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Rwanda reacts angrily to child soldier recruitment racket report
Rwanda has denied it neither recruited child soldiers in its army nor for the eastern DR Congo rebel outfit M23, with Kigali labeling the accusations by the US government “ridiculous and untimely.”…
Congolese Militia Smuggle $500 Million In Gold A Year: Report
M23 militants in eastern Congo have infiltrated several lucrative gold mines in order to bankroll their rebellion by smuggling out nearly $500 million of the precious metal a year, claimed…
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…
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…
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…
FDLR Press Release: Addressing false statements made on AfroAmerica Network
By: Jennifer Fierberg The FDLR remain a group that seeks to make itself understood to the region and the world at large. Googling this group will bring up many images…
U.S. tells Rwanda to immediately end support for M23 rebels
WASHINGTON | Tue Jul 23, 2013 3:06pm EDT (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday called on Rwanda to end support for M23 rebels in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo, saying there was…
DR Congo: M23 Rebels Kill, Rape Civilians
Evidence of Rwandan Support for M23 JULY 22, 2013  M23 rebels take position near the town of Mutaho, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on May 27, 2013. © 2013…
All things truly wicked start from innocence
By: Jennifer Fierberg In an interview on conducted in English and translated to Kiswahili on Monday July 8, 2013 Colonel Patrick Karegeya, former head of intelligence in Rwanda under President…