Vol 53 No 14 | CONGO-KINSHASA Obama’s Congo law 6th July 2012 Rwanda’s actions in support of the east Congolese rebels, according to the evidence of the United Nations investigation, indicate a breach of a little-known United States law, the ...
Vol 53 No 13 | RWANDACONGO-KINSHASA Kigali’s hand in the Kivus 22nd June 2012 A UN report on Rwandan backing for mutineers sparks a diplomatic row in New York as the rebels gain ground As fighting escalates in eastern Congo-Kinshasa, pressure is mounting for the publication in full of a United Nations’ investigation into the links between Rwanda and a new militia...
Vol 53 No 13 | RWANDACONGO-KINSHASAUNITED STATES US 'protecting' Rwanda 22nd June 2012 While Congo-Kinshasa’s Foreign Minister, Raymond Tshibanda N’tungamulongo, demanded that Rwanda immediately withdraw its support for militia in eastern Congo, Rwandan President Pau...
Vol 53 No 12 | RWANDACONGO-KINSHASA Who fights for whom 8th June 2012 Mutinous factions along the border are exploited by both governments, and Hutu-Tutsi quarrels live on No one watching the fighting in eastern Congo-Kinshasa was surprised when the United Nations reported in May that Rwanda was directly involved.
Vol 53 No 11 | CONGO-KINSHASA Rwanda looms larger in Kivu 25th May 2012 The fighting in North Kivu looks set to trigger the eclipse of Bosco Ntaganda and puts pressure on Kigali The fighting between Congo-Kinshasa’s army and its former comrades in the Tutsi Congrès national pour la défense du peuple is growing more intense and more complex. Protesting at t...
Vol 53 No 11 | CONGO-KINSHASA A government of few talents 25th May 2012 Kabila’s new economic programme sets high targets but sceptics doubt the new cabinet can see it through The new government of Prime Minister Augustin Matata Ponyo Mapon has presented a five-year plan promising double-digit economic growth. That would make Congo-Kinshasa a middle-inco...
Vol 53 No 9 | CONGO-KINSHASA Wanted – the Terminator 27th April 2012 A general has become a rebel again and the patchwork of militias integrated into the army is unravelling and endangering security General Jean-Bosco Ntaganda, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity during the 1998-2003 civil war, has taken to the bush in command of an in...
Vol 53 No 8 | UGANDACONGO-KINSHASA The LRA is down but not out 13th April 2012 Small bands of the Lord’s Resistance Army are going into eastern Congo and employing new methods to terrorise local people Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) fighters have left Central African Republic for Garamba, in Orientale Province in north-eastern Congo-Kinshasa. They are now concentrating on theft and...
Vol 53 No 7 | CONGO-KINSHASA Keeping an eye on oil 30th March 2012 The watchdogs have been pushed out of Parliament and another resource rampage looms Congo-Kinshasa is on its way to becoming a significant oil-producer, providing more opportunities for corruption and other enrichment to the government and its friends. The Nationa...
Vol 53 No 7 | CONGO-KINSHASA Militia hides behind civilians 30th March 2012 The Eastern Province is ripe for a clash between disgruntled rebels and returning national army units. The Forces de résistance patriotiques en Ituri under ‘Cobra’ Matata Banaloki ...
