UN Publishes Shock Report on Eastern DRC
The United Nations has released the full text of a report in which a group of experts says Rwandan Hutu rebels in the eastern Congo continue to enjoy support from DRC government forces as well as networks in Burundi, Tanzania and abroad. Read full coverage and the report itself.Documents
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7 December 2009
Final report of the Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Minerals and arms smuggling worth millions of dollars persists in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) despite international sanctions, ... see more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Minerals, Arms Smuggling Networks Fuel Conflict - Report
UN News, 7 December 2009
Minerals and arms smuggling worth millions of dollars persists in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) despite international sanctions, fuelling rebel strength despite… Read more »
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Tanzania: Dar Protests, Says UN Report is 'Contemptible And Malicious'
East African, 7 December 2009
The Tanzania government last week said it was surprised that it had been implicated in the plunder of the DRC by the group of United Nations' experts who compiled the report. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Rebels Have Global Support Networks, Says UN
East African, 7 December 2009
Supporters of the rebel group FDLR in North America and Europe are part of "a far-reaching international diaspora network involved in the day-to-day running of the movement, the… Read more »
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East Africa: Govt Officials Connive With Arms Dealers, Smugglers - Report
East African, 7 December 2009
Officials in Tanzania, Uganda and Burundi are conniving with arms dealers and gold smugglers working for rebel forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a panel of United Nations… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: How Technology is Fuelling Conflict in the Country
East African, 7 December 2009
In an effort to shine a light on the darkness at the heart of the world's deadliest conflict since the Second World War, the Enough Project travelled to eastern Congo to better… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Alarm As Military Leader Forms Own Squad
East African, 7 December 2009
As the rape and death toll mount in military offensives against Hutu rebels in eastern Congo, a key leader of the military campaign is forming his own paramilitary group, the… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Putting the Conflict in Context
Fahamu, 4 December 2009
The renowned intellectual, Noam Chomsky recently argued that the conflict in the Kivus is 'the worst catastrophe in Africa, if not the world...' This is because, to date, over 5… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Security Council Extends Arms Embargo, Related Sanctions, in Democratic Republic of Congo until 30 November 2010
UN, 30 November 2009
The following is the full text of the resolution arrived at on the 6225th meeting of the Security Council of the United Nations extending the arms embargo and other sanctions in… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: UN Expands Arms Embargo, Acts on Mineral Sales
UN News, 30 November 2009
The Security Council today extended and expanded the arms embargo and related sanctions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which have been in place since 2003, for… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: UN Must Stop Backing Country's Disastrous Operation Against Marauding Rebel Militias
East African, 30 November 2009
The United Nations is finally having to confront what most observers already know: Its limited but unconditional support for a Congolese army operation to disarm Rwandan Hutu… Read more »
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Rwanda: UN Report Exposes Global Network of Hutu Rebels
New Times, 26 November 2009
An explosive report from a UN group of experts has exposed a network of allies comprising of individuals, companies, charities and governments that have aided the survival of FDLR… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Spain, France Probed on Links to Rwandan Militia
New Times, 19 November 2009
The UN's Eminent Group of Expert report on rebel militias in the DRC is expected to reveal Spanish and French connections to the FDLR militia, The New Times has been informed. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Gold Still Funds Rwandan Rebels, Says UN Expert
New Times, 19 November 2009
Dinesh Mahtani, the coordinator of the UN Eminent Group of Experts report on militia groups' activities in DRC has told the BBC that almost 40 tonnes of gold is smuggled out of the… Read more »
