This episode of The Listening Post looks at the asymmetrical media coverage of the conflict in the Demoratic Republic of the Congo. In the News Divide, we turn our attention to a subject that has been eclipsed in recent weeks and months by the US presidential election and the global banking meltdown: the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Despite being branded as 'Africa's world war,' a 'humanitarian catastrophe' and the human exodus of refugees that it has precipitated, the headlines in the Western media have been slow to emerge. We look at the disproportionate amount of airtime that General Laurent Nkunda and his band of rebels are enjoying thanks to their comparatively sophisticated public relations machine and how the media are largely buying into their narrative. Auteur: AlJazeeraEnglish Tags: Al conflict Congo Democract DRC Gizbert Jazeera Laurent media Nkunda of propaganda Republic Richard Ajoutée: mercredi 01 janvier 1902 04:25:58

The UN is to send a convoy of food and medical supplies to help the 250,000 people displaced by recent fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Thousands of people have been displaced in eastern DR Congo amid fighting between government forces and fighters from the rebel National Congress for the Defence of the People (CNDP). The CNDP is led by Laurent Nkunda, a renegade general who says he is fighting to protect the region's ethnic Tutsis. The latest outbreak of violence is threatening to escalate an already disastrous humanitarian situation. Inside Story asks why this crisis has erupted now and how much of it is fuelled by ethnic tensions and the battle to control the country's natural resources. Auteur: AlJazeeraEnglish Tags: CNDP Congo Democratic Laurent Nkunda of Republic Tutsi Ajoutée: samedi 11 juillet 2037 21:35:19

As the UN agrees to deploys more forces to halt the DR Congo conflict, Laurent Nkunda, the rebel chief, acknowledges partial responsibility for the upheaval in an interview to Al Jazeera's Yvonne Ndege at a secret location in eastern Congo. But insisting that there is "no life, no economy, no administration, no justice", he says "you cannot destroy what is not there". Auteur: AlJazeeraEnglish Tags: aljazeera congo Ndege nkunda tutsi Yvonne Ajoutée: lundi 30 décembre 1901 15:44:09

The United Nations has accused rebel troops in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo of murdering civilians in the northern provinve of Kivu. Al Jazeera's Mohammed Adow reports from the DRC where fresh clashes in the area have sent thousands of people fleeing for their lives. Auteur: AlJazeeraEnglish Tags: adow africa al aljazeera congo democratic DRC jazeera kivu mohammed nations of republic united Ajoutée: lundi 07 septembre 2037 12:50:16

The UN is to send a convoy of food and medical supplies to help the 250,000 people displaced by recent fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Thousands of people have been displaced in eastern DR Congo amid fighting between government forces and fighters from the rebel National Congress for the Defence of the People (CNDP). The CNDP is led by Laurent Nkunda, a renegade general who says he is fighting to protect the region's ethnic Tutsis. The latest outbreak of violence is threatening to escalate an already disastrous humanitarian situation. Inside Story asks why this crisis has erupted now and how much of it is fuelled by ethnic tensions and the battle to control the country's natural resources. Auteur: AlJazeeraEnglish Tags: CNDP Congo Democratic Inside Laurent Nkunda of Republic Story Tutsi Ajoutée: samedi 11 juillet 2037 21:18:33

GOMA, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 24 June 2008 -- In a momentous step forward for the protection of women and girls in DRC and around the world, the UN Security Council has voted unanimously in favour of a resolution classifying rape as a weapon of war. Resolution 1820, which passed last week, reiterates the status of sexual violence as a war crime, a crime against humanity, a form of torture and a constituent act of genocide. It also advances efforts to sanction perpetrators and raise the political, military and economic cost of such violence. "Sexual violence in DRC is on a scale and brutality unparalleled elsewhere in the world," says Child Protection Specialist Pernille Ironside in UNICEF's eastern DRC regional office. "While rape certainly existed prior to the war, the brutal nature of the violations that we see is appalling -- with over 1,000 women and girls raped per month. "This is truly a context in which sexual violence has taken on a new dimension," she adds. To read the full story, visit: http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/drcongo_44598.html Auteur: Unicef Tags: Congo Democratic Goma Nations rape Republic UNICEF United violence war Ajoutée: dimanche 12 juin 2022 11:00:02

UN aid packages have arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo almost two months after fresh fighting broke out. Al Jazeera's Mohammad Adow reports from the heart of DRC's conflict where at least 50,000 people are believed to have fled from their hometowns because of increasing violence. Auteur: AlJazeeraEnglish Tags: adow al aljazeera congo democratic english goma jazeera mohammad of refugee republic UN Ajoutée: lundi 13 juillet 2037 03:03:57

UNICEF provides shelter for pygmy children and their families. Credits: Producer:Rachel Bonham Carter Auteur: Unicef Tags: 6058 congo news pygmies unicef Ajoutée: samedi 10 novembre 1973 22:42:21

Five years after the end of a devastating civil war, the Democratic Republic of Congo is again descending into chaos. Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary-general, is in Nairobi meeting with African leaders to discuss the crisis. Rosemary Museminali, the Rwandan foreign minister, who is attending the meeting of African leaders, joins the show. Auteur: AlJazeeraEnglish Tags: africa aljazeera ban congo david DR DRC foreign frost ki minister moon museminali over rosemary rwanda sir the world Ajoutée: mardi 08 septembre 2037 05:03:50

Simon, 15, always loved to garden on his family's farm in the Masisi territory of eastern DR Congo. At age 10, however, he was forcibly abducted by the Rassemblement Congolais pour la Démocratie (RCD) militia, and for several years he fought on the front lines in many battles and was forced to loot villages in order to survive. After several unsuccessful attempts to escape, Simon (not his real name) managed to find refuge at the UNICEF-supported Centre de Transit et Orientation (CTO), a reintegration centre for children associated with armed forces. Child recruitment is a major concern for humanitarian groups in DR Congo. In recent years UNICEF has played a key role in working to abolish the practice and focus resources on the young victims, in keeping with the 'Paris Principles' adopted by more than 60 countries this year. To read the full story, visit: http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/drcongo_41067.html Auteur: Unicef Tags: child Congo DR soldier UNICEF Ajoutée: mardi 05 septembre 1989 09:48:20

Lilala Music Aut/Comp:Otis Mayele Mfumu. Peace,love,and respect in African music and society welcome all to suport this project PMP Production and Stockholm media,with Afro jam session Stockholm,Pablo Machine,Vumbi Kahanga Dekula,Sammy Kasule,Blacko,Kumbi,Selso,Marcellin,Joseph,sister Mary,and more at Lilla wien Södra stion,Afro,DrCongo,Tanzania,Soth Africa, Auteur: Otismfumu Tags: Africa Alternative Botswana;Dr Classical Congo East Folk Hip-Hop Music Religious Tanzania World Zambia Ajoutée: mercredi 19 février 2025 11:12:26

Mohammed Abou Treika scores a first-half goal to give Egypt a 1-0 win in its 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. The fasting Pharaohs' victory at the intimidating Martyrs Stadium sees them overtake the Congolese for first place and clinches a berth for Egypt in the final round of qualifying. Auteur: Helaker Tags: abou africa caf congo cup dr Egypt fifa football goal pharaohs qualifying soccer treika world zaire Ajoutée: dimanche 27 avril 2031 10:33:31

The United Nations says brutal violence is preventing aid from reaching thousands of people in makeshift camps in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Auteur: AlJazeeraEnglish Tags: Aljazeera Congo displaced Mugunga refugees Ajoutée: lundi 01 septembre 1986 21:49:05

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