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Congo - Peace talks
Diplomatic efforts to resolve the violent power struggle in the
Republic of Congo were strengthened on Saturday (14/06) after a
round of high-level talks.
UN envoy Mohamed Sahnoun met the French and US ambassadors to
Congo for two rounds...
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Strong explosions heard in Republic of Congo, slow motion of blast
1. Zoom in from Kinshasa across the Congo River to smoke drifting over Brazzaville, capital of neighbouring Republic of Congo, following explosion
2. Second huge explosion seen with a bright flash and more smoke
3. SLOW MOTION REPLAY of...
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Congo-Wealthy Zaireans ship luxury cars to Congo
Wealthy Zaireans and members of the international ex-patriot
community in Kinshasa are shipping their luxury vehicles across
the River Zaire to Congo for safe keeping, as Zairean rebel
forces continue their advance on Kinshasa and there...
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Wounded in hospital, health minister comments, DRC military aid team
1. Various of victims of munitions being treated at Pierre Mobengo Central Military Hospital following recent explosions at an armoury
2. Hospital corridor
3. SOUNDBITE (French) George Moyen, Congo Health Minister:
"There are 1,340...
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Congo - Fighting around Brazzaville airport
Mortar explosions and gunfire were heard around Brazzaville
airport early on Sunday (15/6), the day before scheduled peace
talks in neighbouring Gabon.
French forces said they planned to begin pulling troops out of
Brazzaville later on...
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Congo/DR Congo - Brazzaville shows effects of war
Central Brazzaville shows the signs of nearly four months of
war. The victorious Cobra troops guard the ravaged streets but
looting still occurs.
Meanwhile, out at Brazzaville Airport, Angolan supply planes
bring gear to the victorious...
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Congo - Troops remain ready to evacuate
In Brazzaville, Congo, across the Zaire River from Kinshasa, US paratroopers on Wednesday (2/4) remained ready for the possible evacuation of American and other foreign nationals from Zaire.
Belgian troops who are in Brazzaville on a...
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CONGO/ZAIRE: NEW ATTEMPT TO REVIVE PEACE TALKS
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South African President, Nelson Mandela has arranged separate meetings for the warring factions in Zaire, in a new attempt to revive the peace talks.
Mandela plans to meet the rebel leader Laurent Kabila in Cape Town, ...
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Congo - French citizens flee fighting
French citizens being evacuated from the Congolese capital Brazzaville, took cover on Wednesday (11/06) as heavy gunfire broke out near the city's Maya Maya airport, where a contingent of French troops have established their command...
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AP visits site of arms depot blast that killed more than 200
1. Destroyed church of St. Louis with statue of Virgin Mary
2. Close-up of statue of Virgin Mary
3. Rubble of destroyed church, damaged buildings in background
4. Priest's robes lying on rubble
5. Wide of damaged tanks
6. Chinese...
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ITALY: US TROOPS LEAVE FOR POSSIBLE MISSION TO ZAIRE UPDATE (1)
English/Nat
United States troops have left their base in Aviano Italy, bound for possible emergency action in Zaire.
The airborne troops flew to Brazzaville, Congo - just over the river from the Zairian capital, Kinshasa.
They're...
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CONGO: EFFORTS TO ARRANGE SUMMIT BETWEEN WARRING FACTIONS LATEST
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Efforts to arrange a summit between the leaders of warring factions in the Congo have been stepped up amid fears the pull out of French troops would spark battles for the airport.
France has said it will end its evacuation...
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CONGO: BRAZZAVILLE AIRPORT: ANGOLAN CARGO PLANE CRASHES
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An Angolan cargo plane crashed Monday while taking off from Brazzaville airport near a U-S armed forces base, killing one person and injuring five.
Belgian and United States troops stationed at the airport to prepare for a...
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Zaire/Congo - Students protest against Mobutu
Students took to the streets of Kinshasa on Monday (31/03),
burning tires and calling for the resignation of Zaire's
President Mobutu.
Meanwhile, 60 British soldiers have arrived in Brazzaville,
Congo, across the river from Kinshasa, to...
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CONGO: BRAZZAVILLE: FIGHTING CONTINUES IN CAPITAL
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There has been more fighting in Brazzaville, the Republic of Congo.
It is thought to be the most serious battle since a truce was agreed last week in the struggle for power in the Republic of Congo.
The parliament building...
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Zaire - Latest situation
There were ugly scenes on the streets of Kinshasa on Monday (19/5) as residents saught revenge on those suspected of having being collaborators with the regime of ousted President Mobutu Sese Seko.
One woman was attacked by a mob while a...
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DR Congo - Refugees flood to Kinshasa
Central Brazzaville in Congo is clearly showing the signs of
nearly four months of war.
Meanwhile, international aid agencies based across the river in
Kinshasa have started a massive relief operation.
Thousands of Congolese fled over to...
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ZAIRE/CONGO: SITUATION UPDATE
French/Nat
Zairian rebels have reportedly taken another key town Friday, this time moving into the centre of the country and inching closer to the capital.
Mbuji-Mayi, the provincial capital of Eastern Kasai province, is home to the...
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FRANCE: ARRIVAL OF FOREIGNERS WHO FLED FIGHTING IN BRAZZAVILLE
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Hundreds of foreigners who fled the fighting in Brazzaville arrived in France on Thursday.
The 392, mainly French, evacuees flew into Paris on a government-chartered flight from Libreville in Gabon.
They spoke of...
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CONGO: RENEWED FIGHTING BETWEEN REBEL FORCES & GOVERNMENT TROOPS
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There's been renewed fighting between rebel forces and government troops around the airport in the Congolese capital, Brazzaville.
The exchanges come as mediators were trying to arrange a summit between the leaders of the...
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CONGO: ANGOLAN TROOPS SPEAK OF THEIR ROLE IN CONGO CIVIL WAR
Eng/Portu/Nat
Angolan troops in Brazzaville have spoken to APTV for the first time about the help they gave General Sassou Nguesso in his fight against the government forces in the four-month long civil war.
Sassou-Nguesso's support...
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ITALY/CONGO: US TROOPS PREPARE TO EVACUATE AMERICANS FROM ZAIRE
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The first wave of a United States military task force arrived in central Africa Sunday, preparing for a possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire.
A huge C-17 transport plane that flew through the night from Aviano, Italy...
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Zaire/Congo - US troops arrive in Congo
The first contingent of US troops arrived in the capital of Congo, Brazzaville, on Sunday (23/3), in preparation for a possible evacuation of American nationals from crisis-ridden Zaire.
Belgian troops also began arriving Brazzaville on...
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CONGO: BRAZZAVILLE: FRENCH & UN PLANES FLY IN MEDICAL & MILITARY AID
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French and United Nations planes, carrying medical and military aid, began arriving in Brazzaville on Tuesday.
Hundreds of people have been injured during the Republic of Congo's four-month civil war.
A French soldier...