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Rwanda, M23 and the UNSC

August 27, 2013March 25, 2021 Jennifer FierbergDRC, Kagame, Rwanda, UN, UNSC

By Jennifer Fierberg Rwandan President Paul Kagame speaks at the United Nations. The United Nations demonstrated hypocrisy in its decision to grant Rwanda a seat on its Security Council (UNSC) despite the country’s well-documented history of destabilization in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The UN’s actions are antithetical to the stated goals and vision of… Read More

A beautiful country with poor leadership

August 20, 2013March 25, 2021 Jennifer FierbergChristian Malanga, DRC, Kabila, United COngolese Party

By Jennifer Fierberg The growing dissatisfaction with President Kabila of the Democratic Republic of Congo has encouraged more opposition parties to stand up and express this outrage. President Kabila has shown little leadership since he has come to power though the direction of the Rwandan President Paul Kagame in 2001 after the assassination of his father former President Laruent Kabila.… Read More

SADC Summit Ends With Call to End Regoinal Political Turmoil

August 19, 2013 Global AuthorBanda, DRC, Malawi, Rwanda, SADC

LILONGWE, MALAWI — A Southern African Development Community heads of state summit has ended in Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe, with a call for finding ways to end the volatile political situation facing people in the region and Africa as a whole. In her remarks at the close of the two-day gathering, the new chairperson of the regional bloc, President Joyce Banda of… Read More

Empowering women empowers the world

August 9, 2013March 25, 2021 Jennifer FierbergDRC, Micro-Finance, rape, sexual violence, SowHope, Vision-GRAM International

By: Jennifer Fierberg The eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been mired in violence perpetrated by various rebel groups in geo-strategic and ethnic wars for the last two decades. This area of the DRC is rich in mineral wealth that foreign countries seek to use in many electronic and travel innovations. Unfortunately, access to these… Read More

DR Congo rebels face disarmament deadline today

August 2, 2013 Global AuthorDRC, M23, MONUSCO, Rebels, Rwanda

Congolese government army soldiers stay concealed at an attack position near Munigi, overlooking the front-line, where they are fighting against M23 rebels outside the eastern Congolese city of Goma, July 15, 2013. – Reuters picKINSHASA, Aug 1 — Rebels in the volatile east of the Democratic Republic of Congo face a deadline today to lay down their arms, but they have dismissed… Read More

FDLR Press Release: Addressing false statements made on AfroAmerica Network

August 1, 2013March 25, 2021 Jennifer Fierbergcongo, DRC, FDLR, Genocide, Rebels, Rwanda

By: Jennifer Fierberg The FDLR remain a group that seeks to make itself understood to the region and the world at large. Googling this group will bring up many images and stories about the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda where just under one million Rwandans were savagely murdered. One can not think about Rwanda without remember this horrific event and even… Read More

U.S. tells Rwanda to immediately end support for M23 rebels

July 23, 2013 Global AuthorDRC, Kagame, M23, Obama, Rwanda

WASHINGTON | Tue Jul 23, 2013 3:06pm EDT (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday called on Rwanda to end support for M23 rebels in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo, saying there was evidence Rwandan military officials were involved. “We call upon Rwanda to immediately end any support for the M23 (and) withdraw military personnel from eastern DRC,” State Department spokeswoman Jen… Read More

The FDLR speaks out

July 16, 2013March 25, 2021 Jennifer FierbergDRC, FARDC, FDLR, Rwanda, UN

By: Jennifer Fierberg The Eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo is a hot bed for armed rebel groups engaged in a geostrategic power struggle for the control of minerals and territory. One such group is the FDLR which is a rebel group from Rwanda that fled after the 1994 genocide made up of primarily Hutu refugees. This group… Read More

The war rages on….

July 15, 2013March 25, 2021 Jennifer FierbergDRC, FARDC, Kabila, Kagame, M23, MONUSCO, RPF, Rwanda, SADC

By Jennifer Fierberg The Land of a Thousand Hills is now accusing the land of a thousand rumors of bombing on its territory. Rwanda has released a series of tweets stating that the arm in DRC (FARDC) has shelled two areas on Rwanda. No injuries were reported as of publication. Further, Rwanda’s proxy army, the M23 rebel group, is accusing… Read More

All things truly wicked start from innocence

July 8, 2013March 25, 2021 Jennifer FierbergDRC, Kagame, Karegeya, Nkunda, Ntaganda, RNC, RPF, Rwanda

By: Jennifer Fierberg In an interview on RFI.fr conducted in English and translated to Kiswahili on Monday July 8, 2013 Colonel Patrick Karegeya, former head of intelligence in Rwanda under President Paul Kagame made the following statement (in summary): This senior Rwandan officer refugee in South Africa claims to have information on the recruitment of Laurent Nkunda and Bosco Ntaganda by Paul Kagame and… Read More

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