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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria

DR Congo: UN reports progress in talks between government, rebels

11 December 2008
Talks between the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and a main rebel group are continuing to make headway, according to the top United Nations envoy tasked with helping to resolve the conflict that has engulfed the east of the vast African nation.
Special Envoy and former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo

DR Congo: talks between government, rebels making headway - UN

10 December 2008
The United Nations envoy tasked with helping to resolve the conflict that has engulfed the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has expressed satisfaction at progress made in talks between the country’s Government and a leading rebel group, but noted that some issues must be resolved to ensure success.

DR Congo: Government, rebels enter into UN-backed talks to end fighting

9 December 2008
United Nations-backed talks between the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and a main rebel militia kicked off today, in a bid to end the upsurge in the fighting which has uprooted an additional 250,000 people in country’s far east.
MONUSCO peacekeepers on patrol in the DRC

Time to act in DR Congo is now, says UN peacekeeping chief

7 December 2008
With a “humanitarian tragedy” unfolding in the war-torn eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), it is imperative that action be taken immediately to protect the population and bring an end to the fighting, the top United Nations peacekeeping official said today.
Special Envoy and former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo

DR Congo: UN envoy to launch dialogue between Government and rebels

5 December 2008
The United Nations envoy tasked with helping to resolve the conflict behind the recent fighting that has engulfed the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo will launch a dialogue next week in Nairobi between the DRC Government and the rebel group known as the National Congress in Defense of the People (CNDP).
MONUC continues to reinforce its presence in North Kivu

DR Congo: UN peacekeepers to ‘press’ rebels to leave eastern town

4 December 2008
United Nations peacekeepers in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) intend to press fighters from the DRC-based Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), a mainly Hutu rebel group, to leave a town they recently entered near the Ugandan border.
IDPs collect rations at food distribution center, Goma

UN food agency extends relief efforts in DR Congo amid spreading violence

3 December 2008
The United Nations food agency is ramping up its humanitarian operations in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in response to deadly fighting between Government forces and armed rebel groups that has forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes.

More children drafted by armed groups in eastern DR Congo, UNICEF finds

2 December 2008
Children continue to be enlisted by armed groups in the war-ravaged eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Nations reported today.
Special Envoy and former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo

UN envoy to war-torn eastern DR Congo wraps up latest round of talks

1 December 2008
The United Nations envoy tasked with helping to resolve the conflict behind the recent fighting that has engulfed the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has completed his second round of consultations with leaders in the African Great Lakes region.