http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Laurent_NkundaFind stories, videos, and photos about Laurent Nkunda from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:41:20 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/WORLD/africa/01/25/congo.fighting/tztop.rwanda.reb.afp.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Laurent_Nkunda14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Laurent Nkunda from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/25/congo.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/25/congo.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Congolese government is broadcasting messages to Rwandan rebels within its borders demanding they surrender, the Democratic Republic of Congo's communications minister told CNN on Sunday.Sun, 25 Jan 2009 19:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/24/congo.rwanda/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/24/congo.rwanda/index.html#cnnSTCTextNine Hutu tribal fighters and several Rwandan and Congolese troops were killed in fighting in eastern Congo, a United Nations spokesman said, as the two governments continued an unprecedented partnership to combat ethnic violence.Sun, 25 Jan 2009 03:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/23/congo.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/23/congo.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCTextCongolese rebel leader Laurent Nkunda was arrested by Rwandan authorities early Friday, a development that raised hopes for peace in the war-ravaged country, representatives from both countries said.Fri, 23 Jan 2009 11:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/12/gorilla.census/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/12/gorilla.census/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe mountain gorillas in a national park in Congo appear to be hanging on well despite such dangers as civil warfare and poaching, according to an ongoing census.Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:13:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/18/rwanda.tribunal/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/18/rwanda.tribunal/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda on Thursday convicted the "mastermind" of the Rwandan genocide and sentenced him to life in prison for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes.Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:27:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/12/17/congo.ben.affleck/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/12/17/congo.ben.affleck/index.html#cnnSTCTextHollywood actor Ben Affleck and rock luminary Mick Jagger launched a media campaign meant to raise money for and draw attention to people displaced by recent fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo.Thu, 18 Dec 2008 01:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/12/congo.civilians.attacked/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/12/congo.civilians.attacked/index.html#cnnSTCTextStray gunfire struck two girls at a civilian displacement camp in eastern Congo, killing one and wounding another, the U.N. refugee agency said on Friday.Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/08/congo.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/08/congo.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United Nations is mediating talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo's government and its main rebel group in an effort to "stop the hemorrhage" in the central African nation, a U.N. envoy said Monday.Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/25/congo.rape/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/25/congo.rape/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe number of girls being raped has increased sharply since fighting intensified in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a humanitarian group said Tuesday.Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/25/congo.gorillas/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/25/congo.gorillas/index.html#cnnSTCTextRangers and scientists have made contact for the first time in more than a year with critically endangered gorillas threatened by a war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a national park announced Tuesday.Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/24/congo.rebel.army/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/24/congo.rebel.army/index.html#cnnSTCTextRebel leader Laurent Nkunda wants to merge his forces with the Democratic Republic of Congo's army as part of a peace agreement, a mediator said Monday.Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/21/congo.gorilla.rangers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/21/congo.gorilla.rangers/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore than 14 months after they fled fighting between rebel and government forces, park rangers who monitor mountain gorillas in war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo have returned to the reserve.Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/21/congo.camp.killing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/21/congo.camp.killing/index.html#cnnSTCTextArmed men entered a Congolese camp for displaced people Friday to kidnap and rape a girl, but when the girl screamed, the gunmen fired shots, killing a 20-year-old woman, a U.N. spokesman said.Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/12/congo.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/12/congo.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextAngola has said it will send troops into the Democratic Republic of Congo, say agencies, as U.N. officials claim that Congolese soldiers have raped women, looted villages and ransacked homes in the wartorn region.Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:25:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/11/congo.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/11/congo.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextCongolese soldiers looted villages, reportedly raping women and ransacking homes, late Monday and early Tuesday, U.N. officials said, as the prospect of a sustained ceasefire between government troops and rebel soldiers continued to fade.Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/09/congo.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/09/congo.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextRebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are not honoring a cease-fire and have been killing dozens of soldiers and even civilians, a government official said Sunday.Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:45:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/08/congo.summit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/08/congo.summit/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe deaths of 26 victims in the latest wave of violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo might constitute war crimes, a United Nations spokesman said Saturday.Sun, 09 Nov 2008 04:21:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/07/congo.summit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/07/congo.summit/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Friday rebels who are fighting government troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo pose "poisonous consequences" for the country amid a worsening humanitarian crisis.Sat, 08 Nov 2008 05:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/06/congo.ceasefire.unraveling/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/06/congo.ceasefire.unraveling/index.html#cnnSTCTextCongolese rebels fought government forces in eastern Congo Thursday on the eve of a regional summit on the crisis and despite a recent cease-fire, U.N. officials said.Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/04/congo.aid/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/04/congo.aid/index.html#cnnSTCTextFighting between rebel forces and local Mai Mai fighters forced the U.N. peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to evacuate a dozen aid workers Tuesday from near Rutshuru, in eastern Congo, U.N. officials said.Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:16:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1856366,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1856366,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsCongo's government rejected a rebel warlord's demand for direct talks to solve the conflict that has left hundreds of thousands hungry and homelessTue, 04 Nov 2008 19:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/02/congo.conflict/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/02/congo.conflict/index.html#cnnSTCTextThousands of people who fled fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are crossing back into rebel-held territory because they say conditions at refugee camps are intolerable.Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/01/congo.rebel/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/01/congo.rebel/index.html#cnnSTCTextBoth sides in the Congo rebel fighting that has displaced thousands of people seem committed to maintaining the days-old cease-fire, the top U.S. diplomat for Africa said Saturday.Sun, 02 Nov 2008 06:25:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1855735,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1855735,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAnalysis: The current humanitarian catastrophe has its origins in another disaster in eastern Africa -- the genocides of RwandaSat, 01 Nov 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/01/congo.rebel.backgrounder/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/01/congo.rebel.backgrounder/index.html#cnnSTCTextA shaky cease-fire between government troops and rebels was holding Saturday, a week after fighting broke out in the volatile eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The cease-fire meant thousands of displaced people could receive food and water for the first time in days.Sat, 01 Nov 2008 16:13:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1855309,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1855309,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWith Congo once again on the brink, TIME takes a look at the man arguably most responsible for bringing it thereFri, 31 Oct 2008 01:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/10/30/congo.rebel/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/10/30/congo.rebel/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe rebel general who ordered a cease-fire for his forces said Thursday he has offered to create a "humanitarian corridor" so aid can safely reach thousands displaced by four days of fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/10/29/congo.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/10/29/congo.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextRebel forces have declared a cease-fire after four days of fighting in the North Kivu province of eastern Congo, the French ambassador to the United Nations said after Security Council talks on the unfolding humanitarian crisis.Thu, 30 Oct 2008 02:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/07/27/congo.gorillas/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/07/27/congo.gorillas/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe shooting deaths of four mountain gorillas -- three females and an alpha male silverback -- are prompting a United Nations agency to send a mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo.Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/11/13/congo.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/11/13/congo.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextTens of thousands of Congolese refugees fled camps Tuesday in the Democratic Republic of Congo as rebel troops attacked government forces in the area, the U.N. refugee agency said.Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:25:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1671274,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1671274,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe civil war in Congo has cut off the rare silverback mountain gorilla from the conservationists who are trying to save itSat, 13 Oct 2007 14:00:00 EDT