16 Dec 2009 20:09:44 GMT Criticized UN-backed Congo operation to shut down * UN keeps open option of joint operations with Congo army
* Planning for civilian protection seen as insufficient
* Rights group: 1,400 civilians killed in Jan.-Sept. 2009 (Adds comments from ...
16 Dec 2009 16:33:34 GMT Criticized UN-backed Congo operation to shut down UNITED NATIONS, Dec 16 (Reuters) - A U.N.-backed military operation in eastern Congo in which government soldiers are accused of massacring hundreds of civilians will end this month, the top U.N. ...
16 Dec 2009 15:23:53 GMT Military ensures another tragedy unfolds in Africa
THERE have been political horrors in other parts of Africa, like the genocidal former regime in Rwanda, the current regime in Zimbabwe, or any Congolese regime you care to name. But the worst regimes in Africa seem to arise along the ...
16 Dec 2009 15:23:34 GMT Regime's brutal grip tightens
T HERE have been political horrors in other parts of Africa, such as the genocidal former regime in Rwanda, the current regime in Zimbabwe, or any Congolese regime you care to name.