Sunday, November 2, 2008

Congo War News Updates -- November 2, 2008

More Than 1.6 Million Displaced Trapped In Congo Crisis: British FM -- Yahoo News/AFP

DAR ES SALAAM (AFP) – British Foreign Secretary David Miliband voiced concern on Sunday over the fate of 1.6 million displaced people in the Congo he warned were trapped in the crisis and out of the relief net.

"More than 1.6 million internally displaced are trapped in the crisis and cannot be easily accessible. They are without food, water and other necessities," he said.

Miliband was speaking after he and French counterpart Bernard Kouchner met Tanzanian President Jakaya Kiwkete, who currently chairs the African Union (AU), in Dar Es Salaam.

"There is threat of outbreak of communicable diseases and malnutrition in the area," Miliband said.

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More News On The Crisis In The Congo

Rebels tighten their grip in eastern Congo -- Yahoo News/AP
Rebels Tighten Hold in E. Congo -- Washington Post
European, US Envoys Visit E. Congolese City -- Washington Post
Brown: Congo Must Not Become Another Rwanda -- Daily Telegraph
Fear of a Bloodbath in Congo as Truce Wavers -- The Times
EU Considers Sending Troops to Congo -- Associated Press
Chaos and Confusion in Democratic Republic of Congo -- Daily Telegraph
Congo aid to cross into battle zone -- CNN
DRC, Rwanda Agree to Emergency Summit -- Voice Of America
Political will needed to avert worse Congo crisis: EU envoys -- Yahoo News/Reuters
African Union prepares summit on Congo next week -- Yahoo News/AFP

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