1. CNN - Congo Government: 'We Want Democracy' - June 7, 1997 congo government 'We want democracy' U.S. envoy demands human rights investigation June 7, 1997 Web posted at 213 p.m. EDT (1813 GMT) http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9706/07/congo.refugees

Congo government: 'We want democracy' U.S. envoy demands human rights investigation June 7, 1997 Web posted at: 2:13 p.m. EDT (1813 GMT) LUBUMBASHI, Congo (CNN) The new Congolese government is fully committed to improving its human rights record and furthering democracy in the Central African nation, Congo's foreign minister said Saturday. "We want to establish democracy. We want to establish lasting peace. We want to enter a phase in which human rights will be respected," Bizima Karaha said. Karaha made his comments in a meeting with Bill Richardson, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Richardson was to meet privately Saturday in Lubumbashi with President Laurent Kabila, whose rebel army swept to power in the former Zaire, now known as the Democratic Republic of Congo. Kabila made no comments before heading into the talks but joked with reporters, saying: "Let's hope they give us a good report this time." Ahead of the private meeting, Richardson promised U.S. help in rebuilding Congo from the ruins of former President Mobutu Sese Seko, who became a billionaire during his three-decade authoritative rule while the country became impoverished. But Richardson also was expected to press Kabila on his human rights record, which the United States has made clear will be tied to future aid for the new government.

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3. Congo: Government, Rebels Suppress Free Expression (Human Rights Watch Press Rel congo government, Rebels Suppress Free Expression. (New York, September20, 2000) Human Rights Watch today called on the government http://www.hrw.org/press/2000/09/drc920.htm

Contribute to Human Rights Watch HOME SITEMAP SEARCH ... HRW World Report 2000: Democratic Republic of Congo FREE Join the HRW Mailing List Congo: Government, Rebels Suppress Free Expression (New York, September 20, 2000) Human Rights Watch today called on the government of President Kabila to immediately release five jailed journalists, and to reverse a ban on ten private and church-owned radio and television stations. The ban was issued by ministerial decree on September 14. Human Rights Watch also urged the Rwandan-backed rebel faction Congolese Rally for Democracy (RCD), to release a detained free-lance photographer, and to reopen a radio station owned and operated by civil society organizations. Related Material Uganda/Congo: Resurgence of Inter-Ethnic Violence HRW Press Release, August 23, 2000 Congo: Jailed Activists Disappear HRW Press Release, September 1, 2000 D.R. Congo: Detained Dissidents At Risk HRW Press Release, August 10, 2000 "Time and again, the Congolese government and rebels have shown equal zeal in their attempts to suppress free expression in the Democratic Republic of Republic of Congo. These journalists are being attacked because they criticize people in power. That is unacceptable." Suliman Baldo Senior Researcher at the Africa Division of Human Rights Watch.

4. CNN - Republic Of Congo Government Retains Palace, Airport In Fighting - Oct. 12 CNN.com http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9710/12/congo/

Republic of Congo government retains palace, airport in fighting October 12, 1997 Web posted at: 1:15 p.m. EDT (1715 GMT) BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo (CNN) Congolese president Pascal Lissouba returned from the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo, the former Zaire, on Saturday to prove that his forces control the presidential palace and the airport in Brazzaville, despite rebel claims to the contrary. "I am home, you have seen that I am home," he told visitors to the palace. "Regarding radio and television, all things are in hands of our army. It means that it is always, and as a rule of our people." But as he appeared before the media, he also allowed cameras a glimpse of just how tenuous his government's control may be. The sound of nearby fighting, and the obvious nervousness of his troops, belied his confident statements. Rebel troops following the Congo's former Marxist military leader, Denis Sassou-Nguesso, continued their advance through the capital, sending thousands of civilians fleeing. Most of Brazzaville has been abandoned to the warring militiamen. Sassou-Nguessa's militiamen also claimed they had seized control of the airport and the palace.

5. BBC NEWS | Africa | Congo Government Minister Freed A senior government minister seized by tribal fighters in the Democratic Republic of Congo is released after being held for three days. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2229684.stm

NEWS SPORT WEATHER WORLD SERVICE ... A-Z INDEX SEARCH You are in: Africa News Front Page Africa Americas ... Programmes SERVICES Daily E-mail News Ticker Mobile/PDAs Text Only ... Help LANGUAGES EDITIONS Change to UK Monday, 2 September, 2002, 14:57 GMT 15:57 UK Congo government minister freed Hemas and Lendus have been feuding for years A senior government minister in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been released after being seized by ethnic militiamen in the north-east three days ago. Ntumba Luaba-Lumu told the BBC Focus on Africa programme that he had not been physically assaulted but that he had been kept under constant armed guard. The Congolese human rights minister was abducted by militiamen from the Hema ethnic group after he went to the town of Bunia to try to mediate in clashes involving another group, the Lendu. One report suggests the minister was freed in exchange for the release of Hema militiamen being held by the Kinshasa government. The north-eastern Ituri region has for years seen fierce clashes between the Hema and Lendu in a long-running feud over land. More than 100 people were killed in ethnic and faction fighting earlier this month.

6. CNN - Congo Government Bombs Rebel Strongholds - May 12, 1999 directive Keyword. congo government bombs rebel strongholds. May 12,1999 Web posted at 1215 am EDT (0415 GMT). KIGALI http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/africa/9905/12/congo.01/

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7. BBC NEWS | World | Africa | Congo Government Minister Freed A senior government minister seized by tribal fighters in the Democratic Republic of Congo is released after being held for three days. Monday, 2 September, 2002, 1457 GMT 1557 UK. congo government minister freed http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/world/africa/2229684.stm

BBC NEWS News Front Page World UK England ... Talking Point World Contents: Africa Americas Asia-Pacific Europe ... Letter From America Monday, 2 September, 2002, 14:57 GMT 15:57 UK Congo government minister freed A senior government minister in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been released after being seized by ethnic militiamen in the north-east three days ago. Ntumba Luaba-Lumu told the BBC Focus on Africa programme that he had not been physically assaulted but that he had been kept under constant armed guard. The Congolese human rights minister was abducted by militiamen from the Hema ethnic group after he went to the town of Bunia to try to mediate in clashes involving another group, the Lendu. One report suggests the minister was freed in exchange for the release of Hema militiamen being held by the Kinshasa government. The north-eastern Ituri region has for years seen fierce clashes between the Hema and Lendu in a long-running feud over land. More than 100 people were killed in ethnic and faction fighting earlier this month. Armed guard Despite his ordeal, Ntumba Luaba-Lumu said that he would return to Bunia, if the fighting does not stop.

8. Congo Government REPUBLIC OF. CONGO. The Republic of the Congo is a dictatorship, with the Presidentin charge of all functions of the government. CURRENT GOVERNMENT. http://www.nationbynation.com/Congo/Gov.html

BACK TO THE FRONT PAGE BASIC INFO. GEOGRAPHY GOVERNMENT ... CONGO The Republic of the Congo is a dictatorship, with the President in charge of all functions of the government. CURRENT GOVERNMENT President Sassou-Nguesso, Denis Min. of the Presidency in Charge of National Defense Lekoundzou Ossetoumba, Justin Itihi Min. of the Presidency in Charge of the Presidential Cabinet and State Control Bitsindou, Gerard Nkoua Gongara, Celestin Boussoukou Boumba, Pierre Damien Ibovi, Francois Mambou Gnali, Aimee Nzila, Pierre Tassoua, Jean-Marie Dzon, Mathias Adada, Rodolphe Djombo, Henri Opimbat, Leon Alfred Mampouya, Michel Obama, Alphonse Min. of Interior Oba, Pierre Mbemba, Jean Martin Ndouane, Lambert Min. of Petroleum Affairs Taty Loutard, Jean-Baptiste Dello, Jean Dambenze, Jeanne Min. of Public Works Tsiba, Florent Mberi, Martin Min. of Regional Development Moussa, Pierre Okombi Salissan, Andre Mvouba, Isidore Dir., Central Bank Poungui, Ange Edouard Permanent Representative to the UN, New York Ikouebe, Basile

9. Democratic Republic Of Congo Government DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. The Democratic Republic of Congo is a dictatorship.CURRENT GOVERNMENT. President, Kabila, Laurent Desire. Min. http://www.nationbynation.com/DRC CONGO/Gov.html

BACK TO THE FRONT PAGE BASIC INFO. GEOGRAPHY GOVERNMENT ... DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO The Democratic Republic of Congo is a dictatorship. CURRENT GOVERNMENT President Kabila, Laurent Desire Kitangi Eshima Musebo, Etienne Kapita Shabangi, Paul Lumumba, Juliana Min. of Defense Kabila, Laurent Desire Mawampanga, Mwana Nanga Min. of Education Rwakaikara Kamara, Augustin Min. of Energy Babi Mbayi, Mawampanga, Mwana Nanga Min. of Health Mashako Mamba, Dr. Min. of Human Rights Okitundu, Leonard Cheik Mumengi, Didier Min. of Justice Mwenze Kongolo, Jeannot Bishikwabo Chubaka, Anatole Min. of Mines Bishikwabo Chubaka, Anatole Mawampanga, Mwana Nanga Kibwe Molambo, Prosper Min. of Public Works Yagi Sitolo, Jean Min. of Reconstruction Kalume Numbi, Denis Min. of Social Affairs Mokeko, Moliwa, Dr. Babandowa Etoa, Odette Mutomb Tshibal, Vincent Yerodia Ndombasi, Abdoulaye Min. of State for Interior Kakudji, Gaetan Min. of State for Petroleum Mpoyo, Pierre-Victor Governor, Central Bank Masangu Mulongo, Jean-Claude Ambassador to the US Mitifu, Faida Permanent Representative to the UN, New York Kapanga

10. Congo Government 1995 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resour congo government 1995 Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources,Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social Statistics http://www.immigration-usa.com/wfb/1995/congo/congo_government.html

MAIN INDEX Country Ranks Geography People Government Economy Transportation Communications Military ... [TOP] Congo Government 1995 http://www.theodora.com/wfb/1995/congo/congo_government.html SOURCE: 1995 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Names: conventional long form: Republic of the Congo conventional short form: local long form: Republique Populaire du Congo local short form: former: Congo/Brazzaville Digraph: CF Type: republic Capital: Brazzaville Administrative divisions: 9 regions (regions, singular - region) and 1 commune*; Bouenza, Brazzaville*, Cuvette, Kouilou, Lekoumou, Likouala, Niari, Plateaux, Pool, Sangha Independence: 15 August 1960 (from France) National holiday: Congolese National Day, 15 August (1960) Constitution: new constitution approved by referendum March 1992 Legal system: based on French civil law system and customary law Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal Executive branch: chief of state: President Pascal LISSOUBA (since August 1992); election last held 2-16 August 1992 (next to be held August 1997); results - President Pascal LISSOUBA won with 61% of the vote head of government: Prime Minister Jacques Joachim YHOMBI-OPANGO (since 23 June 1993) cabinet: Council of Ministers; named by the president

11. Congo: Congo: Government Hearings Continue Into The ''Disparus Du Beach'', Great congo government hearings continue into the ''Disparus du Beach'' NAIROBI, 13 February(IRIN) Government hearings in the Republic of Congo (ROC) regarding http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/a94094ac73e84191c125671c002fcbbc/0c75364fb2a3

12. Congo: Government, Rebels Reafirm Commitment To Peace Government, rebels reafirm commitment to peace BRAZZAVILLE, 18 March (IRIN) Ninjarebels and the government of the Republic of Congo (ROC) have entered into http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/a94094ac73e84191c125671c002fcbbc/ec7d23fd7e64

13. Amnesty International - Library - Democratic Republic Of Congo: Government Shoul format AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE Democratic Republic of congo governmentshould investigate human rights violations in the Mbuji Mayi diamond fields http://web.amnesty.org/ai.nsf/recent/AFR620212002!Open

HOME LIBRARY WORLD WIDE SITES Search Document library Recent documents Annual report Receive updates by email ... Order AI publications DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO The true cost of diamonds - Act NOW to break the link between the diamond trade and human rights abuses Annual report entries: LIBRARY AFRICA CENTRAL AFRICA DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO View this document in AI INDEX: AFR 62/021/2002 22 October 2002 Printer Friendly AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE Democratic Republic of Congo: Government should investigate human rights violations in the Mbuji Mayi diamond fields Further information DRC: The diamond trade in government-controlled DRC Take action: Human Rights and Economic Exploitation in Africa Economic relations and human rights The true cost of diamonds (Flash required) "Everyday, blood is being spilled in the diamond fields of government-controlled Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and nobody in the international community is taking any notice, " Amnesty International said today. "Dozens of suspected illegal diamond miners, including children, are being shot dead every year, and many more are being seriously wounded, by security guards who are flouting the law with apparently complete impunity," the organization added. "There is effectively a state of anarchy reigning in the diamond fields of Mbuji-Mayi," the organization said, as it launched a new report, entitled

14. ReliefWeb: Congo: Government Moves To Calm Fears In Ebola Zone congo government moves to calm fears in Ebola zone BRAZZAVILLE , 11 March (IRIN) Health Minister Alain Moka is leading a high-level delegation to the http://wwww.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/9ca65951ee22658ec125663300408599/e279e42e28a

15. ReliefWeb: DR Congo Government To Demobilise Child Soldiers DR congo government to demobilise child soldiers KINSHASA, Dec 4 (AFP) The DemocraticRepublic of Congo (DRC) government plans this month to demobilise child http://wwww.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/9ca65951ee22658ec125663300408599/15a818e1556

16. The Indictment Against The Congo Government The Indictment Against the congo government. The Indictment againstthe congo government Native Chief and Wife Congo State. Report http://www.boondocksnet.com/congo/congo_cra_indict.html

Reforming the Heart of Darkness The Congo Reform Movement in England and the United States Edited by Jim Zwick Home Contents Discussion ... Links Search The Indictment Against the Congo Government The Indictment against the Congo Government Native Chief and Wife Congo State Report of the King's Commission of Inquiry and The Testimony Which Compelled It Issued by The Congo Reform Association No. 710 Tremont Temple, Boston [c. 1906] "The Congo Reform Association, as at first constituted, did not make or endorse accusation against the administration of the Congo State; it asked simply that current reports of conditions in that State should have an impartial investigation. The report now made by the Commission appointed by Leopold II concedes the prevalence of shocking wrongs. The Association therefore asks that international action shall be taken with a view to authoritative adjudication of the policy to which these atrocities are directly traceable, the king's claim to personal ownership of the vast territory and its products, and his employment of force for collection of these products. It seeks also, through international action, the adoption of such measures as shall ensure immediate deliverance for this oppressed people and the restoration of the State to the purposes represented in its international recognition." Table of Contents Frontispiece : The Village of Lungundo before and after the work of State Agents Map Introductory The Case Reviewed Extracts from the Commission's Report ... The Congo Reform Association document.write(' ');

17. Does The Congo Government Want The Truth Known? Congo NewsLetter. (Boston Congo Committee, Massachusetts Commission for InternationalJustice, July 1904). Does the congo government Want the Truth Known? http://www.boondocksnet.com/congo/congo_cc_news0407a.html

Reforming the Heart of Darkness The Congo Reform Movement in England and the United States Edited by Jim Zwick Home Contents Discussion ... Links Search Congo News-Letter (Boston: Congo Committee, Massachusetts Commission for International Justice, [July 1904]). Does the Congo Government Want the Truth Known? Two Stories which Show How Missionaries have Learned to Distrust Leopold II Evidence which Shows that Fear of European Criticism has Led to Systematic Hypocrisy in the Administration of the Congo State Cynicism of a Government that Establishes an Inhuman System and then Punishes Its Subordinates Who Put that System Into Effect. T he official bulletin for July, 1904, announces the appointment of a commission to investigate conditions and suggest changes in the present administration of the Congo Free State. The last number of the Movement Geographique contains the following additional information in regard to the matter, which may be regarded as an official statement: As a possible means of eliciting from the government itself a confession in regard to actual conditions, or considered merely as a device for averting, or at least postponing, a threatened international inquiry, the importance of this announcement to the cause of reform in the Congo cannot be overestimated. Coming, as it does, in tardy and partial compliance with the requirements of the note of the British Government of June 6 last, it may be accepted as a triumph of the forces in Europe and America that are working for better conditions in the Congo Free State.

18. CNN.com - Congo Government Asks For Calm After Assassination - January 18, 2001 congo government asks for calm after assassination. Windows Media). CONFLICTMAP. Deployment of government and rebel forces in the Congo. http://europe.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/africa/01/18/congo.03/

world africa CNN.com EUROPE: Editions myCNN Video Audio ... Feedback [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] SERVICES E-MAIL SERVICES CNN MOBILE CNN AVANT GO DESKTOP TICKER ... AD INFO CNN TV what's on biz international inside sailing the music room ... CNN Partner Hotels EDITIONS CNN.com U.S. CNN.com Asia CNNArabic.com set your edition Languages Arabic Japanese Spanish Portuguese German Italian Korean Time, Inc. Time.com People Fortune EW Congo government asks for calm after assassination In this story: Son takes control of government Kabila rose as a rebel Rallied forces to seize power Educated in France, Tanzania ... KINSHASA, Congo (CNN) The Democratic Republic of Congo has appealed to the army for peace and calm in the wake of the assassination of President Laurent Kabila. Kabila, the self-anointed president of the DRC since he seized power in a May 1997 coup, died after gunmen attacked his hilltop residence near downtown Kinshasa on Tuesday, according to the Congolese government. The DRC said he died Thursday at 10 a.m. VIDEO The Congo TV announcement of Kabila's death Play video (QuickTime, Real or Windows Media)

19. Congo Government Ready To Share Power With Rebels - Security Council - Global Po congo government Ready To Share Power With Rebels. By Silvia Aloisi.Reuters April 2, 2002 The Democratic Republic of Congo's government http://www.globalpolicy.org/security/issues/congo/2002/0402congo.htm

Congo Government Ready To Share Power With Rebels By Silvia Aloisi Reuters April 2, 2002 The Democratic Republic of Congo's government said on Monday it was ready to share power with rebels fighting a civil war since 1998 if they returned territories under their control to the Kinshasa administration. In what appeared to be the government's most conciliatory gesture to date, an official spokesman said foreign-backed rebels could be appointed as ministers in a government of national unity if an agreement was reached. But, he said President Joseph Kabila would not step down ahead of elections, which could be held in two years' time, as requested by the rebels and some opposition politicians. "We are ready to share power with the rebels at all levels except the presidential post," Vital Kamerhe told Reuters by telephone from the South African resort of Sun City, where peace talks between the belligerents started last month. "But, if we form a national unity government with them, they have to tell us how we are going to re-establish the authority of such a government over the entire territory," he said. Rebel groups backed by Rwanda and Uganda control most of the the north and the east in the vast, mineral-rich central African country. Kabila's forces are supported by Zimbabwe, Angola and Namibia in what has been dubbed "Africa's World War One". Kamerhe said the rebels, as well as one opposition party, were insisting that a new president should be named by the 300 delegates attending the Sun City talks.

20. Congo Government Troops Kill 100 Civilians - Security Council - Global Policy Fo congo government Troops Kill 100 Civilians. By Mark Dummett. ReutersNovember 21, 2002 Government troops killed at least 100 civilians http://www.globalpolicy.org/security/issues/congo/2002/1122kill.htm

Congo Government Troops Kill 100 Civilians By Mark Dummett Reuters November 21, 2002 Government troops killed at least 100 civilians in a town in the southern Democratic Republic of Congo, witnesses and a human rights group said on Thursday. The killings took place after an argument broke out between soldiers and militiamen known as the Mai Mai on November 10. Tens of thousands of residents have since fled Ankoro, in Katanga province near the frontline with rebel-held territory. "The army accused the population of supporting the Mai Mai. They burned down their houses and started to massacre them," said a resident of Ankoro who has fled to the regional capital, Lubumbashi, and asked not to be named. The government said a joint-ministerial team would visit Ankoro town on Friday to investigate the killings. "Our mission will not ignore anything," the Minister of Human Rights Ntumba Luaba told Reuters. "We have the responsibility to assure the protection of all our people." The minister acknowledged there had been bloody clashes in the Ankoro region in past weeks, between some army soldiers and Mai Mai traditional warriors, but did not say whether there was any truth in the claims that civilians had been killed. The Ankoro resident added that people have also fled their homes in nearby Kabongo and Malemba N'Kulu. "The people are caught between two fires, the army and the Mai Mai," he said. "The situation is still tense and we are waiting for the authorities to do something about it." A human rights organization in Lubumbashi asked the Kinshasa government to open an inquiry into the reports of the massacre.

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