Once more, international politics on the verge to fail the Congo?
(Most of this essay, I actually wrote a few weeks ago, but I considered it still interesting now with a few amendments.) Two months ago in Kinshasa, Congolese flags and Francophonie logos were edging the boulevards. Heads of State, including French President Hollande, of l’Organisation Internationale de le Francophonie attended their summit secured by heavily … Continue reading
Goma. Anatomie einer Eroberung im weiteren Kontext
Am Vormittag des 20. November vermehrten sich die Agenturmeldungen und Kurznachrichten auf Twitter: Goma, die seit mehreren Tagen von der kongolesischen Rebellengruppe M23 (Bewegung des 23. März, laut einem gescheiterten Friedensabkommen) belagerte Provinzhauptstadt des Nordkivu, sei gefallen. Das Bild verdichtet sich, kurze Zeit später gibt es zahlreiche Bestätigungen dieser Nachricht und Goma fällt für etwa … 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
Far from the Kivus, La Francophonie covers conflict and bad governance
These days, Kinshasa has made itself up a lot. Flags of the Democratic Republic of the Congo as well as the official logo of this year’s Sommet de la Francophonie are edging main avenues and boulevards of the 10-to-15-million megalopolis in Central Africa. Heads of State and Government, most notably French President François Hollande, of … 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
Die Rückkehr der reißerischen Reportagen über den Kongo
Eine Replik auf Thomas Scheens Artikel „Die Rückkehr der Räuber“ in der FAZ vom 07. August 2012 URL: http://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/ausland/kongo-die-rueckkehr-der-raeuber-11847661.html (Das Titelbild dieses Artikels ist ein Screenshot dieser Internetseite) Sehr geehrter Herr Scheen, mit Verlaub, Sie sind ein erfahrener Journalist, der für eine anerkannte deutsche Tageszeitung, die Frankfurter Allgemeine, Afrikaberichterstattung betreibt, die ich seit langer … Continue reading
ICGLR member states bargain for multinational neutral force in DRC crisis
After deliberations of their respective Foreign Ministers, the Heads of State of the eleven ICGLR Member States (DRC, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Angola, Republic of Congo, and Central African Republic) are supposed to gather in Kampala for a Special Summit convened by current ICGLR chairman Yoweri Museveni of Uganda. The main purpose … 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
“Rebel Tetris” and M23 gambits spark Kivu mayhem
Much has been happening on the ground in Congo’s Kivu provinces during the last two weeks. Hereinafter, some of the most striking visible as well as some less visible developments shall be put together. On the political level, the withdrawal of US military aid for Rwanda in consequence of UN Group of Experts interim report … Continue reading
As Goma trembles, M23 invigorates and different actors explore their options
Before beginning a new post, I kindly ask all readers to apologise for the second last post as some of the tentative statements I made therein do not seem to be confirmed until further notice. Contrarily, some connections I spoke about proved to be not that substantial and others escaped my knowledge at that time. … Continue reading
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