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The Democratic Republic of Congo's President Joseph Kabila said Sunday the fight against insurgents in the country's conflict-torn east was not over despite the recent defeat of the M23 rebels.

Pioneering doctor Denis Mukwege called Saturday for a red line to be drawn on rape in his native Democratic Republic of Congo, where tens of thousands of women are brutally attacked by the army and militia.

A militia accused of mass rape and murder in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is ready to lay down its weapons, the head of the UN mission said Friday, urging the army to restore order in the vicinity.

Angola has called for dialogue between fighting factions in eastern DR Congo, as a possible solution for peace and security.
The Angolan Ambassador to Uganda, Prof Ambrosro Lukoki, said fighting back had proved a futile solution to conflict globally. Recently, a combined force of the DR Congo army, African Union and UN troops, defeated the M23 rebels in eastern Congo, forcing the rebels to flee to Uganda.

The United Nations on Wednesday called on the authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to take immediate action in light of reports of disappearance and assassination of young men and children in the capital Kinshasa.

By Michael J. Kavanagh
Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) — The International Monetary Fund
raised its 2013 growth forecast for Democratic Republic of Congo
to 8.3 percent from 6.2 percent on stronger copper production,
while cutting next year’s estimate.

When Financial Conduct Authority director David Lawton testifies to MPs tomorrow, he must explain how the regulator allowed a company facing serious corruption allegations to list in London and then depart while it was under criminal investigation.

* South African deal revives hopes of giant hydro dam on Congo
* Conflict, misrule have prevented project for decades
* Africa's fast-growing economy faces power crunch
* Inga dam is one of a spate of hydro projects across Africa

By Pete Jones

Kenya and Tanzania are among several countries in the region who are introducing laws to curb press freedom. In Kenya, one of Africa's bastions of democracy, a new bill threatens to impose stiff penalties on journalists for articles deemed harmful by the government. In neighbouring Tanzania, which Barack Obama visited this summer, the government has shut down independent newspapers. And in Burundi, a new law forces journalists to reveal sources or face heavy fines.

Reiterating its strong condemnation of war crimes and crimes against humanity by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and its use of children in armed conflict, the Security Council today demanded that the group immediately cease all hostilities, release all abductees, and disarm and demobilize.