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Park rangers enter the thick forest in the Virunga National ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:40:55 GMT

(AFP/File) - Park rangers enter the thick forest in the Virunga National Park in 2008. Dozens of animals have been killed by armed groups at Africa's oldest national park in the Democratic Republic of Congo since the start of the year, park officials and environmental groups said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Roberto Schmidt)

FILE - In this June 4, 2009, file photo, Los Angeles Lakers ...

(AP) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:12:05 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this June 4, 2009, file photo, Los Angeles Lakers center DJ Mbenga (28) of the Democratic Republic of Congo runs down court against the Orlando Magic during the second half of Game 1 of the NBA basketball finals in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

From L: French former President Jacques Chirac, Democratic Republic ...

(AFP) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:20:38 GMT

(AFP) - From L: French former President Jacques Chirac, Democratic Republic of Congo's President Joseph Kabila and his wife, Mali's President Amadou Toumani Toure, Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore and Chad's President Idriss Deby Itno attend the funeral of former President Omar Bongo in Libreville. More than a dozen foreign leaders travelled to Libreville to pay respects.(AFP/Issouf Sanogo)

The International Criminal Court has dismissed a bid by Democratic ...

(AFP/ICC/File) — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:46:40 GMT

(AFP/ICC/File) - The International Criminal Court has dismissed a bid by Democratic Republic of Congo warlord Germain Katanga, seen here in 2008, for his war crimes trial to be thrown out.(AFP/ICC/File/ICC)

An oil exploration tower in the Ugandan town of Tonya on the ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:31:17 GMT

(AFP/File) - An oil exploration tower in the Ugandan town of Tonya on the shores of Lake Albert. Uganda has urged the Democratic Republic of Congo to halt the construction of a border post on a disputed territory off Lake Albert.(AFP/File/Walter Astrada)

Ugandan forces invaded the Ituri region of the Democratic Republic ...

(AFP Graphics) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:31:17 GMT

(AFP Graphics) - Ugandan forces invaded the Ituri region of the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2005. Uganda has urged the Democratic Republic of Congo to halt the construction of a border post on a disputed territory off Lake Albert.(AFP Graphics)