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Showdown for Rwandan Rebels in DR Congo

The Rwandan rebels who have been based in the Democratic Republic of Congo since taking part in the genocide of 1994 have shown no sign of voluntarily surrendering by the January 2 deadline imposed by regional leaders.

Congo-Kinshasa: U.S. Calls for Military Action Against Rwandan Rebels

allAfrica, 30 December 2014

Three days ahead of a deadline for rebels based in the Democratic Republic of Congo to surrender to Congolese and international forces, the United States has piled pressure on… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Groups of Rwandan Rebels Surrender

DW, 29 December 2014

More than 150 FDLR rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo have turned themselves in only days ahead of a deadline to surrender. But others remain at large, despite threatened… Read more »

Sylvain Liechti/Monusco

A group of FDLR rebels surrendering in June 2014.

Congo-Kinshasa: Telephonic Media Briefing With Special Envoy Russell Feingold

State Department, 30 December 2014

Telephonic Media Briefing with United States Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region of Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Russell Feingold: Read more »
Rwanda: Former FDLR Fighters Call for Disarmament of Militia

New Times, 25 December 2014

Former members of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) militia have asked the UN Stabilisation Mission in the Congo (Monusco) and other stakeholders to step up… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Will Monusco Live Up to Its Mandate This Time?

New Times, 29 December 2014

With four days to January 2, the deadline given to the FDLR to have disarmed and renounced rebellion, the militia group seems far from obliging. Read more »
Central Africa: Rwandan Rebels Disarm But Future Uncertain

African Arguments, 29 August 2014

In July 1994, with the RPF was about to win the war against the Habyarimana regime and thus put an end to the genocide, a massive exodus of Hutu refugees took place to Rwanda's… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Rwandan Rebels Regroup

ENOUGH, 18 November 2014

Facing a deadline from the UN Security Council and regional African governments to fully demobilize or face military operations by January 2, 2015, the rebel group in the… Read more »
Rwanda: FDLR Must Be Crushed By Force of Arms After January Deadline - UN

New Times, 7 November 2014

The UN Security Council has expressed concerns over lack of voluntary disarmament of members of the Forces Démocratiques de Libération du Rwanda (FDLR) militia and… Read more »
Rwanda: FDLR Has Two Months to Disarm - Monusco Chief

New Times, 28 October 2014

Military action is inevitable if the January 2, 2015, deadline for voluntary disarmament and surrender of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) militia elapses… Read more »
Rwanda: Disarm FDLR, Security Council Tells DR Congo

New Times, 4 October 2014

The United Nations Security Council yesterday called on the government of DR Congo to forcibly disarm the Forces Démocratiques de Libération du Rwanda (FDLR)… Read more »

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