Article: Supping with the devil?(Dateline USA)(includes related article on the passage of US Africa trade bill)(US companies' renewed interest in Congo's natural resources)

Article: Dr Congo: 4.7 million dead, and nobody cares?
New African;  May 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... died as a result of the 1998 invasion of Congo by Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi, says a ... director of the IRC's operations in eastern Congo. "Over the past three years, our figures have been consistent and clear. Congo's war is the tragedy of modern times ...

Article: Congo
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition;      700+ words ...Congo or Zaïre , great river of equatorial ... River, and flowing generally N and W through Congo (Kinshasa) to the Atlantic Ocean. Course ... and one of the longest in the world, the Congo River drains c.1,425,000 sq mi (3 ...

Article: Congo's political cleanup; In war ruins, U.N. looks to ...
The Washington Times;  December 4, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... WASHINGTON TIMES KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of the Congo - The U.N. mission in Congo, already one of the largest of its kind in the ... William Swing, the U.N. special representative in Congo. Although it's a country in ruins after a war ...

Article: Congo refuses rebel demand for direct talks
AP Worldstream;  November 4, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Congo rejected a rebel warlord's demand for direct talks ... neighboring Angola and Zimbabwe were mobilizing to help Congo's government, raising fears of a broader regional war. Congo President Joseph Kabila's administration is open for ...

Transcript: Congo and China Forge Economic Partnership
NPR All Things Considered;  June 26, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... MELISSA BLOCK NPR All Things Considered 06-26-2007 Congo and China Forge Economic Partnership Host: MELISSA ... and investment. A good example is the Republican of Congo, also called Congo-Brazzaville. NPR's Tom Gjelten was there recently ...

Article: Congo rebel leader wants direct talks with government
Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  October 31, 2008 ;     700+ words ...GOMA, Congo -- With a cease-fire appearing to halt ... Thursday he wanted direct talks with the Congo government. Envoys from the U.S. and ... Goma, the provincial capital of eastern Congo, but the city was calm for much of the ...

Article: Congo leader attempts to end war
Sunday Gazette-Mail;  July 28, 2002 ;     700+ words ...KINSHASA, Congo - Sprawling on a gold, lacquered sofa, Congo's young but tired leader said he was optimistic a new ... condemned to live as neighbors," Kabila concluded. The Congo leader confirmed he would travel to South Africa to sign ...