Aid conference for DR Congo: NRC laments Kinshasa's boycott Jan Egeland, head of the Norwegian Refugee Council, laments the absence of the DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo) government at the donors' conference set to meet in Geneva on Friday in a bid to stump up nearly $1.7 billion (1.38 billion euros) for the DRC. Kinshasa says it still refuses to attend, saying it "can't tolerate" such a conference to be organized "while ignoring the DRC's government". IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES