" UPDATES: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has made a fresh plea for 3,000 more peacekeepers to be sent to the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. In New York, Mr Ban also called for a ceasefire so aid...
Overwhelmed by thousands of refugees in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo who are flocking towards overcrowded camps, the UN mission in the country (MONUC) has accused Gen Laurent...
At the conclusion of the Summit of the International Conference on the Great Lakes region (ICGLR) in the Kenyan Capital, Nairobi, seven Head of African States urged for an immediate ceasefire...
" The United States also said that it would not send troops to the UN peacekeeping force in the DRC, but backed UN calls for reinforcements to help stop the fighting. "The peacekeeping office in the UN (United Nations) has put out a call for additional forces,"...