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DRC must rescind order to block social media sites

December 16, 2016 Global AuthorDemocratic Republic of Congo, DRC, Joseph Kabila, Sarah Jackson, shut down social media

In response to reports that the authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have ordered internet firms to block access to social media sites on 18 December, Sarah Jackson, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for East Africa, the Horn and the Great Lakes, said: Read More

Children at risk in the hands of the FDLR in eastern of Democratic Republic of the Congo

May 29, 2015 Global AuthorChild Soldiers, congo, DRC, FDLR, MONUSCO, rape, Rebels, Rwanda, UN Peacekeepers, Vision-GRAM International, war

By: Joseph H. Cavallaro- Vision GRAM-International May 26, 2015 – In recent weeks, several hundred Congolese children have escaped from armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Though the freeing of children from armed groups is always a cause for celebration, there are still an estimated 30,000 children fighting with armed groups in the DR Congo. The… Read More

Democratic Republic Congo Must Guarantee ‘Space’ for Opposition Ahead of Vote: UN

April 21, 2015 Global Authorcongo, DRC, Elections. UN, Kabila, Kobler, military, MONUSCO

KINSHASA: The United Nations on Sunday called on the Democratic Republic of Congo to respect its citizens’ civil liberties as the political climate has turned tense ahead of key elections next year. “Political space must be guaranteed, space for the opposition, space for civil society, for the defenders of human rights,” Martin Kobler, head of the UN peacekeeping mission MONUSCO in… Read More

Stop ignoring massacres in Africa

April 7, 2015March 25, 2021 Jennifer FierbergCNN, DRC, Fox News, Garissa University, Kagame, kenya, Massacres, MSNBC, Museveni, Obama, Terrorism, Uganda, War on Terror

By: Jennifer Fierberg We live in a world filled with terrorist attacks. So much so that they become the noise of the nightly news that most Westerners ignore. Simply watching the nightly news or scanning social media for a few minutes will typically reveal the horrors of terrorism in all corners of the world. However, why do some attacks garner… Read More

U.S. diplomat arrested with pro-democracy activists in Congo

March 16, 2015 Global Authorarrest, Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, Election, Kabila, US Diplomat

Security forces in Democratic Republic of Congo arrested a U.S. diplomat along with pro-democracy activists, journalists and musicians on Sunday following a news conference in the capital Kinshasa, a government spokesman and witnesses said. The event was held by activists from Congo, Senegal and Burkina Faso at a cultural center and was attended by around 20 journalists and observers. Around a dozen soldiers,… Read More

Ban Ki-Moon Admits Failure in DRC

February 21, 2015March 25, 2021 Jennifer FierbergBan Ki-Moon, Barack Obama, DRC, FDLR, John Kerry, Joseph Kabila, M23, Museveni, Paul Kagame, RNC, Russ Feingold, Rwanda, Theogene Rudasingwa, Uganda

By Jennifer Fierberg Predicts Period of Instability in the Great Lakes Region Just days ago, Senator Russell Feingold, the U.S. special envoy working to stabilize Africa’s Great Lakes region, announced he will give his final speech in this position. His press release stated the following, “On February 24, Senator Feingold will give his final speech as U.S. special envoy at... Read More

U.S. envoy urges Congo to set date for presidential election

February 10, 2015 Global Authorcongo, DRC, elections, John Kerry, Kabila, Kagame, Obama, Rwanda

By Aaron Ross KINSHASA (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo should promptly set a date for a presidential election in 2016, a senior U.S. envoy said on Monday, increasing international pressure on President Joseph Kabila to step down at the polls next year. Last month, street protests killed 42 people and forced lawmakers to drop an electoral reform bill the… Read More

Congo delays vote on electoral law, West urges revisions

January 22, 2015 Global AuthorDemocratic Republic of Congo, DRC, Election, Kabila, Protest, Students, violence

Democratic Republic of Congo’s Senate has delayed until Friday a vote on changes to the electoral law after calls from Western powers to withdraw or alter the proposed bill, which has sparked days of violent protests. The new legislation calls for a census before elections due next year. President Joseph Kabila’s allies say the move is necessary to update voter… Read More

DR Congo unrest: Catholic church backs protests

January 21, 2015 Global AuthorCensus, congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, Election, Kabila, Protest, Students, unrest, violence, youth

The Catholic Church in the Democratic Republic of Congo has thrown its weight behind protests against President Joseph Kabila extending his rule. It called on people to peacefully oppose his move to delay presidential elections until a census is held. At least 11 people have so far been been killed in the protests. It is the worst unrest in the… Read More

U.N., Congo attack Burundi rebels ahead of drive against Rwandan FDLR

January 5, 2015 Global AuthorBurundi, DRC, FLDR, MONUSCO, Rwanda, UN, war

United Nations and Congolese troops launched strikes on Monday against remnants of a Burundian rebel group based in the rugged borderlands of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a U.N. military spokesman said. The strikes targeted the National Liberation Forces (FNL), but a U.N. diplomat said they were mainly aimed at clearing the way for an offensive against another group, Democratic Forces… Read More

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