Beni Massacres and some thoughts on the ADF
The territory of Beni is still under curfew after two months of massacres in villages and towns alongside the road that runs from…
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The fight against Congo ADF rebels needs more than guns
There are more than 15 militias in Beni Territory but now everyone sees only one After a period of apparent quiet in the Grand…
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Operation Sokola Congo army launches offensive against ADF rebels
Operation Sokola It is now a little over two weeks since the Congolese army, FARDC, launched their offensive against the Ugandan rebel group ADF…
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ADF-NALU and Islam, militant and mercenary
Continuing the ADF project – Islam In a recent piece for Al Jazeera I wrote that the Beni-based rebel group ADF-NALU is obscured by…
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Why are Muslims in the Congo almost invisible?
During the summer I was in Beni, North Kivu researching armed groups and local instability and training Congolese journalists. I was the only foreign…
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Watoto wa Beni: an Unexploded Bomb in North Kivu
Violence is on the rise in little-reported on Beni, as armed men compete amidst claims that a militant group has links to Somalia’s al-…
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