The NGO, Medecins sans frontieres-Belgique (MSF-Belgium), on Thursday sent 22 mt of medical kits and logistical equipment for use in eastern and northern parts of the DRC. In a press statement, the organisation said the assistance was intended for people affected by measles, cholera and bloody diarrhoea. However, it warned, that despite the pressing need for humanitarian assistance, this alone was not enough.

The Congolese authorities have reportedly prevented opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi from leaving the country to attend a meeting of the Socialist International organisation in Portugal. According to a statement from Tshisekedi's party, the Union pour la democratie et le progres social (UDPS), he has been forbidden to leave his house in Kinshasa and is currently at home "under surveillance".

In a 21 May 2001 letter, the minister of communications and press announced that eight community radio and television stations in Lower Congo (Bas-Congo) province will be banned as of 30 June. The targeted stations include Radio Sango Malamu (RSM), Radio Télé Matadi (RTM), Radio Communautaire Muanda (RCM), Radio Télé Mbanza-Ngungu (RTBC), Télé Bralima (TB), Site Télé Inga (STI), Radio Kintuadi Matadi (RKM) and Radio Télé Ngovado

Salary : £ 27,346 GBP pa
Location : Kinshasa, Congo
Closing Date : 29 Jun 2001
Job posted on : 8 Jun 2001

DRC President Joseph Kabila has launched a national campaign to prevent the recruitment of child soldiers and to prepare for their demobilisation from the Congolese army and their reintegration into society, UNICEF announced on Thursday. The initiative, which has the financial support of UNICEF, seeks to prohibit all children under 18 years of age from being sent to the frontline and from being involved in any purely military task, such as the handling of weapons.