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ICRC food distribution near Goma as fighting continues
1. Wide of Red Cross distributing food in Kibati
2. Various of internally displaced people (IDPs) collecting bags of food
3. Close-up of bean bags
4. Food being distributed
5. Various of IDPs at camp
6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Olga...
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Zaire - President's spokesman addresses presser
Zaire's President Mobutu Sese Seko has agreed in principle to meet rebel leader Laurent Kabila at the request of South African President Nelson Mandela. A senior Mobutu aide, Honore Ngbanda Nzambo, told a news
conference on Friday (18/4)...
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France - Zaire's embassy occupied by rebels
Zaire's embassy in Paris was occupied for four hours on Saturday
(22/03) by 50 men who called themselves supporters of Zairean
rebel leader Laurent-Desire Kabila.
They entered the embassy at 11:30 a.m. (1030 GMT) and, after
taking down...
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Rebels celebrate with civilians; displaced people return
Rumangabo, north of Goma
1. Mid shot rebels (in fatigues) approaching along street
2. Wider shot rebels walking
3. Various of rebels walking along road
4. Pan right residents gathered at rebel celebration at local stadium, while...
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FRANCE: PARIS: US ENVOY BILL RICHARDSON VISIT
English/Nat
U-S envoy Bill Richardson was in Paris Thursday to discuss ways of finding a peaceful settlement to the conflict in Zaire.
Richardson said negotiators were pushing for a peaceful transition of power, and that there was...
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USA/UN: REACTION TO END OF ZAIREAN PRESIDENT MOBUTU'S RULE UPDATE
English/Nat
Zairean President Mobutu Sese Seko effectively gave up power on Friday, handing over his duties to aides and taking refuge in his jungle palace.
Reacting to the news, President Clinton called for a "genuine democracy" to...
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French and Australian FMs comment on Africa
1. Exterior of French Foreign Ministry
2. Close-up of sign reading (French): "French foreign ministry"
3. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner and Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith at podium
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Bernard...
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People displaced by fighting queue for aid
1. Wide top shot of crowd of people displaced by fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) waiting for aid supplies
2. Various of families waiting for aid distribution
3. Various of men passing plastic cans along line
4....
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US and UN envoys fly into Goma, as refugees flee rebel areas
1. United Nations plane at Goma airport
2. Top UN envoy in DRCongo, Alan Doss, and top US envoy for Africa, Jendayi Frazer, coming out of plane
3. Officials from Democratic Republic of Congo's government and UN, greeting Doss and...
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WRAP UK, French FMs with Kabila, meet IDPs, rebels celebrating
Rumangabo, north of Goma
1. Mid of rebels (in fatigues) approaching along street
2. Wide of rebels walking
3. Various of rebels walking along road
4. Pan left of residents gathered at rebel celebration at local stadium, while national...
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Hollywood actor and director Ben Affleck brought his star power and expertise to Washington, meeting with Secretary of State John Kerry and testifying on Capitol Hill about the strife in the Democratic Republic of Congo. (Feb. 26)
Academy award-winner Ben Affleck understands that celebrity is a double-edged sword, helping him draw attention to the strife and suffering in the Congo while attracting skeptics dismissive of Hollywood stars and causes.
So the actor...
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UN-backed government forces battle renegade soldiers in east for 4th day
1. Mid of armed United Nations (UN) backed government forces marching through muddy ground to front line
2. Wide of man on motorcycle carrying his belongings in a sack as he flees the area
3. Wide of UN backed government forces marching...
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UN forces patrol streets after looting overnight
1. Wide of UN armoured personnel carrier (APC) passing by on road
2. UN APC parked by side of road
3. People walking past UN APC
4. UN armoured vehicle parked on road
5. UN peacekeepers
6. People carrying supplies walking past UN...
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CONGO: KINSHASA: ARRIVAL OF UN HUMAN RIGHTS INVESTIGATORS
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U-N human rights investigators have arrived in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, to investigate reports of mass murder by Laurent Kabila's troops as they overran the country earlier this...
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CONGO: MULTI NATIONAL FORCES ON FULL ALERT OVER SITUATION IN ZAIRE
English/Nat
President Mobutu Sese Seko's soldier son Captain Kongolo Mobutu has fled Zaire, arriving in Congo after crossing the river by high speed boat.
Meanwhile military personnel from the five countries providing standby troops in...
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USA: CLINTON ADMINISTRATION URGES ZAIRE'S PRESIDENT SEKO TO RESIGN
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The Clinton administration on Wednesday urged Zaire's President Mobutu Sese Seko to resign and go into exile after nearly 32 years in power.
But both spokesmen form the State Department and the White House said the decision ...
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ZAIRE: WARRING FACTIONS TO ATTEND PEACE TALKS IN SOUTH AFRICA
English/Nat
Zaire has agreed to attend a regional summit on its escalating civil war and envoys for opposing forces headed to South Africa to explore peace talks.
But, rebel leader Laurent Kabila said in a statement Thursday, that he...
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German peacekeepers arrive, candidate Bemba appears in public
1. Members of EUFOR (European Union Force) at Ndolo military base
2. SOUNDBITE: (German) Peter Fuss, EUFOR spokesperson:
"The Germans were redeployed to Kinshasa in order to make clear that EUFOR is doing its mission, that it is ready...
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Army says it's taken two more towns formerly held by M23 rebels
The Democratic Republic of Congo's Armed Forces (FARDC) took control of three towns in the east on Sunday in fresh fighting against the M23 rebels, an army spokesman said.
The army gained control of Rutshuru, Kiwanja and Buhumba towns in...
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President Joseph Kabila votes in elections
1. Various of incumbent president Joseph Kabila getting election ballot
2. Kabila casting his vote
3. Various of Kabila at polling station
4. Various of Kabila greeting supporters waiting outside in rain
5. Kabila supporters running in...
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USA: NEW YORK: SOUTH AFRICA: PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA VISIT
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South African President Nelson Mandela has boasted of his nation's economic gains and said African leaders were able to handle troubles in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo.
But on a visit to New York, he would make...
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ZAIRE: KINSHASA: SITUATION WORSENS
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International attention is focused on Zaire's internal conflict and the worsening situation in the capital, Kinshasa.
As a result, the plight of the thousands of Rwandan refugees who fled their own country's violent...
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Displaced seek refuge at UN camp as army continues to battle rebels
Kibati, 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) north of Goma, roughly three kilometres (1.8 miles) behind frontlines
1. Heavily armed soldiers watching others troops run past, moving towards conflict area in Rusayo, just north of Kibati
2. Close-up...
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ZAIRE: REFUGEES ABANDON TINGI TINGI CAMP
French/Nat
Reeling from a series of battlefield losses, the Zairian government has accepted a U-N cease-fire proposal, while rebels continue to close in on a strategic river port that would give them control of the eastern third of...