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M23 Write To Museveni As DRC War Drums Beat
To His Excellency YOWERI MUSEVENI KAGUTA, President of Republic of Uganda, Chairman of the International Conference of the Great Lakes Region “ICGLR” and Mediator of the negotiations between the DRC government and M23 ... Full story
Ban In Congo As Guns Roar Near Goma
In the first visit of its kind, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim are in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to support a recent peace deal and promote economic development in the long-troubled region. ... Full story
DRC: UN Envoy Preaches Peace As Guns Roar
Mary Robinson, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region of Africa, has expressed her concern about the recent outbreak of fighting in locations near Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. ... Full story
Fighting Rages On As Kabila Deploys Tanks In Goma
The DRC security crisis continued to deepen on Tuesday, with Congolese national army, FARDC, stepping up attacks on rebel M23 Movement positions, Chimp Corps report. ... Full story
Ban To Visit Uganda As DRC Crisis Deepens
World Bank Group President Dr. Jim Yong Kim and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will make an historic joint visit to Africa’s Great Lakes region including Uganda, Chimp Corps report. ... Full story
SOMALIA: Security Council Tighten Sanctions On Al Qaeda Affiliates
The United Nations counter-terrorism panel dealing with Al-Qaeda strengthened its work and cooperation with related UN bodies to more urgently address the evolving threats posed by the network in Mali, the Sahel and Somalia. ... Full story
Tanzania Combat Troops Arrive In Congo As M23 Oil Guns
A contingent of Tanzanian soldiers arrived in the eastern city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Friday as part of the intervention brigade authorized by the United Nations to help neutralize armed groups in this volatile part of the country. ... Full story
Uganda, Kenya Agree On Animal Health Coordination In Border Areas
Uganda and Kenya have finally agreed on the coordination efforts to improve animal health in their border areas. ... Full story
Central African Republic: Rampant Abuses After Coup
Members of the Seleka rebel coalition, which ousted President François Bozizé of the Central African Republic on March 24, 2013, have committed grave violations against civilians, including pillage, summary executions, rape, and tortured, Human Rights Watch reported Friday. ... Full story
RPP President Urges UN To Pull MONUSCO Out Of DRC
Through their president, John V Karuranga, Rwanda People’s Party has urged the United Nations to take full responsibility for the catalogue of failure by MONUSCO and pull it out of Democratic Republic of Congo. ... Full story
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