November 23

• In Brief - Presidents from Great Lakes to discuss DR Congo Hostilities

  RFI

  South Africa's problems fill many columns in today's papers... Read more »

• After the Kampala Summit, the Ball Is Now in DRC and M23's Court [editorial]

  New Times

  Despite the foolhardy actions of some in the international community, whose actions have done absolutely nothing to improve the situation in eastern DRC, there is some progress in... Read more »

• Bemba Lacked Means to Command Troops From His Residence

  Bemba Trial Website

  On the fourth day of his testimony, a former insider in the Movement for the Liberation of Congo (MLC) asserted that Jean-Pierre Bemba, the group's commander-in-chief, did not have... Read more »

• M23 Leader to Hold Talks with Ugandan President?

  Focus

  Events are moving fast in DRC two days after M23 rebels captured Goma city in North Kivu. Read more »

• International Community Called on to Support Efforts for Peace in DRC

  Rwanda Govt

  Rwanda's Foreign Minister today urged the international community to support ongoing regional efforts to resolve the crisis in Eastern DRC rather than pay heed to a recycled and... Read more »

• ICC Prosecutor 'Examining' Alleged M23 Crimes

  Hirondelle

  The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said Wednesday that her office is examining alleged crimes committed by M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo,... Read more »

• December Verdict for Ngudjolo, Separate Decision for Katanga

  Hirondelle

  International Criminal Court judges have decided to hand down two separate verdicts in the cases of Mathieu Ngudjolo and Germain Katanga, Congolese former militia leaders who have... Read more »

• Mugabe, Kabila's U.S $1 Billion Debt Spat

  Zimbabwe Independent

  ZIMBABWE, still bruised by its costly involvement in the Great Lakes war between 1998 and 2002 where it sustained heavy military and financial losses, is not sending troops to the... Read more »

• SADC Condemns M23 Capture of Goma

  AIM

  The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has condemned the latest military offensive in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by the M23 rebel group, which led to the... Read more »

• Govt Wants DR Congo Rebels Stopped

  Daily News

  TANZANIA has joined a number of countries to call on the Security Council of the United Nations to change the mandate of the peacekeeping mission in Democratic Republic of Congo... Read more »

• Government Condemns Fresh DRC Attacks

  SAnews.gov.za

  The South Africa government on Friday condemned, in the strongest terms, the attack on the town of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo by M23, Raia Mutomboki and other armed... Read more »

• Statement On the Situation in Democratic Republic of the Congo [press release]

  SA Govt

  The Government of South Africa condemns, in the strongest terms, the attack on the town of Goma on 21 November 2012 by M23, Raia Mutomboki and other armed groups against the... Read more »

• Nation's Facts and Figures, July to September 2012 [press release]

  ICRC

  The ICRC, which has a presence in different parts of the country, is in direct contact with the groups affected by the military operations and the presence of weapon bearers. It... Read more »

• Some Congolese Start Returning Home Amid Fluid Situation in East Congo [press release]

  UNHCR

  Two days after rebel fighters seized a provincial capital from government forces, hundreds of civilians have been leaving a camp for the internally displaced and returning to their... Read more »

• Rukwa Roads Target Next Farming Season

  Daily News

  THE ongoing construction of tarmac roads in Rukwa Region targets the next farming season, with many of them scheduled for completion soon. Read more »

• Rwanda - UK Prime Minister Welcomes Kampala Deal On M23

  News of Rwanda

  Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron has expressed support for the trilateral communiqué released following talks in Kampala between President Paul Kagame with Uganda and... Read more »

• State Dept. On Security Situation in Eastern DRC [document]

  State Department

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• DRC Is Crying Out for Everybody's Helping Hand [opinion]

  New Times

  The call by Presidents Kaguta Yoweri Museveni and President Kagame Paul that M23 withdraws from Goma has punctured the bravado balloon of the international community. Read more »

November 22

• Fall of Goma Hits International Business

  This is Africa

  The capture of Goma leaves the rebels in a far stronger position, and presents serious difficulties for international businesses. Read more »

• Soldiers Surrender to Rebels

  New Times

  At least 2,100 Congolese government soldiers and 700 policemen yesterday surrendered to the rebel group M23, as the rebel offensive approached Sake Town about 30 kilometres south... Read more »

• No Power, Little Safe Water in Goma

  IRIN

  Thirty-one bodies have been collected from streets in and around the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) city of Goma since rebels took it over on 20 November. Ten were... Read more »

• A Tale of War, Rebellion and Dreadful Peace Agreements [analysis]

  African Arguments

  On Thursday November 15th 'M23' - the rebellion movement which was created earlier this year - launched a major attack on the city of Goma which, after a quieter day on Friday,... Read more »

• Rwanda, Uganda, DRC Demand M23 Withdraw

  New Times

  Rwanda and Uganda have demanded the immediate withdrawal of the M23 rebels from the City of Goma in Eastern DRC. Read more »

• Witness - Bemba's Soldiers Had No Time to Commit Abuses

  Bemba Trial Website

  A former close confidante of Jean-Pierre Bemba has said soldiers led by the former Congolese vice president "had no time" to commit crimes during their deployment in an armed... Read more »

• NGOs Call for African Union-UN Mediator [analysis]

  OSISA

  The conflict in eastern Congo between the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group is crippling the Great Lakes Region, and is... Read more »