deal there, the bank's President Jim Yong Kim said on...Tags: Economic Organization, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), United Nations, Politics, Africa
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Congolese army, rebels clash for a second day near Goma
ReutersKINSHASA (Reuters) - The Congolese army clashed with rebel fighters near the eastern city of Goma for a second day on Tuesday, threatening an uneasy six-month peace in the region ahead of a scheduled visit by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon this week....Tags: United Nations, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Rebellions, March 23 Movement
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Libya war weapons may be killing central Africa elephants -UN
Reuters* Elephant poaching concern in Cameroon, Chad, CAR, Gabon * Some countries using army troops to hunt down poachers By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, May 20 (Reuters) - Armed groups in central Africa are using powerful weapons, some of which may be...Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Libya, International Law, United Nations, Politics
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