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UN helicopter fired on in Congo Republic
Rebels fired on a UN helicopter on Friday in a new incident highlighting tinderbox tensions in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, UN and rebel sources said. The unarmed helicopter "came…
DR Congo: Mission chief condemns rebel attack on unarmed UN helicopter
Special Representative and head of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) Martin Kobler. Photo MONUSCO/Myriam Asmani 11 October 2013 – The head of the United Nations peacekeeping…
Nobel decision prejudiced, say agitated Congolese
An Indian soldier, serving in the peacekeeping mission in Congo (MONUSCO), patrols past Congolese women walking to the market centre in Masisi, northwest of Goma, in this Oct. 4,…
Kagame tells off Obama on aid cut over Congo war
Mr Kagame said the repetition of false accusations without evidence against Kigali will never make them true. By Ignatius Ssuuna Paying price. The US accuses the Eastern African country of using…
Rwanda’s Kagame Sees Influence in the DRC Take a Hit
When the M23, a Rwanda-backed militia, launched a rebellion last year in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), few could have guessed the fallout it would cause in Kigali. For years, credible…
The Global Elite’s Favorite Strongman
By Jeffrey Gettleman Paul Kagame, the president of Rwanda, agreed to meet me at 11 on a recent Saturday. Kagame’s office is on top of a hill near the center…
UN Great Lakes Envoy to Address Rwanda Role in DRC Crisis
Special Envoy to the Great Lakes region Mary Robinson (R) flanked by special envoy to Congo Martin Kobler (L) address a news conference at the MONUSCO offices in Goma, eastern…
Arms Embargo on Rwanda is of Paramount Necessity
Mandatory United Nations Security Council arms embargo on Rwanda is of paramount necessity. By Charles KAMBANDA A general and complete UNSC arms embargo on all deliveries of weapons and military equipment…
Rwanda, M23 and the UNSC
By Jennifer Fierberg Rwandan President Paul Kagame speaks at the United Nations. The United Nations demonstrated hypocrisy in its decision to grant Rwanda a seat on its Security Council (UNSC)…
A beautiful country with poor leadership
By:Jennifer Fierberg The growing dissatisfaction with President Kabila of the Democratic Republic of Congo has encouraged more opposition parties to stand up and express this outrage. President Kabila has shown…