Bits and pieces on current events in and about eastern Congo
Here is to a couple of paragraphs on recent developments amid the ongoing crises in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Rutshuru/M23/ARC: The Rutshuru-based mutiny has remained rather idle on the battlefields while engaging in new (partly forced) recruitment within the territories under its control. Few weeks ago, the M23 was officially renamed ARC (Armée … 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
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
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
Some thoughts on the M23 addendum to the UN Group of Experts midterm report
A couple of days ago, the much anticipated addendum of this year’s UN Group of Experts (GoE) midterm report on the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been released. While the previously published report concentrated on various pertinent developments linked to the security situation in conflict prone eastern DRC as GoE reports usually do, this … Continue reading
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