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Congo-Kinshasa: The Fall of the M23 - African Geopolitics and the DRC
Chatham House, 14 November 2013
The termination of the M23 rebel group signals a major shift in regional power relations in the Great Lakes and east Africa region. Read more »
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Africa: UN Peacekeeping Goes On the Offensive
IPS, 13 November 2013
As U.N. peacekeeping operations assume a more agressive role in conflict zones, the first concrete results came last week when the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: UN Offensive Mandate Proves Pivotal in M23 Defeat
VOA, 14 November 2013
The United Nations Intervention Brigade (MONUSCO) in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was given an expanded mandate that went beyond peacekeeping - allowing offensive… Read more »