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BELGIUM: FRANCOIS TSHIPAMBA MPUILA UDPS BENELUX PRESS CONFERENCE
French/Nat
The leaders of Congo's opposition in exile on Friday called on the international community to isolate Laurent Kabila's new government.
At a press conference in Brussels, a spokesman accused the government in the country...
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ZAIRE: REACTION TO GOVERNMENT BOMBING OF REBEL-HELD TOWNS
English/Nat
Zairian rebel leader Laurent Kabila branded the Kinshasa government as terrorists Monday, and threatened to totally rule out the possibility of peace negotiations, after government planes bombed rebel-held towns in the east...
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WRAP DRCongo rejects demand for talks; food aid being distributed
Kibati IDP camp
1. Wide of women and children queuing for food aid
2. Mid of women with children on their back's queuing for tickets to receive food aid
3. Wide of gate of compound where food distribution is taking place
4. Close up of...
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Eleven African countries agree US$2 billion for infrastructure, presser
1. Wide of Presidents of the Great Lakes Region walking into United Nations Gigiri convention centre
2. Mid of Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila and Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza signing agreement
3. Wide of...
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France - Richardson addresses presser
US ambassador to the UN, Bill Richardson, stressed in Paris on Thursday (8/4) that he is doing everything possible to bring about a peaceful solution to the Zaire crisis. He was speaking at the American Embassy after a ten-day shuttle...
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SOUTH AFRICA: ZAIRIAN SECURITY ADVISER HONORE NGBANDA VISIT
Eng/French/Nat
An envoy of Zairian President Mobutu Sese Seko has said he came to South Africa to talk peace, but has refused to assess the chances for direct talks with rebels in Eastern Zaire.
Honore Ngbanda, security adviser to...
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Zaire - High incidence of aids
Despite the political upheaval that's rocking Zaire, nightlife in Kinshasa is as busy as ever. Nightclubs and bars proliferate and are still doing a roaring trade - especially with the ex-patriate community.
Prostitution is rife. Call...
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LEBANON: LEBANESE REFUGEES FLEE VIOLENCE IN THE CONGO
Arabic/Nat
Hundreds of Lebanese refugees have arrived home after fleeing the fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Some 250 men, women and children landed at Beirut International Airport aboard a chartered Nigerian...
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USA: WASHINGTON: FRENCH DEFENCE MINISTER CHARLES MILLION VISIT
French/Nat
The restructuring of NATO and its future eastward expansion topped the list of discussions between U-S Defense Secretary William Cohen and his French counterpart, Charles Millon, Tuesday in Washington.
Millon is on a...
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CONGO: MORE BRITISH MARINES SENT TO BRAZZAVILLE
English/Nat
More British Royal Marines have been sent to Brazzaville to prepare for possible violence in the former Zaire.
The marines insist their presence is purely a precautionary measure in light of the dispute that is affecting the...
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DRCONGO: REBELS UNDERGO COMBAT TRAINING
French/Nat
While efforts to end the fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo flounder, more rebels are training for action.
New recruits in the towns of Kalemie and Moba, on the edges of Lake Tanganyika, are preparing to fight....
Sky News
Jude Law and Jeremy Gilley speak about Peace One Day Project (PART ONE)
Jude Law and Jeremy Gilley speak about Peace One Day Project (PART ONE)
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ZAIRE: KINSHASA: REBEL LEADER LAURENT KABILA WELCOMED BY SUPPORTERS
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The self proclaimed president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has arrived in the capital Kinshasa three days after his troops seized the city.
Rebel leader Laurent Kabila arrived by plane to be welcomed by thousands of...
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ZAIRE: LLIEMBE: RWANDAN REFUGEES SPEAK OF WHY THEY FLED THEIR CAMPS
French/Nat
Rwandan refugees who fled their camps in Zaire have been describing how they were attacked by machete-wielding villagers.
Locals - feeling the pressure of the ongoing civil war - have long been resentful of Hutu refugees...
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ZAIRE: SITUATION UPDATE
Eng/French/Nat
Thousands of Rwandan refugees have been emerging from the jungle near Kisangani on Monday en route to the Biaro camp in Zaire as evidence of a new massacre emerged.
Until now, only a few hundred of the 100-thousand...
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NEW Nationwide referendum on constitution
1. Street scene
2. Wide exterior shot of primary school in Kinshasa, people lining up to vote
3. School emblem
4. People lining up to enter school
5. SOUNDBITE (Lingala): Banga-serge, Voter:
"Up to now everything is going all right."
6....
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ITALY/CONGO: INVESTIGATION INTO MASSACRE REPORTS IN DR CONGO (2)
English/Nat
A top Congolese rebel leader has ordered an investigation into reports his fighters massacred 5-hundred civilians in southeastern Congo, apparently in retaliation for an attack on their forces.
The massacre was reported by...
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ZAMBIA: CONGO PEACE ACCORD MEETING
English/Nat
The biggest conflict in Africa may come to a close on Saturday with the expected signing of a peace accord to end Congo's 11-month civil war.
Eight heads of state, including Congolese President Laurent Kabila, were...
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BELGIUM: REACTION TO END OF ZAIREAN PRESIDENT MOBUTU'S RULE
French/Nat
Zaireans living aboard have been closely watching developments in their homeland.
In Belgium, members of the Zairean community on Friday expressed joy at the news that President Mobutu Sese Seko had finally relinquished...
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Belgium - Belgian troops deployed
More than 500 Belgian troops departed for Central Africa on Monday afternoon (24/3), to assist in any evacuation of foreigners - especially Belgians - from Zaire. The troops were bound for Brazzaville, the capital of the Congo, across...
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M23 rebels pull out of Goma
1. UN military police car next to a truck carrying M23 rebels as they prepare to leave Goma, chanting
2. M23 rebels with MONUSCO (United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo) peacekeepers walking...
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ZAIRE:(DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO) ARRIVAL OF NEW PRESIDENT KABILA
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The self proclaimed president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has arrived in the capital Kinshasa three days after his troops seized the city.
Earlier the residents of Kinshasa had turned out in force on Tuesday to...