Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Situation In Eastern DR Congo Still 'Tense'


Situation In DR Congo’s Kivu Provinces Remains Fragile, UN Reports -- UN News Centre

5 December 2012 – The security and humanitarian situation in the Kivu provinces in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains fragile, a United Nations spokesperson said today, adding that the world body is continuing to assist the country on both fronts.

The province of North Kivu has been the site of upheaval and a humanitarian crisis recently, with the occupation of its capital city, Goma, by the 23 March Movement (M23) armed group, composed of soldiers who mutinied in April from the DRC national army, known by the French acronym FARDC.

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More News On Eastern DR Congo

Congo-Kinshasa: UN Refugee Agency Concerned With Security, Peacekeepers Report Volatility -- AllAfrica.com
Rape, looting reported in eastern DRC -- UPI
Violence Increasing Against Displaced People in Eastern DRC -- Voice of America
Congo’s M23 rebels say they will talk with President Joseph Kabila’s government in Uganda -- Washington Post/AP
Congo Rebels to Go to Uganda for Negotiations -- ABC News/AP
Peace talks with Congo rebels expected this week -- Reuters
DR Congo rebels, government prepare for peace talks -- Business Recorder
UN Experts: Rwanda Led Rebels in Capture of Goma -- AP
Rwandans Aided Congo Rebel Attack on Goma, UN Is Told -- Bloomberg Businessweek
DR Congo's rebel kaleidoscope -- BBC

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