Congo-Kinshasa: Country's Dangerous Crossroads
30 January 2009
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Last week’s arrest of Congolese rebel leader Laurent Nkunda and the deployment of an estimated 4,000 Rwandan soldiers into eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, or DRC, as part of joint Rwandan-Congolese military operations against the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda, or FDLR, represent a major, and dangerous, crossroads.
One on hand, this unusual collaboration between Congo and Rwanda could be a catalyst for fundamentally changing the dynamic of the war and ending the deadliest conflict since World War II. On the other hand, it is obvious to all involved that Congolese citizens face grave new dangers ahead. The details of the operation already underway in eastern Congo’s densely forested terrain are murky, but if previous attempts to dislodge the 6,500 strong FDLR are any indication, Congolese civilians are likely to bear the overwhelming brunt of the violence. The international community must take the following urgent actions:
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protect civilians in FDLR areas by immediately enhancing the capacity of the U.N. peacekeeping force, known as MONUC, and by pressuring Congo and Rwanda to minimize collateral damage;
increase the desertion rate of rank-and-file FDLR through more effective and transparent disarmament, demobilization, repatriation, resettlement, and repatriation, or DDRRR, programs;
demand international military observation of the operations and a more clearly defined role for MONUC; and,
halt the impunity that fuels rampant atrocities by securing the arrest of Bosco Ntaganda and supporting the swift expansion of the ICC’s investigations into the North and South Kivu Provinces.
If, and only if, those conditions are met, the international community should consider assisting the operations in targeting FDLR commanders by providing intelligence and tactical support.
In September and October 2008, Nkunda’s National Congress for the Defense of People, or CNDP, engaged in weeks of intense fighting with the Congolese army and its allied militias, including the FDLR. The fighting had a devastating effect on eastern Congo’s civilian population, exacerbating an already catastrophic humanitarian situation. Nkunda’s forces advanced to the doorstep of the strategic city of Goma in late October, but rather than attack, Nkunda declared a ceasefire and demanded political talks with the Congolese government. Efforts by the United Nations and others to negotiate a political solution stalemated by mid-December.
The Enough Project has consistently argued that an effective international strategy to apprehend FDLR leadership and dismantle its various militias is a necessary step to break the political deadlock and nearly 13 years of conflict in eastern Congo. Removing the FDLR would force the Congolese and Rwandan governments—along with scores of armed groups in the region—to seek political solutions to the conflict’s other main drivers—a war economy driven by illegal extraction of minerals, tensions over land-use and citizenship, and the political and economic security of ethnic minorities—and create conditions for local conflict resolution and, eventually, post-conflict reconstruction. However, as Enough has also argued, a poorly planned and executed military operation against the FDLR carries severe consequences for civilians and could propel this crisis in unpredictable and dangerous new directions.
The deal struck between Kinshasa and Kigali to arrest Nkunda and collaborate militarily against the FDLR is a seismic shift in regional relations. The broad strokes of what was agreed upon are clear: Congolese officials sought Rwandan help to get rid of Nkunda and end the CNDP rebellion, and in exchange the Rwandan military would be allowed to re-enter eastern Congo to hunt down the FDLR, whose leadership bears responsibility for the 1994 Rwandan genocide. On December 5, following bilateral talks in Goma, North Kivu Province, Congolese Foreign Affairs Minister Alexis Thambwe Mwamba and Rwandan Foreign Affairs Minister Rosemary Museminali agreed on a plan for joint military operations. However, several aspects of the operation emerging on the ground should alarm policymakers. These include:
1. Collaboration with an indicted war criminal: In a fantastically cynical move, the Congolese and Rwandan governments agreed to replace Nkunda with his Chief of Staff, Bosco Ntaganda. Ntaganda is wanted by the International Criminal Court, or ICC, for war crimes committed in 2002-2003 during the conflict that raged in Ituri province. Human Rights Watch recently documented his direct involvement in CNDP’s massacre of at least 150 civilians in the town of Kiwanja, in North Kivu. His participation in the operation is a clear threat to civilians. As a signatory to the Rome Statue that establishes the ICC, the Congolese government is obligated to arrest Ntaganda, and are thus currently in full violation of international law. His central role in the operation makes it very difficult for the international community to be supportive of much needed action against the FDLR. Using war criminals to pursue war criminals makes little sense – mo matter how expedient it may appear to the operation’s planners in Kigali. 2. Increased vulnerability of civilians: Many FDLR have lived in eastern Congo for nearly 15 years, simultaneously integrating into and terrorizing Congolese communities. Past military operations against the FDLR have proven disastrous for these communities as FDLR fighters have chosen not to stand and fight, but have melted into the forest, and returned later to conduct “reprisal” attacks on civilians. Early reports from the ground confirm that this scenario is playing out again, and political actors in North Kivu have appealed to MONUC to protect civilians during the operation. If the bloody aftermath of recent failed operations against the Lord’s Resistance Army, or LRA, in northeastern Congo is any indication, the international community should be bracing itself for heavy civilian casualties and displacement. 3. Limited international involvement: Although most external actors agree that removing the FDLR is critical to lasting stability in the Great Lakes region and that they could provide intelligence, planning assistance, and technical/logistical support, Congo and Rwanda devised, planned, and began to execute this operation on their own. Though MONUC recently agreed to provide logistical and medical support, it has been kept deliberately in the dark about details and plans for the joint operation. As one MONUC official told Enough, “We aren’t part of anything here. We are just simply in a position of playing ‘catch up’.” The United States, European Union, African Union, and other external actors are in a position to offer support if Rwanda and Congo take practical steps to protect civilians and observe international alw, but none of these actors are playing a visible role or are close enough to the action to help prevent a worst-case scenario from unfolding. 4. Fissures within the Congolese government: Kabila’s decision to allow Rwandan troops to re-enter Congo was made behind closed doors and without the consent of key players in his government. Influential Kabila advisers National Police Inspector John Numbi and Minister of Interior Celestin Mbuyu appear to be the main supporters of the deal. Speaker of the National Assembly Vital Kamerehe, who comes from South Kivu, publicly voiced concern over the presence of Rwandan troops, saying he was not informed about this plan and that there appeared to be no diplomatic or political oversight for the current operations. After having lived through Rwanda’s bloody hunt for genocidaires in eastern Congo in 1996 and its de facto occupation of the Kivus from 1998-2002, Congolese resentment toward Rwandan intervention remains a palpable threat to Kabila’s popular support, especially in the East. 5. Unspoken motivations and simmering tensions: Rwanda’s stated objective for sending troops into Congo is to wipe out the FDLR. However, considering Rwanda’s strong economic interests in eastern Congo and their history of intervention and occupation, the international community should be asking questions about other unspoken reasons for this sudden military incursion. Many analysts are speculating that Rwanda’s swift intervention may also be about securing direct access to mines held by the FDLR and protecting the political and economic interests of the Tutsi community in North and South Kivu. Reportedly, Rwanda became increasingly irritated with Nkunda throughout recent months, particularly with his vocal shift from a political agenda of local empowerment to one of national liberation. With Nkunda now out of the picture and with plans for CNDP fighters to integrate into the Congolese army, the Rwandan government will seek other avenues to protect its interests. The demise of CNDP does not alleviate dangerous communal tensions. Disconcerting rumors have resurfaced regarding a plan to divide North Kivu into two provinces—the districts of Masisi and Rutshuru then becoming a predominantly Kinyarwanda (the language spoken by Congolese and Rwandan Tutsi and Hutu) speaking province. Tutsi are not currently represented in the provincial assembly in North Kivu, and as the date for local elections approach, many local politicians have expressed concern over unfair Rwandan influence—compounded by the numbers of displaced people in the province—and are calling for elections to be postponed. In its present form, the joint military operation is far more likely to lead to atrocities against civilians than to successfully dismantle the FDLR. Immediate action is required to increase the transparency and efficacy of the operation, ensure accountability, and more effectively focus the international community on a shared core objective: the elimination of the FDLR as a security threat to the region. Non-military measures, particularly robust support for defections and voluntary disarmament and repatriation to Rwanda of the FDLR’s rank-and-file forces, are vital.
Full recommendations:
The Obama administration should immediately appoint a special envoy to lead U.S. engagement in a sustained multilateral effort to achieve stability in the Great Lakes region, paying immediate attention to the threat posed by the FDLR and the LRA. (For Enough’s policy recommendations on the LRA, please see our January 16 statement.) The U.S. envoy should be based in the region, have appropriate staff and logistical support, and work to accomplish the following goals in North Kivu and South Kivu Provinces:
1. Protect civilians from atrocitiesa. While MONUC will now provide logistical and medical support to the joint operations, for the sake of civilian safety the Congolese and Rwandan governments must involve MONUC more directly in military planning to enable U.N. peacekeepers to protect civilians. Despite MONUC’s poor track record on civilian protection, it is the only force on the ground explicitly charged with protecting civilians, and it must be able to fulfill this responsibility.b. The United States and European Union must demand that military observers from U.S. Africa Command, NATO, and/or the EU deploy with Rwandan and Congolese forces on the ground to help temper combatants’ worst tendencies and be allowed to deploy to areas where civilians are most vulnerable.c. If the above conditions are met, and Bosco Ntaganda is handed over to The Hague, U.S. Africa Command, NATO, and/or the EU should offer technical assistance and intelligence/logistical support in apprehending key FDLR leaders.
2. Incentivize defection from armed groupsa. MONUC is reporting an increase in the number of FDLR rank-and-file seeking to come out of the bush, but the numbers remain relatively low. The Rwandan and Congolese governments must work with and through MONUC to offer assurances to non-genocidaire FDLR that they can safely return to Rwanda or re-settle in Congo without fear of prosecution for war crimes.b. The Congolese and Rwandan governments must also enhance livelihoods packages for defectors, and donors should urgently contribute funds to demobilization, reintegration, and repatriation programs.
3. End impunity for crimes against humanitya. Bosco Ntaganda poses a serious threat to civilians and the Congolese government or Rwandan forces should apprehend him immediately. The international community cannot condone his participation under any circumstances and must deny any suspension of the ICC arrest warrant, such as that which was recently requested by the Congolese Minister of Justice. b. The international community must aggressively enforce U.N. authorized sanctions targeted at FDLR leadership. These include asset freezes and travel bans on FDLR leadership living abroad. A small group of Rwandan exiles living in countries such as France, Germany, and the U.S., still exert enormous influence over militias in eastern Congo. Expanded sanctions against individuals with ties to the violence in eastern Congo will isolate military leadership from their political masters and will encourage more FDLR deserters.c. If Laurent Nkunda is extradited from Rwanda to Congo, the international community must demand the Congolese government hold Nkunda accountable for crimes his troops have committed in the Kivus in a trial that meets international judicial standards. However, given the government’s understandable hostility toward Nkunda and Congo’s highly politicized judiciary, a fair trial would most likely only be possible at the International Criminal Court.
4. Address other root causes of conflicta. Dismantling the FDLR is only a first step in securing peace and stability for eastern Congo and the Great Lakes region. The international community should work with U.N. special envoy Olesegun Obasanjo and Great Lakes mediator Benjamin Mkapa to mount an inclusive political process to find lasting solutions to other major drivers of the conflict in eastern Congo: land tenure issues, minority representation and security concerns, the culture of impunity in the region, and the fight for control over Congo’s mineral wealth.b. The United States should lead international efforts to develop a comprehensive approach to the exploitation of Congo’s mineral wealth by armed groups. This must include efforts to reduce international demand for minerals that benefit armed groups, as well as accompanying efforts to strengthen security and governance, and to create legitimate channels for economic activity in eastern Congo.
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23 Jan 2009 by Mark Leon Goldberg Laurent Nkunda, the fearsome Congolese rebel leader whose national ambitions and brutal tactics threatened to destabilize eastern Congo, was arrested Thursday night along the Congolese-Rwandan border, United Nations ...UN Dispatch - http://www.undispatch.com/ - References
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23 Jan 2009 Human rights groups accuse Gen. Laurent Nkunda of involvement in several massacres in Democratic Republic of Congo.Christian Science Monitor All Stories - http://www.csmonitor.com/ - References[ More results from Christian Science Monitor All Stories ]
Mosquito Blog: Giant Demonstrations to Free Nkunda in Rwandan ...
28 Jan 2009 by Mosquito There have been large demonstrations in several Rwandan Congolese refugee camps in support of General Laurent Nkunda, chairman of the CNDP, after Rwandan authorities detained him under some sort of "house arrest", apparently deceitfully ...Mosquito Blog - http://mosquito-blog.blogspot.com/[ More results from Mosquito Blog ]
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24 Jan 2009 "The joint operations command ... informs the public that the ex-general Laurent Nkunda was arrested on Thursday, January 22 at 2230 hours while he was fleeing on Rwandan territory after he had resisted our troops at ...GlobalResearch.ca - http://www.globalresearch.ca/ - References
Anderson Cooper 360: Blog Archive - Congo rebel leader Nkunda ...
25 Jan 2009 by ebrowning Congolese rebel leader Laurent Nkunda was arrested by Rwandan authorities early Friday, a development that raised hopes for peace in the war-ravaged country, representatives from both countries said. ...Anderson Cooper 360 - http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/ - References
DAILY NATION - Congo rebel Nkunda arrested
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Thursday, January 29, 2009
DRC Army Integrates Over 6000 RebelsVoice of America - 2 hours agoBy VOA News Officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo have integrated more than 6000 rebels into the army as part of an effort to end the conflict in ...
Congo Seeks ProtectionTIME - 5 hours agoBy Alex Perry / Goma Thursday, Jan. 29, 2009 Nkunda pictured at his base surrounded by armed soldiers before his Jan. 22 capture by Rwandan authorities. ...
Hutu Rebels in Congo Send Families to Safety, Await AttacksBloomberg - 7 hours agoBy Franz Wild Jan. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Families of Rwandan Hutu rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are fleeing to safety across the border and ...
Dar lauds Congo-Rwanda joint operationDailyNewsOnline, United Republic of Tanzania - 8 hours agoTanzania has commended a joint military operation of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwandan army to flush out rebel groups in DRC, ...
An arresting and hopeful surpriseEconomist, UK - 8 hours agoTHE capture of a Congolese warlord, Laurent Nkunda, surprised almost everyone, not least the preening man himself. As commander of the National Congress for ...
Rebels begin joining DR Congo armyAFP - 12 hours agoRUMANGABO, DR Congo (AFP) — The first of more than 6000 Congolese rebels took part in a ceremony Thursday to integrate their units into the regular army as ...
DR Congo renews demand for extradition of NkundaXinhua, China - 18 hours agoKINSHASA, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) has renewed its demand for the extradition of Tutsi rebel leader Laurent Nkunda, ...
Congo: rebel integration into army failsThe Associated Press - Jan 28, 2009RUMANGABO, Congo (AP) — An attempt to integrate hundreds of rebel soldiers into Congo's army failed Wednesday, casting doubt on whether a hasty recent ...
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Congo rebel integration plan fails to beginReuters South Africa, South Africa - Jan 28, 2009By Joe Bavier RUMANGABO, Congo (Reuters) - Plans to integrate Tutsi rebels into Congo's army faltered before they could begin on Wednesday, underlining the ...
UN, DRC launch task forceNews24, South Africa - Jan 28, 2009Kinshasa - The UN peacekeeping mission in Congo is working alongside the national army to manage the integration of rebels into regular forces, ...
UN to back attack on Congo rebelsBBC News, UK - Jan 28, 2009The UN mission to DR Congo (Monuc) says it will provide support to the joint DR Congo-Rwanda operation against Hutu rebels in the east of the country. ...
UN gives logistical support to Congo-Rwanda operationAFP - Jan 28, 2009RUTSHURU, DR Congo (AFP) — UN peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo will provide logistical support to the joint Congo-Rwanda operation against ...
United Nations Forces to Back Hunt for Congo MilitiaBloomberg - Jan 28, 2009By Franz Wild Jan. 28 (Bloomberg) -- The United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo said it would provide logistical support to a military ...
Hutu group fears being targeted in Rwanda-Congo offensiveAFP - Jan 27, 2009KASIKI, DR Congo (AFP) — After waiting months here to return to their native Rwanda, Hutu militia dissidents -- who claim to have renounced violence -- fear ...
Chris Mahony: Congo rebel capture brings hope for peaceNew Zealand Herald, New Zealand - Jan 27, 2009Rebel leader Laurent Nkunda was arrested last week. Photo / AP New Zealand lawyer Chris Mahony is currently studying African affairs at Oxford University. ...
UN Human Rights Chief Calls for Accountability in CongoVoice of America - Jan 27, 2009By Lisa Schlein UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay says the human-rights situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is alarming. ...
Congo MPs feel sidelined in decisionsDaily Nation, Kenya - Jan 27, 2009By KAMBALE JUAKALI, NATION Correspondent,Posted Tuesday, January 27 2009 at 19:21 For some Congolese parliamentarians, the acceleration of such unexpected ...
Rwanda puts down Nkunda dissentBBC News, UK - Jan 27, 2009Security has been tightened at refugee camps in Rwanda after protests calling for rebel Laurent Nkunda's release. Gen Nkunda, who claimed his fighters were ...
UN fears Congo-Rwanda operation may spark abusesReuters - Jan 27, 2009GENEVA, Jan 27 (Reuters) - A joint Rwandan-Congolese operation to crush Rwandan Hutu rebels hiding in Congo could force large numbers of civilians to flee ...
4 Hutu militia killed by Congolese, Rwandan armieseTaiwan News, Taiwan - Jan 27, 2009AP Military officials say four more Rwandan Hutu militiamen have been killed by the Congolese and Rwandan armies. The fighting took place late Monday in the ...
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Rwanda-Congo move isolates UN missionChristian Science Monitor, MA - Jan 26, 2009Last week's deployment of Rwandan troops to fight rebels in Congo caught the 17000-strong UN mission by surprise. By Jina Moore Correspondent of The ...
Rebels on alert as Congolese, Rwandan troops close inAFP - Jan 26, 2009MIRIKI, DR Congo (AFP) — Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo's troubled east girded for battle Monday as Rwandan and Congolese troops targeted them ...
Congolese Brace for Violence as Rwandans Hunt HutusBloomberg - Jan 26, 2009By Franz Wild Jan. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Civilians in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern North Kivu province are bracing for renewed violence as troops ...
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Democratic Republic of Congo: Laurent Nkunda and Bosco Ntaganda ...Amnesty International USA - Jan 28, 2009The arrest of Laurent Nkunda should be followed by swift steps to prosecute him on charges that he committed war crimes and crimes against humanity ...
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UN Mission to Support Congo ArmyPrensa Latina, Cuba - Jan 28, 2009Kinshasa, Jan 28 (Prensa Latina) The mission of the United Nations in the Democratic Republic of Congo will support the Congolese national army with ...
New fighting in DR Congo imminent: rebelsReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland - Jan 28, 2009NAIROBI, Jan 28, 2009 (AFP) - The leader of Rwandan Hutu FDLR rebels on Wednesday predicted that intense fighting would erupt within days in eastern Congo ...
DRC: UN raises concerns over civilians in eastIRINnews.org, NY - Jan 28, 2009KINSHASA, 28 January 2009 (IRIN) - Even before Rwandan and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) troops engage Rwandan Hutu rebels in eastern DRC, ...
Rwanda-DRC-Military operation Rwanda-DRC joint military operation ...African Press Agency, Senegal - Jan 28, 2009APA-Kigali (Rwanda) The United Nations Peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC) has accepted to boost the ongoing joint military ...
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Democratic Republic of the Congo / Joint Congolese-Rwandan ...Organisation de la Presse Africaine (Communiqué de presse), Switzerland - Jan 28, 2009KINSHASA, Dem. Rep. of Congo (DRC) January 28, 2009/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Daily press briefing by the office of the spokesperson for the UN ...
UN to back attack on Congo rebels - BBC NewsJournal of Turkish Weekly, Turkey - Jan 28, 2009AFPUN to back attack on Congo rebelsBBC News - 25 minutes agoThe UN mission to DR Congo (Monuc) says it will provide support to the Congo-Rwanda operation ...
Rwanda: Nkunda Arrest - UN-Panel of Experts Report DiscreditedAllAfrica.com, Washington - Jan 28, 2009Kigali — As I write this the joint military offensive against the FDLR will be entering the second week. And I hope by the time you finish reading, ...
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DR Congo Conflict: TSF deploys to support the Humanitarian ...ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland - Jan 27, 2009In an effort to support the agencies of the United Nations and non governmental organizations, a team of emergency telecommunications specialists was ...
A step in the right direction for eastern Congo?GlobalPost - Jan 27, 2009By Finbarr O'Reilly - GlobalPost There is rarely any real prospect for lasting peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where more than a decade of ...
4 killed in Rwanda-Congo joint operationafrol News, Lesotho - Jan 27, 2009afrol News, 27 January - At least four rebels have died during the ongoing Rwanda-Democratic Republic of Congo joint offensive against Forces for Democratic ...
Congo suspends peace talks in Nairobiafrol News, Lesotho - Jan 27, 2009afrol News, 27 January - Congolese talks between government and rebels led by renegade General Laurent Nkunda have been suspended in Kenya, after an arrest ...
Conflict Risk Alert: DR CongoInternational Crisis Group, Belgium - Jan 27, 2009Nairobi/Brussels, 27 January 2009: The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have struck a deal for military cooperation that risks a new escalation of ...
Protestors in Rwanda Call for Release of Gen. Laurent Nkunda ...TransWorldNews (press release), GA - Jan 27, 2009Rwanda has stepped up their security at several refugee camps in the country following a rise in protests against the government’s decision to arrest ...
Red Cross warns DR Congo combatants to spare civiliansMONUC.org (press release), Democratic Republic of the Congo - Jan 27, 2009GENEVA (AFP) — The international Red Cross on Monday warned all sides involved in fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo that they are legally ...
UN rights chief decries ‘grotesque’ abuses by Ugandan rebels in DR ...UN News Centre - Jan 27, 200927 January 2009 – The top United Nations human rights official today spoke out against abuses committed by Ugandan rebels in the Democratic Republic of ...
Uganda: Should have right to invade neighbour DR CongoKongoTimes, Ireland - Jan 27, 2009The recent Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) attack on the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) camps in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was certainly ...
Nkunda's Arrest: Initial Success for DRC-Rwanda AllianceWorld Politics Review - Jan 27, 2009JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - It is uncertain what effect last week's arrest of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) rebel leader Laurent Nkunda will have on ...
Rwanda: Is Country Justified in Its Decision Not to Negotiate With ...AllAfrica.com, Washington - Jan 27, 2009Kigali — For nearly fifteen years, Rwanda has been confronted with the existence of a 'rebel group' in the Democratic Republic of Congo [DRC]. ...
Rwanda: Gen. Gatsinzi Receives UK Defence OfficialsAllAfrica.com, Washington - Jan 27, 2009Kigali — Defence Minister Gen. Marcel Gatsinzi yesterday afternoon received and held bilateral-military discussions with visiting United Kingdom (UK) ...
Congolese rebel leader arrestedReligious Intelligence Ltd, UK - Jan 27, 2009The arrest of the rebel leader came only days after he broke ranks with his chief of staff who formed a splinter movement. Nkunda studied psychology and has ...
UK official commends Rwanda-Congo joint operations against rebelsAfrican Press Agency, Senegal - Jan 27, 2009APA-Kigali (Rwanda) A senior British official has commended the Rwanda-Congo joint operations against FDLR and Interahamwe rebels as a step towards peace in ...
4 killed in Rwanda-Congo joint army operation against rebelsAfrican Press Agency, Senegal - Jan 27, 2009APA-Kigali (Rwanda) The Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo joint forces on Sunday killed four rebels of the Forces for Democratic Liberation of Rwanda, ...
Rwanda: Hundreds of Rebels Surrender, Four KilledAllAfrica.com, Washington - Jan 26, 2009Kigali — As the ongoing Rwanda-DRC joint offensive against the Ex-FAR Interahamwe intensified yesterday, four other rebels were killed, dozens of weapons ...
DR Congo/North Kivu: Joint operations with Rwanda continueReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland - Jan 26, 2009Rwandan and Congolese troops are continuing in the joint operation against the Democratic Force for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) in east Democratic ...
Rebel major prefers death to ‘slavery’ in RwandaGulf Times, Qatar - Jan 26, 2009MIRIKI, DR Congo: In a reed hut camp he has called home for 10 years, a Rwandan Hutu rebel major waited defiantly to face government troops determined to ...
DR Congo/Goma: immediate impact of Nkunda's arrestReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland - Jan 26, 2009The arrest last week of rebel general Laurent Nkunda in eastern Congo has had an immediate impact, says a local Anglican priest who has been in touch with ...
UN supports exploratory home return of Rwandan ex-fighters from DR ...UN News Centre - Jan 26, 200926 January 2009 – A programme to allow Rwandans who have been fighting with militias in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to visit their home ...
DRC: Civilians at risk from further fighting after Nkunda arrestReuters AlertNet, UK - Jan 26, 2009Reuters and AlertNet are not responsible for the content of this article or for any external internet sites. The views expressed are the author's alone. ...
MONUC supports an exploratory mission of ex Rwandan RUD/FDLR ...MONUC.org (press release), Democratic Republic of the Congo - Jan 26, 2009Kinshasa, 23 January 2009 – Alan Doss, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General in the DRC, welcomes the departure of the RUD/FDLR ...
Rwanda: Nine FDLR Killed, Weapons SeizedAllAfrica.com, Washington - Jan 26, 2009Goma — Nine FDLR rebels were killed and rifles seized late last week as the joint Rwanda-DRC military offensive against the rebels intensified in the ...
Congo-Kinshasa: Kagame Hails Rwanda-DRC Joint OperationAllAfrica.com, Washington - Jan 26, 2009Urugwiro Village — President Paul Kagame has hailed the ongoing Joint Operation by Rwandan and Democratic Republic of Congo forces aimed at uprooting FDLR ...
Armed groups in DR Congo must free child soldiers: UNReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland - Jan 25, 2009KINSHASA, Jan 25, 2009 (AFP) - The head of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo urged armed groups operating in the east to free ...
DRC wants Nkunda extraditedAfricaNews, Netherlands - Jan 25, 2009The Democratic Republic of Congo is seeking the extradition of arrested rebel leader, General Laurent Nkunda. He was arrested recently in neighbouring ...
Nkunda's Rwanda DivorceBlack Star News, NY - Jan 25, 2009The East and Central Africa region deserves relief after decades of genocidal conflicts that's why the recent arrest of Laurent Nkunda by Rwanda's military ...
Fear of Nkunda Lingers in Congo - New York TimesJournal of Turkish Weekly, Turkey - Jan 25, 2009WELT ONLINEFear of Nkunda Lingers in CongoNew York Times - 1 hour agoBy JEFFREY GETTLEMAN RUMANGABO, Congo - On Sunday, a bunch of former guerilla fighters ...
Congo: rebel integration into army beginsThe Associated Press - 6 hours agoKINSHASA, Congo (AP) — About 60 rebels in eastern Congo exchanged their uniforms for official army garb on Thursday, the first step of the promised ...
Rebel Integration Into Congo Army Fails to BeginVoice of America - Jan 28, 2009By VOA News Plans to begin integrating rebels from the Democratic Republic of Congo into the army have faltered, highlighting the challenges of bringing ...
Congo moves to quell Hutu rebelsFinancial Times, UK - Jan 27, 2009By Barney Jopson The Congolese army claims to have killed nine Hutu rebels in eastern Congo as it continues a joint operation with Rwanda to flush out ...
Armies of Congo, Rwanda clash with Hutu militiaThe Associated Press - Jan 27, 2009KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The armies of Congo and Rwanda, battling together against Rwandan Hutu militiamen in eastern Congo, clashed with fighters trying to ...
Looking for Peace Openings in CongoNew York Times, United States - Jan 26, 2009After helping to fuel the horrific war in eastern Congo, Rwanda has created a potential opening for ending the conflict by arresting Gen. ...
A fragile chance for peace in Central AfricaInternational Herald Tribune, France - Jan 26, 2009One of Central Africa's most wanted men has been captured in Rwanda. The warlord leader Laurent Nkunda has been threatening the government in the Democratic ...
Rwanda says Congo rebel is 'safe' but not in jailThe Associated Press - Jan 26, 2009NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Congo's most powerful rebel leader, who was captured last week by the Rwandan army in a reversal of alliances, is not in prison but is ...
Rwanda-Congo force pushes deeper into militia zoneThe Associated Press - Jan 25, 2009KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Rwandan and Congolese troops pushed deeper into zones in Congo held by Rwandan Hutu militiamen Sunday in a joint military operation ...
Fear of Nkunda's return lingers in CongoInternational Herald Tribune, France - Jan 25, 2009By Jeffrey Gettleman RUMANGABO, Congo: On Sunday, a bunch of former guerilla fighters lounged around a hilltop army base, picking avocados and looking ...
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): Laurent Nkunda and Bosco ...Amnesty International UK, UK - 11 hours agoThe arrest of General Laurent Nkunda - the former leader of an armed militia group operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) - should be followed ...
MEDIAWATCH: Cautious optimism after Nkunda arrestReuters AlertNet, UK - Jan 28, 2009Congolese rebel leader Laurent Nkunda attends a rally in Rutshuru, 70 km (45 miles) north of Goma in eastern Congo, November 22, 2008. ...
Congo DRC: Hutu militiamen killed by Rwandan and Congolese troopsAfika, Norway - Jan 27, 2009Kinshasa (Congo DRC) - Rwandan and Congolese troops have exchanged fire with Rwandan Hutu militiamen in eastern Congo, killing nine in the first fighting ...
Fleeing Congo rebel leader Nkunda arrested in RwandaThe South African Star, South Africa - Jan 26, 2009Kinshasa - In a startling turn against its former ally, Rwanda has arrested Democratic Republic of Congo rebel leader Laurent Nkunda. ...
"Unprecedented" cooperation between Rwanda and Congo immediately ...Examiner.com - Jan 26, 2009by Samuel Knight, DC Foreign Policy Examiner Rwanda's decision to send troops to aid the Democratic Republic of Congo this week appears to have paid off ...
Displaced Congolese return to prospect of more violencePakistan Observer, Pakistan - Jan 25, 2009Kibumba—With the menacing rebels gone and the equally menacing Congolese army again patrolling this muddy market village, people who fled months of fighting ...
Report: Nine Hutu rebels killed in Democratic Republic of CongoTREND Information, Azerbaijan - Jan 25, 2009Nine Hutu rebels have been killed in a joint military drive by Rwandan and Congolese troops in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, reports said Sunday. ...
Civilians Afraid As Hutu Rebels Clash With CongoJavno.hr, Croatia - Jan 25, 2009Congo`s United Nations peacekeeping mission has so far been unable to confirm the army`s statement. Congolese Hutu rebels said on Sunday they had clashed ...
Congo Seeks ProtectionTIME - 5 hours agoBy Alex Perry / Goma Thursday, Jan. 29, 2009 Nkunda pictured at his base surrounded by armed soldiers before his Jan. 22 capture by Rwandan authorities. ...
Hutu Rebels in Congo Send Families to Safety, Await AttacksBloomberg - 7 hours agoBy Franz Wild Jan. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Families of Rwandan Hutu rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are fleeing to safety across the border and ...
Dar lauds Congo-Rwanda joint operationDailyNewsOnline, United Republic of Tanzania - 8 hours agoTanzania has commended a joint military operation of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwandan army to flush out rebel groups in DRC, ...
An arresting and hopeful surpriseEconomist, UK - 8 hours agoTHE capture of a Congolese warlord, Laurent Nkunda, surprised almost everyone, not least the preening man himself. As commander of the National Congress for ...
Rebels begin joining DR Congo armyAFP - 12 hours agoRUMANGABO, DR Congo (AFP) — The first of more than 6000 Congolese rebels took part in a ceremony Thursday to integrate their units into the regular army as ...
DR Congo renews demand for extradition of NkundaXinhua, China - 18 hours agoKINSHASA, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) has renewed its demand for the extradition of Tutsi rebel leader Laurent Nkunda, ...
Congo: rebel integration into army failsThe Associated Press - Jan 28, 2009RUMANGABO, Congo (AP) — An attempt to integrate hundreds of rebel soldiers into Congo's army failed Wednesday, casting doubt on whether a hasty recent ...
The UN needs to get toughInternational Herald Tribune, France - Jan 28, 2009By Linda Mason The seemingly endless turmoil in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo took another turn last week. ...
Congo rebel integration plan fails to beginReuters South Africa, South Africa - Jan 28, 2009By Joe Bavier RUMANGABO, Congo (Reuters) - Plans to integrate Tutsi rebels into Congo's army faltered before they could begin on Wednesday, underlining the ...
UN, DRC launch task forceNews24, South Africa - Jan 28, 2009Kinshasa - The UN peacekeeping mission in Congo is working alongside the national army to manage the integration of rebels into regular forces, ...
UN to back attack on Congo rebelsBBC News, UK - Jan 28, 2009The UN mission to DR Congo (Monuc) says it will provide support to the joint DR Congo-Rwanda operation against Hutu rebels in the east of the country. ...
UN gives logistical support to Congo-Rwanda operationAFP - Jan 28, 2009RUTSHURU, DR Congo (AFP) — UN peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo will provide logistical support to the joint Congo-Rwanda operation against ...
United Nations Forces to Back Hunt for Congo MilitiaBloomberg - Jan 28, 2009By Franz Wild Jan. 28 (Bloomberg) -- The United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo said it would provide logistical support to a military ...
Hutu group fears being targeted in Rwanda-Congo offensiveAFP - Jan 27, 2009KASIKI, DR Congo (AFP) — After waiting months here to return to their native Rwanda, Hutu militia dissidents -- who claim to have renounced violence -- fear ...
Chris Mahony: Congo rebel capture brings hope for peaceNew Zealand Herald, New Zealand - Jan 27, 2009Rebel leader Laurent Nkunda was arrested last week. Photo / AP New Zealand lawyer Chris Mahony is currently studying African affairs at Oxford University. ...
UN Human Rights Chief Calls for Accountability in CongoVoice of America - Jan 27, 2009By Lisa Schlein UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay says the human-rights situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is alarming. ...
Congo MPs feel sidelined in decisionsDaily Nation, Kenya - Jan 27, 2009By KAMBALE JUAKALI, NATION Correspondent,Posted Tuesday, January 27 2009 at 19:21 For some Congolese parliamentarians, the acceleration of such unexpected ...
Rwanda puts down Nkunda dissentBBC News, UK - Jan 27, 2009Security has been tightened at refugee camps in Rwanda after protests calling for rebel Laurent Nkunda's release. Gen Nkunda, who claimed his fighters were ...
UN fears Congo-Rwanda operation may spark abusesReuters - Jan 27, 2009GENEVA, Jan 27 (Reuters) - A joint Rwandan-Congolese operation to crush Rwandan Hutu rebels hiding in Congo could force large numbers of civilians to flee ...
4 Hutu militia killed by Congolese, Rwandan armieseTaiwan News, Taiwan - Jan 27, 2009AP Military officials say four more Rwandan Hutu militiamen have been killed by the Congolese and Rwandan armies. The fighting took place late Monday in the ...
UN rights chief alarmed at killings blamed on Ugandan rebelsAFP - Jan 27, 2009GENEVA (AFP) — The UN human rights chief Tuesday said she was alarmed at "grotesque" abuse by Ugandan rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo after ...
UN rights boss decries abuses in CongoReuters South Africa, South Africa - Jan 27, 2009GENEVA (Reuters) - The top UN human rights official on Tuesday decried what she called a continuous stream of gross human rights abuses committed by the ...
Rwanda-Congo move isolates UN missionChristian Science Monitor, MA - Jan 26, 2009Last week's deployment of Rwandan troops to fight rebels in Congo caught the 17000-strong UN mission by surprise. By Jina Moore Correspondent of The ...
Rebels on alert as Congolese, Rwandan troops close inAFP - Jan 26, 2009MIRIKI, DR Congo (AFP) — Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo's troubled east girded for battle Monday as Rwandan and Congolese troops targeted them ...
Congolese Brace for Violence as Rwandans Hunt HutusBloomberg - Jan 26, 2009By Franz Wild Jan. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Civilians in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern North Kivu province are bracing for renewed violence as troops ...
Rwanda: Congo rebel not in jailThe Associated Press - Jan 26, 2009NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A Rwandan army spokesman says Congo's most powerful rebel leader is not imprisoned. Rwandan troops captured Laurent Nkunda last week ...
Agreement may be good for the regionIndependent Online, South Africa - Jan 25, 2009The agreement by the governments of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda to set aside their enmity and join forces to pursue each other's enemies is ...
Governments enter secret pact to tackle the horrors of DRC’s warSunday Herald, UK - Jan 24, 2009INTENSIFIED BLOODY warfare now escalating in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where an on-off 15-year conflict has consumed 5.5 million lives, ...
Joint Rwanda-Congo forces kill rebel commanderAfrican Press Agency, Senegal - 15 hours agoAPA-Kigali (Rwanda) The deputy commander of the reserve brigade of the Forces for Democratic Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) rebels, Lt Col Anaclet Hitimana aka ...
CONGO: Rwanda To The RescueStrategy Page - 15 hours agoJanuary 29, 2009: The UN will provide logistical support to Congolese and Rwandan troops who are attacking the FDLR (Democratic Forces for the Liberation of ...
Congo-Kinshasa: Rwanda-DRC Joint Operations Seize More FDLR ...AllAfrica.com, Washington - 17 hours agoKigali — The commander of the joint Rwanda -DRC military operations in the Eastern DRC, Lt Gen John Numbi, has said that Rwanda-DRC joint military ...
Rwanda: Give Them a Break, It's Their People!AllAfrica.com, Washington - 17 hours agoKigali — Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have taken the unprecedented move of working together to bring back stability to eastern DRC, ...
New Twists in Congo Conflict – and Just Maybe a Turn for the BetterFamily Security Matters, NJ - 18 hours agoDo you think President Obama will keep your family as safe from terrorists as George W. Bush did? In the list I published three weeks ago of the conflicts ...
Rebels balk at joining Congolese army - FeatureEarthtimes (press release), UK - 18 hours agoRumangabo,DR Congo - After seven days marked by about- faces, a dramatic betrayal and hopeful talks of peace, the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of ...
Group says DRC-Rwanda deal comes with dangersLe Mali en ligne, Mali - 19 hours agoNew York, US - A deal between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda could escalate a humanitarian crisis in the region, according to the ...
Rwanda: Top FDLR Commander Killed in DRC AmbushAllAfrica.com, Washington - 19 hours agoMasisi — One of the senior commanders of the rebel Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) was Wednesday morning shot and killed in eastern ...
Democratic Republic of Congo: Laurent Nkunda and Bosco Ntaganda ...Amnesty International USA - Jan 28, 2009The arrest of Laurent Nkunda should be followed by swift steps to prosecute him on charges that he committed war crimes and crimes against humanity ...
UN ready to step into Congo conflictZambia News, Zambia - Jan 28, 2009The United Nations has been invited by the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to support the joint DRC/Rwanda military operation targeting ...
UN to support joint DR Congo/Rwanda military plan targeting rebelsUN News Centre - Jan 28, 200928 January 2009 – The top United Nations envoy to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has formally accepted an invitation by the nation’s Government ...
UN mission will support Congo forces to capture FDLR militiaSmartBrief, DC - Jan 28, 2009The UN mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo has approved medical and logistical support for an operation to hunt the Rwanda Hutu Democratic Forces ...
Nkunda capture gives some succour to DRC minersMetalbulletin.com (subscription), UK - Jan 28, 2009The capture of Congolese renegade general Laurent Nkunda last week signifies the “end of the war” in eastern Democratic Repubic of Congo (DRC) and the ...
UN Mission to Support Congo ArmyPrensa Latina, Cuba - Jan 28, 2009Kinshasa, Jan 28 (Prensa Latina) The mission of the United Nations in the Democratic Republic of Congo will support the Congolese national army with ...
New fighting in DR Congo imminent: rebelsReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland - Jan 28, 2009NAIROBI, Jan 28, 2009 (AFP) - The leader of Rwandan Hutu FDLR rebels on Wednesday predicted that intense fighting would erupt within days in eastern Congo ...
DRC: UN raises concerns over civilians in eastIRINnews.org, NY - Jan 28, 2009KINSHASA, 28 January 2009 (IRIN) - Even before Rwandan and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) troops engage Rwandan Hutu rebels in eastern DRC, ...
Rwanda-DRC-Military operation Rwanda-DRC joint military operation ...African Press Agency, Senegal - Jan 28, 2009APA-Kigali (Rwanda) The United Nations Peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC) has accepted to boost the ongoing joint military ...
Calming the CongoToledo Blade, OH - Jan 28, 2009THE latest developments in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo signify progress in that war-torn African land. ...
Democratic Republic of the Congo / Joint Congolese-Rwandan ...Organisation de la Presse Africaine (Communiqué de presse), Switzerland - Jan 28, 2009KINSHASA, Dem. Rep. of Congo (DRC) January 28, 2009/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Daily press briefing by the office of the spokesperson for the UN ...
UN to back attack on Congo rebels - BBC NewsJournal of Turkish Weekly, Turkey - Jan 28, 2009AFPUN to back attack on Congo rebelsBBC News - 25 minutes agoThe UN mission to DR Congo (Monuc) says it will provide support to the Congo-Rwanda operation ...
Rwanda: Nkunda Arrest - UN-Panel of Experts Report DiscreditedAllAfrica.com, Washington - Jan 28, 2009Kigali — As I write this the joint military offensive against the FDLR will be entering the second week. And I hope by the time you finish reading, ...
Rwanda: 200 FDLR Rebels Flee to UgandaAllAfrica.com, Washington - Jan 27, 2009Kigali — More than two hundred rebels of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) are reported to have fled into neighboring Uganda after ...
UN Exposes Uganda Rebel Abuses in DRCPrensa Latina, Cuba - Jan 27, 2009United Nations, Jan 27 (Prensa Latina) UN High Commissioner on Human Rights Navi Pillay called grotesque the violations Uganda rebels have perpetrated at ...
DR Congo Conflict: TSF deploys to support the Humanitarian ...ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland - Jan 27, 2009In an effort to support the agencies of the United Nations and non governmental organizations, a team of emergency telecommunications specialists was ...
A step in the right direction for eastern Congo?GlobalPost - Jan 27, 2009By Finbarr O'Reilly - GlobalPost There is rarely any real prospect for lasting peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where more than a decade of ...
4 killed in Rwanda-Congo joint operationafrol News, Lesotho - Jan 27, 2009afrol News, 27 January - At least four rebels have died during the ongoing Rwanda-Democratic Republic of Congo joint offensive against Forces for Democratic ...
Congo suspends peace talks in Nairobiafrol News, Lesotho - Jan 27, 2009afrol News, 27 January - Congolese talks between government and rebels led by renegade General Laurent Nkunda have been suspended in Kenya, after an arrest ...
Conflict Risk Alert: DR CongoInternational Crisis Group, Belgium - Jan 27, 2009Nairobi/Brussels, 27 January 2009: The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have struck a deal for military cooperation that risks a new escalation of ...
Protestors in Rwanda Call for Release of Gen. Laurent Nkunda ...TransWorldNews (press release), GA - Jan 27, 2009Rwanda has stepped up their security at several refugee camps in the country following a rise in protests against the government’s decision to arrest ...
Red Cross warns DR Congo combatants to spare civiliansMONUC.org (press release), Democratic Republic of the Congo - Jan 27, 2009GENEVA (AFP) — The international Red Cross on Monday warned all sides involved in fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo that they are legally ...
UN rights chief decries ‘grotesque’ abuses by Ugandan rebels in DR ...UN News Centre - Jan 27, 200927 January 2009 – The top United Nations human rights official today spoke out against abuses committed by Ugandan rebels in the Democratic Republic of ...
Uganda: Should have right to invade neighbour DR CongoKongoTimes, Ireland - Jan 27, 2009The recent Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) attack on the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) camps in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was certainly ...
Nkunda's Arrest: Initial Success for DRC-Rwanda AllianceWorld Politics Review - Jan 27, 2009JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - It is uncertain what effect last week's arrest of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) rebel leader Laurent Nkunda will have on ...
Rwanda: Is Country Justified in Its Decision Not to Negotiate With ...AllAfrica.com, Washington - Jan 27, 2009Kigali — For nearly fifteen years, Rwanda has been confronted with the existence of a 'rebel group' in the Democratic Republic of Congo [DRC]. ...
Rwanda: Gen. Gatsinzi Receives UK Defence OfficialsAllAfrica.com, Washington - Jan 27, 2009Kigali — Defence Minister Gen. Marcel Gatsinzi yesterday afternoon received and held bilateral-military discussions with visiting United Kingdom (UK) ...
Congolese rebel leader arrestedReligious Intelligence Ltd, UK - Jan 27, 2009The arrest of the rebel leader came only days after he broke ranks with his chief of staff who formed a splinter movement. Nkunda studied psychology and has ...
UK official commends Rwanda-Congo joint operations against rebelsAfrican Press Agency, Senegal - Jan 27, 2009APA-Kigali (Rwanda) A senior British official has commended the Rwanda-Congo joint operations against FDLR and Interahamwe rebels as a step towards peace in ...
4 killed in Rwanda-Congo joint army operation against rebelsAfrican Press Agency, Senegal - Jan 27, 2009APA-Kigali (Rwanda) The Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo joint forces on Sunday killed four rebels of the Forces for Democratic Liberation of Rwanda, ...
Rwanda: Hundreds of Rebels Surrender, Four KilledAllAfrica.com, Washington - Jan 26, 2009Kigali — As the ongoing Rwanda-DRC joint offensive against the Ex-FAR Interahamwe intensified yesterday, four other rebels were killed, dozens of weapons ...
DR Congo/North Kivu: Joint operations with Rwanda continueReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland - Jan 26, 2009Rwandan and Congolese troops are continuing in the joint operation against the Democratic Force for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) in east Democratic ...
Rebel major prefers death to ‘slavery’ in RwandaGulf Times, Qatar - Jan 26, 2009MIRIKI, DR Congo: In a reed hut camp he has called home for 10 years, a Rwandan Hutu rebel major waited defiantly to face government troops determined to ...
DR Congo/Goma: immediate impact of Nkunda's arrestReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland - Jan 26, 2009The arrest last week of rebel general Laurent Nkunda in eastern Congo has had an immediate impact, says a local Anglican priest who has been in touch with ...
UN supports exploratory home return of Rwandan ex-fighters from DR ...UN News Centre - Jan 26, 200926 January 2009 – A programme to allow Rwandans who have been fighting with militias in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to visit their home ...
DRC: Civilians at risk from further fighting after Nkunda arrestReuters AlertNet, UK - Jan 26, 2009Reuters and AlertNet are not responsible for the content of this article or for any external internet sites. The views expressed are the author's alone. ...
MONUC supports an exploratory mission of ex Rwandan RUD/FDLR ...MONUC.org (press release), Democratic Republic of the Congo - Jan 26, 2009Kinshasa, 23 January 2009 – Alan Doss, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General in the DRC, welcomes the departure of the RUD/FDLR ...
Rwanda: Nine FDLR Killed, Weapons SeizedAllAfrica.com, Washington - Jan 26, 2009Goma — Nine FDLR rebels were killed and rifles seized late last week as the joint Rwanda-DRC military offensive against the rebels intensified in the ...
Congo-Kinshasa: Kagame Hails Rwanda-DRC Joint OperationAllAfrica.com, Washington - Jan 26, 2009Urugwiro Village — President Paul Kagame has hailed the ongoing Joint Operation by Rwandan and Democratic Republic of Congo forces aimed at uprooting FDLR ...
Armed groups in DR Congo must free child soldiers: UNReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland - Jan 25, 2009KINSHASA, Jan 25, 2009 (AFP) - The head of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo urged armed groups operating in the east to free ...
DRC wants Nkunda extraditedAfricaNews, Netherlands - Jan 25, 2009The Democratic Republic of Congo is seeking the extradition of arrested rebel leader, General Laurent Nkunda. He was arrested recently in neighbouring ...
Nkunda's Rwanda DivorceBlack Star News, NY - Jan 25, 2009The East and Central Africa region deserves relief after decades of genocidal conflicts that's why the recent arrest of Laurent Nkunda by Rwanda's military ...
Fear of Nkunda Lingers in Congo - New York TimesJournal of Turkish Weekly, Turkey - Jan 25, 2009WELT ONLINEFear of Nkunda Lingers in CongoNew York Times - 1 hour agoBy JEFFREY GETTLEMAN RUMANGABO, Congo - On Sunday, a bunch of former guerilla fighters ...
Congo: rebel integration into army beginsThe Associated Press - 6 hours agoKINSHASA, Congo (AP) — About 60 rebels in eastern Congo exchanged their uniforms for official army garb on Thursday, the first step of the promised ...
Rebel Integration Into Congo Army Fails to BeginVoice of America - Jan 28, 2009By VOA News Plans to begin integrating rebels from the Democratic Republic of Congo into the army have faltered, highlighting the challenges of bringing ...
Congo moves to quell Hutu rebelsFinancial Times, UK - Jan 27, 2009By Barney Jopson The Congolese army claims to have killed nine Hutu rebels in eastern Congo as it continues a joint operation with Rwanda to flush out ...
Armies of Congo, Rwanda clash with Hutu militiaThe Associated Press - Jan 27, 2009KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The armies of Congo and Rwanda, battling together against Rwandan Hutu militiamen in eastern Congo, clashed with fighters trying to ...
Looking for Peace Openings in CongoNew York Times, United States - Jan 26, 2009After helping to fuel the horrific war in eastern Congo, Rwanda has created a potential opening for ending the conflict by arresting Gen. ...
A fragile chance for peace in Central AfricaInternational Herald Tribune, France - Jan 26, 2009One of Central Africa's most wanted men has been captured in Rwanda. The warlord leader Laurent Nkunda has been threatening the government in the Democratic ...
Rwanda says Congo rebel is 'safe' but not in jailThe Associated Press - Jan 26, 2009NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Congo's most powerful rebel leader, who was captured last week by the Rwandan army in a reversal of alliances, is not in prison but is ...
Rwanda-Congo force pushes deeper into militia zoneThe Associated Press - Jan 25, 2009KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Rwandan and Congolese troops pushed deeper into zones in Congo held by Rwandan Hutu militiamen Sunday in a joint military operation ...
Fear of Nkunda's return lingers in CongoInternational Herald Tribune, France - Jan 25, 2009By Jeffrey Gettleman RUMANGABO, Congo: On Sunday, a bunch of former guerilla fighters lounged around a hilltop army base, picking avocados and looking ...
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): Laurent Nkunda and Bosco ...Amnesty International UK, UK - 11 hours agoThe arrest of General Laurent Nkunda - the former leader of an armed militia group operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) - should be followed ...
MEDIAWATCH: Cautious optimism after Nkunda arrestReuters AlertNet, UK - Jan 28, 2009Congolese rebel leader Laurent Nkunda attends a rally in Rutshuru, 70 km (45 miles) north of Goma in eastern Congo, November 22, 2008. ...
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ASADHO/KATANGA
Association Africaine de Défense des Droits de l’Homme
African Association for the defence of Human Rights
COMMUNIQUE DE PRESSE N° 001/2009
L’ANR/Katanga arrête et détient irrégulièrement des personnes supposées collaborées avec le CNDP
L’Association africaine de défense des droits de l’homme, section du Katanga, en sigle ASADHO/Katanga est très préoccupée par la vague d’arrestations et des conditions de détention de certaines personnes, soupçonnées être de mèche avec le Congrès national pour la Défense du Peuple,CNDP, en sigle à l’Agence Nationale de Renseignement de la province du Katanga, ANR/Katanga.
En effet, c’est depuis un certain temps que des ressortissants des provinces du Nord et Sud Kivu accusés être d’intelligence avec le CNDP sont enlevés et détenus à l’ANR/Katanga.
Au nombre de ces personnes figurent :
- Major Magesha wa Kasongera de la police de circulation routière, arrêtée à son domicile par des éléments de la Garde Républicaine, puis transféré à l’ANR/Katanga. Son état de santé, qui ne cesse de se détériorer, demeure préoccupant
- Monsieur Mirindi, dit La Fayette, arrêté le mardi 20 janvier 2009 et accusé de soutenir les hommes de Kunda Batware qui arrivent à Lubumbashi, il a été libéré le mercredi 21 janvier 2009
- Monsieur Neri Foma, cambiste et homme d’affaires, connu sous le nom de Taux du Jour, appelé le mercredi 21 janvier 2009 par le Redoc adjoint de l’ANR/Katanga pour un entretien dans son bureau, puis arrêté, ses proches ne l’ont plu revu depuis lors
- ,
- Monsieur Alphonse Mulega, commerçant, arrêté le vendredi 23 janvier 2009, il est toujours détenu à l’ANR.
Entre les mois d’octobre et novembre 2008, plusieurs autres personnes, principalement des étudiants ressortissants de ces mêmes provinces ont été arrêtées puis détenues pendant plusieurs mois au cachot de l’ANR , les enquêtes demeurant infructueuses, ils ont tous été libérés.
L’ASADHO/Katanga déplore que toutes ces personnes et plusieurs autres dont les noms n’ont pas été cités ici fassent l’objet d’arrestation et de détention au mépris de la loi, qu’elles soient gardées sans être entendues, ni même informées des motifs de leur arrestation, privées du droit de visite familiale et de l’assistance d’un avocat de leur choix, selon le prescrit de l’article 18 de la Constitution.
Elle déplore également que des militaires, dont le Général Major Bosco Ntaganda sous le coup d’un mandat d’arrêt international lancé par la Cour Pénale internationale, très impliqués dans la perpétration des crimes internationaux passeraient au brassage pour réintégrer l’armée congolaise, au bénéfice d’un accord secret conclu entre le Gouvernement de la République Démocratique du Congo et celui du Rwanda et ce, ce qui constitue un mépris total de la mémoire des plusieurs victimes congolaises dont le sort d’indemnisation ou de compensation judiciaire reste pour le moins très obscur.
Eu égard à ce qui précède, l’ASADHO/Katanga recommande :
Ø A l’ANR/Katanga :
- De déférer devant les instances judiciaires compétentes toutes les personnes détenues irrégulièrement aux fins des poursuites, si les éléments de culpabilité sont réunis ou dans le cas contraire, les libérer sans délai ;
- De leur faire bénéficier de leur droit légitime à être visité par leurs membres de famille et à être assisté par un avocat ou un défenseur judiciaire de leur choix ;
- De laisser les membres de leur famille leur rendre visite
Ø Au Gouvernement congolais :
- De s’assurer que tous les ex-combattants du CNDP et autres groupes armés impliqués dans la perpétration des crimes graves ne bénéficient pas du brassage et soient déférés devant les instances judiciaires compétentes ;
- De ne pas laisser l’ANR/Katanga détenir irrégulièrement des citoyens congolais qui seraient accusés de collaborer avec le CNDP
Ø Au Procureur de la Cour Pénale Internationale :
- De continuer à mener des enquêtes pour que toutes les personnes impliquées dans les crimes internationaux dont Laurent Nkunda et Bosco Ntanganda soient déférées devant la Cour dans le plus bref délai.
Fait à Lubumbashi, le 26 janvier 2009
ASADHO/Katanga
Association Africaine de Défense des Droits de l’Homme
African Association for the defence of Human Rights
COMMUNIQUE DE PRESSE N° 001/2009
L’ANR/Katanga arrête et détient irrégulièrement des personnes supposées collaborées avec le CNDP
L’Association africaine de défense des droits de l’homme, section du Katanga, en sigle ASADHO/Katanga est très préoccupée par la vague d’arrestations et des conditions de détention de certaines personnes, soupçonnées être de mèche avec le Congrès national pour la Défense du Peuple,CNDP, en sigle à l’Agence Nationale de Renseignement de la province du Katanga, ANR/Katanga.
En effet, c’est depuis un certain temps que des ressortissants des provinces du Nord et Sud Kivu accusés être d’intelligence avec le CNDP sont enlevés et détenus à l’ANR/Katanga.
Au nombre de ces personnes figurent :
- Major Magesha wa Kasongera de la police de circulation routière, arrêtée à son domicile par des éléments de la Garde Républicaine, puis transféré à l’ANR/Katanga. Son état de santé, qui ne cesse de se détériorer, demeure préoccupant
- Monsieur Mirindi, dit La Fayette, arrêté le mardi 20 janvier 2009 et accusé de soutenir les hommes de Kunda Batware qui arrivent à Lubumbashi, il a été libéré le mercredi 21 janvier 2009
- Monsieur Neri Foma, cambiste et homme d’affaires, connu sous le nom de Taux du Jour, appelé le mercredi 21 janvier 2009 par le Redoc adjoint de l’ANR/Katanga pour un entretien dans son bureau, puis arrêté, ses proches ne l’ont plu revu depuis lors
- ,
- Monsieur Alphonse Mulega, commerçant, arrêté le vendredi 23 janvier 2009, il est toujours détenu à l’ANR.
Entre les mois d’octobre et novembre 2008, plusieurs autres personnes, principalement des étudiants ressortissants de ces mêmes provinces ont été arrêtées puis détenues pendant plusieurs mois au cachot de l’ANR , les enquêtes demeurant infructueuses, ils ont tous été libérés.
L’ASADHO/Katanga déplore que toutes ces personnes et plusieurs autres dont les noms n’ont pas été cités ici fassent l’objet d’arrestation et de détention au mépris de la loi, qu’elles soient gardées sans être entendues, ni même informées des motifs de leur arrestation, privées du droit de visite familiale et de l’assistance d’un avocat de leur choix, selon le prescrit de l’article 18 de la Constitution.
Elle déplore également que des militaires, dont le Général Major Bosco Ntaganda sous le coup d’un mandat d’arrêt international lancé par la Cour Pénale internationale, très impliqués dans la perpétration des crimes internationaux passeraient au brassage pour réintégrer l’armée congolaise, au bénéfice d’un accord secret conclu entre le Gouvernement de la République Démocratique du Congo et celui du Rwanda et ce, ce qui constitue un mépris total de la mémoire des plusieurs victimes congolaises dont le sort d’indemnisation ou de compensation judiciaire reste pour le moins très obscur.
Eu égard à ce qui précède, l’ASADHO/Katanga recommande :
Ø A l’ANR/Katanga :
- De déférer devant les instances judiciaires compétentes toutes les personnes détenues irrégulièrement aux fins des poursuites, si les éléments de culpabilité sont réunis ou dans le cas contraire, les libérer sans délai ;
- De leur faire bénéficier de leur droit légitime à être visité par leurs membres de famille et à être assisté par un avocat ou un défenseur judiciaire de leur choix ;
- De laisser les membres de leur famille leur rendre visite
Ø Au Gouvernement congolais :
- De s’assurer que tous les ex-combattants du CNDP et autres groupes armés impliqués dans la perpétration des crimes graves ne bénéficient pas du brassage et soient déférés devant les instances judiciaires compétentes ;
- De ne pas laisser l’ANR/Katanga détenir irrégulièrement des citoyens congolais qui seraient accusés de collaborer avec le CNDP
Ø Au Procureur de la Cour Pénale Internationale :
- De continuer à mener des enquêtes pour que toutes les personnes impliquées dans les crimes internationaux dont Laurent Nkunda et Bosco Ntanganda soient déférées devant la Cour dans le plus bref délai.
Fait à Lubumbashi, le 26 janvier 2009
ASADHO/Katanga
Sunday, January 25, 2009
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