November 26

• 'All We Want Is Peace'

  Focus

  It was Tuesday evening, a few hours after the M23 rebels had captured - or rather, walked into - Goma. While the situation had calmed down, it was immediately clear that Rubavu had... Read more »

• Regional Leaders Call for Rebel Ceasefire

  UN News

  Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed a joint statement issued by the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Joseph Kabila Kabange, Rwandan President Paul... Read more »

• Border Police Records Increase in Infringements

  ANGOP

  Six attempts to violate the border between Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in the last seven days, were recorded by the Border Police in Zaire Province, which... Read more »

• 'We Will Address Influx of Congolese Refugees'

  Times of Zambia

  ZAMBIA is on high alert to address the influx of refugees fleeing renewed clashes between Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Government forces and the M23 rebels, Home Affairs... Read more »

• Stop War, Great Lakes Leaders Urge DRC Rebels

  Times of Zambia

  LEADERS in the Great Lakes Region have directed March 23 Movement (M23) rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo to withdraw from the city of Goma and stop all war activities. Read more »

• Govt to Revive Electronics Factory

  Daily News

  THE government will attempt to revive the defunct electronics, equipment manufacturing company of Arusha which used to make products under the "Philips" brand. Read more »

• Mosques Under Watch After Police Arrest ADF Suspect

  Observer

  Mosques in Masaka district are under tight police and army surveillance, after a suspected rebel recruit named them as recruitment centres for the rebel Allied Democratic Forces... Read more »

• The Geezer - Ah, the Week That Was!

  Observer

  We were at the kibaala as usual over the weekend and the banter was about the usual -wenches: Read more »

• AU Seeks Faster DR Congo Solutions

  Daily News

  THE African Union (AU) has called for the immediate implementation of the Kampala Summit decisions on the situation in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Read more »

• Cheka Set Sights On IBF Title

  Daily News

  TANZANIAN pugilist Francis Cheka has vowed to beat his Congolese opponent Udiaudia Mwahila and win IBF-Africa super middleweight title when the pair clashes on December 26, this... Read more »

• Kagame, N'guesso Commend ICGLR Decisions On DRC

  New Times

  President Paul Kagame and his counterpart, President Denis-Sassou-N'guesso of the Republic of Congo, have commended the decisions taken at a regional summit of Heads of State... Read more »

• Then & Now - Museveni Is Mentally Ill, Says Binaisa

  Observer

  In 1998, while still a bitter man living in exile, former President Godfery Binaisa claimed that President Museveni was not mentally fit to lead Uganda. Read more »

November 25

• Region to Deploy Neutral Force in Goma

  New Vision

  President Yoweri Museveni on Saturday closed the 5th Extraordinary Summit of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) which took place at Speke Resort... Read more »

• Angolan Diplomat Rules Out War As Solution to Conflict in DRC

  ANGOP

  The Angolan secretary of state for foreign affairs, Manuel Augusto, reaffirmed in Brazzaville that a definitive solution to the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)... Read more »

• Heads of State Commend Decisions On DRC Crisis

  Rwanda Govt

  President Paul Kagame and President Denis-Sassou-N'guesso on Saturday commended the decisions taken by the heads of state of the just concluded ICGLR summit in Kampala. Read more »

• M23 Rebels Given 48 Hours to Leave Goma

  New Times

  Regional Heads of State yesterday ordered the M23 rebels to withdraw from Goma in 48 hours. Read more »

• UN Under Pressure Over DR Congo

  Independent

  The Secretary-General vaguely called "on all relevant States to use their influence on the M23 to bring about an end to the attacks" Read more »

• Children Caught in the Frontlines in DRC, Unicef Steps Up Support

  Unicef

  As clashes between M23 movement and the Congolese Army continue in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, children are caught on the frontlines. UNICEF is on the ground... Read more »

• A Rapper From Goma With No Time for Booty Shaking

  RNW Africa

  Shortly before the escalation of violence in North Kivu, RNW was in Goma, talking with one of the many young, talented and socially engaged rappers who have called this city home.... Read more »

• Former MLC Insider Defends Discipline Among Bemba's Soldiers

  Bemba Trial Website

  This week, the Jean-Pierre Bemba trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) was dominated by disputes over the date that his troops were deployed in the conflict in the... Read more »

• MLC 'Popularized Code of Conduct Among Soldiers'

  Bemba Trial Website

  In his last day of testimony, a former insider in the group led by war crimes indictee Jean-Pierre Bemba stated that in a bid to popularize their military code of conduct, the code... Read more »

• Paradox of the Endless DRC Conflict [analysis]

  New Times

  The Democratic Republic of Congo is almost as large as Eastern Europe and the third biggest country in Africa. Its four provinces (South Kivu, North Kivu, Ituri, and Maniema) have... Read more »

• KIU - Where Integration Is Fostered Accidentally

  New Times

  The previous days have been very noisy in a scary way. That is if you were listening to the gunfire from eastern Congo that has seen folks that matter rushing to Kampala to talk. Read more »

• International Community Needs a Better Understanding of the Congo Problem [opinion]

  New Times

  Within one week of the capture of the Congolese city of Goma by the M23 rebels, many things have happened. Kinshasa now seems to be taking a different route in dealing with the... Read more »

November 24

• Rebels Consolidate Control in East

  ThinkAfricaPress

  Having captured Goma, and claiming to hold Sake, what will M23's next move be? Read more »