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DRC government and M23 sign peace deal
The rebel group agreed to engage in talks in October after suffering defeats against government and UN-backed forces. M23 rebels, who were once part of the country's army, mutinied in…
DRC: Kabila announced the imminent formation of a government of national unity
The DRC President Joseph Kabila in the closing ceremony of the national consultations on 5 October 2013. MONUC Photo / M. Asmani. "A government of national unity will be established soon," announced…
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…
The war rages on….
By Jennifer Fierberg The Land of a Thousand Hills is now accusing the land of a thousand rumors of bombing on its territory. Rwanda has released a series of tweets…
DR Congo: War Crimes by M23, Congolese Army Response to Crisis in East Should Emphasize Justice
(Goma, February 5, 2013) – M23 rebels and Congolese army soldiers raped scores of women and committed other war crimes during the rebels’ occupation of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic…
U.N. Security Council allows drones for eastern Congo
 By Michelle Nichols (Reuters) - The Security Council has given a green light for peacekeepers to use surveillance drones in eastern Democratic Republic of Congoafter weeks of delay over concerns of Russia, Chinaand…
How an Ant crushes an Elephant
By: Jennifer Fierberg, MSW On January 3, 2012 President Barack Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013 despite his own threat to veto it over exclusions on closing…
North Kivu: Rwandan troops reported to Nyiragongo occupied by M23
Soldiers of the Rwandan army (Rwanda Defense Force) entered the DRC Wednesday, December 12, through two border crossings and Kasizi Kanyanja, north of Goma, Nyiragongo territory (North Kivu). This territory…
A People Betrayed: Democratic Republic of Congo
By Jennifer Fierberg Another report….another investigation….more women raped….more horrific deaths….more displaced people…more children starving. Welcome to the Democratic Republic of Congo. It has been labeled the most dangerous place in…
Kinshasa: How Rwandan Defense Forces Conquered Goma and M23 Claimed Victory
On Tuesday November 20, 2012, Rwandan Defense Forces (RDF) invaded Goma on two axes. After a few hours of fight, the Congolese army, known as FARDC, fled and the Rwandan…