Why Herbst And Mills Are Wrong About Congo’s “Invisible State”
(first published on African Arguments: http://africanarguments.org/2013/06/27/why-herbstmills-are-wrong-about-congo’s-“invisible-state”-–-by-christoph-vogel/) The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a failed state The Democratic Republic of the Congo is falling apart The Democratic Republic of the Congo does not exist. By relying on tired clichés in yet another relentless description of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Herbst and Mills have created a … Continue reading
Mit dem Privatjet in die Zelle. Das Karriereende von Bosco Ntaganda.
Ein Paukenschlag. Montag, den 18. März 2013 kursiert seit der Mittagszeit aus gut unterrichteten Quellen die Information, Bosco Ntaganda, Kampfname “Terminator”, habe sich der US-Botschaft in Ruanda in Kigali ergeben. Später am Nachmittag bestätigt sich die Meldung endgültig. Seit etwa 12 Jahren war er, obgleich nie als offizielle Nummer eins, Strippenzieher verschiedenster Rebellengruppen im Ostkongo. … Continue reading
With the Addis Ababa accord signed, what prospects for Eastern Congo?
Today has marked the signature of a new peace accord designed to bring an end to continuous violence and civil war in the Eastern parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is not the first one, and if not properly implemented it will not be the last one either. There are a few positive … Continue reading
Kivu troubles: Short wrap up and media review
(mis à jour depuis première publication) A spectacle of disinformation and contradictory rumours has been taking place after the seizure of Goma on November 20th and much of the events are still difficult to recap at this point. Saturday morning, however, actual withdrawal of the rebel movement began and many journalists present in Goma witnessed … Continue reading
M23 advancing, consolidating, others negotiating, moving. And the report is out.
Roughly 24 hours after M23 has taken the city of Goma, many movements have been observed on the ground and the proliferation of rumours, most notably via twitter has reached mushrooming dynamics. Time to wrap up and present the major bullet points: What has been happening around Goma? M23 has been taking command all over … Continue reading
Goma in the hands of M23, what’s next?
Roughly two hours ago, the M23 or ARC has taken control of major parts of Goma. Many FARDC have retreated (most sources say to Bukavu or to nearby base of Sake. The airport of the city seems to remains under MONUSCO control, but most planes grounded and M23 all around the parcel seem to tolerate … Continue reading
The M23 attack, on Goma!? Reflections.
This is written as fighting in Goma resumes amidst uncertainty and numerous rumours about locations and reasons. Thursday, an almost three months cease-fire between Congolese government troops of FARDC and the M23 (its military wing called ARC now) ended and clashes paved the ground for a major change of positions three days later, the outcome … Continue reading
Kony 2012 revisited: A short bibliography on opinions worth taking into account
Without any longer comment, a couple of pieces (in random order) I may not all endorse at a 100% but I deem absolutely worth and important to read when it comes to the phenomenon of the Kony2012 campaign by Invisible Children finding its continuation in yesterday released “Move“ video: http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/03/the-white-savior-industrial-complex/254843/?single_page=true by Teju Cole http://www.warscapes.com/reportage/not-click-away-joseph-kony-real-world by … Continue reading
Ahead of another ICGLR summit on the neutral force insecurity grows in Kivu provinces
With apologies for a more than two weeks blackout due to travels, it is time now for a wrap up of eastern DRC’s current state of affairs and the main recent events in this period. After basically calm weeks in the Rutshuru area, the upcoming summit of ICGLR head of state and government may or … Continue reading
Des remaniements de rebelles et l’avance de l’M23 augmentent les tensions aux Kivus
L’article suivant est désormais une traduction de l’article publié le 25 juillet 2012 sur ce blog afin de répondre aux demandes les lecteurs francophones à ce sujet. La traduction est basée sur un programme de traduction qui était corrigée en suite à cause d’un manque de temps à faire une traduction manuelle. À cause de … Continue reading
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