Full Coverage: Central Africa

30.01.2008 Chadian President Idriss Deby has affirmed that nearly half of the 180,000 displaced people in Chad will return to their homes by July. Local and UN officials believe this may be possible if security requirements are met.

28.01.2008 Timantit, kulta, kupari ja mikroelektroniikan tarvitsemat mineraalit ruokkivat Kongon demokraattisen tasavallan vuosikymmeniä jatkunutta konfliktia. YK:n johdolla neuvoteltu uusi rauhansopimus antaa toivoa kestävämmästä rauhasta paljon kärsineessä maassa.

26.01.2008 NEW YORK, Jan 25 (OneWorld) - More than 1,000 people continue to die every day in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as a result of armed conflict fueled predominantly by the world's thirst for gold and diamonds.

25.01.2008 Peace may finally come to the war-weary Democratic Republic of Congo as the government recently reached an agreement with the armed rebels to halt violence after extensive negotiations in the Kivu regions, says the UN.

22.01.2008 As women suffer the horrific consequences of war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, one Congolese and one American women are helping to stem the violence and support its victims.

22.01.2008 Conflict and its effects have killed an estimated 5.4 million people in the Democratic Republic of Congo since 1998 and continue to kill up to 45,000 a month - the deadliest conflict since the Second World War, according to a major survey released today.

09.01.2008 Marred by President Joseph Kabila's absence, as well as ongoing violence and alleged government links with the armed rebels in the Kivus, the Congo peace conference is off to a bad start, reports a regional news source.
From: The New Times (Kigali)

08.01.2008 The deadly Ebola virus outbreak that struck the Democratic Republic of Congo last year prompted aid agencies to provide emergency assistance. Travel through the affected region with a humanitarian organization as they offer logistical support, supplies, and health training.