Saturday, March 28, 2009

ICC: Trial of two DR Congo militia leaders, Germain Katanga and Mathieu Ngudjolom, to open Sept 24

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Note that the FPRI was a militia formed towards the end of 2002, with backing from Uganda , according to the ICC charge sheet.  Ituri is a m...
Friday, March 27, 2009

FDLR and PARECO have surrounded the village of Pinga, some 80 km north-east of Walikale in North Kivu

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The various rebel attacks in North Kivu have since last year displaced over 250,000 people, while in Orientale region, nearly 190,000 have b...

France seeks to exploit Africa - DR Congo has major uranium reserves

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy has continued his two-day African tour by visiting the neighbouring Republic of Congo, previously a French ...
Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Central African Republic catches 100 "fake" rebels

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Central African Republic catches 100 "fake" rebels From Reuters by Paul-Marin Ngoupana Wed Mar 11, 2009 DESSIKOU, Central African ...
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Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Ugandan LRA rebel commander "Lt. Col" Okello Yape killed in southwest of Ri-Kwangba, DR Congo

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Uganda's top rebel commander killed in DR Congo March 11, 2009 KAMPALA, March 10 (Xinhua) -- A senior commander of Uganda's notoriou...
Friday, March 06, 2009

ICC seeks new charges for Congo warlord Jean-Pierre Bemba

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March 6, 2009 THE HAGUE (AFP) — ICC seeks new charges for Congo warlord International Criminal Court judges asked prosecutors Thursday to re...
Thursday, March 05, 2009

David Nyekorach Matsanga, LRA Chief Peace Negotiator, told VOA the news of Kwoyelo’s capture could be a hoax

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Uganda's LRA Rebel Spokesman Skeptical of Top Rebel Commander's Capture - From Voice of America by James Butty Washington, DC 05 Ma...
Wednesday, March 04, 2009

Uganda army captures LRA commander Thomas Kwoyelo in DR Congo's NE Garamba National Park

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From AFP 4 March 2009 (KAMPALA) Uganda army captures rebel commander: Uganda's army announced Wednesday the capture of a commander of t...
Tuesday, March 03, 2009

DRC, Ugandan leaders to meet over joint operation against rebels

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From African Press Agency 3 March 2009: DRC, Ugandan leaders to meet over joint operation against rebels APA Kampala (Uganda) Ugandan leader...
Saturday, February 28, 2009

US military provided 17 advisers, $1m in fuel, satellite phones and intelligence for raid on LRA in DR Congo

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The US sent 17 advisers from AFRICOM to work with UPDF on Operation Lightning Thunder against LRA in DR Congo. Source: Sunday Monitor repor...

Rwanda priest Emmanuel Rukundo jailed for genocide

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BBC report Friday, 27 February 2009 Rwanda priest jailed for genocide: A former Rwandan priest has been given a 25-year jail sentence for co...
Friday, February 27, 2009

Ugandan LRA rebels attack across CAR border-colonel

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Ugandan LRA rebels attack across CAR border-colonel Wed Feb 25, 2009 By Paul-Marin Ngoupana BANGUI, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Ugandan rebels crosse...
Wednesday, February 25, 2009

The Arrow Boys confront LRA in Sudan's Western Equatoria State

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From Miraya FM (Sudan) Wednesday, 25 February 2009 Boys confront LRA in Western Equatoria : A group of fighters known as arrow boys that are...
Monday, February 23, 2009

Anglican Archbishop of Sudan has called on the UK and US to help catch Kony

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BBC report 23 February 2009 by Martin Plaut, BBC Africa analyst - excerpt: The Anglican Archbishop of Sudan has called on the UK and US to h...
Thursday, February 19, 2009

Amnesty International USA demands that UNMIS tells ICC & MONUC of whereabouts of Okot Odhiambo and Dominic Ongwen

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From Amnesty International USA PRESS RELEASE February 18, 2009 United Nations should not aid fugitives from international justice Amnesty In...
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Saturday, February 14, 2009

LRA fighters trapped: Congo spokesman

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LRA fighters trapped: Congo spokesman February 14, 2009 KINSHASA (AFP) — The remnants of the Ugandan rebel Lord's Resistance Army are tr...
Friday, February 13, 2009

Congo, Rwanda forces kill 40 Hutu rebels in air raids

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From Bloomberg Congo, Rwanda Forces Kill 40 Hutu Rebels in Air Raids (Update2) By Franz Wild, February 13, 2009: Democratic Republic of Cong...
Thursday, February 12, 2009

Lubanga–incarcerated in The Hague, thousands of miles away from his stronghold–still wields great influence in Ituri

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From Coalition for the ICC's blog In Situ 6 February 200 by Freddy Kitoko The future of the ICC rests on the success of its first trial...
Wednesday, February 11, 2009

British, Ugandan army chiefs discuss volatile DR Congo, Somalia

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British, Ugandan army chiefs discuss volatile DR Congo, Somalia February 11 2009 report by Xinhua from waltainfo.com: British and Ugandan ar...
Tuesday, February 10, 2009

DR Congo: New LRA attacks force Congolese to flee to Southern Sudan

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Report from United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Date: 10 Feb 2009: DR Congo: New LRA attacks force Congolese to flee to So...