UN Condemns Rebel Attacks in Congo-Kinshasa
The United Nations is demanding that all forms of support for the Democratic Republic Of Congo's armed groups cease immediately, condemning attacks by rebel soldiers in the country's east.
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Security Council Condemns Rebel Attacks
UN News, 16 July 2012
The Security Council today strongly condemned the attacks in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by the group of renegade soldiers known as M23, and demanded that all… Read more »
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Uganda:
UPDF Deploys Heavily on Uganda Congo Boarder
New Vision, 15 July 2012
Ugandan security forces have deployed heavily on the eastern border with Congo, following heavy fighting between rebels and the Congo government forces. Read more »
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Uganda:
Ugandan Military Requests to Pursue Dissidents in DR Congo's Territory
New Times, 15 July 2012
The Ugandan military on Friday appealed to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to allow it cross into its territory to hunt down the Allied Democratic Force (ADF), a Ugandan… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Mkapa, Obasanjo Tasked With DRC Peace Quest
Daily News, 15 July 2012
AN inter-ministerial meeting here has decided that former heads of state Benjamin Mkapa from Tanzania and Olusegun Obasanjo from Nigeria should continue with efforts to find a… Read more »
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Africa:
Africa in the News - Kagame Denies Rwandan Involvement With M23
African Arguments, 13 July 2012
Below is the weekly Africa news update available for memebers of the Royal African Society. To find out about getting Africa in the News delivered to your inbox every Friday click… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Peacekeepers Use Attack Helicopters Against Rebels
UN News, 13 July 2012
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) used two of its attack helicopters on Thursday in support of the country's armed forces to… Read more »
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Uganda:
Uganda Must Help to End DRC Conflict
Observer, 12 July 2012
Uganda has convened an extraordinary meeting of the Great Lakes region countries as part of the effort to end the armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Read more »
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Uganda:
MP Asks Museveni to 'Come Clean' On Congo
Observer, 10 July 2012
President Museveni should explain the role Uganda is playing in the armed conflict between M23 rebels and DR Congo soldiers, lest he is perceived to have a hidden agenda, a… Read more »
Fleeing conflict (file photo).
InFocus
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UN and DR Congo troops have launched a pre-emptive strike in a bid to halt the advance of the M23 rebel force on the strategic town of Goma. Read more »
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Security forces recently fired teargas to prevent peaceful demonstrators from marching in the capital, Kinshasa, to protest the results of recent elections. Read more »
