Dernières infos – en
26 11 13 IWPR – Judge Denies Ntaganda’s Request For Release From ICC Custody
By Wairagala Wakabi
Congolese militia leader Bosco Ntaganda’s application for interim release from the custody of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has been turned down by the single judge handling his case. Judge Ekaterina Trendafilova ruled that Mr. Ntaganda should stay in court custody as he was a flight risk and had the potential to threaten or influence witnesses.
Read More25.11.13 L'Avenir – Matata Ponyo dépose le projet du Budget 2014 au bureau de l’Assemblée nationale
N/A
Read More25 11 13 Foreing Policy – Unbroken Violence
A brutal militia has surrendered in Congo — but is the war-torn country any safer?
BY IDA SAWYER
22 11 13 Rwanda mineral summit ends with plea for co-operation
Posted by: Kim Jansen
The chairperson of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Roel Nieuwenkamp, has urged global mineral dealers not to shy away from buying Rwanda’s minerals, saying the system in place is transparent.
Read More21 11 13 Daily Star: Fourty-one DR Congo soldiers go on trial for rape
A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday began trying 41 soldiers for rape and other war crimes in the volatile east of the country, officials said.
Read More21 11 13 BBC: DR Congo officers in rape and war crimes trail
Thirty-nine government soldiers accused of war crimes have gone on trial in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Read More21 11 13 BBC: More than 3,000 militia surrender in eastern DRCongo
More than 3,000 members of the APCLS [Alliance of Patriots for a Free and Sovereign Congo] and Nyatura armed groups have handed themselves in to the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo at Bweremana. Bweremana is an area of Mufunyishanga about 2 Kilometres north of Minova town in the province of Sud Kivu [in eastern DRCongo]. According to heads of their units, these combatants have come from different localities of Nord Kivu to be taken care of by the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Read More20 11 13 A murky deal for the Congo as oil exploration threatens corruption and environmental damage – and London-based Soco International is first in the queue
Weeks after putting down a rebellion, the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo is preparing new oil laws that could open it up to vast corruption and put its most important nature reserve at risk
Read More19 11 13 Voice of America: Congo-Kinshasa: African Union Monitoring Congo, Rebel Peace Talks
The African Union (AU) is monitoring security in the Democratic Republic of Congo following the breakdown of a peace deal between the government and the M23 rebels, according to Erastus Mwencha, deputy AU chairman.
Read More18 11 13 Bloomberg: Copper-Rich Congo Province Sees More Cash after Rebellion Ended
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s provincial governments expect a windfall of reconstruction and development funds after an insurgency by M23 rebels ended, said Moise Katumbi, governor of the copper-rich Katanga province.
Read More