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October 2006

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Darfuri refugee in Chad: ''My husband is still [there]. I decided to come here because the security is better and we had no more food.'' (2005)
31.10.2006 As the Democratic Republic of the Congo pulled off largely peaceful elections Sunday, conflict is simmering in the tri-nation region to its north, at least in part because of the ongoing fighting in Sudan's Darfur region.
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From: OneWorld US
Related topics/regions: [Central African Republic] [Chad] [Congo (Democratic Republic of)] [Sudan] [United States]
Image: Darfuri refugee in Chad: ''My husband is still [there]. I decided to come here because the security is better and we had no more food.'' (2005) © Michelle Brown / Refugees International
Rural women in the eastern Congo.
30.10.2006 Refugees International is taking advantage of the global spotlight on the Congo to highlight the humanitarian issues facing the country as it concludes its most democratic elections since independence.
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From: Refugees International
Related topics/regions: [Congo (Democratic Republic of)]
Image: Rural women in the eastern Congo. © Peter Biro / International Rescue Committee
Il voto nella prima tornata lo scorso luglio
28.10.2006 Tra gli osservatori che monitoreranno il secondo turno elettorale nella Repubblica democratica del Congo, l'unico gruppo di volontari è formato da 35 italiani che ha risposto all'appello dell'associazione "Beati i costruttori di pace". "Si tratta dell'unico gruppo di osservatori internazionali partito dall'Italia, e l'unico formato da volontari che hanno autofinanziato il loro viaggio" - sottolinea l'associazione. Dopo il primo turno dello scorso 30 luglio, che ha visto un'affluenza elevatissima, il 29 ottobre si decide il nome del prossimo presidente della Repubblica Democratica del Congo: il ballottaggio è tra il presidente uscente Joseph Kabila figlio e Jean Pierre Bemba, già vice presidente. Nella stessa tornata si eleggono i membri delle assemblee provinciali.
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From: Beati i Costruttori di Pace
Related topics/regions: [Congo (Democratic Republic of)] [Civil society] [Democracy]
Image: Il voto nella prima tornata lo scorso luglio
27.10.2006 4 000 Tsadista Kaakkois-Nigeriin 1980-luvulta lähtien muuttanutta mahamidarabia joutuu palaamaan takaisin lähtömaahansa. Nigerin hallitus ilmoitti asiasta tiistaina. Syynä häätöön on etnisten ryhmien välien kiristyminen luonnonvaroja koskevien kiistojen vuoksi. Ryhmien johtajat ovat varoittaneet, että hallitukset toimet voivat johtaa maassa avoimiin väkivaltaisuuksiin etnisten ryhmien välillä.
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From: OneWorld US
Related topics/regions: [Chad] [Niger] [Refugees] [Race Politics] [Conflict]
Mahamid Arabs in Chad.
27.10.2006 As many as 4,000 Mahamid Arabs living in southeast Niger since the 1980s or before will be forced to return to Chad, the government said Tuesday, citing ethnic tensions that developed over increasingly scarce resources.
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From: United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
Related topics/regions: [Chad] [Niger]
Image: Mahamid Arabs in Chad. © G. Cranston / United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
25.10.2006 YK:n mukaan keskeinen syy Itä-Kongon (DRC) viimeaikaisille levottomuuksille on mm. kännyköissä, digikameroissa, kannettavissa tietokoneissa ja pelikonsoleissa käytettävä mineraali, nimeltään tantaali (coltan). Se on ollut merkittävä tulonlähde erilaisille aseellisille ryhmille, jotka ovat samalla terrorisoineet paikallisia ihmisiä syyllistyen mittaviin ihmisoikeusloukkauksiin.
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From: Kirkon Ulkomaanapu
Related topics/regions: [Congo (Democratic Republic of)] [Business] [Environment] [Conflict]
Chadians displaced by militia attacks squatting near Goz Beida, eastern Chad.
24.10.2006 Attacks by Janjawid militias and Chadian rebels have surged in recent days in the part of Chad closest to Sudan's restive Darfur province. While publics around the world continue to press for a UN peacekeeping force in Darfur, Chad's president has asked for his country's protection too.
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From: United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
Related topics/regions: [Sudan] [Chad]
Image: Chadians displaced by militia attacks squatting near Goz Beida, eastern Chad. © Nicholas Reader / United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
22.10.2006 Press Freedom groups from around the world today called on the European Union to join the fight to expose and combat “the scandal of impunity in the killing of journalists and media staff.”
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Related topics/regions: [Africa]
bambina in Congo - da beati.org
18.10.2006 Tilanne Kongossa on viime aikoina parantunut, ja jatkossa tärkeintä on taata siviilien turvallisuus, todetaan Refugees Internationalin tuoreessa raportissa. Sen mukaan kansainvälisen yhteisön ja Kongon hallituksen on hyödynnettävä maan myönteinen kehitys ja lopetettava väkivaltaisuudet kotiuttamalla aseelliset joukot, laajentamalla YK:n rauhanturvaoperaatiota ja pitämällä kiinni aseiden ja luonnonvarojen tuontia koskevista pakotteista.
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From: OneWorld US
Related topics/regions: [Congo (Democratic Republic of)] [Development] [Conflict] [Peace] [Security]
Image: bambina in Congo - da beati.org
Ex-child soldiers in the Congo.
17.10.2006 The situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has improved and crucial elections are set for the end of this month. It's time to redouble international efforts to bring stability to the massive central African country, says a new report.
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From: Refugees International
Related topics/regions: [Congo (Democratic Republic of)]
Image: Ex-child soldiers in the Congo. © Refugees International
17.10.2006 Congolese government soldiers are forcing scores of local people to work for them in fields and gold mines, according to Human Rights Watch interviews in the northeastern Ituri region of the country.
From: Human Rights Watch
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Related topics/regions: [Congo (Democratic Republic of)]
Bambini soldato della R.d. Congo
16.10.2006 Una nuova ricerca condotta dalla campagna Control Arms ha rivelato che proiettili prodotti in Grecia, Cina, Russia e Usa sono stati trovati nelle mani dei gruppi ribelli che agiscono nella regione orientale della Repubblica democratica del Congo (Rdc), che si trova sotto un embargo dell’Onu. "Il fatto che, probabilmente per la prima volta, proiettili prodotti in Grecia e Usa vengono trovati nella Rdc orientale, è la prova del crescente flusso globale di armi che sta alimentando i combattimenti nella regione" commenta la campagna Control Arms, la cui ricerca condotta nel settembre di quest’anno, ha consentito di rinvenire, a tre anni di distanza dall’imposizione dell’embargo dell’Onu, una serie di armi e munizioni prodotte anche in Russia, Cina, Serbia e Sudafrica. Secondo i tre promotori della campagna Control Arms "questo scandalo sottolinea ancora una volta la necessità di un Trattato internazionale sul commercio di armi, in grado di fermare il flusso di armi nelle zone di conflitto". Tra una settimana, l’Onu dovrebbe mettere ai voti una risoluzione per avviare i lavori sul Trattato.
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Related topics/regions: [Congo (Democratic Republic of)] [Law] [Arms & military]
Image: Bambini soldato della R.d. Congo © Amnesty International USA
Darfur refugee in Chad.
11.10.2006 As Western and African diplomats inch closer to an agreement with the government of Sudan on the composition of peacekeeping operations, heavy fighting has spilled across the border from the embattled Darfur region into eastern Chad.
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From: OneWorld US
Related topics/regions: [United States] [Sudan] [Chad]
Image: Darfur refugee in Chad. © Michelle Brown / Refugees International
Rich in oil, Nigeria's people are still very poor.
06.10.2006 Nigeria has been producing oil for decades, yet Nigerians remain as poor as their forefathers. A new producer, Chad had quickly veered from its plan to put oil revenues toward development. Now Liberia has begun oil exploration. Emira Woods looks at Africa's crude problem.
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From: Fahamu - Networks for Social Justice
Related topics/regions: [Nigeria] [Liberia] [Chad]
Image: Rich in oil, Nigeria's people are still very poor. © International Oil Working Group / allAfrica.com

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