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No row will be brushed under carpet: Army Chief
On his first day in office, Indian Army chief Gen Bikram Singh on Friday sent out a strong message regarding difficulties facing the force, including sexual misconduct allegations during deployment in the UN Congo mission, and said nothing would be brushed under the carpet. Bikram Singh, who took over as the 27th Indian Army chief and the 25th Indian to hold the coveted position, told reporters after

Court rejects arrest warrant for Congo suspect
International Criminal Court judges rejected Thursday a prosecution request to issue an arrest warrant for a commander of a brutal militia that has terrorized eastern Congo for years.

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Ntaganda amassed war chest from mining

A Congolese general who recently defected from the army and is believed to be behind the country's most recent rebellion is apparently bankrolling the operation with a war chest he amassed while

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Appeals court: No war crimes trial for Rwandan
Appeals judges ruled Wednesday there isn't enough evidence to support a trial for a Rwandan man prosecutors had accused of responsibility for war crimes in Congo.

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Situation in Congo deteriorating, Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross says a new rebellion in eastern Congo has spread to remote and difficult-to-reach areas, causing the humanitarian situation to deteriorate significantly.

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5,000 elephants killed in Republic of Congo
A wildlife official says that about 5,000 elephants have been killed by poachers over the past five years around the Nouabale Ndoki National Park in the Republic of Congo.

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