November 24

• 'We Aren't Going to DRC to Fight M23'

  Daily News

  THE government has clarified that it is not sending troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to fight against M23 rebels but has offered to contribute one battalion to the... Read more »

• Great Lakes Leaders Arrive for Congo Crisis Meet

  New Vision

  Leaders of the Great Lakes region jetted into Uganda for the 5th Summit of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) as the heads-of-state seek solutions to... Read more »

• Zambia Seeks Amicable DRC Peace Settlement

  Times of Zambia

  ZAMBIA is hopeful that the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government and M23 rebels, led by Sultani Makenga, will consider using dialogue to resolve their differences. Read more »

• Talks Unavoidable in Eastern Congo [editorial]

  The Star

  THE M23 rebel group has captured the eastern city of Goma in Congo. Their leader Sultani Makenga now wants to 'liberate' the whole of Congo. Probably they just want to capture... Read more »

• Global Campaign Targets Rape in Conflict Zones [press release]

  AI London

  Tens of thousands of civilians fled in fear this week as the armed group M23 marched into the eastern Congolese city of Goma - worsening an already dire human rights situation. Read more »

• UN Concern for Civilians Grows As Fighting Continues in Eastern DR Congo

  UN News

  United Nations humanitarian agencies today voiced their growing concern for civilians affected by the recent fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where the... Read more »

• UNHCR Concerned About Situation of Displaced in North Kivu [press release]

  UNHCR

  With continuing fighting in North Kivu on Friday, UNHCR said it was extremely concerned about the situation of displaced Congolese civilians in the province, especially children... Read more »

• DRC - Thousands Reported Newly Displaced in North Kivu [press release]

  UNHCR

  This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at the press briefing, on 23 November 2012, at the Palais des... Read more »

• 10 Presidents Expected in Kampala for DRC Talks

  New Times

  A Summit of Heads of State of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), called to discuss the conflict in eastern DRC, is expected to open today in the... Read more »

• Churches Donate to Congolese Refugees

  New Times

  NYAMAGABE-The Forum of Christian Churches in Huye District on Thursday donated an assortment of clothes to Congolese refugees currently sheltered at Kigeme Camp in Nyamagabe... Read more »

• Rwanda FM Rallies International Support for ICGLR Efforts On DR Congo

  New Times

  The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Louise Mushikiwabo, has slammed the United Nations Group of Experts report implicating Rwanda in the DRC crisis, saying it is compromised and urged... Read more »

• JB Mpiana Dates Lusaka Tonight

  Times of Zambia

  CONGOLESE Rhumba maestro JB Mpiana is tonight expected to perform at the Government complex in Lusaka. Read more »

• M23 Rebels Lose Sake to Government Forces

  Focus

  Sources in the DRC town of Sake about 30 km out of Goma say that the M23 rebels have been chased out of the town which they had captured on Wednesday. Read more »

November 23

• M23 Leader in Kampala for Peace Talks

  New Times

  The leader of the rebel group M23, Col. Sultan Makenga, has been invited to attend the peace negotiations in Kampala aimed at finding a peaceful resolution to the eastern part of... Read more »

• Understanding Museveni's Chess Game [analysis]

  ThinkAfricaPress

  With events in the eastern DRC rapidly unfolding, what will Museveni do next and why? Read more »

• Coffee Growers in DR Congo Trade Their Way Out of Poverty

  IRIN

  As M23 rebel fighters marched into Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a small group of people in the UK were watching anxiously to see what would happen next.... Read more »

• The New Obama Doctrine - From Gaza to Goma [analysis]

  Fahamu

  Obama's second term opens with the worst kind of display of US power - backing two clients, Rwanda and Israel, who are hell-bent on creating mayhem against their neighbours. UN... Read more »

• Eastern DRC - A Return to War? [analysis]

  Chatham House

  The M23 have taken the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern city Goma. Yet again, a Rwandan-backed rebel movement has reignited fears of renewed war. It is a depressingly... Read more »

• M23 Leader Arrives in Kampala for Talks

  Independent

  Colonel Sultani Makenga, the head of the M23 rebel group has arrived to Kampala for talks over the eastern DR Congo question. Read more »

• UN Peacekeeping Chief - 'Blue Helmets' to Stay in Goma, Political Solution Needed for Eastern DR Congo

  UN News

  Highlighting the active role of United Nations 'blue helmets' in protecting civilians across the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the world body's peacekeeping chief... Read more »

• DR Congo - Security Council Demands Immediate Withdrawal of M23 Rebels From Goma

  UN News

  The Security Council has strongly condemned the latest wave of attacks by the 23 March Movement (M23) rebel group and demanded its immediate withdrawal from Goma, a provincial... Read more »

• The Tragedy of Goma [opinion]

  Fahamu

  It is a big shame that UN peacekeepers could not protect the Congolese in Goma from the onslaught of Rwandan-backed rebels M23. Washington and London, Kagame's allies, have made... Read more »

• Humanitarian Suffering Set to Worsen Across Eastern Congo Following Fall of Goma

  Oxfam

  Fighting in Goma the 'tip of the iceberg' as some 25 armed groups control much of region Read more »

• Paths to Peace in the Kivus

  IRIN

  Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Joseph Kabila and his Rwandan and Ugandan counterparts, Paul Kagame and Yoweri Museveni, held crisis talks in Uganda a day after rebels... Read more »

• DR Congo - Amid Violence, UN Officials Voice Concern Over Delivery of Aid and Impact On Children

  UN News

  Two senior United Nations officials have voiced their shock and concern over the violence accompanying the march on and occupation of the city of Goma in the eastern the Democratic... Read more »