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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…
“A pen is certainly an excellent instrument to fix a man’s attention and to inflame his ambition.”
AMAHORO PEOPLE’S CONGRESS*RWANDA NATIONAL CONGRESS*FDU-INKINGI H. E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President, Republic of Uganda. November 7, 2013. Your Excellency, Re: Treatment of Rwandan Asylum Seekers and Refugees Living in Uganda We,…
“Withholding information is the essence of tyranny”
By: Jennifer Fierberg “The control of information is something the elite always does, particularly in a despotic form of government. Information, knowledge, is power. If you can control information, you…
US ups pressure to end DRC’s M23 rebellion
US Great Lakes envoy Russ Feingold is believed to be more even-handed than some of his predecessors The US's new representative for Africa's Great Lakes region has upped the pressure…
Tanzania officially renounces ‘coalition of the willing’
Dar officially renounced ‘coalition of the willing’—Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda— saying the ongoing tri-lateral talks between the countries were against the EAC protocol. TEA Graphic/Anthony Sitti Nation Media Group IN SUMMARY…
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…