December 3

• Congo-Kinshasa: ICGLR to Decide Entry of DRC Army Into Goma

  UN peacekeepers in the Congo and the Congolese National Police will keep control of Goma until the ICGLR decides on the return of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of... Read more »

• Rwanda: Implication of Donor Suspension of Aid to Rwanda Over DRC Crisis [analysis]

  THE decision of some donors to suspend aid to Rwanda raises a fundamental question on the rationale for rich countries to give aid to poor countries. Is the major reason for aid to... Read more »

• Congo-Kinshasa: UN Report On Congo Lacking - Frazer

  Former United States Under-Secretary for African Affairs, Jendayi Frazer, has questioned the credibility of a report by a group of UN experts accusing Rwanda and Uganda of backing... Read more »

December 2

• Rwanda: Britain Freezes Aid

  The government yesterday said it was disappointed by the UK's decision to freeze budget support to Rwanda since it is based on a highly controversial report by a UN appointed Group... Read more »

November 30

• Rwanda: The Dark, Hellish Hand of a Fifth Column

  Why does it feel as if M23 was formed long before its precursor, CNDP? It's hard to believe that it came into existence only last April. And it's even harder to believe that it... Read more »

• Rwanda: Police Intensify Anti-Drugs Campaign

  Police has arrested seven people in connection with the over 18, 900 rolls of marijuana that were recovered in various parts of the country. Read more »

November 28

• Rwanda: Support Regional Efforts to Resolve Congo Conflict - Rwandan Envoy

  Rwanda's Permanent Representative to the African Union Prof, Joseph Nsengimana, has rallied the AU Peace and Security Council to support a regional roadmap to peace in eastern... Read more »

• Rwanda: A Little Less Conversation [opinion]

  The news from Eastern DR Congo continues to dominate the headlines. The Group of Experts released their report almost immediately after Goma fell to the villain of the month - M23.... Read more »

• Rwanda: FDLR Attack 'Won't Draw Rwanda Into DRC Crisis'

  Government has said it will not be drawn into conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, even after heavily armed militiamen attacked villages in the Western... Read more »

• Congo-Kinshasa: Defining Peacekeeping Downward - the UN Debacle in Eastern Congo

  At 9 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 20, one of the few tanks belonging to the M23 rebels of eastern Congo fired a single shell into the international airport on the outskirts of Goma, the... Read more »

• Congo-Kinshasa: M23 Rebels Agree to Withdraw From Goma

  THE chief military commander of the M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo said yesterday his group was ready to withdraw from Goma, the country's main eastern city. Read more »

• Congo-Kinshasa: M23 Agree to Withdraw From Goma, Sake

  The M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have agreed to a regional peace plan that requires them to withdraw from the strategic eastern towns of Goma and Sake, a... Read more »

November 27

• Congo-Kinshasa: Brotherly Advice to Joseph Kabila [opinion]

  The easy capture of the Congolese town of Goma by the M23 rebels a week ago must have brought home some truths to President Joseph Kabila and his advisors - local and foreign. Read more »

• Rwanda: Top UK Researcher Casts Doubt Over UN Report

  A recent report by a group of UN experts panel which controversially accused Rwanda and Uganda of backing a rebellion in neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo exhibits... Read more »

November 26

• Congo-Kinshasa: African Union Urges Rebels to Cease Fire

  The African Union has called on M23 rebels occupying a key town in eastern DR Congo to stop fighting, as diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis continue. Read more »

• Congo-Kinshasa: Kagame, N'guesso Commend ICGLR Decisions On DRC

  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 »

November 25

• Congo-Kinshasa: Paradox of the Endless DRC Conflict [analysis]

  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 »

• Congo-Kinshasa: M23 Rebels Given 48 Hours to Leave Goma

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

• Rwanda: KIU - Where Integration Is Fostered Accidentally

  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 »

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

  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

• East Africa: 10 Presidents Expected in Kampala for DRC Talks

  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 »

• Rwanda: Churches Donate to Congolese Refugees

  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 »

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

  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 »

November 23

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

  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 »

• Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Is Crying Out for Everybody's Helping Hand [opinion]

  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 »