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BELGIUM: EU MINISTERS EMERGENCY MEETING ON CRISIS IN ZAIRE UPDATE
English/Nat
European Union ministers and aid agencies held an emergency meeting in Brussels Thursday to seek ways of getting aid to more than a million refugees trapped by fighting in Eastern Zaire.
They agreed resources were in place...
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FRANCE: EUROPEANS FLEE VIOLENCE IN THE CONGO
French/Nat
Nearly 200 European returnees, including 85 French nationals, arrived in France on Sunday, fleeing the worsening situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
A special A310-300 Air France flight sent by the French...
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UN Sec General and World Bank president meet DR Congo president
1. Plane taxiing on tarmac
2. Various of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon disembarking plane, greeting local and UN officials
3. Wide of Ban with local and UN officials
4. Various of Ban and World Bank Group President...
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CONGO: INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS
English/Nat
Last minute consultations delayed the signing of a peace accord on Saturday to end the civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but officials said representatives are close to clinching the deal.
Hopes of resolving the...
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CONGO: BRITISH MARINES PREPARE TO EVACUATE FOREIGN CITIZENS
English/Nat
As fighting continues in the Democratic Republic of Congo, British Royal Marines are preparing to help if any evacuations of foreign citizens are needed.
Members of the 539 Squadron have swapped the English Channel for the...
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South African troops mustering to visit border area
1. United Nations (UN) car leaving UN monitors compound
2. UN soldier inside military camp at airport
3. UN helicopter on tarmac
4. Interior camp, South African troops waiting to go out on patrol
5. Machine gun on floor next to bed
6....
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USA: STATE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SPEAKS OF SITUATION IN ZAIRE
English/Nat
U-S officials say there's a strong possibility of another meeting between Zaire's president Mobutu Sese Seko and rebel leader Laurent Kabila.
The Clinton administration is hoping more talks will prevent an all-out bloody...
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Zaire - Rebel takeover update
President Mobutu Sese Seko, facing the greatest threat to his
power in more than three decades of rule, failed to respond on
Thursday (10/04) to a rebel ultimatum for him to stand down.
Mobutu sent in troops on Wednesday to stop a...
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ZAIRE: GOMA: FURTHER EVIDENCE OF REFUGEE'S SUFFERING
English/Nat
Some 10-thousand people rallied in Goma Wednesday in support of rebel leader Laurent Kabila in a sign that the Zairian rebels have a firm grip on the region.
Meanwhile, in the Masisi hills, west of Goma, a grim trail of...
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Goma, DM Congo
Location: Goma, DM Congo
Story No.: 327089, 327174 & 327152
Source: APTN
Date: 18, 20 & 21 Jan 02
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US senators tour strife-torn African nations
1. Wide shot of US Senators shaking hands with Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) officials
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Sam Brownback, US Senator, Republican:
"I have seen numbers that up to a thousand people a day are dying in eastern...
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Congolese refugees flee to Uganda
1. Various of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) refugees carrying belongings as they cross the border into Uganda
2. Various of refugee camp
3. Set up of DRC refugee Gloria Nyakabanza collecting water
4. SOUNDBITE (Kinyabisha) Gloria...
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CHINA: FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN CUI TIANKAI PRESS CONFERENCE
Mandarin/Nat
China on Tuesday denied sending troops to Zaire to support President Mobutu Sese Seko.
At a press conference in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Cui Tiankai said this claim was totally without foundation.
He...
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Pope Benedict XVI gives Christmas blessing; pilgrims
Vatican TV
1. Wide of crowd gathered at Saint Peter's Basilica
2. Close-up of children in crowd
3. Zoom out of Nativity scene, pan to dome on Saint Peter's Basilica
4. Wide of Saint Peter's Basilica
AP Television
5. Pope Benedict XVI...
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WRAP Cargo plane crashes, ADDS more site GRAPHIC IMAGES; ADDS sot
1. People at site lifting debris
2. Crowd holding water hoses
3. Crowd holding water hose overhead
4. Nose of plane, burned out on ground, smouldering wreckage
5. People digging through wreckage, body visible
6. People at crash site...
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ZAIRE: WEALTHY EXPATRIATES DESERTING AS REBEL TROOPS CLOSE IN
Natural Sound
Wealthy expatriates are deserting Kinshasa as rebel troops reportedly close in on the Zaire capital.
Many are crossing the Zaire River into Congo, along with thousands of African refugees.
The route across the river is a...
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Flooding kills at least 30
1. Bus embedded in mud
2. Man walking by bus
3. Truck submerged in mud, mechanic guarding the vehicle against potential looters
4. Trucks removing sand and debris over bridge
5. Flood victim walking through flood water
6. Flood water by...
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Zaire - Economic situation gets worse
The recent decision by international airline companies to cancel
flights to Zaire has worsened the economic situation in the
capital Kinshasa.
Flights to Kinshasa have been suspended because of the
continuing uncertainty there. For...
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CONGO: CIVILIANS FROM JAPANESE EMBASSY IN ZAIRE TAKEN TO BRAZZAVILLE
Jap/Eng/Nat
Civilians from the Japanese embassy in Zaire left the country Sunday - some of the first foreign nationals to be evacuated.
The Japanese say they are moving swiftly, because they are not equipped to respond to an emergency...
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CONGO: UN REFUGEE AGENCY ORDERED TO LEAVE GOMA
Eng/French/Nat
The U-N refugee agency - ordered to leave Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo, formerly Zaire, - was told to go because it was meddling in politics, said the country's Interior Minister on Sunday.
Mwenze Kongolo also...
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CONGO: BELGIAN, FRENCH & US TROOPS ESTABLISH BASES IN BRAZZAVILLE
Eng/French/Nat
Belgian, French and U-S troops are establishing bases in the capital of the Congo - ready - if necessary to help rescue foreigners from neighbouring Zaire.
A steady stream of aircraft carrying the Western troops flew...
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Tourists invited to see erupting Congo volcano
1. Mid of Mount Nyamulagira erupting lava
2. Various of tourists getting out of the back of a truck
3. Pan of tourists hiking towards the volcano
4. Wide of tourists hiking with the volcano in the background
5. Wide of tourists watching...
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CONGO: REBELS SAY KABILA'S MILITARY VICTORY CLAIMS ARE FALSE
French/Nat
The Congolese government says its troops chased rebels from their last stronghold in the southwest, dealing a major setback to an insurgency aimed at ousting President Laurent Kabila.
Parts of Matadi were reportedly in...
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CONGO: HOPES THAT TALKS WILL PRODUCE SOLUTION TO ZAIREAN CRISIS
Eng/French/Nat
U-S Ambassador to the Congo, Aubrey Hooks, and the Foreign Minister of the Congo, Francois Ayayen have expressed hope that talks in Togo will produce a solution to the Zairean crisis.
More than a dozen African heads of...