This cell phone started its trajectory in an artisanal mine in the Eastern Congo.

Government entities have been unable to complete any investigations of Congolese nationals in the eastern part of the country.

Northeast Congo lions are found mostly in various national parks in the Belgian Congo and Uganda, such as the Murchison Falls, Virunga and Queen Elizabeth National Park.

Refugees from the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo leave the Nyakabande transit camp in Uganda.

Gravely concerned at the deteriorating economic and social situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in particular in the eastern Congo, and at the effect of the continued fighting on the inhabitants of the country,

Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda had recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding and the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda were cooperating in action to put an end to the continued ethnic tensions in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Both come from Bukavu in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, an area where violence and human rights violations have persisted even after the end of the Second Congo War.

Smuggling of the conflict minerals, coltan and cassiterite (ores of tantalum and tin, respectively), has helped fuel the war in the Eastern Congo.

Gravely concerned at the deteriorating economic, social and humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in particular in the eastern Congo, and at the effect of the continued fighting on the inhabitants of the country, especially women and children,

Gravely concerned at the deteriorating humanitarian, economic and social situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in particular in eastern Congo, and at the effect of the continued fighting on the inhabitants of the country, especially women and children,

Violence has displaced more than 350,000 people in eastern Congo since the beginning of 2007.

Women in the eastern Congo have no say in the decision making that drives the conflict consuming so many of their lives.

For example, the Eastern and Central African region is composed of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Rwanda, Sudan, the United Republic of Tanzania and Uganda.

History The franc became the currency of Burundi in 1916, when Belgium occupied the former Germany colony and replaced the German East African rupie with the Belgian Congo franc.

History The franc became the currency of Rwanda in 1916, when Belgium occupied the previously German colony and the Belgian Congo franc replaced the German East African rupie.

The independent expert visited the Democratic Republic of the Congo for the second time from 9 to 18 November 2004, when he travelled to the east of the country.

In pursuance of the provisions of paragraph 9 of Security Council resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the arms embargo in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and in accordance with paragraph 20 of Security Council resolution 1493 (2003), the Transitional Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has taken the following steps

It is bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south and the Indian Ocean to the east.

They live primarily in the northeastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in South central and Southwestern part of South Sudan, and in southeastern Central African Republic.

The Okapi Wildlife Reserve is a World Heritage Site in the Ituri Forest in the north east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, near the borders with Sudan and Uganda.

Both the Economic Community of the Great Lake Countries and the East African Community provide a forum for greater cooperation between States neighbouring the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the area of civil aviation.

Viewing Totality was visible from the northern Atlantic Ocean (east of Florida) to Africa (Gabon (landfall), R. Congo, DR Congo, Uganda, South Sudan, Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia), with maximum of 1 minute and 39 seconds visible from the Atlantic Ocean south of Ivory Coast and Ghana.

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Seychelles

Tensions remain high especially in north eastern Katanga, where several clashes have occurred between FARDC units and Mayi Mayi groups.

In its resolution 58 259 B of 18 June 2004, the General Assembly appropriated for the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) an amount of 746,072,500 for the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005 inclusive of the amount of 709,123,200 for the maintenance of the Mission, 30,207,700 for the support account for peacekeeping operations and 6,741,600 for the United Nations Logistics Base at Brindisi, Italy.

Islam has been present in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since the 18th century, when Arab traders from East Africa pushed into the interior for ivory trade purposes.

Thereafter, it forms the boundary between the DRC and the Republic of Congo until it empties into the Congo River.

Democratic Republic of the Congo MONUC

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the continued functioning of the Government of transition and its commitment to hold elections in 2005 were encouraging signs however, the humanitarian crisis and the precarious conditions faced by the civilian populations, especially in the eastern part of the country, were cause for great concern.

Nine of these brigades would be deployed to the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, three in Ituri, three in North Kivu and three in South Kivu, while another nine would be deployed elsewhere in the country.

Coordinators DRC

Guinea

Netherlands Centre for Indigenous Peoples

On May 29, 1885, the king named his new colony the Congo Free State.

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Women in the eastern Congo have no say in the decision making that drives the conflict consuming so many of their lives. They have no access to political and economic power in a society that considers them of scant value.

While the Belgian interest soon concentrated on the Congo River, the British and Germans focused on Eastern Africa and in 1886 partitioned continental East Africa between themselves the Sultanate of Zanzibar, now reduced to the islands of Zanzibar and Pemba, remained independent, for the moment.

Staff shortages continue to constrain the Mission's capacity to support the multiple demands of the electoral process and robust military operations in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, in addition to carrying out its other mandated activities.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda

The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burundi

The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda

Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo () is the state organisation responsible for defending the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Salonga National Park is a national park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo located in the Congo River basin.