-
Congo-Kinshasa:
Security Council Urges All Rebel Groups in DR Congo to Disband, Disarm
UN News, 14 November 2013
The United Nations Security Council today called for the immediate and permanent disarmament and demobilisation of the M23, welcoming the earlier announcement that the rebel group… Read more »
-
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 »
-
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 »
-
Congo-Kinshasa:
African Union Monitoring Congo, Rebel Peace Talks
VOA, 18 November 2013
The African Union (AU) is monitoring security in the Democratic Republic of Congo following the breakdown of a peace deal between the government and the M23 rebels, according to… Read more »
-
Congo-Kinshasa:
Bishops Says Much Work Still Remains After Ceasefire
CISA, 12 November 2013
The Catholic Church rejoiced at the end of a yearlong military campaign in North Kivu by the defeated rebels of the M23 movement, but made it clear that much remains to be done to… Read more »
-
Congo-Kinshasa:
Priest Against LRA Chief Joseph Kony
DW, 15 November 2013
Benoit Kinalegu publicly criticized the atrocities of Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army, thus risking his life. Human Rights Watch invited the Congolese priest to Europe as the… Read more »
-
Central Africa:
Catholics, Anglicans Work Together for Peace in Great Lakes
CISA, 15 November 2013
A joint campaign of the Association of Episcopal Conferences of Central Africa and the Association of Anglican bishops of these countries covered by ACEAC entitled 'Peace in the… Read more »
-
Congo-Kinshasa:
Spectacular Turn of Events As DRC Forces Crush Foreign-Backed M23 Rebels
Fahamu, 13 November 2013
The recent defeat of the M23 rebels by government forces in eastern DR Congo inspires hope that lasting peace can now be achieved in the region - although there are other rebel… Read more »
-
Congo-Kinshasa:
Obstacles to Return in Eastern DRC
UNIRIN, 18 November 2013
Tens of thousands of refugees and displaced people are starting to return to their homes in the two territories of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) previously occupied by the… Read more »
-
Zimbabwe:
Dark Days Over for DRC
The Herald, 16 November 2013
Days after the Democratic Republic of Congo security forces with the assistance of regional and international forces vanquished the M23 rebels, our Foreign Editor Tendai… Read more »
-
Congo-Kinshasa:
UN Security Council - Oxfam Reaction to the Situation in Eastern DRC
Oxfam, 14 November 2013
In reaction to today's UN Security Council statement on the situation concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Oxfam urged the Congolese military, MONUSCO and the UN Force… Read more »