REBEL leader Laurent Nkunda yesterday called for ceasefire talks with the Democratic Republic of Congo government after meeting a UN peace envoy even as new clashes broke out between his fighters and the army.

FRANCE and the Netherlands reacted swiftly on Saturday to a newly signed peace accord in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with the latter announcing millions of euro in aid to help stabilise the troubled east.

The investigative arm of the United Nations mission in Congo has opened an investigation into allegations that a unit of Indian peacekeepers stationed there were trafficking gold.

The investigative arm of the UN mission in Congo has opened an investigation into allegations that a unit of Indian peacekeepers stationed there were trafficking gold, a spokesman said.