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19 06 14 RwB – Journalists Threatened, Political Broadcasts Banned During Election
BY REPORTERS WITHOUT BORDERS,
Democratic Republic of Congo's journalists are finding it harder and harder to work because of threats and censorship of political debate.
Read More11 06 14 The Guardian – Soco halts oil exploration in Africa's Virunga national park
British oil company bows to pressure and abandons drilling in volatile and biodiverse region of Democratic Republic of Congo
Read More11 0 14 AfroAmerica Network – 302 Rwandan Defense Forces Special Forces Land At Ndolo Airport, Kinshasa
Rwandan Defense Forces Special Forces Sent to Kinshasa
“Last night, military planes carrying more than three hundred and two Rwandan soldiers and M23 former rebels landed here, at the Ndolo airport. I then saw a column of military truck carrying them towards the military camp of Kakolo,” sources at the Ndolo Airport in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, told AfroAmerica Network.
Read More10 06 14 ICC: Congolese Warlord to Go to Trial
Bosco Ntaganda Case Shows Need to Bring Ranking Officials to Justice
Read More30 05 14 Concern over camp-closure threat in North Kivu
KINSHASA, 28 May 2014 (IRIN) – A warning by authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that they are considering measures to compel internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the northeastern province of North Kivu to return to their homes, and might close a number of camps in Goma, has alarmed the humanitarian community.
Read More19 05 14 ICTI – Refusal to Pardon Serious Crimes Signals Justice Could be On the Way
A new amnesty law passed by the government in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will grant amnesty to hundreds of members of armed groups engaged in hostilities, including members of the infamous M23 rebels.
Read More19 05 14 GW- Glencore pumped president’s friend with cash as it took over prize Congo mine
Glencore, the world’s largest commodities trader, enriched a friend of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s president by tens of millions of dollars and protected his interests as it gained control of one of Africa’s biggest copper miners, new research by Global Witness reveals.
Read More16 05 14 Al Jazeera – UN says Joseph Kony's whereabouts known
New report says fugitive LRA leader is hiding in Sudanese-controlled areas of a disputed enclave in South Sudan.
Read More16 05 14 Why is the US hunting for Joseph Kony?
With major ongoing conflicts in countries surrounding Uganda, it is surprising that the US continues the hunt for Kony.
Read More16 05 14 The Resolve – Why we’re trying to catch Kony (among other things)
By Paul Ronan
Earlier this week Kristof Titeca and Ron Atkinson authored an opinion piece at Aljazeera.com, “Why is the US hunting for Joseph Kony?” Their arguments deserves careful consideration, not in the least because Titeca and Atkinson are experienced LRA analysts. But more importantly, the piece deserves closer examination because it includes a set of oft-repeated critiques that make for great soundbites but (for the most part) don’t stand up to closer scrutiny.
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