Dec 3rd, 2008 · President-elect Obama is ready to name New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, a former rival for the Democratic nomination, as his choice for commerce secretary. Richardson was an energy secretary and U.N. ambassador in the Clinton administration.
Dec 1st, 2008 · Susan Rice, who was a key adviser to Barack Obama during his campaign, is a Rhodes Scholar and former Clinton official who has focused on foreign policy during her career. She also has sharply criticized President Bush's handling of the situation in Darfur.
Nov 26th, 2008 · The Human Rights Watch released a report yesterday alleging that widespread abuse and terror continue in the Congo. As rebels and government forces clash, the UN is working to return peace to the country. NPR's East Africa Correspondent Gwen Thompkins and Georgette Gagnon, of Human Rights Watch, update listeners on the conflict.
Nov 18th, 2008 · U.N. negotiators are trying to bring about a power-sharing arrangement in Congo involving support from neighboring countries. Madeleine Brand talks to New York Times reporter Jeffrey Gettleman about the deteriorating situation in the African country.
Nov 3rd, 2008 · A U.N. aid convoy is headed for rebel-held areas of eastern Congo with medical supplies for some of the 250,000 people who have fled the fighting. Diplomats from the U.S., Europe and the U.N. are trying to arrange a regional peace conference.
Nov 3rd, 2008 · Tens of thousands of civilians have been displaced by fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo. U.N. peacekeepers are protecting an aid convoy that's heading to a town in the rebel-held zone of east Congo. The town was captured last week by rebels loyal to renegade Tutsi General Laurent Nkunda, who is participating in the fragile cease-fire.
Oct 30th, 2008 · Congo's army has retreated from a rebel advance. The U.N., which has been blamed for not doing enough, has evacuated most of its civilian staff from its regional headquarters in Goma. Jeffrey Gettleman, East Africa Bureau chief for The New York Times, offers his insight.
Oct 27th, 2008 · Residents of the Congolese city of Goma pelted the U.N. building with stones in protest against what they see as the U.N.'s failure to protect the city from advancing Congolese Tutsi rebels. Four U.N. offices in eastern Congo have been attacked by angry civilians. Michael Kavanagh, a reporter trapped in a U.N. building, offers his insight.