Tag Archives: Goma
KAMPALA, Uganda, (UNHCR) – Few customers come to the simply named Beauty Salon in Kampala’s Kisenyi slum, but for refugee owner Rosette Wabenga, it is still a dream come true. “I am a very lucky woman to have this shop,” … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, Congo, DR Congo, Special Reports
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Tagged Beauty salon, Congo Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, God, Goma, IndepthAfrica, Kampala, Refugee, Uganda, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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As the G8 discusses sexual violence in the DRC, perpetrators and victims speak out about mass rape in Minova. Pete Jones in Minov, The Guardian, Congo: an army sergeant who says he was ordered to rape by his commanding officer. … read more »
The Kinshasa government has suspended a dozen senior military officers and is interrogating suspects in connection with a mass rape incident in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The UN said 126 women were raped in Minova in November after Congolese … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Pan African News, Rwanda
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Tagged Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Goma, IndepthAfrica, Military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Minova, Rape, United Nations, United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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by ANDRE VLTCHEK In the three Western outposts of the eastern part of Africa – Uganda, Rwanda and Kenya – the opposition had either been totally smashed or is rotting in jail. Alternatively, it has ‘ceased to exist’. In East … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Op-ed, Rwanda, Uganda
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Tagged Congo, Goma, Indepth Africa Magazine, Kenya, Paul Kagame, Rwanda, Tutsi, Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza
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Democratic Republic of Congo war crimes suspect Bosco Ntaganda is believed to have handed himself over to the US embassy in Kigali, Rwanda’s foreign minister has said. “We have learned today [Monday] that Bosco Ntaganda entered Rwanda and surrendered to … read more »
Posted in Cape Verde, Central Africa, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Mali, Nigeria, Somali, South Africa, South Sudan, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Bosco Ntaganda, Democratic Republic Congo, Goma, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, KIGALI, Louise Mushikiwabo, Rwanda, Terminator
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(AFP) KINSHASA — Rival factions of Democratic Republic of Congo’s M23 rebel movement on Saturday clashed again in the country’s volatile east after a week of calm, one of the sides said. Fighting within M23 ranks first broke out in … read more »
Six people died when an airplane crashed in the Democratic Republic of Congo yesterday while attempting to land during a rainstorm in the eastern city of Goma, Transport Minister Justin Kalumba said. The three passengers on the Compagnie Africaine d’Aviation … read more »
By Kris Berwouts Congo is on hold After M23 left Goma in early December, the military situation around the town stagnated. Apart from some repositioning in the hills around North Kivu’s biggest town, the situation has remained calm. People have … read more »
Posted in Article, Central Africa, DR Congo
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Tagged African Union, Ban Ki-moon, Congo, Democratic Republic Congo, Goma, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, North Kivu, United Nations Secretary General
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Why the celebrated Rwandan president really deserves an indictment. When Rwandan-backed rebels recently took Goma, the biggest city in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Paul Kagame had every reason to think the world would give … read more »
K INSHASA — Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila on Saturday vowed that defence would be a top priority for his government after the recent brief rebel takeover of a key city in the country’s volatile east. “From now … read more »
Civilians say the M23 fighters committed horrific crimes during their occupation of Goma. William Lloyd George reports. On the evening of the M23’s departure from Goma, Congo, the city’s civilians were secretly excited to finally see the rebels leave. “We’re … read more »
Posted in Article, Central Africa, Congo, DR Congo
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Tagged Amnesty International, Congo, Congolese government, Goma, Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Human rights, IndepthAfrica, Military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda
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By Andrew Green,World Polirics Review KAMPALA, Uganda — Yoweri Museveni, Uganda’s long-serving president, has emerged as the central mediator of the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, orchestrating the withdrawal of rebel troops from the key Congolese city … read more »
Posted in Article, DR Congo, East Africa, News
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Tagged Democratic Republic Congo, Goma, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kampala, Rwanda, Uganda, United States, Yoweri Museveni
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DR Congo troops have entered the eastern mining city of Goma, two days after rebel M23 fighters withdrew in line with a regionally brokered deal. But the rebels have warned they will retake the city, if the government fails to … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, DR Congo, Rwanda
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Tagged Aronda Nyakairima, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Goma, IndepthAfrica, Kinshasa, Lake Kivu, Rwanda, Uganda
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By Judith Verweijen The recent fall of Goma has starkly highlighted the shaky foundations of the ‘peace architecture’ that was built in the wake of the Second Congo War (1998-2002). Briefly, it once again seemed that the entire house of … read more »
Posted in Article, Central Africa, DR Congo, Rwanda
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Tagged Democratic Republic of Congo, Goma, IndepthAfrica, Kinshasa, Kivu, Military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Second Congo War, Tutsi
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They have been cornered by financial crisis By Antoine Roger Lokongo INTRODUCTION All the signs are written on the wall that after the split of Sudan, the United States of America is targeting the Democratic Republic of Congo to re-enact … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, DR Congo, East Africa, Rwanda, Uganda
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Tagged Congo, Congolese, Democratic Republic Congo, Goma, IndepthAfrica, Military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, United Nations
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Once again, a toxic mix of factors is exploding into violence and rebellion in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Last time this happened – and it wasn’t so long ago – the resulting conflict left millions dead and destabilised an … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, DR Congo, Uganda
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Tagged African Union, Congo, Democratic Republic Congo, Goma, IndepthAfrica, North Kivu, Rwanda, South African National Defence Force, United Nations
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By Milton Allimadi The violent plundering of Congo’s immense riches which began under King Leopold of the Belgians continues by outsiders as the world watches and even acquiesces to the criminal attacks. The slaughter of women and children — the … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Rwanda, Uganda
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Tagged Congo, Goma, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Joseph Kabila, Paul Kagame, Rwanda, Uganda, United Nation
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Join us for a peace rally in New York in front of the Rwandan Mission to the United Nations at 1 pm, Wednesday, November 28th to call for Rwanda to cease its support for its proxy “rebel” militia in the … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, Congo, DR Congo, Press Releases
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Tagged Congo, Democratic Republic Congo, Goma, IndepthAfrica, New York, New York City, Rwanda, Uganda, United Nations
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IndepthAfrica – The leader of the M23 rebel group in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Colonel Sultani Makenga, has agreed to withdraw his forces from the eastern cities of Goma and Sake, the Ugandan military chief said on Tuesday. “We … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, DR Congo, Rwanda
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Tagged Democratic Republic of Congo, Goma, Great Lakes, IndepthAfrica, Joseph Kabila, Kampala, Reuters, Saturday, Uganda
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Rebels, called the M23, have taken Goma, the main city of North Kivu, one of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)’s eastern provinces. Their plan is to march to Bukavu, the main city of South Kivu, and from there, they … read more »
Posted in DR Congo, East Africa, News, Rwanda
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Tagged Bukavu, Congo, Democratic Republic Congo, DRC, Goma, IndepthAfrica, Kivu, Laurent Nkunda, Rwanda
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Kampala. President Jakaya Kikwete and other regional leaders called on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) rebel group M23 yesterday to end hostilities and leave a key eastern town they seized in a rampant advance that has sparked fears of … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, Congo, DR Congo, Rwanda
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Tagged Democratic Republic Congo, Goma, IndepthAfrica, Jakaya Kikwete, Joseph Kabila, Paul Kagame, Rwanda, Uganda, Yoweri Museveni
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Thousands of women protested against the M23 rebels in Kinshasa on Friday in the biggest demonstration yet in DR Congo’s capital against the rebels’ capture of the eastern Congo city of Goma on Tuesday. Women, coming from all walks of … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, Congo, DR Congo, Rwanda
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Tagged Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Goma, IndepthAfrica, James Kabarebe, Kinshasa, North Kivu, Rwanda, United Nations
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For the last several months Rwandans, Congolese, Africans and the international community have watched as the predictable drama from Paul Kagame‘s regime plays out once again in the Kivu region of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. With the birth of … read more »
Posted in Article, Central Africa, DR Congo, East Africa, Rwanda
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Tagged Ban Ki-moon, Democratic Republic Congo, Goma, IndepthAfrica, Kagame, Paul Kagame, Rwanda, United Nations, United States
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On his first full day as a master of the city of Goma and its 800 000 fearful inhabitants, Colonel Vianey Kazarama of the M23 insurgents did his best to sound reassuring “We Congolese have begun our liberation,” he told … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, DR Congo, Rwanda
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Tagged Congo, Daily Telegraph, Democratic Republic Congo, Goma, IndepthAfrica, Lake Kivu, Rwanda, United Nation, United Nations peacekeeping
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By Michael Deibert When the provincial capital of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo fell to rebel forces yesterday, the rapidity of the rebel advance was shocking, but the fait accompli failure of both Congo’s armed forces and … read more »
Posted in Article, Central Africa, DR Congo, Rwanda
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Tagged Bosco Ntaganda, Congo, Democratic Republic Congo, Goma, IndepthAfrica, Joseph Kabila, Laurent Nkunda, Military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda
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On Thursday November 15th‘M23’ – the rebellion movement which was created earlier this year – launched a major attack on the city of Goma which, after a quieter day on Friday, culminated in a very stressful weekend. The question on … read more »
Posted in Article, Central Africa, DR Congo
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Tagged CNDP, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Goma, IndepthAfrica, Military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, North Kivu, Rwanda, Tutsi
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Rebel forces in eastern Congo say they planned to take control of the whole of the vast central African country after they captured the eastern town of Goma while United Nations peacekeepers looked on. A spokesman for the M23 rebels, … read more »
Press Statement Victoria Nuland Department Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC The United States is gravely alarmed by the rapid deterioration of the security situation in eastern DRC. We condemn the renewed military campaign by the M23 rebel group, which … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, DR Congo, Press Releases
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Tagged Democratic Republic Congo, DRC, Goma, Human rights, indepthafroca, Rwanda, United Nation, United Nations Security Council, United States
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A silent column of women and children, weighed down by ragged bundles containing all they possessed, padded across a lush green hillside dotted with volcanic rock. One knot of fugitives after another tramped into view, heads bowed under their loads, … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, DR Congo, Rwanda, West Africa
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Tagged Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gisenyi, Goma, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Joseph Kabila, Rwanda, United Nations
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Simon Tisdall, guardian.co.uk, With all eyes on other troublespots, the world knows little, and seems to care even less, about the cycle of violence in the DRC Part of the problem … the M23 rebels now threaten Goma. Photograph: Phil … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, DR Congo
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Tagged Congo, Congo news, Democratic Republic Congo, Goma, IndepthAfrica, Kivu, Military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, North Kivu, Rwanda, United Nation
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