Congo-Kinshasa:   UN Envoys Urge Resumption of DR Congo, M23 Talks

New Vision, 22 October 2013

UN envoys have called for resumption of talks between DR Congo government and M23 rebels in the wake of a stall in negotiations following disagreement on amnesty and integration of… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa:   DRC Goma Residents Worry Over Peace Talks' Suspension

VOA, 22 October 2013

Residents in the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) North Kivu province fear a resumption of violent clashes following the suspension of peace talks between the government and… Read more »

Rwanda:   Samantha Power Faces a Moral Decision On Rwanda

News of Rwanda, 23 October 2013

Following their visit earlier this month to Africa's Great Lakes region, which includes the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Rwanda and Uganda, members of the United Nations… Read more »

Rwanda:   Congolese Soldiers Arrested in Rwanda Handed to EJVM

New Times, 24 October 2013

Rwanda yesterday handed over two Congolese soldiers and one civilian who were arrested in the country to the Extended Joint Verification Mechanism (EJVM). Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa:   U.S. Envoy Piles on Pressure for Peace

RFI, 23 October 2013

The US's new representative for Africa's Great Lakes region has upped the pressure on Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to end the bloody M23 rebellion in… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa:   Any Peace Accord Between Democratic Republic of Congo, Armed Group Must Not Allow Amnesty for War Crimes, Security Council Told

UN, 21 October 2013

Building on the momentum created during their latest round of talks in Kampala, Uganda, the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the 23 March Movement (M23) armed… Read more »