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Fighting in DRC leave 10 dead
Fighting between rival factions of the M23 rebel movement in the northeastern Rutshuru region of the Democratic Republic of Congo has left 10 dead, a hospital source in Rutshuru said Monday. The…
U.N. says Congo again on brink, peacekeepers need to combat rebels
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONSÂ |Â Fri Feb 22, 2013 1:30pm EST (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo's resource-rich east is again on the brink of a major conflict, a senior official…
Splits deepen within the M23
Reports from various sources––the UN peacekeeping mission, M23 insiders, and the Congolese army––this afternoon suggest that the rift between Bosco Ntaganda and Sultani Makenga is deepening. Details are still vague,…
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…
The Man we need
By Jennifer Fierberg True heroes are hard to find in our world today. So when one courageously stands up for the rights of others there deserves to be recognition and…
UN Choppers Shot in Democratic Congo
United Nations, Dec 28 2012 Two helicopters of the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were shot by members of the March 23 Movement, official UN sources…
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…
The Untold Stories: How many more people should die in Congo for the International community to take action?
In his 1998 remarks in Kigali the former American President Bill Clinton pledged to “strengthen ability to prevent, and if necessary to stop, genocide.†“Never again,†he declared, “must we…
We Are Only As Good As Our Last Decision
By: Jennifer Fierberg “Senate votes to sanction those helping M23 in Eastern Congo†The United States Senate has finally decided to listen to the UN Group of Experts report on…
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…