11.   When the Congolese government asked South Africa whether any farmers were willing to take over abandoned farms in the Niari Valley, dozens of Afrikaners said yes.

12.   Zimbabwe, which backs the Congolese government, enjoys a lucrative diamond concession granted by President Laurent Kabila.

13.   Over the last few weeks, a series of Congolese government orders have effectively blocked UNHCR from helping refugees in eastern Congo.

14.   Rebel leaders and the Congolese government they are trying to unseat arrived Monday for peace talks, but neither side appeared ready to budge from previous stances.

15.   Rebel leaders and the Congolese government they are trying to unseat assembled Monday for peace talks, but neither side appeared ready to budge from previous stances.

16.   A Congolese government aircraft bombed the eastern rebel stronghold of Uvira for the second time in a month, witnesses and government officials said.

17.   A joint communique issued at the talks called on the Congolese government to stop transferring the war to rear positions in the east.

18.   A Congolese government aircraft bombs a rebel stronghold in the eastern Congo, violating a cease-fire.

19.   A Congolese government aircraft on Wednesday bombed the eastern rebel stronghold of Uvira for a second time in a month, witnesses and government officials said.

20.   A report later released by the team detailed evidence of Rwandan Army involvement in the massacres and Congolese government attempts to cover them up.