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A murky deal for the Congo as oil exploration threatens corruption and environmental damage – and London-based Soco International is first in the queue
Weeks after putting down a rebellion, the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo is preparing new oil laws that could open it up to vast corruption and put its…
Umurwanyi wa FDLR yasobanuye uko barashe ibisasu mu Rwanda
Umwe mu barwanyi ba FDLR batashye mu Rwanda bagize uruhare mu mirwano ya Kanyarucinya na Kanyamahura mu mezi abiri ashize avuga ko M23 atariyo yarasaga mu Rwanda, ahubwo ko byakozwe n’abasirikare ba…
ONU yateye utwatsi ubusabe bwa Afurika bwo gusubika urubanza rw’abayobozi bakuru ba Kenya
Kuri uyu wa Gatanu tariki ya 15 Ugushingo, Akana gashinzwe umutekano ku isi kateye utwatsi icyifuzo cy’ibihugu bigize Umuryango w’ubumwe bwa Afurika bisaba ko urubanza rw’abayobozi bakuru ba Kenya mu rukiko mpuzamahanga…
UN Security Council makes FDLR militia Congo’s top target, with M23 rebels beaten
BY PETER JAMES SPIELMANN, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Security Council is setting its sights on the FDLR militia as the top threat to the Democratic Republic of Congo's government, now that the M23 rebels…
Lt. Mutabazi na bagenzi be 14 basomewe ibyaha baregwa, ariko urubanza rwasubitswe
Lt. Mutabazi Joel na bagenzi be 14 bageze imbere y’Urukiko rwa Gisirikare mu mujyi wa Kigali, basomerwa ibyaha bikomeye bakurikiranyweho birimo icyo kugambirira kugirira nabi ubutegetsi buriho, iterabwoba n’icyo kurema umutwe w’abagizi…
INSIGHT-Rebel defeat boosts Kabila but peace in Congo a distant prospect
Congolese soldiers guard suspected M23 rebel fighters who surrendered in Chanzo village in the Rutshuru territory near the eastern town of Goma, November 5, 2013. REUTERS/Kenny Katombe KINSHASA, Nov 11…
The Untold Stories: The US Pressure against Kagame to end M23 Insurgency should be extended to open up political space.
The US has been silent and keeping a blind eye on the ongoing conflict in Congo for almost two decades in which many Congolese children and women have lost lives…
Rwanda police brush off accusations from rights groups, say suspect is safe
The extradition of a former member of the Rwandan Presidential Guard back to the country has stoked the embers of fierce animosity between Rwanda and human rights groups spanning several years. Of…
Uganda Finally admits to holding Gen Makenga
Uganda holds Congo M23 rebel commander Gen Sultan Makenga By Goodluck Musinguzi and Agencies Uganda is holding the military commander of Congo's defeated M23 rebel movement after he surrendered, a…
After Congo rebels end fight, challenges remain
By JOSEPH KAY and KRISTA LARSON Associated PressKIBATI, Congo (AP) - A Congolese army mortar shell destroyed Emmanuel Kazingufu's home in mid-August as soldiers hunted down M23 rebels. Now that the rebels…