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Congo-Kinshasa: Amnesty, Security Obstruct M23 Peace Deal
VOA, 21 October 2013
U.N. diplomats report progress in peace talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo's government and M23 rebels, although the sides remain short of a deal. Read more »
Amnesty Obstructs M23 Peace Deal in DR Congo
UN envoys to the DR Congo talks say government and rebels have agreed on eight articles in a draft peace agreement but remain apart on questions of amnesty and security arrangements.
Young militia fighters stand guard outside their leaders hut in Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri region.
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Congo-Kinshasa: Lay Down Weapons, Western Envoys Tell Rebels
EU External Action, 21 October 2013
Special Envoy of the Secretary-General to the Great Lakes Region Mary Robinson, U.S. Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Russ… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: UN Envoys Urge More Peace Talks
UN News, 21 October 2013
Back from a visit to Africa's Great Lakes region, members of the United Nations Security Council heard today from UN envoys who urged progress in regional peace efforts in the wake… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Congo Rebels, Gov't Troops Clash in Eastern DRC
Sudan Tribune, 17 October 2013
One rebel was on Tuesday killed in clashes between the M23 rebels and Congolese government troops, a rebel leader said Tuesday in the Ugandan capital Kampala. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: From DRC With Love
RNW Africa, 19 October 2013
I'm engaged. Not out of love, not because I have to, but because I need to get to the other side of the Democratic Republic of Congo, from the capital Kinshasa in the west to Goma… Read more »
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Rwanda: Kagame Supports Efforts to Conclude Kampala Talks
New Times, 19 October 2013
President Paul Kagame yesterday received a delegation of five Great Lakes Envoys led by UNSG Special Envoy for the Great Lakes, Mary Robinson who are in the region to lend their… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Backlash Fears After 'Islamist' Attacks in East
UNIRIN, 17 October 2013
"Eight months ago no one had heard of Al-Shabab," said Henri Ladyi, a Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) expert and director of the Conflict Resolution Centre… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Monusco Deplores Lack of Progress On the Minova Case
Monusco, 19 October 2013
MONUSCO deplores the lack of progress in prosecuting the perpetrators of gross violations of human rights and international humanitarian law, including mass rape, committed in… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: DRC, Rwandan Senators Discuss FDLR, M23
Focus, 17 October 2013
The Rwandan and DRC senate commissions on foreign affairs and security met recently to evaluate the implementation of the Addis Ababa framework which seeks to find a lasting… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Martin Kobler, Mary Robinson Condemn New Attack By M23 Against UN Helicopter
Monusco, 18 October 2013
The head of MONUSCO, Martin Kobler, and the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General, Mary Robinson, strongly condemned a new attack by the M23 against an unarmed MONUSCO helicopter,… Read more »
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Uganda: Panic As Rebels 'Go' to Sembabule
Observer, 20 October 2013
Security chiefs in Sembabule are worried that DR Congo-based rebel groups M23 and ADF are recruiting in the district. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: New Attack Against UN Helicopter Draws Condemnation From Senior Officials
UN News, 18 October 2013
United Nations officials have strongly condemned today's attack by the M23 rebel group against an unarmed helicopter belonging to the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Blue Helmet Blues - UN Force in the Congo Take Two
ThinkAfricaPress, 18 October 2013
The UN's Force Intervention Brigade has been heralded as breaking new peacekeeping territory, but this isn't the first time the UN has taken the fight to Congolese rebels. Read more »
