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16 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.
Read More15 05 14 IRIN – Chasing bullets in the DRC
Each bullet, assault rifle, mortar, rocket or other item of military hardware she documents forms a piece of a huge jigsaw being created by the UK-based NGO Conflict Armaments Research (CAR) to map the precise flows of conflict weaponry in Africa.
Read More15 05 14 UN – A Forum for Civil Society’s Consultation and Dialogue set up in Equateur Province
Mbandaka, 12 May 2014 – Civil Society Associations in Equateur province convened a workshop between 9 and 10 May 2014 in Mbandaka during which they set up a Framework for Consultations and Dialogue with a view to enhancing cohesion among them and to enable them to speak with one voice.
Read More06 05 14 Rape trial: Many soldiers cleared, two guilty
A mass trial of 39 soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo has ended with two convicted of rape and 13 others cleared.
Read More06 05 14 Press Availability on the D.R.C. and the Great Lakes Region
Press Availability
John Kerry
Secretary of State
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
May 4, 2014
Read More05 05 14 NYT -U.S. Urges Congo Leader Not to Run for Third Term
By MICHAEL R. GORDON
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo — Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday publicly urged the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo to respect his nation’s Constitution and not run for another term in 2016.
Read More05 05 14 Crisis Tracker: Seasonal spike in LRA attacks
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Read More04 05 14 Briefing on the D.R.C.
Special Briefing
Russell D. Feingold
Special Envoy for the Great Lakes and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
May 4, 2014
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