Vigilantes during a training session in Bangadi, northeastern Congo. The leaked UN report linked Rwanda and Uganda to war crimes in Congo. File Photo Rwandan Army Rumored To Be Sending New Soldiers To Neighboring Congo -- Christian Science Monitor
Despite recent accusations that the Rwandan Army committed a possible genocide in the Congo in the 1990s, meetings between Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Congolese President Joseph Kabila are fueling rumors of a new troop deployment there.
There have been some persistent rumors in the region about a possible new deployment of Rwandan Army soldiers into the Congo. Of course, these kinds of rumors are a dime a dozen around Goma nad Bukavu. These, however, come from sources within the officer corps of the armed militia party National Congress for the Defence of the People (CNDP), as well as from inside the Rwandan government, so perhaps we should give them more credence.
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More News On The Violence In Eastern Congo
UN report links Uganda to war crimes in Congo -- East African
Congo examines mass graves to find proof of revenge genocide on Hutus -- The Guardian
Rwanda, Eastern Congo, and the Meaning of 'Genocide' -- The Atlantic
Pressure on mobile phone makers to stop using Congolese 'blood minerals' -- The Telegraph
Rwanda plans scheme to avoid conflict minerals -- Reuters
Congo extends mining ban to 3 other volatile areas -- AP
DR Congo bans mining in eastern provinces -- BBC
DRCongo suspends mining in troubled east: minister -- AFP
Congolese women denounce mass rape and foreign occupation -- San Francisco Bay View
U.N. Report: More Than 500 Rapes In Eastern Congo -- NPR
UN report on Congo rapes released. Are peacekeepers bad at protecting civilians? -- Christian Science Monitor
We have failed, admits UN, as fresh wave of Congo rapes emerges -- The Independent
Aid Worker: Congo Rapes A Strategy To Force Exodus -- NPR
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