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Congo-Kinshasa: Intervention Brigade - End Game in the Congo?
Africa Renewal, 22 July 2013
To the outsider at least, the immediate problem with the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)--a perennial vortex of instability, massive human rights violations… Read more »
End Game in the Congo?
The deployment of drones to monitor militia in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and the deployment of an intervention brigade comprising 3,000 troops, mainly from Tanzania, South Africa and Malawi, to go on the offensive against them constitute a turning point in United Nations peace missions. AllAfrica's news partners assess the prospects.
Peacekeepers are pictured during a training exercise at the shooting range (file photo).
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Africa: Understanding Conflict in Eastern Congo (I) - The Ruzizi Plain
Crisis Group, 26 July 2013
The February 2013 framework agreement signed by the UN, African organisations and eleven regional countries, as well as the deployment of an intervention brigade, represent yet… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Instability - Kabila's Gamble
Chatham House, 24 July 2013
As fighting once again flares between the Congolese military and the M23 rebel group, it may be that president Joseph Kabila is on the cusp of a high-stakes and potentially… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: North Kivu - Waiting for the Intervention Brigade
African Arguments, 22 July 2013
M23 withdrew from Goma in the first days of December 2012. In the days and weeks after their retreat, several international initiatives were launched which eventually crystallized… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Understanding Conflict in Eastern Congo - the Ruzizi Plain
Crisis Group, 23 July 2013
The February 2013 framework agreement signed by the UN, African organisations and eleven regional countries, as well as the deployment of an intervention brigade, represent yet… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: UN Forces Back Congo Army While Waiting for New Brigade
VOA, 23 July 2013
As the Congolese army battles M23 rebels near the eastern town of Goma, many are wondering when and if an enhanced U.N. peacekeeping operation will join the fight. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Regional MPs Push for Ceasefire in Eastern DRC
New Times, 25 July 2013
Warring parties in eastern DR Congo should stop hostilities and give priority to peace talks, Parliamentarians from the Great Lakes Region have said. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: UN Chief Teams Up With World Bank Leader to Resolve Conflict and Fight Poverty in Congo
Africa Renewal, 22 July 2013
As the United Nations intervention brigade takes up positions to confront armed rebels in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, expectations are high among some… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Four Steps to Defuse Congo Crisis, Prevent Regional Conflict
ENOUGH, 24 July 2013
In advance of the U.N. Security Council's special session on Africa's Great Lakes region, which U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will chair on July 25, the Enough Project has… Read more »
InFocus
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The Human Rights Watch reports that some local residents and rebel deserters have recounted tales of summary executions, mass rape and forced recruitment of men and boys by M23 ... Read more »
