Civilians caught in the fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo have told Al Jazeera of atrocities committed by government troops. The Congolese military claims it is making gains in its campaign to crush rebel groups in the east of the country. But some of those who've fled the conflict say the army are as feared as the rebels. Al Jazeera's Mohammed Adow sent this exclusive report from the regional capital, Goma.
afrol News - Huge diamonds found in DRC : "A Canadian mineral exploration firm, Mexivada Mining Corp, has reported the discovery of two large diamonds in its 100% controlled Malambani Permis de Recherche concession, located near Mayoko in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Mexivada described the first stone as a white, modified octahedron 7.5 milimetres in diameter while the second stone was a shiny 6 milimetre greenish-white coloured dodecahedral diamond. Each of them weighs 0.1 gram"