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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Negotiating Congo peace in Kampala
Since the beginning of the negotiations in Kampala between M23 rebels and the DR Congo government, I have continually flagged that international interlocuters, either…
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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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Goma is threatened as the international community fails DR Congo
As the UN forces in the DR Congo, MONUSCO, use helicopter gunships to repel M23 insurgents, who are now 6km from Goma, the UN…
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DR Congo mutineers and the role of Rwanda
As the UN Security Council prepares to release yet another report that demonstrates high-level Rwandan support for violence in the DR Congo, is it…
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