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Dec 05 2012
Congo News n. 168
SUMMARY EDITORIAL: Nothing without the Congolese people 1. SITUATION ON THE GROUND 2. THE 5TH ICGLR SUMMIT IN KAMPALA a. The summit b. Response of Civil Society and Political Parties c. International response d. Response of the M23 e. Assessments and forecasts f. After the expiration of the ultimatum 3. CIVIL SOCIETY PROPOSALS 4. THE …
Nov 25 2012
Congo News n. 167
Summary Editorial: A minimum of cooperation would suffice. 1. Renewed fighting between the FARDC and M23 rebels a. Renewed hostilities b. The fall of the city of Goma 2. Statements from the international community 3. International conference on the Great Lakes Region 4. The full UN report 5. Civil Society proposals
Nov 21 2012
Congo’s Eastern Rebels Seize Goma: Will Rwanda Then Take Over?
Worldtime By Alex Perry When I spent a few days with the M23 rebels of eastern Congo in August, they were clear that their April mutiny against the Congolese army and seizure of territory along the Rwandan and Ugandan borders was essentially a form of blackmail. The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and its …
Nov 20 2012
DR Congo rebels ‘take control’ of key city Goma
The Congolese rebel group M23 marched into the strategic eastern city of Goma on Tuesday, declaring the city is “in our hands”. Earlier, M23 captured Goma’s airport after days of intense fighting with government troops. By FRANCE 24 (with wires) Congo’s M23 rebels took control of the eastern city of Goma after days of clashes with …
Nov 19 2012
DR Congo rebels close in on Goma
France24 The Congolese rebel group M23 continued their advance on the crucial provincial capital of Goma in eastern Congo on Monday. A government spokesman said negotiations were not an option with the Rwandan-backed group. By News Wires (text) Rebels believed to be backed by Rwanda fired mortars and machine guns Monday on the outskirts of the …
Nov 15 2012
Congo News n. 166
SUMMARY EDITORIAL: If we want it, we can do it 1. KIVU a. The ordeal of those displaced by the war b. The M23 backed by Ugandan and Rwandan armed forces c. The debate on the so-called Masisi elected Deputies d. Armed groups e. The civilian population lives with the greatest unease 2. CIVIL SOCIETY …
Nov 15 2012
MASS ARBITRARY EXECUTIONS OF CIVILIANS, INCLUDING DOZENS OF CHILDREN, IN SOUTHERN MASISI, EASTERN DRC – UN REPORT
Unog.ch KINSHASA/GENEVA (14 November 2012) – A United Nations investigation into the human rights situation in southern Masisi in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has revealed that at least 264 civilians, including 83 children, were arbitrarily executed by armed groups in more than 75 attacks on villages between …
Sep 26 2012
EU suspends new aid to Rwanda in bid to end DRCongo crisis
Relief Web – Agence Presse France – 25th September 2012 BRUSSELS, Sept 25, 2012 (AFP) – The European Union is suspending new aid to Rwanda following allegations that the country is backing rebels in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, an EU spokesman said Tuesday. “The EU is not interrupting ongoing projects, …
Sep 26 2012
Congo Week
Source: Congo Week Dear Friends, I greet you in the midst of these very trying times for my country. Since April, nearly a half million Congolese have been displaced and rendered homeless by a Rwandan-backed rebel movement in the east of our country. A United Nations Group of Experts report says Rwanda is training, arming and …
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